God of Pets

Chapter 902: Martial Arts Respect
Xiu Jieming knew that there was no way to turn the tide at this point, and sighed inwardly: "Qi Tianxin has been able to sit in the position of judge for more than eight hundred years. He is indeed an extraordinary person. I am not surprised that the Xia family switched their allegiance to him. I did not expect that he could persuade Du Tianwang to join him."

Xiu Jieming obtained the vote from the Dushan Sect by personally meeting with Du Tianwang.

To be able to persuade a Heavenly King to change his promise, especially when Xiu Jieming was extremely confident in the conditions he offered, Xiu Jieming couldn't even imagine what Qi Tianxin had sacrificed to make the Heavenly King change his mind.

Qi Tianxin met Xiu Jieming's gaze, but she didn't appear particularly smug or arrogant; instead, she wore a smile.

Feng Wuci smiled broadly; the title of "Court Chief's Wife" would remain with her, and no one could take it away.

When it was the Ji family's turn to go on stage, everyone's eyes were on Ji Liuying. Since she had come in person, she should be the one from the Ji family who went on stage to vote.

Basically, no one thought Ji Liuying would vote. Given the current situation of the Ji family and their previous willingness, Ji Liuying would likely abstain on behalf of the Ji family.

Ji Liuying stood up, and everyone's eyes followed her.

Everyone originally thought that Ji Liuying would abstain from the competition after standing up, but to everyone's surprise, Ji Liuying did not say that she would abstain, and even left her seat.

However, she did not go up to vote, nor did she even walk towards the polling station; instead, she walked in another direction.

Everyone felt somewhat puzzled, wondering what the newly appointed head of the Ji family was planning to do.

Both Qi Tingchang and Feng Wuci had a bad feeling and realized that something might go wrong.

Many members of other families were whispering among themselves, wondering what Ji Liuying was up to.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ji Liuying headed towards the area where the Xiu family was located, seemingly to say something to them.

However, when Ji Liuying stopped, she did not stop in front of Xiu Jieming, but stood in front of Chen Guan, who was sitting next to Xiu Jieming.

Ji Liuying bowed gracefully to Chen Guan, her bright eyes looking at him as she said, "Teacher, you support Xiu Jieming, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned.

Who is Ji Liuying? The newly appointed head of the Ji family, now hailed as the person closest to the Heavenly King, is a peerless powerhouse who single-handedly kept the Ji family among the top ten families.

It was unimaginable that such a person would call Chen Guan "teacher," leaving everyone astonished, their pupils dilating as if they had experienced a magnitude 12 earthquake.

Qi Tianxin and Feng Wuci's faces were extremely grim; they never imagined that such a thing would happen.

Qi Tianxin felt a mix of emotions, and for a moment he didn't know what to feel.

He never expected that someone like Chen Guan would appear.

If it weren't for Ji Nanhong's affair, Chen Guan would be a member of the Heavenly Court Army now, and should be Qi Tianxin's ally.

"Yes." Chen Guan nodded seriously to Ji Liuying.

Chen Guan knew what it meant for Ji Liuying to come and acknowledge him like this. Ji Liuying was trying to bring the Ji family onto her ship. From now on, they would share both fortune and misfortune, and the Ji family would have no way out.

"Okay, teacher, please wait a moment." Ji Liuying said, then turned and walked towards the stage. Under the complicated gazes of the crowd, she cast her vote for Xiu Jieming.

Xiu Yingmei's eyes were also somewhat complicated, a mixture of surprise and joy. She was happy that Xiu Jieming had been pulled back from the brink of death and was now back on the same starting line as Qi Tianxin.

What surprised her was that Ji Liuying had such a relationship with Chen Guan, and even called him "teacher." She was increasingly unable to understand this man. Thinking back to Chen Guan back then, she never imagined that he would end up like this.

"When did you take on such a disciple?" Ji Nanhong asked Chen Guan with a smile.

Chen Guan sensed a murderous aura and quickly said without looking to the side, "I only gave her a few pointers when we met by chance. I didn't expect her to be such a grateful person."

Duan Shulin, unfortunately, remarked enviously from the side, "The teacher of the new head of the Ji family is such a beautiful and talented woman. It's enough to make anyone envious."

Chen Guan glanced at him sideways. If looks could kill, Duan Shulin's head would have already been separated from his neck.

Fortunately, Xiu Jieming saved Chen Guan. Xiu Jieming looked intently at Qi Tianxin opposite him and said softly, "Thanks to you, our chance has come again."

The vote was five to five. Under normal circumstances, when the elders are tied five to five, it is time for the presiding judge to exercise his power.

But now that we're electing a presiding judge, it's impossible to get the presiding judge to vote for him again.

In the previous eight hundred years of elections, no one had ever encountered such a situation. Most people were confused and didn't know what to do now.

However, this is not a problem. As early as the establishment of the presiding judge system, there were already ways to deal with this situation, and these were written into the law.

If the vote is five to five, there will be no new general election; instead, a duel between the candidates will take place.

Since the vote is so close, it means that the two candidates are evenly matched in all aspects. So let's use their personal strength to decide the winner.

If everything else is about the same, then it comes down to who has the strongest fighting ability and the hardest fist; whoever has the most powerful fist will be the presiding judge.

In this world of force, strength ultimately reigns supreme.

After the officials presiding over the election came on stage to announce the rule, those who were unaware of the rule, after a little thought, all felt that such a rule was very disadvantageous to Xiu Jieming.

How long has Xiu Jieming been cultivating, and how long has Qi Tianxin been cultivating? Their accumulated experience and realm are probably not on the same level.

"It seems even a tie won't save Xiu Jieming." That's what most people thought.

The election was moved from the auditorium to the fighting arena, and everyone knew very well that it would likely be a fight to the death, with neither Xiu Jieming nor Qi Tianxin having any way out.

They would never give up as long as there was even the slightest chance of winning.

Even if they wanted to give up, those standing behind them wouldn't allow them to.

While everyone's attention was focused on Xiu Jieming and Qi Tianxin in the arena, Chen Guan modified his secret law, reducing his presence to almost nothing, and then quietly left the fighting arena, heading to the square where the Hundred Schools Stele was located.

Whether Xiu Jieming can win or not depends entirely on himself; Chen Guan can't help much, so it doesn't matter whether he watches or not.

Chen Guan was even more curious to see what his father had hidden inside.

Arriving in front of the Hundred Schools Stele, Chen Guan's gaze was fixed on the character "Chen" within the stele.

Suddenly, Chen Guan realized something and felt a sense of doubt: "That's not right. When Dad stormed into the Ancestral Court, he was still the Great Demon Qingbai. He didn't know he would be injured later, nor could he have foreseen that he would meet Mother and change his surname. So why would he hide the things behind the surname Chen?"

(End of this chapter)