"Jin Zhaojing has already gone to the back mountain to reflect on his mistakes, so he probably won't participate in this competition." After thinking it over, I spoke. Zuo Qiuhan paused, then said, "Junior Brother Shen even said today that he would definitely compete."
Zhao Qian looked at me in surprise and said, "Senior Brother Leader, if we don't let Jin Zhaojing compete, I'm afraid it'll dampen his enthusiasm. We previously said we would form a team with him, Ying'er, and Senior Brother Yan's eldest disciple, An Chixing. They placed in the top three of the last Heavenly Realm spell-fighting competition. If we split Jin Zhaojing away, then who will take his place?"
I hadn't noticed that Zhao Qian planned to use those three top-ranked disciples for the competition, but now that Jin Zhaojing had been sent to the back mountain to face the wall as punishment, I couldn't summon him back at a time like this. Changing orders from morning to evening would damage my authority and harm the disciple's temperament.
Seeing my hesitation, Zhao Qian said, "Why not let him finish the competition first, then punish him by sending him back to the back mountain to face the wall? The three of them know each other well, so I believe they'll work together better than companions hastily assembled at the last minute."
"Who was fourth?" I asked.
Zhao Qian thought for a moment and said, "It was Senior Sister Shanshan's disciple, Qingkui. Senior Brother Leader, are you thinking of having the fourth-place finisher take his place?"
Seeing her hesitation, I couldn't help asking, "What? Is that not possible?"
"It's not that it's impossible... It's just that this child's spells lean toward all-out attacks. She's extremely powerful in one-on-one combat, but when it comes to coordinated fighting, she's clearly