After the second round, there is a brief recess.
"Sir, this is the list of participants that have advance to the next round." One of the organizer report to the city lord with a few papers in hand.
The city lord nod, then he takes the papers. After briefly looking through it, he gave the papers to the young man sitting beside him.
"What do you think, nephew Han? Is there anybody interesting to you?" The city lord ask after he pass the papers.
The young man Han doesn't answer right away. He look through the papers briefly then he turn to the city lord with a smile.
"This batch of recruitment is indeed rather interesting. Is there anyone that caught city lord's eyes? How about this Cloud kid? It's just one name? Which family is he from?"
"Heh... As expected. You also think that he is quite interesting right?" The city lord sigh, then ask back.
"The truth is, I don't know who he is. He is definitely not from any renown family or force in the city."
"He is not from the city?" Hearing that surprised the young man Han.
To have trained to such a level at such a young age is normally impossible without resources or guidance.
To think that someone at that level is unknown. It is highly unusual.
The city lord also think the same. He sent someone to investigate right away.
"Anyway uncle, it seems that your daughter has improve steadily." Young man Han change the subject. Since they still need to wait for the investigation.
"What my daughter, just call her Yue er. No need to be a stranger. Don't we know each other for so long already?" The city lord said.
He clearly wants to have a close relationship with the young man. If he can push the young man and his daughter closer, that would be great. If he can't, then having a friendly relationship is also fine.
He is not planning on forcing the relationship. He's just giving it a go to see if they're suitable. If they are not, then he won't push it anymore.
The young man just smile and agree to the city lord's words.
"Yue er she,Heh.... She has indeed improve. But I'm afraid that I protect her too much. Now she lacks worldly experience. I'm afraid that it might be too late for her to learn."
The city lord always treasure his daughter. He often spoil her and give her most of the things she wants. He also gave her endless resources.
But he never let her out. She can only go around the city sometimes. But she is never allowed to take one step outside the city gate.
"For city lord to protect his daughter is the natural thing to do. Don't worry, once she goes to the sect she would definitely get more experience." Young man Han gives a word of comfort to the city lord.
He said that even though the competition is not over yet. But it's not because of special treatment or something like that.
It's because someone like him can already predict the winners. Of course, its not like he can completely see the future.
Its just that base on the strength of the competitors he can make a rather accurate guess.
The city lord only nod and change the subject.
"By the way, nephew Fan seems to have also improve much."
The young man Han frown a little hearing that.
"That naughty brother of mine. He just plays too much."
"Hahahaha.... He is still young. It's normal to be playful."
"Still, at his age he should have learned some manner. What was that in the competition? He's trying to make our family a laughingstock."
The competitor that keep playing around is indeed this young man Han's little brother.
They came from this City's Xiao family. The Xiao family is very influential in this city.
Particularly ever since Xiao Han, the young man beside the city lord enter the Bright Moon Sect a few years ago.
Since then, the family has grown significantly. Their power doesn't lose even when compared to the city lord.
Just when they were talking, the next round is starting. It was only a brief recess. Only a few minutes have passed.
When the next round is starting, the two stop talking and turn to watch.
The next round would be a one on one match. The rules are the same as before.
They are going to use the elevated arena for this, so one match at a time will begin.
But since there is an unequal number of participants left, one would automatically pass to the next round right away.
It's decided that the one who automatically pass this round would be Cloud.
Its because he was the first to win in the last round.
Nobody complain about this. Some of the remaining participants just think that he is quite lucky.