"Boss, you might not be aware, but everyone has been called by Lao Cha to the training grounds to observe. Everyone wants to see the two powerful figures showcase their skills. Anyway, there are restrictions on the gate. As long as someone touches it, we will know. We thought it would be okay to take a short walk. Who knew you would come back at that time."
Tang Rao is the backbone of the entire Kao Shan Sect. Anyone can be ignored, but Tang Rao's return must not be taken lightly.
However, the training grounds over there are already prepared to announce the start. So many people are waiting to learn something. To cancel the sparring now and have everyone gather around Tang Rao is indeed difficult to justify.
"It's fine. You said they are all at the training grounds, so let's go over and have a look."
Tang Shimei is quite low-key. She knows what she came to do, so wherever Tang Rao goes, she bows her head and follows him. Fu Lun is different from Tang Shimei. Fu Lun looks here and there as they walk, treating everything on East Island as if appraising treasures. When he's intrigued, he even holds things to feel them. How is he any different from Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden?
"Should we go have a look as well?"
Fu Lun gestures between Tang Shimei and himself, indicating they should go too?
Every family and sect values their training grounds highly. There are many secrets and methods that cannot be known to outsiders. They avoid this point, so they ask Tang Rao to not violate his taboo.
"If you don't mind, you can also come and have a look."
Tang Rao is quite pleased with everyone around him. No matter who competes on the training grounds, they will not embarrass Tang Rao. Moreover, this time it's such a sensation, almost the entire Kao Shan Sect stands there to watch. Can those on stage be lacking?
He hesitates to invite Fu Lun, but since Fu Lun wants to see the powerful figures of North Island, Tang Rao pretends to invite him and subtly shows off the hidden strength of his Kao Shan Sect.
"Strike him with your elbow. That's his weak point. Knock him down and he loses."
"Kick his left calf. Attack his weak spot. Fighting like this for long will be unbearable."
On the training grounds, two people are exchanging blows. The audience's anxiety is as intense as if they were personally on stage.
Just the two people on the stage easily ignited the atmosphere of the entire venue.
Tang Rao wonders who is so mighty they can ignite the entire venue's atmosphere. Upon closer inspection, indeed, it's none other than Yang Zhi and Li Qi.
When Yang Zhi came to North Island with Shu Yi on the first day, he had a match with Li Qi. The outcome was uncertain and they agreed to continue next time, unexpectedly the next time is today.
"How long has it been since the start?"
As the pillar of Kao Shan Sect, with Tang Rao's arrival, the best viewing spot on the field is vacated for him, allowing Tang Rao to effortlessly ascend to his throne.
"It just started, roughly a stick of incense's time."
Tang Rao asks, and people around respond. A stick of incense, that's not a long time. In a real battlefield fight, it's not something that can be settled within a stick of incense's time. It might require more time and more effort.
"Just a stick of incense's time, and already the gap in their victory and defeat has widened so much. Trying to narrow it now seems unlikely."
Tang Rao nails the Heavenly Mechanism. Whatever he comments on, the result is generally as he says.
Yang Zhi's strength is indeed formidable, but not formidable enough to compare with someone who has Innate Divine Strength, who doesn't fear random attacks. His defeat to Li Qi is within Tang Rao's expectations.
"You seem too confident in that kid, which is unfair to the other young guy."
Fu Lun came with Tang Rao and sits beside him, carefully observing. After watching, he starts making comments, just like Tang Rao.
"Both sides are valued equally. I'm merely comparing them on a balance scale, identifying pros and cons between the two. After their match, I'll find time to provide them guidance—not better is that?"
Tang Rao speaks objectively, never tipping the scales just because someone is slightly closer or less favorable to him. Instead, he speaks the truth, allowing each of his Kao Shan Sect members to greatly improve.
"No wonder Kao Shan Sect quickly rose in North Island and the entire Divine Realm—this is not without reason. You're so rational, truly worthy of being a Tang Family member."
Fu Lun mentions the Tang Family, believing it endows Tang Rao with everything he has now. But he's wrong; the reason Tang Rao is so rational in strength evaluations and solutions is because he suffered before, doesn't want his brothers to suffer too, and doesn't want them to go down his old path.
"You don't understand."
Fu Lun is much older than Tang Rao, having seen more of the world. Saying he doesn't understand is belittling him. If someone else said that, Tang Rao's anger would already rise. But since it's Tang Rao speaking, and given Tang Rao's downcast expression, Fu Lun doesn't know how to refute.
He can't understand Tang Rao, nor does he know what this young man has experienced to become so mature and steady.
"Perhaps I'm getting old and truly don't understand your generation of young people."
As soon as Fu Lun speaks, the training grounds announce the end—Li Qi wins again and Yang Zhi admits defeat.
Li Qi fought Geng Bucuo, fought Cha Xiangzi, neither of them were his match. Now the same goes for Yang Zhi.
"So, I wasn't wrong."
Without inquiry, Tang Rao confidently tells Fu Lun that his eyes don't lie and his judgment is never wrong.
"Yes, your judgment is excellent. Your Kao Shan Sect members are outstanding, likely on par with those of Central Island's big families."
Fu Lun isn't exaggerating Central Island's strength, taking them to compare against North Island purely because Central Island's overall strength is relatively high. This comparison makes the value clearer.
"I've never thought there's a big gap between my Kao Shan Sect members and Central Island people. Each one is an independent individual, knowing what they want and don't want, striving for their future—isn't this a more excellent existence than Central Island people?"
Tang Rao never considers Central Island the best place; the North Island isn't bad either.
"Indeed, I won't deny this."
Unable to figure out Tang Rao's temperament and not wanting his subsequent words to offend Tang Rao, Fu Lun opts to speak less or not at all, guarding against 'the more said, the more wronged,' to prevent Tang Rao from being dissatisfied with him.
"If interested, you can walk around my Kao Shan Sect. I'll take my leave first."
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