"Young Master Zhang, Young Master Yun, Young Master Wei, Young Master Su, Young Master Qin, please come inside!"
The sharp-eyed servant immediately trotted over, his face beaming with a fawning smile and overflowing with enthusiasm.
To the disciples of Yunwu Sect, these five young figures were high-ranking and powerful prodigies.
To the servant, this person was the big boss, the big customer.
"The 'Top Scholar' private room is on me today," Zhang Zigu said expressionlessly, seemingly in a bad mood.
"This..." The servant's expression immediately turned ugly, looking troubled. He hesitated for a long time, not daring to speak out.
Because he could also observe the faint gloom that shrouded Zhang Zigu's face.
"What? Does this mean we're not welcome to linger here and do business?"
Zhang Zigu's brows slowly furrowed, the anger buried in his chest about to erupt.
Just then, a middle-aged, overweight man dressed in expensive clothes hurriedly came over and said with a fawning smile, "Young Master Zhang, it's like this, the private room at the Top Scholar's Room was already reserved yesterday. Do you think we could switch to the Second Scholar's Room?"
"No way!" Zhang Zigu, who was already holding back his anger, suddenly slammed his hand on the table and said with dissatisfaction.
Logically speaking, only those on the list of geniuses should be qualified to enter a private room of the Zhuangyuanhao level.
Even though Zhang Zigu is also on the list of prodigies, he would still be wary of such things in normal times, and would at least ask which prodigy made the reservation before making any decisions.
But today, he didn't care about any of that. He placed the order immediately, and even the King of Heaven himself couldn't stop him!
"Okay, okay!"
The shrewd innkeeper naturally wouldn't argue with Zhang Zigu. He had said all he could, and that was enough for the person who made the reservation. As for the final allocation of the private room at Zhuangyuanhao, that was up to these hot-blooded young people to handle.
As long as it doesn't affect his business, everything is negotiable.
"Xiao Liu, quickly take these gentlemen to the private room of Zhuangyuan Restaurant!"
"Alright!" the servant shouted, moving swiftly and efficiently.
Now that the shopkeeper had spoken, he felt relieved. In any case, whatever happened next was none of his business as a lowly servant.
Inside the champion's private box, Zhang Zigu was the first to raise his crystal goblet, a smile playing on his lips, and called out, "Come on, everyone, let's drink to Qin Ling's success in mastering the Cloud Soaring Step!"
After downing his drink in one gulp, Zhang Zigu spoke again: "Today I'm the host, so please don't stand on ceremony with me."
With his handsome appearance and outstanding temperament, Qin Ling smiled humbly and said, "Today I only managed to win against Brother Zhang by chance because of my advanced Cloud Step. In fact, Brother Zhang's overall strength is still above mine."
Qin Ling appeared humble, but everyone could hear a hint of pride in his voice.
This caused Zhang Zigu's lips to twitch slightly. He was extremely unhappy that Qin Ling had unexpectedly taken away his eighth place on the Prodigy Ranking today.
It should be noted that although Qin Ling is his friend, they are also direct competitors due to their similar strength.
Before this, Zhang Zigu had a better record against Qin Ling, winning more often than losing, but always falling short by a hair's breadth.
Unexpectedly, Qin Ling, who had mastered the Cloud Soaring Step, immediately came to him, inviting him to a duel. As a result, he was careless and narrowly lost to him. No one knows what this guy is so proud of.
Those present were all top-ranked geniuses on the Heavenly Pride List, so how could they not sense the slight displeasure in Zhang Zigu's heart?
So Yun Qingtian stood up and acted as a peacemaker.
"Zigu, victory and defeat are common occurrences throughout history. Don't be upset by one defeat. We are all friends, and there will be plenty of opportunities to learn from each other in the future. It's just that I've troubled you to spend money today."
"It's alright, it's alright. As long as everyone eats and drinks well, I'm happy."
With Yun Qingtian's words, Zhang Zigu smiled and stopped worrying about temporary gains and losses with Qin Ling.
"Zigu, the news that Zhang Yun wants to challenge you on the Heavenly Pride Platform has been spreading like wildfire in the sect lately."
"Three days from now is the day you agreed upon. Are you confident?"
To ease the tension, Su Muyu laughed loudly and teased Zhang Zigu.
Upon hearing this, all the geniuses present burst into laughter.
Everyone just took Su Muyu's teasing as a joke.
In their eyes, no matter how much Zhang Yun jumps around, he's just an ant who loves to jump around.
To think you can challenge the top talents on the list of geniuses is simply wishful thinking and a sign of mental insanity.
"But I heard that on the day Zhang Yun first entered the inner sect, he provoked you to your face, and you couldn't do anything about it?"
Wei Lin, who had not noticed until now, suddenly asked a question. It wasn't that he was deliberately making things difficult for Zhang Zigu, but he had just heard some rumors and was puzzled.
His question immediately aroused the curiosity of the other outstanding individuals present.
In their impression, Zhang Zigu was not the kind of person who would easily give up when provoked.
Recalling the scene of having no way to use his strength that day, Zhang Zigu was slightly annoyed, but he coughed and explained, "You all know Zhang Yun's strength, right? At that time, his cultivation was only at the sixth level of Body Refinement. If I attacked him, wouldn't people say that I was bullying the weak and that my victory was not honorable?"
Before anyone else could speak, Zhang Zigu continued, "Originally, I wanted my men to teach him a lesson, but I never expected that in order to protect himself, he would utter such arrogant and presumptuous words."
"Since it's his own choice, wouldn't it be too disrespectful to refuse him?"
Su Muyu laughed and said, "Brother Zhang is right, but according to my deduction, Zhang Yun's entry into Ziqi Donglai for cultivation is just a smokescreen."
"Hehe, Brother Su understands me best." Zhang Zigu's mood eased a bit, and he chuckled, "I'm afraid Zhang Yun has already secretly slipped out of the sect and will never dare to set foot in the sect again, right?"
Everyone present laughed and did not deny Zhang Zigu's speculation.