"Uncle Yuan, what exactly happened? You can't even give me time for a sparring match?"
Ziqiong looked at Yuan Tiexin in puzzlement. They had agreed to come spar with Zero Wing's experts, yet after exchanging only a few words, he was rushing to leave. She found this rather baffling.
She knew full well that the capture of an orc city had nothing to do with Yuan Tiexin—his excuse to Shi Feng was merely a pretense to leave.
"The Guild Master just sent me a message. I have to rush back and deal with it. As for sparring with Zero Wing's experts, you can do that in the simulation training system. Besides, Zero Wing has obtained ten more Black Cards now, so their main members will definitely be online frequently. You can challenge them anytime," Yuan Tiexin said with a smile.
"A direct order from the Guild Master? Uncle Yuan, what exactly happened?" Ziqiong was slightly surprised.
The Guild Master of their Tianji Pavilion rarely issued direct orders to anyone personally, usually delegating such matters to the vice Guild Master. Only in cases of extreme importance would someone be urgently tasked with handling things directly.
"Our people have discovered a treasure trove. That place is far more valuable than an orc city. The Guild Master wants us to secure it immediately before any other guild can snatch it. And the Guild Master hasn't just given me instructions—several of the guild's elders have been mobilized as well. As a precaution, we need to prepare well in advance. The moment the Divine Realm update is complete, we'll lead our people there right away," Yuan Tiexin said with some excitement.
"The guild's elders are going too?" Ziqiong's surprise only deepened.
Having several elders and a large number of senior executives move out together—this was a first for their Tianji Pavilion since entering the Divine Realm.
Not far away, Fang Tianji, who had been waiting in the lobby, watched Yuan Tiexin and his group depart, his heart filled with wistful sighs.
Though their White Tiger Martial Arts Hall had a stellar reputation, the best partners they could secure were merely first-rate guilds. Top-tier and super guilds wouldn't give them the time of day.
Yet a transcendent force like Tianji Pavilion—which was currently beyond their reach—had actually sent someone specifically to visit Zero Wing...
This made him feel that it was a golden opportunity.
Zero Wing was already the number one guild in the Star Moon Kingdom. Now, with close ties to a colossus like Tianji Pavilion, if he could tie Zero Wing to their ship, it would surely elevate both the Hall Master's status and his own within the White Tiger Martial Arts Hall.
After all, the White Tiger Martial Arts Hall now placed enormous importance on the Divine Realm—even more than on their current fighting tournament training—which was why they had been aggressively expanding everywhere.
"Mr. Fang, Head Coach Shi is in Reception Room One. Please follow me." Liang Jing approached, looking at the deep-in-thought Fang Tianji with some surprise as she spoke.
"Of course." Fang Tianji snapped out of his thoughts and quickly agreed.
Fang Tianji and Xie Qiwen then followed Liang Jing to Reception Room One.
In the elegantly decorated reception room, Shi Feng sat on the leather sofa by the window, quietly savoring freshly brewed tea. He radiated an ineffable sense of tranquility and peace, as though he had merged with everything around him—everything felt so natural.
This caused Fang Tianji, who had just entered the room, to be momentarily stunned.
"Is he really just a young man barely past twenty?" The thought suddenly flashed through Fang Tianji's mind.
He had felt this kind of presence only from Jiang Tianyuan. But then, who was Jiang Tianyuan? A battle-hardened expert and a legend—the pride of their White Tiger Martial Arts Hall.
It might not seem like much, but to merge so seamlessly with one's surroundings—this was something even he still fell far short of.
"Go ahead. What brings you here this time?" Shi Feng said slowly, looking at Fang Tianji and Xie Qiwen.
"Hello, Head Coach Shi. My name is Fang Tianji, a coach at the White Tiger Martial Arts Hall." Fang Tianji introduced himself with a smile. "As for our visit today, we'd like to discuss the possibility of cooperation with you."
"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation? Is this still about the same proposal from before? I believe I made myself quite clear last time." Shi Feng was not particularly interested.
Training five hundred people to reach the sixth floor of the Trial Tower within a month was an arduous task. He didn't have that kind of time to spare.
"You—" Hearing this, Xie Qiwen's expression darkened immediately, and he opened his mouth to berate Shi Feng.
Liang Jing's face also turned ashen. She felt that Shi Feng was going too far. This was the White Tiger Martial Arts Hall, after all—refusing them so brazenly was something even the chairman wouldn't dare to do.