It was perfectly normal in the monk’s eyes to be given a cold reception.
However, he had underestimated Zhang Taifeng.
To Zhang Taifeng, discussing a duel was far less important than teaching his junior disciples martial arts—whether the visitor was a monk or a Taoist priest.
Only after finishing the lesson for the third time and checking Zhao Xuan’s progress—finding it quite passable—did he instruct him to practice more diligently in his spare time before finally letting him go.
Once Zhao Xuan approached, the monk, Master Kongxu, spoke only a few sentences: "The Buddha Son has set the location for the decisive battle at the Wei-Jin battlefield, over the Great River."
"The Buddha Son said to wait for you until the end of the month. If you do not arrive by then, the previous agreement will be void."
Zhao Xuan understood instantly. Xuanzang had told him before that he was close to breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm. Once he reached that realm, he would be automatically removed from the Soaring Dragon Ranking. In that case, Zhao Xuan defeating him would hold little meaning.
They had previously agreed on a one-month timeframe, and the end of the month was the final day of that period. If Zhao Xuan did not go, it naturally would not count as Xuanzang breaking his word.
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