Rubbing his head, he said. "You've really given me a difficult task. Well, I can do that. But first, I must get all your assurance that you will listen to all my instructions. No matter who I send out, or what instructions I give, you must follow it to the letter for this to work."
Lin TianAo nodded and said. "No problem, I will guarantee this. You are now the team leader. No matter who you send out, we will listen to your arrangement."
Zhou Weiqing asked. "All the way to the individual tactics?"
By now, Drunken Bao was too anxious, exclaiming. "Weiqing, stop talking rubbish! Hurry up and assign us!"
Zhou Weiqing nodded, turning to Lin TianAo and saying. "Leader, if it were you, with your current state of mind, who would you send out first?"
Lin TianAo thought for a while before saying. "Hmm... if It was me, I would have definitely let you fight first. You are the second most powerful in the entire team. This first round is extremely critical, especially for the morale of the team… in fact, it's true for both sides. After all, who wouldn't want an auspicious start."
Lin TianAo knew that Weiqing was the strongest on the team but he could not say that openly like that.
Zhou Weiqing smiled and nodded before saying. "Very good. In that case, for the first fight, Ye Paopao, you'll fight."
"What?!" Almost everyone exclaimed at the same time, staring at Zhou Weiqing with wide eyes.
Without question, amongst the entire team, Ye Paopao was likely the weakest. Even though he was at the five-jeweled cultivation level, in terms of combat strength he was no match for the Zhou Weiqing and Crow, let alone the other members.
Even Ye Paopao was taken aback by him choosing him to take the first fight. After a moment of shock, Ye Paopao quickly recovered, rushing to Zhou Weiqing in joy and saying. "Weiqing, in the future, you are my bro! Do not worry, even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will ensure the glory of our Empire is shown on the stage. No matter what, I will ensure victory!!"
On the other hand, Xiao Yan and Drunken Bao were clearly very displeased by the arrangement. The latter even grabbed hold of Zhou Weiqing, exclaiming. "Weiqing, I did not offend you before right, why don't you let me fight first!"
Xiao Yan also glared at Weiqing with a displeased expression.
Zhou Weiqing glared at him exasperatedly. "Are you the leader or am I the leader? Since you all already agreed to let me direct this fight, then you should listen to my arrangement."
Lin TianAo said solemnly. "Weiqing, this is an important fight, are you sure?"
Zhou Weiqing smiled and pushed Drunken Bao aside, speaking. "Leader, believe me! If we want to enter the top 4 then it is absolutely necessary."
He then walked in front of Ye Paopao, saying seriously. "Senior, this time you will have to go through ignominy. For the victory of the team, are you able to sacrifice your personal honor?"
Ye Paopao was startled and asked, a bad feeling welling up in his heart. "What do you mean?"
Zhou Weiqing said solemnly. "For the first fight, I want you to just put up a token struggle, make use of all your most powerful abilities as soon as possible, and deal as much damage as you can before you surrender. Your main job is to ensure that you remain uninjured before you surrender."
Zhou Weiqing could sense everyone's shock, disappointment, puzzlement, confusion, and even anger, and he explained slowly. "Our target is not just to defeat the Bai Da Empire. Our target is to enter the top 4 and enter Heavenly Jewel Island. Fighting recklessly will not bore the results that we desire. We have to make use of strategy and tactics against the Bai Da Empire and hide our strength as much as possible... There is still some time before our fight starts, so I'll explain my idea simply. If everyone thinks it is workable, then we shall go ahead with it. If not, I'll return the command to Leader."
"My plan goes like this…"
Very quickly, the entire Fei Li Battle Team Rest House fell silent.
If any outsider could look into the Fei Li Battle Team Rest House, they would see each and every team member with strange, and changing looks on their faces… From puzzlement… To shock… To excitement… And finally fanaticism!
Their looks at Zhou Weiqing slowly changed from 'looking at a lunatic', to praise and even awe.
The 3rd day of the Heavenly Jewel Tournament finally began.
However, the audience was not extremely interested in the fight in front of them, as everyone waited for the highlight match to start.
As match after match ended, the crowd grew more and more excited. When the judge finally announced the long-awaited match had begun, the crowd erupted into a deafening cheer.
Ye Paopao stood up and walked slowly towards the stage. As the representative member, his face was calm, his eyes expressionless and he walked steadily ahead.
As for the Bai Da Battle Team, their representative for this match was a young lady looking to be around twenty-six years old. Her looks were average, perhaps even a little premature aging, with withered yellow hair; not very attractive at all.
However, her eyes were very unique with a strange deep darkness within them. Her movements were soft and graceful as she walked up the stage, not making a sound, as if she were a spirit floating up the stage.
Looking at the young lady, Ye Paopao's heart gripped in warning; at the same time, he couldn't help but feel admiration for Zhou Weiqing's arrangements.
Without question, this young lady was one of the top powerhouses in the Bai Da Battle Team. Just like Lin TianAo said, facing such a fight, both he and Lang Xie were lusting for victory, and were especially determined to get the first one.
Alas, this time, the leader of the Fei Li Battle Team was Zhou Weiqing, not Lin TianAo.
When Lang Xie saw that the enemy member on the stage was Ye Paopao, his face changed as he could feel that something was wrong. Even though Ye Paopao was a five-jeweled Heavenly Jewel Master but he was not the main player.
As Lang Xie pondered to himself, the fight officially started.
"Fei Li Battle Team. Ye Paopao."
"Bai Da Battle Team. Qing Qian."
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