Chapter 164: Team Leader
Chu Tiankuo saw Zhao Kingdom Heir Apparent’s gaze following Xingnong’s retreating figure, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Martial artists, especially those who have fought on the battlefield, are born with a certain intuition for danger. Zhao Kingdom Heir Apparent seemed to sense something and looked over.
But Chu Tiankuo had already turned his gaze away, stood up, and walked away, leaving Zhao Kingdom Heir Apparent with only his back.
Zhao Kingdom Heir Apparent glanced at his departing figure, killing intent also surging in his eyes!
A mere crown prince of a lower-ranking country dared to disregard him?
How preposterous!
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Next, Xu Yan announced the schedule for the Four Kingdoms Youth Formation Master Competition and handed each of them an invitation to participate.
With this, the preliminary selection officially concluded.
The preliminary selection wasn’t crucial. In the other three kingdoms, it was quite lively and competitive, with many formation masters attending to observe and assess each other’s strength.
In Chu State, it was rather uneventful.
Chu State’s preliminary selection wasn’t taken seriously by formation masters from other countries; they had no interest in watching.
This year, Jin Kingdom couldn’t even be bothered to send a judge, casually making an excuse about being unable to attend.
The mid-stage competition of the Four Kingdoms Youth Formation Master Competition was tentatively scheduled for May. That would be when talents would truly contend, a grand event that would shake the entire world!
After receiving their invitations, Wen Yuanqian and the others searched for Xingnong. They intended to express their gratitude and inquire if she was interested in participating in the team competition, forming a team together and inviting her to be the leader.
However, they couldn’t find Xingnong anywhere.
Li Wenhao asked in surprise, “Where is he? Did he leave?”
“He probably did.” Wen Yuanqian always felt that the other party was deliberately keeping a low profile, very mysterious.
“I still have some questions to ask him.” Fang Guide said with regret.
He wished he had asked for their address earlier.
Mai Wei, with his sharp eyes, spotted a familiar figure among the departing crowd and pointed at Xingnong’s back, saying, “Over there!”
They immediately used their Qinggong to chase after him.
“Young Master, wait!” Wen Yuanqian, with the best Qinggong, quickly reached Xingnong.
Xingnong was about to leave when he encountered a formation master seeking guidance, which delayed her for a while.
Hearing Wen Yuanqian’s voice, she stopped.
They hurried to her side.
Wen Yuanqian eagerly asked, “Young Master, could you leave us a way to contact you?”
Thinking that they would meet in Zhao Kingdom in half a year, Xingnong said, “I’m leaving the capital soon. If you need to find me, you can leave a message at the Welcome Guest Restaurant.”
Li Wenhao rushed over and hurriedly said, “Young Master, where are you going after leaving the capital?”
He wanted to follow!
The others also chimed in, “Young Master, you’re leaving? When? We’ll see you off!”
“Young Master, where are you going?”
This Young Master explained formations in a clear and concise manner, with examples. They all wanted to learn from him!
Even becoming his disciple wouldn’t be a problem!
Before Xingnong could say anything, Zhang Ruohua approached Wen Yuanqian and the others with the invitation in hand, smiling, “Congratulations on your successful selection, Young Masters. I am Zhang Ruohua, disciple of Feng Qian. I look forward to our future interactions!”
Feng Qian was also a relatively famous formation master in Chu State, the younger brother of Feng Yan, one of the judges.
The two brothers were fellow disciples of Old Master Tang, although Old Master Tang’s reputation far surpassed theirs.
With Zhang Ruohua present, it was inconvenient for Xingnong to answer many questions. She said to them, “I have something to attend to, farewell! Until we meet again.”
Then she turned and left.
Li Wenhao still wanted to say something, but Wen Yuanqian stopped him and said to Xingnong, “Until we meet again.”
Li Wenhao was stunned for a moment, then said, “Until we meet again.”
Seeing this, the others also said, “Until we meet again!”
Zhang Ruohua didn’t understand why they had approached Xingnong first, as he hadn’t even been selected. She didn’t even acknowledge Xingnong.
