It was only because Young Master Nan arrived that Shi Chun and his companions learned the Heavenly Court Team had assembled several days earlier. They were fighting among themselves, competing for the squad leader positions.
It was not just the Heavenly Court Team. The teams from the Four Great Continents were doing the same, all holding competitions.
According to Young Master Nan, this was actually a ruthless move. Once grudges secretly took root, people would keep an eye on one another. After the squads were assigned, it would minimize the chances of anyone hiding instead of fighting, while allowing the leaders to win obedience through strength.
That was why Young Master Nan was rather puzzled. Hadn't their group signed up for the Heavenly Court Team? Everyone else had assembled and begun competing, so why were they still lounging around on Immortal Mountain without a care?
He had even pulled strings to secure a spectator's seat, hoping to watch Shi Chun and the others make their appearance, only to find no trace of them. Not until an enormous sum of money was transferred to him did he steel himself and contact them. After all, he still felt embarrassed about selling them out back then. Without an excuse, he really could not bring himself to approach them.
Who would have thought Shi Chun would prove far more forgiving than he expected? He still treated him as a friend and trusted him enough to leave such a vast sum in his keeping.
He was truly filled with emotion. People said all sorts of things about those who came out of the Land of Exile, but he had to admit that this particular acquaintance was genuinely different.
Hearing this, Shi Chun knew without even thinking that Mulan Jin had arranged it, sparing him the