Pei Ye frowned slightly.
The swift end to the duel indeed exceeded his expectations. He had anticipated a fierce clash; Ziliang had proclaimed in the Mirage Garden that he was "already of Xuanmen," meaning that he should be beyond the level of Tuan Shen since he could forge the Mercury Floating Raft. The opponent he faced was Yu Sicheng from twenty-three years ago, which logically should not have resulted in such a one-sided battle.
However, this was not beyond explanation. The Mercury Floating Raft he faced had been harmonized with its handler for twenty years. Ziliang, in his rushed initial encounter and casting, might not have achieved this state of unity.
Or perhaps, the Mercury Floating Raft simply disintegrated instantly upon contact with the Kirin Fire.
Another feeling this scene gave him was that Guo You and Ziliang must have been caught just as off guard as he was in the face of this episode.
