Elder Gold Stone slapped his forehead and gave a wry laugh. "You're right, we do have that rule. We haven't had a suitable disciple for it in the past two years. I'd nearly forgotten if you hadn't brought it up."
"I agree. You can't have order without rules," Fire Jade said, deliberately glancing at Water Mirror.
Water Mirror's face darkened, but he said nothing.
'He actually remembered the rule. He'd just deliberately chosen not to mention it.'
'For Zhao Lin to reach the First Layer of the Qi Realm at seventeen was already a remarkable achievement; it was only natural that he couldn't have invested much time in practical combat skills.'
'Pitting him against a Xingyun Sect disciple who was several years older and two layers higher in cultivation gave him no chance of victory.'
Fire Jade toyed with the jade ring on his thumb, a leisurely look on his face. "For the outer-court disciples, let's pick Shi Jiangyong and Li Ying. What do you think, Brother Water Mirror?"
