It seemed like the rules written on the jade token were not to be taken exactly.
It was detailed on the jade token that one would be welcomed by the teachers upon arriving at the Great Phrontistery of Confucianism, at which point, one would have a chance to choose among them. However, all that was there to welcome him upon his arrival was a mere copper gong and nothing else.
"Did I come so quickly that no one was able to react in time?" Zhang Xuan muttered under his breath.
In any case, he had no intention of waiting there for them, so he proceeded ahead without any hesitation.