Chapter 4494 — Too Many Idiot Pills
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"Using heretical cultivators to fight in the arena—this is an insult to our entire Southern Continent Escort Alliance, intolerable and unforgivable!" Hai Wuliang's face was a mask of stern fury, and Long Kuiba was so frightened that his hands and feet turned to ice. Only then did Hai Wuliang announce: "Now, in the name of the chief judge of this assembly, I hereby strip Longzhou Escort Agency of all results achieved in this tournament. However, in consideration of the fact that you are not heretical cultivators yourselves but merely men who were deceived, the qualifications of Longzhou Escort Agency shall be retained for the time being. We shall see how you perform at the next assembly."
At these words, discussion erupted across the whole of Demon Cold Plaza, while Long Kuiba, whose face had been ashen as death, came back to life in an instant, looking at Hai Wuliang in disbelief. Only his results were being stripped, not his agency expunged forever?
Hai Wuliang's earlier hardline stance had left the impression that he meant to fight Longzhou Escort Agency to the bitter end, yet in the end he had raised his club high and brought it down lightly, letting them off just like that. It was truly beyond anyone's expectations.
"Many thanks to the chief judge for his magnanimity. It was my failure to judge men that let me be deceived by those two heretical cultivators. Longzhou Escort Agency is willing to accept punishment." Long Kuiba snapped to his senses and hurriedly voiced his gratitude. To him, this outcome was already the greatest fortune within misfortune. Losing second place was indeed a pity, but at least Qingtian Escort Agency was bound to the same stake, which was a small comfort. It was not too bad, all told.
"Mm. Whether you can turn over a new leaf and make a clean break with past errors will depend on your performance hereafter." Hai Wuliang gave a faint nod, every inch the great leader.
Watching this bizarre scene, Qi Mingyuan could not help but knit his brows. What the devil was this fellow playing at? His gut told him Hai Wuliang's move was not so simple—there had to be a deeper design behind it.
"A club in one hand, a carrot in the other. He kicks Long Kuiba and Longzhou Escort Agency off the stage, yet they must still be overflowing with gratitude toward him. Hai Wuliang has truly mastered the art." Far off, Wei Zhao gave a faint smile.
Every time Hai Wuliang opened his mouth it was to speak of future performance—in truth, it was a sharp sword hung above Long Kuiba's head, forcing him into submission and leaving him no choice but to serve honestly as his underling. Otherwise that sword could fall at any moment. On this point alone, Hai Wuliang's methods could well be called brilliant.
"Right now I just want to know what the devil this fellow is scheming, and why he's tying our Qingtian Escort Agency and Longzhou Escort Agency together. Longzhou had heretical cultivators—we didn't. Isn't this nonsense?" Qi Wenmo was still scowling.
"Heh. The dagger shows once the map is unrolled—just keep watching and you'll see." Wei Zhao shook his head without a care.
Sure enough, having seized the right to speak through the Longzhou matter, Hai Wuliang immediately struck while the iron was hot and turned to Qingtian Escort Agency, fixing Qi Mingyuan with a malicious look. "Head Escort Qi, Longzhou Escort Agency has already confessed. You've seen how I handled it. Hand over the heretical cultivator himself, cancel your results in this tournament, and all else is pardoned. This chief judge believes you are a smart man. Why not think it over?"
Hearing this, Wei Zhao was instantly amused. So this was Hai Wuliang's true intent. No wonder he had let Longzhou off lightly—beyond making it easier to squeeze them later, this was the more important goal: to split Qingtian Escort Agency apart!