Time slipped by in a flash, and June 13 arrived in the blink of an eye. Those preparing to take part in the Exchange Tournament were already waiting at the airport.
The group was roughly divided into three sections. The first consisted of the mainstays of the first echelon. Besides Yang Yonggang and Nalu, there were five other Elite Four members Cheng Tian had never met.
The second section was relatively familiar. Long Weixi, Wen Xu, Cao Min, Chong Wensen, and the others were all there, along with even Liang Pingfeng, that somewhat unreliable Flying-type Elite Four member...
The third section was the Reserve Team. Cheng Tian and Su Han stood in the middle of the group, holding hands.
Cheng Tian had initially thought more competitors would show up. After all, China had so many people, and participation wasn't limited to the Elite Four. Others with sufficiently high rankings could compete too, couldn't they?
But he had overthought it. This was only an Exchange Tournament. There was no need to reveal their full strength or head over in a grand procession. They were better off seizing the time to improve their strength further.
"Oh? That young couple makes quite a good match," a woman walking up ahead told her companion. "A talented young man and a beautiful young woman. They're perfect together."
Cheng Tian heard their conversation and felt a little embarrassed. The woman was probably one of the Elite Four members he didn't know. Su Han, however, linked her arm through his even more proudly, making the lethal weapons on her chest stand out even more as they were squeezed together.
Standing behind them, Huang Zequan watched this with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes. He recalled what Uncle Su had told him before he left.
"Xiaoquan, she's