"To be honest,"
Chu Ning had not expected Ao Zhigu to change his mind at the last minute, allowing him to participate in the third battle.
Seeing Ao Zhigu's earlier performance, Chu Ning knew that Ao Zhigu's change of mind wasn't about setting him up to take the blame if he lost the third battle.
The next moment, Chu Ning understood why Ao Zhigu had changed his mind.
In the second battle, Old Ao had won, but unlike the first battle where Yue Wenqi and Qi Shou had merely sparred to a point, Old Ao had truly fought with all his might.
The Azure Dragon Mirror was already half-destroyed, and Chu Ning could tell from Qin Xiao's resentful gaze toward Old Ao that the Nirvana Pagoda was probably also significantly damaged.
If it weren't for his changed perception of Old Ao before, Chu Ning would have thought that Old Ao was pushing him into the third match to bear the brunt of Nirvana Sect's wrath, but now he knew that Old Ao aimed to win.
Or perhaps, Old Ao did not trust Ji Jiebing.
