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Chapter 131: Chapter 105: The Favor of the Big Shot, Chen Jiusi’s Path to Success_2

This also led to the court appearing bright and splendid on the surface, but its foundation had thoroughly rotted away.

Though Daqian still stood upright, it was because they had another ethnicity, the Mulan people, whose foundation had not yet been severed.

But years of pampered living had also corrupted the Mulan people, leading them to a downfall.

Thus, Daqian had already begun its decline.

Zhang Liye sighed, feeling a deep sense of helplessness towards the court.

“Second Brother, it looks like our foster father has once again been moved by his appreciation for talent,” Feng Xuan said to Zheng Chuan from not too far away.

Zheng Chuan frowned upon hearing this and said, “What foster father wants to do, what can we do about it? But right now, there’s no spare position in the guild to place him!”

Upon hearing this, Feng Xuan laughed and said, “Is there really no position, or is Second Brother reluctant to let go of that little bit of power in his hands?”

“Big Brother, are you willing to give up your power?”

Zheng Chuan looked at Feng Xuan, who said, “I don’t mind, you know me, I don’t care about these things, but you are different.”

Zheng Chuan said coldly, “Big Brother, don’t act in front of me. If you don’t care, could you have struggled with me for so many years?”

Feng Xuan laughed heartily and said, “That was to help you. When have I ever fought with my brother? But I must advise you, since foster father has taken a liking to this Chen Jiusi, I’m afraid your little brother-in-law can’t hide anymore.”

“Hand him over quickly. Betraying the guild and colluding with external forces, he won’t escape the ‘three knives and six holes’ punishment!”

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Feng Xuan looked at Zheng Chuan.

Zheng Chuan’s face looked terrible. His good-for-nothing brother-in-law, Zhao Xun, was still waiting for him to save him.

Save him?

He might as well fend for himself.

At that moment, Feng Xuan said, “By the way, Brother, let me remind you one more thing. Foster father asked you to capture him alive. Such traitorous scum must be punished by family law. If he is found to have committed suicide in advance, it will be difficult to explain later!”

“What do you mean?”

Zheng Chuan glared at Feng Xuan. Feng Xuan grinned and said, “Second Brother, if you don’t want to save face, then Big Brother will save it for you… I know exactly where Zhao Xun is hiding, Second Brother, it’s up to you!”

“Big Brother, are you trying to shame me?”

Zheng Chuan yelled ferociously at Feng Xuan.

Feng Xuan chuckled, “What do you mean by shaming you? To punish those who err is proper, isn’t it? Isn’t it?”

Watching Feng Xuan’s cheerful demeanor, Zheng Chuan gnashed his teeth, but he was powerless to do anything.

He turned and left, giving a few instructions.

Immediately, close confidants rode out, heading straight for the county town.

Feng Xuan said with a smile, “That’s more like it, Second Brother.”

“Big Brother, just you wait. Don’t let your men offend me. Also, you should hate that Chen Jiusi. If it weren’t for him, your little brother-in-law might have already become the Fishery Manager of Xiantao Town, haha…”

Feng Xuan laughed heartily.

Zheng Chuan’s face was icy, wordless, but his eyes also bore some malice towards Chen Jie.

Amidst the arena, cheers and the angry voices of Guild Cao filled the air. Gu Qingfeng’s face was icy cold, and the excitement could hardly be hidden under Peng Shizhong’s bland expression.

He was very fond of talent; his favorite saying was that of Cao Cao: When Zhou Gong brought himself to vomit, all under heaven turned towards him.

Thus, he deeply adored talents, unable to restrain that affection.

And talents like Chen Jie were not something he came across often.

Amidst such an atmosphere, the host for the event, Elder Sun Bu’er, slowly ascended the stage.

Following his lead, a doctor immediately brought from the county stepped forward to check on Yu Biao’s condition, confirming his death—a complete and utter demise.

The neck vertebrae were completely broken, the trachea torn apart, and the blood vessels within the head all burst open. A bit more force, and his head would have almost been knocked off.

There was no saving him!

The doctors shook their heads at the elder. Sun Bu’er nodded slightly in response, and then announced, “Gentlemen, please calm your hearts. A bit of knocking and bumping is unavoidable in platform fights.”

Knocking and bumping?

Upon hearing this, everyone below widened their eyes. To nearly have one’s head knocked off called knocking and bumping, and the man was beaten to death, they called that knocking and bumping!

Alright then, their family’s definition of knocking and bumping was quite cruel!

Yet the elder continued, “So, everyone, steady your hearts. Now that Manager Yu Biao has died, Fishing Guild’s Chen Jiusi is the Challenger. Now, does anyone from Guild Cao wish to challenge?”

There was a hush over the Guild Cao side.

They all knew their own strengths; with their own lord killed by a single palm strike, what chance did they stand?

This was not a moment for rash bravery. Standing out now and getting killed with a palm strike would not result in others calling you a hero; more would say you overestimated yourself.

Platform fighting was not the same as slaying enemies on the battlefield.

On the battlefield, even knowing you cannot win and yet still charging forward is considered heroic.

But in guild platform competitions, such behavior was not encouraged. If it were, it would lead to a bunch of people using any means necessary for fame and advancement; that wouldn’t be a good thing.

The result would be severe internal losses.

Hence, such overzealous action often led to derision!

Therefore, for a time, no one stepped forward to test their skills against Chen Jie.

Sun Bu’er looked at the people from Guild Cao, and then said, “Well, if no one is going to challenge, then I’ll count down from three. If there’s no one by the end, the winner will be Fishing Guild’s—Chen Jiusi!”

The countdown began from below:

“Three!”

“Two!”

“One!”

“The winner of this competition is declared to be the Fishing Guild—Chen Jiusi!” declared Elder Sun Bu’er with a resonant voice.

In the next moment, everyone on the Fishing Guild side erupted with excited roars, “Oh! We won, we’ve won!”

Everyone shouted with excitement, knowing that now their Fishing Guild would become the dominant guild in Xiantao Town, which would bring tangible benefits.