C63 Popular Eunuch
C63 Popular Eunuch
Although the Wang Family's primary product was weapons, they had only three spirit weapons. Despite being the patriarch, Wang Hai didn't have a single personal spirit weapon. Therefore, after he saw the spirit weapon in Qi Yiloong's hand, greed flashed in his eyes.
However, Wang Hai knew that the timing wasn't right; he couldn't just snatch Qi Yiloong's spirit weapon in front of everyone. So, he didn't continue attacking Qi Yiloong after he had blocked the first attack.
Meanwhile, Chu Zhongtian had a clear view of Wang Hai due to his position, so he had seen that flash of greed and killing intent in Wang Hai's eyes.
Instead of feeling bad, he couldn't help but feel a bit happy. After all, Qi Yiloong's life would be in a precarious position just like him after the contest ended. Chu Zhongtian had a feeling that they would share the same fate.
After Qi Yiloong blocked the nine jade plates, he quickly put away the spirit weapon.
Then, Qi Yiloong bent down and picked up the nine jade plates from the ground. Like Chu Zhongba and Chu Yuping, he personally handed the jade plates to the statistician.
After returning to his place, Qi Yiloong secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Surprisingly, Qi Yiloong wasn't that afraid now that he showed his spirit weapon to everyone. He knew that the spirit weapon would attract everyone's greed, but he was the only one aware of the secret related to that spirit weapon.
"The Fifth Prince of the royal family has obtained nine jade plates." Although the royal family was currently weak, no matter what, they were still the rulers of Qi Country. Therefore, the statistician couldn't treat Qi Yiloong like the Chu and Liu families' disciples. He acknowledged Qi Yiloong not by his name but by his title.
Qi Yiloong had 9 jade plates, Chu Zhongba had 10 jade plates, Liu Yongjun had 20 jade plates, Chu Yuping had 23 jade plates, and Chu Zhongtian had 38 jade plates. The total number of jade plates in the statistician's hands had reached 100.
In other words, the only people who could obtain a ranking in the Hunting Contest this time were Chu Zhongtian and the other four people.
The top five rankings were quickly calculated since all the plates were accounted for. However, deciding the next five rankings gave the four patriarchs a headache.
This was an important decision since it pertained to the participant rewards and the annual profits of the next year.
Should the top five families just split the profits five ways?
Chu Tianyun couldn't agree more, but Liu Xiaozong, Wang Hai, and Qi Heng were strongly against it.
Liu Xiaozong and the others obviously wouldn't agree. This was because there were three Chu Family disciples in the top five. If they were to divide the profits according to that, the Chu Family would probably get more than 50% of the profit.
Since the four big families' patriarchs couldn't come to a unanimous decision, they decided to call in the patriarchs of another dozen or so second-rate families. Everyone left the platform and had a brief meeting.
When the contestants saw more than a dozen patriarchs discussing something secretly, they couldn't help but feel that this Hunting Contest was the most peculiar one yet.
While the patriarchs were scratching their heads over the problem, Liu Yongjun suddenly left this group and walked straight to Chu Zhongtian.
Although Chu Zhongba was terrified of Liu Yongjun in his heart, he still braced himself and stood in front of Chu Zhongtian.
"Liu Yongjun, what do you want to do?" Chu Zhongba asked nervously.
"Chu Zhongba, get out of my way!" Liu Yongjun's expression darkened when he saw Chu Zhongba blocking him, and strong killing intent rose from his body.
"Zhongba, don't worry." Chu Zhongtian knew that Chu Zhongba couldn't block Liu Yongjun's killing intent. So he patted Chu Zhongba's shoulder and signaled him to move aside.
"Liu Yongjun, tell me what you want." Chu Zhongtian had no interest in forming a friendship with Liu Yongjun, so he just cut to the chase.
"On the eighth of March, we will fight on the Yuloong Mountain!" Liu Yongjun noticed Chu Zhongtian's calm and decided to officially challenge him.
"Okay."
Of course, Chu Zhongtian was not afraid of Liu Yongjun's challenge. In fact, he was actually looking forward to that.
There was still a month and a half until the eighth of March.
Chu Zhongtian had accumulated a lot during the competition. Be it spiritual power or personal strength, he felt that he had reached a limit. It was time for him to make a new breakthrough.
Furthermore, after Chu Zhongtian had spent three days in the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, his potential and strength would increase by leaps and bounds. Then, he would need an expert of the same level to verify his strength. And Liu Yongjun's arranged battle was just perfect for him.
As soon as Chu Zhongtian agreed to the fight, the scene fell into a frenzy.
Liu Yongjun had always been considered the strongest cultivator of the Qi Country's younger generation. From the day he started cultivating, he had never once been defeated. He was strong to the point that he defeated all his opponents without even going all out; no one knew his true strength.
The only stain on Liu Yongjun's otherwise stellar reputation was that he was forced back by Chu Zhongtian and Qi Yiloong.
Chu Zhongtian was the most talented genius of the Qi Country's young generation. He was once considered a peerless genius, but his cultivation was delayed by a year because his meridians were damaged.
In just two short months, Chu Zhongtian had become a Level-4 Qi Refiner with strength that far surpassed his level. Just like Liu Yongjun, no one knew his true strength either.
The battle between Liu Yongjun and Chu Zhongtian, the true experts of the Qi Country's younger generation, would definitely create some kind of spark. Everyone in the scene was filled with anticipation.
At the same time, everyone secretly decided that they had to arrive at the top of Yuloong Mountain a few days earlier and occupy the best position. There, they would witness the fight between Qi Country's two strongest experts with their own eyes.
Qi Yiloong had his eyes on the duo the second Liu Yongjun left his group. He watched the show from the beginning to the end. When Chu Zhongtian accepted the challenge, a complicated expression emerged on Qi Yiloong's face, and his heart was filled with uneasiness.
Had Liu Yongjun's target been him, would he have accepted?
Qi Yiloong didn't have to think for long before he knew that he wouldn't have dared to accept it. As someone who had fought Liu Yongjun, he knew how insanely strong Liu Yongjun really was.
Qi Yiloong knew that even if he had consolidated his cultivation, he still would've been no match for Liu Yongjun. He had to become a Level-9 Qi Refiner before he could even think about challenging Liu Yongjun.
If he could enter the Hidden Dragon Pavilion to cultivate, he would have the chance to do so in a short period. However, he didn't have the right to enter the Hidden Dragon Pavilion now, but Liu Yongjun could cultivate inside for an entire day.
Then, the gap between Qi Yiloong and Liu Yongjun would only get increasingly wider.
One might think that Qi Yiloong could defeat Liu Yongjun with his spirit weapon.
But... Don't forget, Liu Yongjun was a disciple of the Liu Family, one of the four big families. The Liu Family also had the spirit weapon. If Qi Yiloong dared to use his spirit weapon, then the Liu Family would give Liu Yongjun a spirit weapon too. If they both fought using a spirit weapon, Qi Yiloong would definitely be the one dying.
Liu Yongjun's challenge and Chu Zhongtian's response had brought the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.
When the eunuch brought onto the stage an imperial decree made of yellow silk, the scene erupted with shouts and cheers. This surprised the eunuch. Feeling a bit narcissistic, he thought:
'Am I this popular?'