In the end, it was Luo Jiujiang who personally selected the four people to go to the holy land together.
Contrary to initial rumors within the Spirit Snake World, Luo Jiujiang didn't select young men of similar age with boundless potential. The four members he selected this time were all roughly twenty-three or twenty-four years old. They all knew each other and had no grudges against each other. Instead, they had a certain tacit understanding. Their personalities were not narrow-minded, and they were all gentle and cheerful.
In every respect, these four young men weren't considered top-tier talents. When the results came out, not only were they surprised, but even Bai Lian, standing behind Luo Jiujiang, couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, do you like this?"
Lan Bo and Hong Ling still had some issues with communication, so this time, Bai Lian from the Zhen Shuang School was accompanying him. Luo Jiujiang replied, "No, I just felt they would be a better choice—three years is a long time, and these four are more measured."
Young geniuses are inevitably prone to excessive brilliance, and even Luo Jiujiang himself was no exception. Previously, at the Hundred Tripods Conference, he openly demonstrated his elixir formation, causing a stir that the Zhenshuang School has been unable to completely suppress to this day.
It stands to reason that there's always some admiration between people of the same ilk, but admiration is one thing, long-term coexistence is another. Luo Jiujiang has always been open-minded, and as long as his few taboos aren't violated, he's quite easygoing. However, these talented individuals, raised in luxury and treated like the stars of their families, often have strong personalities.
"And I always feel..." Luo Jiujiang frowned slightly at this point. Han Qianling's instructions at Qinglong Academy, his master's warning from a few days ago, and the journey to the Holy Land hadn't even begun, but the road ahead was already shrouded in uncertainty and mystery. It might be okay for him, but when it came to other people's lives, he had better be careful.
"They have sufficient emergency experience and are very easy to deal with. This way, if something unexpected happens in the Holy Land, at least they can protect themselves."
Bai Lian nodded thoughtfully, but Luo Jiujiang hadn't finished speaking yet. He extended his hand in front of Bai Lian, "Are you going to talk to them again later and give them the gifts their master gave them? Brother Bai Lian, let's make a deal. If you're going to say something like, 'The young master's honor and disgrace are tied to your life and death, and you and the family share the same fate,' then don't go."
Bai Lian smiled helplessly and said, "Young Master, you know, this is the master's order."
Luo Jiujiang also laughed, and his smile was a bit shameless: "Then let Master come and beat me first."
Seeing Bai Lian speechless, Luo Jiujiang didn't bully him. He said slowly, "I know what Master means, but other people's disciples are still disciples - I will go back and talk to Master myself."
"..." Bai Lian stopped talking and sighed, "It's all up to the young master's orders."
Seeing that he agreed, Luo Jiujiang retracted his arm that was blocking the air. He saw that Bai Lian still had a hint of melancholy on his face, so he said slowly, "It's okay. I'll talk it over with Master. It's not that you, Brother Bai Lian, are incompetent. Master knows my temper, and I know his, too."
"That's not my fault..." Bai Lian sighed again, "It's just that the young master is too lenient, and I'm afraid you'll suffer if you go out."
"No, Qianling is with me this time, who can I be at a disadvantage to?" Luo Jiujiang said with a heartless smile.
"..." Bai Lian was silent for a longer time this time. After a while, he said, "Young Master, just tell me this. But don't say it in front of the Master when you return, otherwise..."
Otherwise you will know who will suffer the loss.
Luo Jiujiang laughed and waved, signaling Bai Lian to quickly deliver something to his four future teammates. Bai Lian took two steps forward, then couldn't help but turn back to glance at Luo Jiujiang's carefree smile, remembering the worry his master had expressed about the future the day before.
——The master said that although the young master was extremely talented, he was still young and so kind and generous. Facing a long and thorny road ahead, it was inevitable that some evil people would see him as weak and vulnerable.
——Master is absolutely right.
…
On the way back, Luo Jiujiang hummed a little tune and seemed to be in a particularly good mood.
Bai Lian was a little curious: "It seems that since the young master spoke to the four of them just now, he has been in good spirits."
"Yeah." Luo Jiujiang did not hide it. He nodded with a smile, "I'm very happy."
Of course he was happy.
Among the four team members just now, there was one who liked new things from other big worlds. There was a pattern hanging on the jade pendant around his waist that looked very familiar to Luo Jiujiang.
Luo Jiujiang pointed at the pattern and asked, and the other party frankly told him that this was the latest trend from the Azure Dragon Realm. These patterns had a distinctly exotic feel, yet were still elegant and graceful. Nowadays, young people who have the leisure to keep up with the latest trends often have one or two patterns painted on their clothes or fans.
To these young people, the pattern might just be some pretty pattern, but in Luo Jiujiang's eyes, it represented another meaning.
——The pattern contains a secret code that only he and Qianling understand.
These codes hadn't been deliberately composed; they had originally just been casually scribbled on the beach for fun. But as they came to understand each other better, their once-careful handwriting gradually morphed into cursive, then into simplified, unrecognizable strokes, and finally dwindled to a few scribbled, arcing lines—but they still knew them.
Because they know each other's habits and intentions, they can also recognize the meaning of the lines under each other's fingers.
Just like the gestures they have always used to communicate, they don't even need to make a specific set of gestures. As long as one of them moves his eyebrows, his eyes flicker, or the corner of his mouth tilts, the other person can interpret what the other person means with almost no deviation.
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