Although she had seen Xingnong seemingly giving them pointers earlier, she hadn’t heard what they were saying. She assumed she had guessed wrong and that it was these young masters teaching him. After all, this person had only scored a six, not even enough to qualify for the selection. How could he be the one giving pointers?
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At this moment, Zhang Ruohua only thought that Xingnong was sensible enough to leave upon seeing her.
Zhang Ruohua smiled and asked, “May I know how to address you, Young Masters?”
Wen Yuanqian cupped his hands and replied, “I am Wen Yuanqian. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Zhang!”
Hearing his surname was Wen, Zhang Ruohua’s eyes flickered. Could he be from the Wen family of Wencheng?
The Wen family was also a family of formation masters, but after the death of their renowned ancestor, they hadn’t produced any outstanding formation masters for generations. In this world where strength reigned supreme, they had naturally been left behind.
However, the Wen family had a deep foundation. Now that Wen Yuanqian had emerged, it seemed that the Wen family’s formation arts had a chance to rise again in Chu State!
Li Wenhao and the others also cupped their hands in greeting and introduced themselves.
Except for Wen Yuanqian and Li Wenhao, who were from noble families, none of the others had a higher status than her.
She was the granddaughter of the Grand Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard! Naturally, her status was the highest.
Zhang Ruohua smiled and said, “There’s also a team competition in the Four Kingdoms Youth Formation Master Competition. Are you interested in participating, Young Masters? If you are, we can form a team and interact more in the future.”
Wen Yuanqian smiled, “That’s exactly what we had in mind.”
Li Wenhao added, “It’s a rare opportunity, of course, we have to participate. Let those from other countries see that our Chu State’s formation arts world isn’t lacking in talent! We’ll dazzle them!”
“Indeed! We must participate!”
Fang Guide and the others also expressed their willingness to participate.
A team needed at least five members and a maximum of ten. This time, a total of seven people from Chu State had been selected. If they wanted to participate in the team competition, they could only form one team.
Zhang Ruohua smiled, “You’re right, Young Masters. Why don’t we form a team? We can interact more in the future. My grandfather and Old Master Tang have a long-standing relationship, and he has received guidance from Old Master Tang many times. If you have any questions about your formations, you can tell me. If there’s an opportunity, I can take your formation diagrams and questions to Old Master Tang for guidance! To be honest, I was also able to break through the first stage formation thanks to Old Master Tang’s guidance.”
Upon hearing this, everyone believed her! Because they had also passed the first stage thanks to the guidance of Old Master Tang’s disciple.
Li Wenhao instantly felt closer to Zhang Ruohua. He said, “That’s a great idea!”
The others also nodded, “We’ll definitely interact more in the future. Please guide us, Miss Zhang.”
Zhang Ruohua smiled, “I live in the courtyard behind the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters. If you need anything, you can send a message there.”
Hearing that she lived in the courtyard behind the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters, they guessed who she was: one of the Four Great Talented Women of the Capital, the kind-hearted little princess of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
Moreover, this title of “Little Princess of the Embroidered Uniform Guard” was given by the Emperor himself, which is why others dared to address her as such.
Fang Guide’s attitude became more respectful, “We will definitely seek your guidance in the future. We hope you won’t find us bothersome, Miss Zhang!”
Zhang Ruohua smiled, “How could I find you bothersome? Formation arts require constant sparring to improve! Since we’re forming a team, we need to choose a leader to facilitate future communication, right? Who do you think would be suitable to be the leader?”
Everyone: “…”
So, after saying so much and even bringing up Old Master Tang, offering to take their formations and questions to him for guidance, she actually wanted to be the leader?
How audacious!
But they only had one leader in mind.
Wen Yuanqian smiled politely, “It’s too early to discuss this now. Let’s talk about it later! I have something else to attend to, farewell!”
Li Wenhao cupped his hands directly, “Farewell!”
“Farewell!”
“Farewell!”
Zhang Ruohua: “…”
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