"Well, Tian-ge's concerns are certainly valid, but I heard that this child, Jin Zhaohua, has been quite diligent lately. It's just that his focus on current affairs is somewhat lacking. If I send my senior disciple to exchange pointers with him, I'm sure we can quickly make up the difference," Zhao Qian said tactfully.
"That works too. We should send someone a little stricter," I said.
Zhao Qian gave a wry smile, then transmitted her instructions to her disciple, sending him toward the rear mountain. Once that was done, she said, "This child Jin Zhaohua isn't narrow-minded, and his strength is quite outstanding among the many disciples. While you were away, our Heaven's Dominion held the first combat tournament for this generation of disciples. He made it into the top three, which was already quite impressive."
"That was probably thanks to his sharp sword, right?" I said with a laugh. Zhao Qian shook her head and said, "How could that be? Weapons and magical treasures were naturally restricted. It was purely a test of one's fundamentals."
"Oh? Then who came first?" I couldn't help asking again. Competitions like this were the easiest way to select disciples with excellent aptitude, so it was worth finding out.
"Not everyone could participate in this combat tournament, or it would have been too chaotic. Each lineage therefore recommended one person. Your lineage's senior disciple, acting in your place, recommended Jin Zhaohua. So I'm afraid you won't guess the result," Zhao Qian said, deliberately leaving me in suspense.
I thought about it and said, "If it was Jin Zhaohua, he probably wouldn't have come first either. Just tell me who won and spare me the trouble of pressing you."
Zhao Qian smiled, nodded, and said, "You definitely wouldn't guess that it was Xinyuan Ying, would