The one who spoke up was none other than Xiao Qi, one of the older young masters who had just been put in his place by Shen Hao.
This fifty-something young master had just produced two poems in the flower selection round—one made it onto the Ink List, and the other was recognized by half the judges, allowing him to steal the show and make quite an impression as a man of exceptional literary talent.
With that, Xiao Qi was naturally riding high, his companions were hyping him up, and now that the time had come, the four young masters from the Imperial City had joined forces to snatch up five poems, with both of the only two pieces on the Ink List coming from them—it was the perfect moment to settle old scores.
Besides, did you really think they were stupid? That they'd openly provoke a real power within the Xuanqing Guard just for the sake of fame?
