Zhang Chulan saw how determined Lu Jin was and said helplessly, "Elder Lu, just being able to return to Dragon Tiger Mountain is already a tremendous blessing for me. I really wouldn't dare hope for anything more.
"If you insist, I think you should give it to my junior granduncle instead. If he won't let me have it, I'm afraid it'll be hard for me to take first place."
Zhang Zhiwei looked at Zhang Chulan in surprise. He immediately realized Zhang Huaiyi must have told him to say that, so he seized the opportunity and said, "Old Lu, since you've already brought it out, you might as well let it go. Chulan wants to be like Kong Rong, giving up the bigger pear. Why don't you hurry up and give it to Lingyu?"
Lu Jin heard that and said irritably, "So everything I bring out ends up with your Dragon Tiger Mountain, huh? You've really got a nice little scheme going."
Though he said that, he still handed the Tongtianlu in his hand to Zhang Lingyu.
Zhang Lingyu had originally wanted to refuse, but then he remembered that the night before, his master had told him to make a decision different from those he'd made in the past.
He understood what this meant and accepted it respectfully. "In that case, I'll accept it with gratitude."
Lu Jin didn't mind. He handed it over readily, but reminded him, "Now that you have it, study it properly. Don't waste it."
Zhang Lingyu quickly nodded and said solemnly, "I'll make sure to practice diligently."
The atmosphere among them was excellent, but the expressions of the others were rather hard to read.
If Zhang Chulan had ended up with it, then once he left Dragon Tiger Mountain, they would have had a chance to