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They're not even going to put on an act anymore? They're just going to open it up directly?

"Zhou Fengliu, are you sure?" Referee Rong Shan looked at Zhou Fengliu, his brows furrowing slightly as he asked for confirmation.

"Yes, read it aloud."

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's confirmation, Rong Shan was a little angry, but he couldn't say anything and could only announce the results of the competition.

"In the final, Zhou Fengliu faced off against Zhang Chulan, and Zhang Chulan won."

"?"

The announcement of the match result caused an initial silence in the audience, followed by a few seconds of cursing before it erupted.

"It's all a cover-up! It's all a cover-up! Zhang Bilian! You have absolutely no shame!"

"My god... you just gave Zhang Chulan up there like that? That's the position of Celestial Master! That's the Heavenly Talisman!"

Although the audience was somewhat prepared for Zhou Fengliu's decision, they still found it hard to accept when the moment actually arrived.

The conspiracy...

Hearing the audience shouting the word "black box," Zhou Fengliu, with his hands in his pockets, looked at the old master on the stands.

This is the platform set up for Zhang Chulan. If there really is any behind-the-scenes manipulation, it must have been orchestrated by the Old Master.

Zhou Fengliu didn't care about the result of the competition; he was more concerned about how much prize money he would receive.

mission completed.

Go back and collect your bonus.

...

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zhou Fengliu swaggered away, but Zhang Chulan was in trouble again. There were familiar audience members jumping off the stage, and the familiar sight of "lotus flowers being trampled" covering the entire mountainside.

...

"Get him! You bastard! Let's see how you run today!"

"It would be an injustice if we didn't give him a good beating!"

Zhang Chulan, who was being chased by a group of spectators, heard the shouts and curses from a bunch of people behind him. This moment was just like that moment before. He had been chased once yesterday, and now he was being chased again!

Brother Liu, oh Brother Liu...

You should at least give me a heads-up.

Zhang Chulan ran while mentally complaining.

...

As soon as he left the competition venue, Zhou Fengliu saw Xu San, Xu Si, and Feng Baobao waiting not far away.

"Xiao Zhou? You're done already?" Xu Si raised an eyebrow, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"How long does it take to admit defeat?"

Where is Zhang Chulan?

"Didn't you hear the shouts inside that they want to kill Zhang Chulan? They're being chased again." Zhou Fengliu shook his head, indicating that Zhang Bilian was extremely hateful to the audience inside.

"Well, anyway, the mission of sending him up there was successfully completed."

Xu Si took a puff of his cigarette, exhaled, and then looked at Zhou Fengliu, continuing:

"Next, we can move on to the next task, Xiao Zhou."

"?"

"The next task?" Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow slightly, his mind racing, realizing that Xu Si was most likely referring to the Quanxing Mountain attack.

“Yes…” Xu San took over the conversation, adjusting his glasses as he spoke:

"Besides selecting the successor to the Heavenly Master, Elder Lu is offering the Tongtian Talisman as a reward at this Luotian Grand Ceremony to attract Quanxing... and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop. Many of the company's employees have already secretly gone up the mountain, just waiting for Quanxing to walk into the trap."

really...

When Zhou Fengliu heard Xu San say this, it wasn't too surprising to him.

"Fourth Brother, you don't mean... you want me to get involved too, do you?"

"Of course, we're already here." Xu Si chuckled and then added:

"We have to make the best use of everyone's talents. Don't worry, there will be overtime pay. You definitely won't be shortchanged."

"Um..."

Zhou Fengliu didn't refuse, after all, this was within his job scope, and besides... Xu Si had already paid him, so he just needed to help out when the Quanxing attacked Longhu Mountain.

After a moment.

Zhang Chulan finally shook off the audience who were chasing him and arrived in front of everyone, panting, to learn about the awards ceremony the next day.

Ding--

Just as Xu San and Xu Si were praising Zhang Chulan's good health, Zhou Fengliu suddenly heard a message notification. He took out his "far ahead" phone, opened it, and raised an eyebrow upon seeing the message content.

【The Flourishing Rice Seedlings】

Congratulations! Second place is still pretty good.

This username...

Who is coming?

Zhou Fengliu hadn't saved Xia He's contact information, so when he saw the message, he thought for a moment before realizing it was Xia He's flirtatious online name.

