That was impossible!
There were only five rounds for the selection, and every single round was of utmost importance. This concerned whether one would obtain the final slot or not. Even if Ruohuan gongzi knew that he would pass the selection round for sure, he couldn't possibly be content with being in second place.
After all, the ultimate goal was the Master Teacher Tournament. If he couldn't even be the champion for a selection round, how could he possibly fare well in the tournament?
Amidst perplexed gazes, Ruohuan gongzi walked up to Zhang Xuan with a smile and said, "It's your turn..."
Only then did everyone realize that it was Zhang shi's turn.
"To be recommended so strongly by Su shi and Ling shi, he must possess some outstanding capability!"
"Look at his age, how capable can he be? I worry whether that fellow can survive until the end of the melody or not!"
"If he can't even withstand it until the end, it would indeed be embarrassing!"
"Indeed!"
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