ushernet Chapter 1098: He Definitely Has Someone Backing Him
Chapter 1098: He Definitely Has Someone Backing Him
Chapter 1098: He Definitely Has Someone Backing Him
Let's go! King of Relying on Others? Ye Guan was completely confused. He turned but could not spot the person who had shouted it. He scanned the crowd again but still did not see anyone suspicious.
Was I hearing things? Ye Guan asked, "Master Pagoda, was I hearing things?"
Little Pagoda replied, "I don't think so."
Ye Guan's face fell. "You heard it too?"
"Yeap."
Ye Guan glanced around, noticing that the crowd was shouting, and the majority of them were cheering for An Mujin. He couldn't find anyone familiar, and he couldn't see anyone suspicious as well.
Ye Guan frowned. "Master Pagoda, was I actually hearing things?"
Little Pagoda remained silent for a while before saying, "Maybe."
Ye Guan shook his head and smiled.
Clan Leader Jing was helping him hide his true identity, so there was no way someone would know about it. In other words, there was a high chance that he was simply hearing things.
Shrugging it off, Ye Guan turned his attention to An Mujin not far away. At that moment, An Mujin's expression was a little grim. He seemed to have understood why Fu Ji had given up on this match.
An Mujin turned and glanced coldly at the Grand Elder of the An Clan.
The Grand Elder remained silent and did not respond.
An Mujin withdrew his gaze and looked at Ye Guan. "Brother Ye, you've won."
With that, he turned and walked away.
The crowd was in an uproar. Everyone was confused. What was going on here?
In the distance, the face of the An Clan's Grand Elder turned somber.
"There's something shady going on!" someone exclaimed.
"Shady! Something very, very shady! That guy surnamed Ye is controlling the match. If not, I'll eat ten pounds of crap, and it'll be the runny kind!"
"Heavens! The Sword Sect is so corrupt. First, Fu Ji withdrew, and now even An Mujin has withdrawn. For legal reasons, I'm not saying anything about a certain guy surnamed Ye..."
"The heavens are unjust and blind! Back in the Wanzhou Martial Contest, the Academy Master faced injustice, and in his anger, he overturned the heavens and earth, establishing an order.
"The Academy Master's ambitions had always been to clear the world of injustice and save the myriad beings, but within just a few years, someone actually dares to commit such blatant evil.
"Had the Academy Master died for nothing?"
"That guy surnamed Ye is up to something! He definitely has someone backing him. I ask the Sword Sect to investigate thoroughly and root out the evil forces behind him, restoring peace and order to this world!"
The crowd was filled with curses and accusations.
When Fu Ji withdrew from the match, people suspected something was amiss, but now that An Mujin had withdrawn as well, it was clear that something shady was going on.
On top of that, a certain someone had drawn empty lots for two rounds straight. Even a blind person could see what was happening. The curses grew louder and louder, like a rising tide.
Ye Guan was rendered speechless.
Seeing so many people cursing at him, Yang Yian, sitting in the stands, was infuriated. She turned to a man in front of her, who was pointing at Ye Guan and shouting, "Go! Hit him, don't be afraid. Everyone, let's charge at him together!"
Yang Yian kicked him in the rear.
Bam!
The man was sent rolling down the stands. "Fuck! A sneak attack. Unethical!"
***
Just then, Yue Qi appeared on the stage.
The curses around Ye Guan became even louder and louder.
Yue Qi scanned the area, and her voice was cold and commanding as she said, "I'll kill whoever is shouting the loudest."
Silence descended in an instant. The people of the Sword Sect were naturally afraid of their Sect Master.
Yue Qi looked at Ye Guan.
Ye Guan glanced at the storage ring in his hand. The storage ring contained a Sky-grade sword technique, two thousand Pure-grade spiritual crystals, and several medicinal pills. Among them, the most valuable was undoubtedly the Breaking Realm Pill, which could allow one to make a breakthrough.
Ye Guan put the ring away and hopped onto his sword before flying toward Yang Yian.
Yang Yian grinned at him and said, "You're the champion!"
"This whole contest is suspicious," Ye Guan remarked and pulled Yang Yian with him to the skies.
Soon, they arrived at the courtyard where Fu Ji was staying.
An Mujin was there as well, and he was staring at Fu Ji.
"Did he threaten you?" asked An Mujin.
Fu Ji shook his head. "No."
An Mujin growled, "Then why did you forfeit? Aren't you a swordsman?"
Fu Ji did not say anything.
Ye Guan said, "I'm the one who told him to forfeit."
An Mujin turned to look at Ye Guan. "You...?"
Ye Guan nodded.
"Brother Ye, you..." An Mujin exclaimed, "You've insulted me! Both of you have insulted me!"
"You should go find that Grand Elder from your An Clan, not Fu Ji. Fu Ji's family only sells buns, so how can they possibly go against your An Clan? Your An Clan visited him to 'negotiate,' and if Fu Ji had been uncooperative, who could say for sure what would have happened to him?"
An Mujin was stunned.
"I see," An Mujin said and walked away. After a few steps, he stopped and then turned back to look at Fu Ji. "I'm withdrawing from the contest. You should go with Brother Ye and become one of the main contestants with him."
Fu Ji was stunned. "Brother An, you..."
An Mujin shook his head. "This is my An Clan's fault. I don't know why they came to find you. I apologize on their behalf."
Fu Ji hurriedly said, "Brother An, the Wanzhou Martial Contest—"
An Mujin interrupted, "My An Clan's actions were disgraceful."
With that, he soared into the air on his sword and disappeared.
Ye Guan watched An Mujin leave on his sword, feeling somewhat surprised.
Little Pagoda said, "He..."
Ye Guan stared quietly at An Mujin.
***
An Mujin went to confront the Grand Elder of the An Clan.
The Grand Elder's face was grim as he said, "Do you even realize what you're doing? You're the only one who can represent us. If you give up, there will be no one left to participate in the Wanzhou Martial Contest on behalf of our clan—"
An Mujin erupted in anger. "Grand Elder! Do you understand what you're saying?"
The Grand Elder was stunned at his outburst.
An Mujin glared at him. "Our An Clan is a family of Martial Gods. Martial Gods! Have you ever considered what our ancestors would think of your actions? They will certainly be ashamed.
"The Wanzhou Martial Contest is important, but so what? Who says that our An Clan must win at any cost? Even if we do win, it should be through an honorable fight; we shouldn't resort to such disgraceful methods!"
An Mujin turned around and walked away.
The Grand Elder shouted angrily, "An Mujin! Do you know what you're doing?!"
An Mujin stopped in his tracks, took a deep breath, and said, "Grand Elder, I know you're acting in the family's interest. However, our An Clan should accept both defeat and victory with grace.
"The previous generation of our clan already shamed our ancestors. Are we now really going to shame them again? A Martial God Clan can decline, but it must never resort to disgraceful means.
"Thus, I will withdraw from the Wanzhou Martial Contest."
An Mujin hopped onto his sword and disappeared into the distance.