Zhang Xiaohu pointed at the platform, which stood taller than two men, and said with a smile, "With a platform this high, how is Xiaohua supposed to get up there?"
Zhang Xiaohua slapped the back of his head and nearly cried out. "Aiyo, I forgot. The ladder is over by Fledgling Eagle Hall. It must have been put away long ago, and it won't be easy to find. What are we going to do?"
He Tianshu looked at Zhang Xiaohua helplessly and complained, "Zhang Xiaohua, Zhang Xiaohua, can't you hurry up and learn that 'Mighty Ox Strength'? Hurry and cultivate some lightness skill. Do you know how embarrassing it is for me when you keep doing this every day?"
Having said that, he tossed out, "You two wait here," and ran off.
Watching He Tianshu's retreating back, Zhang Xiaohua smiled and muttered to himself, "I don't even find it embarrassing, yet you're afraid of losing face?"
Before long, He Tianshu returned with a ladder slung over his shoulder, under the strange stares of a crowd of disciples.
Upon seeing the Zhang brothers, He Tianshu grumpily tossed the ladder to Zhang Xiaohu. "I knew nothing good would come of you dragging me here so early in the morning."
Zhang Xiaohu caught the ladder and was about to say something when a bell rang out. The entire square immediately fell silent. Zhang Xiaohua looked around in surprise, not knowing what had happened.
He Tianshu hurriedly patted Zhang Xiaohua's shoulder and lowered his voice. "The third round is about to begin. Pay attention and don't talk. Just watch carefully."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua immediately raised his head to look toward the largest platform ahead. Yet the platform was still empty. Just as he was wondering about it, he saw a group of people