"Please come in, Lords Gu Master, please come in!" The waiter bowed and scraped as he welcomed Hua Song and An Chong into the establishment.
"This is a renowned teahouse in the capital, exceptionally lively. I have come here many times before," Hua Song secretly sent a telepathic message to introduce the place to An Chong.
The two Gu Immortals had disguised themselves as Gu Masters and come to the capital of Hua Wen Grotto-Heaven.
An Chong would actually have preferred to stand atop the clouds and overlook the capital, but since Hua Song enjoyed this sort of thing, he could only do as the host did.
"I want a private booth on the fifth floor." Hua Song seemed thoroughly familiar with the place.
The two arrived on the fifth floor and entered the room. Opening the window, they saw the street below teeming with people. The first venue stood at the far end of the street, and the area before its bronze gates was nearly packed solid.
"These are the talented people of my Hua Wen Grotto-Heaven today, and the hope of my Hua Wen Grotto-Heaven tomorrow. Please look, honored envoy." Hua Song sighed and handed An Chong a Rank 5 Scouting Gu that could inspect a target's Talent Qi.
An Chong examined it for a while, then used it right before Hua Song. His vision immediately changed. Above the heads of countless talented scholars, he saw Talent Qi. The Talent Qi came in a dazzling riot of colors, varying in height and shape, truly opening his eyes.
"Since there is such a Gu worm to inspect Talent Qi, why hold this kind of selection?" An Chong asked.
Hua Song laughed. "Honored envoy, you do not know. Talent Qi is like cultivation—even if one possesses a great deal of