"Yes, you spent eight days shut away training in your courtyard, and I never had a chance to tell you about the Eastern Region Tournament. I was planning to call you out, but you came out first," Lin Xiao said with a smile.
Tang Yan invited the two into the courtyard and began pouring tea once they were seated.
Lin Xiao explained, "For this Eastern Region Tournament, Fang City, Qing City, and Song City are the most highly regarded. Unless something unexpected happens, all three cities should have someone enter Azure Dragon Academy. Next is Yu City, with some people believing Su Wei can be selected. Only our Cloud City is still being written off."
"Hmph, this is too much! A pack of dogs looking down their noses at people. We'll show them this time!" Lin Dongxue said indignantly.
"What formidable people do those three cities have to earn such high expectations?" Tang Yan grasped the key point and asked curiously.
"We've come last in every Eastern Region Tournament, and we rarely participate in events organized by the Eastern Domain, so you don't know much about its other cities.
"Fang Xuan and Cheng Gong of Fang City, Du Shu of Qing City, and Song Ze of Song City are collectively known as the Eastern Domain Four Princes. All of them are at the fourth grade of the Profound Tier or above.
"For members of the younger generation to possess such strength, they would be considered geniuses anywhere in Tingxiang. That's why people have the highest hopes for them."
Tang Yan was startled. The Eastern Region Tournament explicitly stipulated that only those under twenty-five could participate. These people had actually reached the fourth grade of the Profound Tier or higher before turning twenty-five. Such talent was truly astonishing. "Has anyone reached