Qi Shusheng, with an expression of disbelief and resentment.
He opened his mouth, about to say something else.
"Silence!" An elder beside him glared at him.
"Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?"
"As a chess player, one cultivates their character and temper. Your temper… you will go into seclusion for three years after returning to the family!"
For one impulsive sentence, he was directly sentenced to three years of seclusion.
The family rules of the Qi family were still very strict.
Qi Shushu sat on the side, his lips trembling, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
The person punished was his elder brother, who had bullied him since childhood.
However, in terms of understanding chess, his talent was far superior to his elder brother.
It was just that Qi Shushu's mother was not from the main branch.
Because she was his father's concubine.
Although she was eventually given a proper status, she still performed the duties of a servant.
It was precisely because of this background that Qi Shushu, despite his outstanding talent, had always been suppressed.
Therefore, his reason for coming out was to earn money, enough money to bring his mother out of the Qi family's small world.
Qi Shushu was lost in thought.
In the center of the arena, the Lin Family Head continued to read the list.
"Tenth place: Hua Zhi Shan, awarded a card…"
"Ninth place: Shu Shiyun, awarded a card…"
"Eighth place: Qin Yao, awarded a card…"
"Uh… Second place: Qi Shushu, Ma Deju, Song Zijing, Lin Yu, Lin Ran, Lin Chi, awarded cards… 100 cards!"
Boom…
The entire audience below erupted in an uproar. There was no third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh…
Second place was a tie among… six people!
And all of them received one hundred cards.
With only three hours in total, one hundred and eighty minutes.
These six people had to obtain one card every two minutes to accumulate one hundred cards, right?
The speed of creating one such card was not even this fast!
This was like robbing a bank!
The people from the chess district naturally knew what was going on.
However, they dared not speak!
When they came out, they heard that other districts also had people setting up odds, but those who did were beaten to death as soon as they opened.
Yet, in the chess district, no one intervened until the end.
This was enough to prove that the fatty who opened the odds had very strong backing.
If you offended him, you might not have a good outcome.
Of course, there were also some hot-headed youths who reported this matter to the elders leading their families.
But they were all suppressed. They heard that the person's surname was Ma, and they all chose to remain silent.
The reason was simple: the Ma family was different from other families. The male descendants of the Ma family were always only one heir.
Moreover, their genes were excellent, with dragon and phoenix twins in every generation.
The men of the Ma family were only responsible for continuing the lineage, while the women were taught the art of creating mediums with the Nine-Character True Word.
However, this did not mean that the men of the Ma family were easy to bully.
Although they did not create mediums, they were all born with awakened True Dragon Qi.
The true dragons summoned by using mediums were even fiercer than those summoned by the women of the Ma family.
More importantly, the women of the Ma family were in charge, and each of them was a formidable force.
Whoever dared to offend a man of the Ma family, they would not care about who was right or wrong.
If one person reported it, it was not enough. From the juniors to the elders, they would take turns to come and "play" with you.
With women, reason was useless!
What was most speechless was that the women of the Ma family were all incredibly strong.
Although the true dragons they summoned with the Nine-Character True Word were not as fierce as those summoned by the men of the Ma family,
because they were the creators, they were easier to command.
The two were like a mindless puppet and a high-intelligence artificial intelligence.
Therefore… it was rumored in the martial arts world that you could offend anyone but not the Ma family!
Otherwise, you would be subjected to endless harassment.
Even if you died, they would dig up your grave, whip your corpse, whip your corpse, and whip your corpse again!
Therefore, those who had suffered losses in the chess district all chose to remain silent.
This led to people from other districts being completely unaware of this matter.
"This is unfair, it must be a conspiracy!"
"Yes, it's unfair!"
"…"
Amidst a commotion, some people began to question the fairness of the competition, and their voices of protest continued.
The Lin Family Head naturally heard them and said in a deep voice, "If you find evidence, you can report it, but… without proof, slandering the Eight Great Families… Heh heh!"
He sneered and said no more.
Those who were clamoring immediately fell silent. After carefully considering his words, they all showed looks of terror.
These people were quickly pulled back.
Seeing that the crowd had quieted down, the Lin Family Head scanned everyone.
"Does anyone else have any objections?"
Silence!
"Alright, then I announce the first place in this literary competition: Chu Tian, awarded a total of 188 cards!"
"Chu Tian? Who is this person?"
"Don't know… 188, this is going to be prosperous!"
The crowd began to discuss, this大会 was different!
In previous literary competitions, the Siya family was always among the top four.
They really didn't know if this person named Chu Tian relied on his true abilities or some crooked path.
The Siya family was pushed to the back in the literary competition.
The only one from the Qi family, Qi Shushu, was tied for second place.
In the Qi family's seating area, Qi Shushu looked at the crowd below with a blank expression.
In reality, he was overjoyed. The person leading their team this time was Qi Shusheng's biological grandfather,
and naturally, his own grandfather.
In the past, because of his mother's background, his grandfather had always been indifferent to him.
Now, the old man kept glancing at him, but his expression was somewhat unnatural.
In the history of the competition, the Qi family was always the fourth in the literary competition.
In martial arts competitions, it was even worse, which was why their Qi family had always been ranked eighth among the Eight Great Families.
To put it bluntly, they were the tail-end, the last place.
This time, with Qi Shushu's high score of 100 cards, he directly crushed the other three Siya families, let alone the other four Wu families.
Although he didn't know how he achieved it, second place was second place, ranking first among the Eight Great Families.
The old man was also filled with joy, wanting to praise his grandson, but he found it difficult to do so.
While the crowd below was in shock,
on the stage, at the Luo family's position, Luo Lingshan was looking at Luo Qing with rage and shouting in a low voice.
"This Chu Tian, isn't he the person next to Luo Yiyi? How did he get in here?"
Luo Qing looked terrified and also whispered, "Eighth Uncle, I don't know either. I've been busy with… that matter these past few days! I didn't pay much attention to the list of participants in the大会!"
"Hmph!" Luo Lingshan was very displeased, but thinking that he still needed her for that matter, his voice softened.
He asked, "How is he doing?"
"The progress is relatively smooth, but there was a small problem this morning!"
"A small problem?" Luo Lingshan frowned.
Luo Qing's nose was already sweating, and he said slowly, "Yes, a small problem, I will resolve it!"
"Hmm!" Luo Lingshan gave her a deep look.
He then turned to Luo Qingyu beside him and said slowly, "Qingyu, has Luo Yiyi's matter been resolved?"
"Still investigating…" Luo Qingyu's voice was devoid of emotion, and her eyes were cold.