Chapter 2110 — The Rankings Are Wrong
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
So Elder Zhao, Elder You, Elder Yu, and Elder Tang all at once ceased feeding true qi into the formation, and Elder Zhao came striding over with great pomp, sweeping his proud gaze across the disciples present until it came to rest on Han Tianba, Han Xiaohu, and Wei Zhao. With a faint smile he said, "In this solo endurance contest, the winner is the Fire Wolf Gang, second place goes to the hidden Han family, and third place to the Golden Bell Sect!"
"Hold on..." Just as the people of these two sects were about to step forward and claim their wagers, Wei Zhao spoke up!
"What is it, Wei Zhao? Is something the matter? Do you mean to say you are not satisfied with this result?" Elder Zhao looked at Wei Zhao and asked coldly.
"Not satisfied—of course I am not satisfied." Wei Zhao regarded Elder Zhao with equal calm.
"The result is already out. What more have you to say? You were the second-to-last to emerge—surely you do not mean to dispute the rankings?" Elder Zhao frowned. He assumed Wei Zhao meant to raise the matter of the formation's power increasing in the later stages, but that did not matter; even if Wei Zhao brought it up, Elder Zhao still had his explanations ready!
"Of course I have something to say. Tell me, why was the pressure inside the formation different later on from before? Why did it grow stronger and stronger?" Wei Zhao asked coldly.
In truth, Wei Zhao had not left the formation because the pressure had grown stronger. Had he resisted with all his might, he could naturally have held out a while longer. But he had come out for other reasons, and he also did not wish to force a resistance that would leave him injured.
"Oh, that!" Elder Zhao, as though he had anticipated this very question from Wei Zhao, said blandly, "The power was lesser before in order to eliminate the majority of the participating disciples. Afterward, only the strong remain, and to decide the outcome as quickly as possible, the pressure naturally had to be increased—otherwise, when would the victor ever be determined? There is another contest tonight; if we dragged on like this, would we not delay the evening's events?"
"Oh, so that is how it is!" Wei Zhao nodded, shot Elder Zhao a mocking glance, and said, "I had thought you were deliberately trying to kill someone!"
"Nonsense—how could we possibly be deliberately trying to kill someone?" Elder Zhao snorted.
"Exactly, that is what I said—how much hatred would that take, to kill a man without a trace in such a way? Truly formidable!" Wei Zhao smiled faintly and nodded.
"You have no more questions, I take it? If not, then let the prizes be awarded!" Elder Zhao said with some impatience.
"Oh, I do!" Wei Zhao said. "There is one more problem—you have gotten the rankings wrong!"
"The rankings are wrong? How are they wrong?" Elder Zhao asked.
"First place should go to the hidden Han family, which I represent!" Wei Zhao said.
"Wei Zhao, have you gone mad with longing for the championship? Even if you led all along and won several contests in a row, that does not mean you take first place in every single one, does it?" Elder Zhao said with some amusement. "Wei Zhao, are you unwell?"
"Then let me ask you, old man Zhao—if I am not the champion, who is?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Naturally a disciple of the Fire Wolf Gang!" Elder Zhao said, as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.