It's understandable that he didn't remember at first, since the last time Xia He sent a message was the last time.

Since Xia He escaped while in custody, he hasn't seen her send him any more messages, and gradually he's even forgotten that he and Xia He are friends.

She actually dared to go up the mountain...

Zhou Fengliu suggested that it would be best if he didn't see Xia He during the Quanxing's attack on the mountain, otherwise he would definitely not get any good fruit juice from Xia He.

Chapter 96 It's my fortune to have it, and my fate to lose it~ (Second Update)

As the final of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony came to a close, the spectators who came to watch the excitement began to leave the mountain in batches. Generally speaking, the evaluation of this Luo Tian Grand Ceremony from the audience who came for entertainment was that it started strong but ended weakly.

how to say?

When they first heard about the successor of the Celestial Master and the emergence of the Tongtian Talisman, one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, their expectations were extremely high, and the competition between the favorites to win the championship was also very exciting.

But in the semi-finals and finals, apart from the match between Zhou Fengliu and Zhang Lingyu, it all became a complete farce, with no entertainment value whatsoever.

It's like watching a pornographic film. The foreplay is exciting, making Kun'er hard and excited. Just when you're about to see the climax, a Calabash Brother pops up to save his grandfather, giving you a feeling of being hit on the head.

Of course.

This is the viewing experience of ordinary, casual viewers. Those who are truly knowledgeable understood by the second half of the competition that the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony was actually prepared by the Celestial Master's Mansion for Zhang Chulan. After watching the semi-finals, the knowledgeable viewers went down the mountain.

...

"Big brother..."

Just as Zhou Fengliu was about to go back to rest, he saw the Feng siblings walking towards him.

"You haven't left yet?"

“I was just about to leave when my younger brother kept asking to see you, so here I am,” Feng Shayan said.

"Huh? Did I insist on coming? It's not that you, sis..." Feng Xingtong hadn't finished speaking when he saw his older sister's death stare, so he nodded and smiled, saying:

"Oh yes, it's me. I wanted to see my brother."

"We're leaving now. Message us if anything comes up... Let me know when you get back, and I'll treat you to a meal." Feng Shayan indicated that she still owed Zhou Fengliu a meal.

"Okay." Zhou Fengliu nodded, and after watching the Feng siblings leave, he prepared to go back to rest.

He hadn't taken two steps when he saw Zhang Lingyu returning from seeing off a guest.

The two exchanged a glance, and Zhang Lingyu, after a second of silence, said, "Are you just going to admit defeat like that?"

"if not..."

"With your strength, defeating Zhang Chulan should be easy. Aren't you tempted by the identity of the Celestial Master's successor and the Tongtian Talisman?"

Although Zhang Lingyu had some expectations, he still hoped that Zhou Fengliu would win the championship. Compared to Zhang Bilian, he obviously hoped that the next Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion would be a decent person.

"My mission was to clear obstacles for Zhang Chulan, and I obviously did a great job. As for things like the Celestial Master's successor or the Tongtian Talisman, I'm lucky to get them and I'm destined to lose them. I don't need to worry about them."

Zhou Fengliu stated that he was not greedy at all.

He had no obsession with learning the Eight Extraordinary Skills; if he could acquire them, it would simply increase the number of underwear he had; if he couldn't, it didn't matter.

After all, he's cheating, he has a system... Instead of trying to find and learn all eight extraordinary skills like a stamp collector, it's more practical to focus on figuring out the methods he can get from the system.

The key to skill lies in its refinement, not its quantity. While the Eight Extraordinary Techniques are indeed formidable, his technique of "transforming Qi into a horse" is no less impressive.

"I didn't expect you to think that way." After listening to Zhou Fengliu's words, Zhang Lingyu suddenly felt that Zhou Fengliu's mentality was actually quite suitable for cultivating the Dao.

"What are you saying? What kind of talk is this? In your eyes, I am just a greedy and lustful person?" Zhou Fengliu asked.

“Hmm…” Zhang Lingyu remained silent.

Seeing that Zhang Lingyu responded with silence, Zhou Fengliu didn't say anything more: "Alright, I'm going back to rest. We can't really connect."