Although Xiang Shaolong thought so, when it came to actually taking a master... honestly, looking at Fang Zheng, he found it a little hard to swallow his pride.
After all, Fang Zheng looked even younger than him, and he did not seem particularly interested in Xiang Shaolong. That left Xiang Shaolong rather speechless. He tried to show off during the journey that followed, but it seemed completely useless. Xiang Shaolong displayed several military combat techniques along the way, yet Fang Zheng merely watched with a grin, without the slightest reaction.
Xiang Shaolong had originally thought the other man might see his extraordinary potential and come speak to him first. What he had not expected was... Fang Zheng had not even spared him a glance.
Thus, Xiang Shaolong suffered quite a bit inwardly. In the end, however, he made up his mind. One night, after everyone had gone to sleep, Xiang Shaolong left his tent and found Fang Zheng outside the camp, leaning against White Deer with his eyes closed. Then he bluntly stated his purpose.
"...Take you as my master?"
Fang Zheng was somewhat surprised by Xiang Shaolong's request, but after thinking it over, he realized the problem. According to the original plot, after the horse bandits attacked, Xiang Shaolong would escape and then encounter the leader of the Mohist School, receiving the Mohist School's swordsmanship inheritance. But because Fang Zheng had entered the scene early, the caravan had not been scattered. Xiang Shaolong had not needed to flee for his life, so naturally he could not obtain the Mohist School leader's swordsmanship...
Hmm, so this was still my fault?
But who the hell knew this was the world of A Step into the Past?
Still... Fang Zheng was not about to pick up a free disciple just like that.