Chapter 227 (1/2)

This made his posture quite ugly.

The sword was deep in the ground. In order to exert one's full force, it was impossible to maintain a straight posture.

The law official also didn't bother about his appearance anymore. He grabbed the hilt tightly and took up a more stable stance.

He was putting in quite a bit of effort.

However, in doing so, he looked quite comical and the other officials began to snicker amongst themselves.

Before long...

Those snickering officials realized that something was amiss.

The law official had been working the sword for sometime now. He was putting in so much effort the veins were popping out of his arms. His face was completely flushed and he was sweating profusely.

His smile had all but disappeared, sweat dripping from his forehead.

He was using every last ounce of his energy.

However, the blade still remained stuck in the ground...

It did not move a single inch.

All of the officials were stunned by what they saw. Law Official Wan Chong cannot even extract a sword?

How is that possible?!

Wan Chong was quite capable, which explained why he managed to rise through the ranks so quickly. He rose through the ranking boards very quickly as well. Even though his cultivation was slightly delayed as a result of his political ambitions, he already entered the Supernatural State a few years ago.

How can someone in that state fail to extract a sword from the ground?

No one could believe their eyes.

Could it be...

A thought flashed in the minds of all the officials on scene. That was the only plausible explanation, but it was slightly ridiculous.

Perhaps... just perhaps... the blade that Meng Tian left behind...

Had a spirit!

Everyone believed this. After all, it had caused the World of the Sage to go out of control. However, no one believed that the sword would really choose Fang Zhengzhi as its owner.

He was just a commoner who had just broken through to the Heavenly Reflection State. He did not even rank in the top 10 of the Rising Dragon Roll. Furthermore, there was still the Golden Dragon Roll above that.

And this sword?

This sword once belonged to the mighty Meng Tian. Such a sword should be immensely arrogant. Why would it choose Fang Zhengzhi as its owner?

All of them had thought that the blade's spirit had used Fang Zhengzhi to kill the invading demon.

But now...

It looked like they were all wrong.

”Could it be that this blade has really taken Fang Zhengzhi to be its owner?!”

All of the officials looked at each other. Their eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. No one had expected something like this to happen.

King Duan frowned deeply. He wanted to give it a go, but he was weaker than Wan Chong. What would he do if he failed to extract the sword?

The heir's, Lin Tianrong, eyes also glowed icily. He no longer looked at Wan Chong, who was still trying hard to extract the sword. Instead, he turned to look at Yu Yiping.

Yu Yiping's expression darkened.

If the blade cannot be extracted, then he would be the 'main culprit'. After all, he had suggested finding an owner...

Yan Xiu, Xing Qingsui, and Nangong Mu were all stunned by what they saw. After the initial shock, they looked at Fang Zhengzhi with conflicted expressions.

They had heard Fang Zhengzhi's 'confession' in the World of the Sage.

”Is there really such a thing?” The three people looked at each other in disbelief. Deep down, they rejoiced.

Ping Yang's crystal clear eyes looked at the flushed Wan Chong. She too was surprised, but her expression quickly changed to one of anger.

She glanced furtively at Fang Zhengzhi, pouting, ”Hmph, shameless person! Did he really manage to lie his way into getting the sword?”

Fang Zhengzhi looked at Wan Chong, who was sweating profusely. He knew what Yan Xiu, Ping Yang and the others were thinking.

In actual fact, he had put in quite a lot of effort to achieve the current situation.

Last night, he spent the whole night awake. After leaving Ping Yang's residence, he locked himself in his room, telling stories to the sword.

He started with some children's stories, then progressed on to various martial art novels. In the end, he even narrated the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The whole point was to feel the strong happiness in the blade.

As for the confession?

It had helped a bit. However, to let an arrogant blade like the Traceless Sword want to belong to him, it was far from enough. Stories were the finisher.

Fang Zhengzhi felt happier and more confident as time went by. He began to hum a little tune, ”Tug and tug, tug at a carrot...”

However, he did not watch his volume.

The entire court began to fill up with Fang Zhengzhi's humming. It was quite a comical scene when coupled with Wan Chong's flushed expression.