Shen Shan sighed and said, "Though Tang Yan seems easygoing, he has a backbone of his own. Getting him to willingly join our Artifact Pavilion is clearly impossible. We might as well maintain a gentleman's friendship for now. Once he goes to the Northern Spirit Realm and recognizes the gap between himself and the geniuses there, our chances of success will be much greater if we invite him then."
"Will he really come to the Northern Spirit Realm?" Shen He asked again.
"A golden-scaled dragon is no creature to remain in a pond. The little Fragrance-Hearing Kingdom isn't enough to hold Tang Yan. Come on, it's time to go home." With that, Shen Shan stood in the covered walkway and let out a strange whistle toward Purple Heart Lake.
A dark shadow immediately swooped down from the sky. On closer inspection, it was an enormous Flying Spirit Beast.
Each of the bird's wings was nearly three meters long. With both wings spread, its body included, it spanned a full seven meters. Fortunately, dusk was falling, and he had reserved the entire place, so no one noticed.
Taking Shen He with him, he leaped onto the bird. It spread its wings and swiftly carried them west.
Elsewhere at Purple Heart Lake, in a pavilion, four young gentlemen of differing temperaments sat around a table drinking.
They were none other than the Eastern Domain Four Princes.
But this gathering lacked the lively conversation and laughter of the last. A faint gloom hung over the room.
"I thought the four of us had the top five in the Eastern Domain firmly in our grasp. I never expected a turn like this." Fang Xuan broke the silence first.
Two of the Eastern Domain Four Princes had actually been eliminated in the round that narrowed