The exercise was a joint activity organized by several brother units in the Imperial Capital. Xia Zhiyi and her group were naturally not taken to any secret base that needed to be kept confidential. Instead, they were led by the crew-cut guy who picked them up yesterday to a high-rise building to observe from a distance.
That's quite interesting.
At 11:30, the exercise ended. Xia Zhiyi met several leaders while having lunch, including the chief instructor she had met at University A.
Xia Zhiyi took the initiative to greet them.
The head instructor smiled, but then his smile stiffened as he thought about the list of candidates his subordinates had obtained from Xia Zhiyi yesterday.
Before Xia Zhiyi her selections, no one consulted her or asked her to use any connections; Xia Zhiyi chose people according to her own standards.
Taking advantage of his contact with Xia Zhiyi, the head instructor managed to secure several more spots for himself within the group of thirty.
The result is...
Xia Zhiyi carefully selected ten people, but only two of his people went in.
Head Instructor: "..."
My heart aches.
Why are these brats so useless!
There were eight spots available, and only two were selected. That's really disappointing!
Head Instructor: "We meet again. How did it go? I heard you only selected ten people. Was it because the others didn't meet the requirements, or was there some other reason?"
When Xia Zhiyi saw the head instructor, she knew he might ask her about this. She smiled and said, "You misunderstand. I only selected ten. It's not that the others were bad; in fact, out of the thirty people you arranged, more than a dozen met the requirements."
Head Instructor: "Then why did you...?"
As the two were talking, several other people looked over, clearly curious about the matter as well.
Xia Zhiyi remained expressionless and replied with a smile, "Because my energy is limited, I feel that rather than having me teach all the time, it's better to select suitable teachers from the beginning, teach them, and then it will save me a lot of trouble later."
He was very honest.
To put it bluntly, Xia Zhiyi felt that there was no need to trap herself in this matter.
Besides, even if he didn't say it, didn't those people consider this point when they arranged these things?
Before this, although Xia Zhiyi hadn't personally participated, he could guess that they must have held many meetings in private and had considered all aspects of teaching Qinggong, but there was no need to tell him every detail.
Upon hearing this, the head instructor's eyes flickered, then he smiled, patted the boy's shoulder, and turned to the others. "You all see, I told you this kid was a smart and quick-witted child, clever and understanding!"
"Look, we were just talking about how to get his opinion, and he's already thought things through all by himself. He's much smarter than those blockheads, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Oh, Xiao Xia, what a coincidence! We were just about to ask you about this today."
"He's a good boy."
The group chatted and laughed, as if everyone thought highly of Xia Zhiyi.
Seeing this, Xia Zhiyi smiled and thought to herself, "That's not hard to guess."
"Hey, if this goes smoothly, maybe we can even promote it to the whole nation in the future," the head instructor joked.
Xu Chen hadn't said much since he came in, leaving the main stage to Xia Zhiyi.
The main issue was martial arts, which Xu Chen didn't know much about. He was also unsure of any taboos Xia Zhiyi might have in this regard, so he didn't want to speak carelessly.
Xu Chen still felt quite at ease with Xia Zhiyi, so she could remain silent without worry.
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and chimed in, "I've seen many people abroad think that our Xia Country really knows kung fu. I couldn't quite explain it before, but if it were really promoted to the whole nation as you say, it would probably really scare them."
Everyone burst into laughter.
After finishing the meal, Xia Zhiyi had several more contact information in her phone.
They were all busy with important matters, and they had made time in advance to meet Xia Zhiyi, this amazing young man, at noon today. Both sides felt that the meeting was effective, and they all had smiles on their faces when they left.
Xu Chen and Xia Zhiyi saw everyone off. Only after everyone had left did she breathe a sigh of relief, "Having dinner with the boss is truly a skill."
Although the other party was very friendly throughout, their aura of authority made everyone in the same space unconsciously tense.
Xu Chen wasn't afraid, but when facing these leaders with special status, he would unconsciously tense up and dare not act rashly.
"Speaking of which," Xu Chen turned to look at Xia Zhiyi that he was on his phone again, seemingly chatting with someone, and swallowed back the words he was about to say.
Xia Zhiyi looked up. "Hmm?"
Xu Chen: "... It's nothing, I'm just a little surprised. It seems they value you a lot."
Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "If you found a child with a certain degree of threatening ability suddenly appearing in your house, wouldn't you be a little careful?"
Xu Chen was taken aback.
Then she understood Xia Zhiyi's meaning, frowned, and asked, "Are they afraid of you...?"
Xia Zhiyi: "Don't be nervous."
Xu Chen: "I... well, it's normal to think that way."
"I can understand it too. There's a saying... well, 'A knight-errant uses his martial arts to break the law'? It's reasonable for them to be worried."
Xia Zhiyi nodded. "That's why I usually try to appear very calm."
Upon hearing this, Xu Chen nodded first, then added, "You're not the kind of person who would resort to violence at the drop of a hat, and you have a good temper... Hmm? How so?"
Something about that sounds off.
Xia Zhiyi smiled, " Sister Chen, you're my manager, we're on the same side, so there are some things you need to know."
Xu Chen: "..."
Xia Zhiyi: "Actually, I have a very bad temper."
Xu Chen: "..."
Xu Chen hesitated. "Which kind of bad?"
Xia Zhiyi: "Hmm, you probably don't want to see me when I'm angry."
Xu Chen: "... During the live stream, did you ever get angry?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "No."
Xia Zhiyi: "If you want to find a standard... well, do you know the Song Group?"
As an agent, Xu Chen is always aware of online public opinion due to her job, and she is aware of the recent uproar surrounding the Song family.
Moreover, she is better informed than the Ordinary Person and knows inside information that only a select few know.
Xu Chen: "... I know."
Xia Zhiyi: " Sister Chen, you should be able to tell that the Song family's situation has escalated to this point because someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes."
Xu Chen: "..."
Xu Chen looked at Xia Zhiyi.
Xia Zhiyi smiled and looked back at her.
Xu Chen: No way...