Chapter 175 What Is Your Name? (1/2)

What?!

Elder Wenshen's eyes grew wide in terror.

He had his eyes fixed on Lu Tianzi since the beginning, and was absolutely certain that the other party did not make a second move.

So where the hell did this second attack come from?!

But in any case, there was no longer enough time for him to gather sufficient momentum to block this attack.

He had no choice but to dodge!

Slash-!

A trace of blood stained the ground as the powerful sword light grazed Elder Wenshen's arm, cutting apart his sleeves and inflicting a small wound.

Elder Wenshen fell into a daze as his gaze fell upon the wound on his arm.

Even though he had failed to completely evade it, all that managed to connect was only the peripheral energy of the attack.

What resulted from that was an inconsequentially shallow wound, yet it felt like it was hurting so much more than it should. Perhaps, this pain was originating more from his heart than from his arm.

A deafening silence fell upon the crowd.

Just like Elder Wenshen, most people present did not truly understand what just happened.

However, it was obvious to all that not only had Elder Wenshen failed to gain the advantage in the earlier exchange, he had even been injured by his opponent. And to top it all of, his opponent was just an Intermediate Essence Condensation realm martial artist!

There was simply no excuse for this!

Yanming completely froze.

Even though that brat was surprisingly at same cultivation level as himself, he was facing an Elder of their Quake Scroll Sect!

Even so, Elder Wenshen actually lost…?

”This should be enough, shouldn't it?” Lu Tianzi's voice broke the silence in the tent. ”With this, we will be claiming the right to purchase the young Black Maned Shadow Lion!”

His words quickly snapped everyone back to reality.

”Wait a minute!” Yanming shouted out indignantly. ”There's something wrong with this situation! How is it possible for you to beat Elder Wenshen? You must have cheated somehow! Did someone help you from the shadows?”

Hearing that, a clear light immediately returned to Elder Wenshen's eyes.

Yanming's right! How could he have neglected to think of such a simple explanation for the current situation?

If one of the other party's seniors had taken action in secret, then everything would make perfect sense!

After all, there were plenty of martial artists who were adept at performing attacks that were almost undetectable.

It was not exactly a shameful matter for a First Cycle Origin Core martial artist like him to have failed to sense their trail!

”How shameless can you get?” Nanqing Haowen yelled in disbelief. ”He won fair and square, so just admit that you lost! No, even if you don't admit it, the result is laid bare for all to see. You have no choice but to accept it!”

”I have been wondering how the earlier attack can be so strong, but Yanming's words truly make sense. How despicable!” Elder Wenshen harrumphed before turning to the Wild Melody Circus member. ”Since they have chosen to cheat, we will be calling off the agreement! Let us complete the deal for the Black Maned Shadow Lion!”

”What?! As an Elder figure, how can you be this shameless?” Nanqing Haowen shouted.

Lu Tianzi frowned as well, his gaze falling upon the Wild Melody Circus member to see how he would react.

And Lu Tianzi was just one of many.

The people in the crowd all formed their own impressions of the current situation before turning their attention towards the Wild Melody Circus member.

”Please state the price of this Black Maned Shadow Lion so that we can hurry and be done with this!” the sense of urgency was obvious in Elder Wenshen's tone.

Even though he honestly believed that the other party had cheated, it was still quite embarrassing for him to have fallen for it completely.

If possible, he would definitely want to get out of here as soon as possible!

”This…” the Wild Melody Circus member hesitated for a moment, not too sure about how to handle this situation.

It was clear that no matter whose side he chose to take here, he would end up offending the other.

One had to know that even though he might be acting in the capacity of a representative of the Wild Melody Circus right now, he was really just a low ranking member!

If he handled this poorly, the resulting consequences might not be something that he could afford to bear!

Turning to the other members in the tent, he realised that all of them promptly avoided his gaze, unwilling to lend him a hand in this tricky situation.

Damn it!

But no matter what, with all the eyes on him right now, he had no choice but to make a decision here.

If he chose one side, there would only be a fifty percent chance of being punished.

But if he failed to make a decision here, it was certain that he would be blamed for disgracing the Wild Melody Circus with his indecision!

Seeing that the Wild Melody Circus member was hesitating, Elder Wenshen furrowed his brows in displeasure. ”What's the problem now?”

”Well, it is not proven that the other party cheated earlier.” The Wild Melody Circus member spoke after thinking it through. ”Unless you, or anyone else, are able to prove that the other party cheated, the agreement still stands!”

”What did you just say?” Elder Wenshen narrowed his eyes at him, rage rapidly welling up within him.

”Hahaha! How satisfying!” Nanqing Haowen broke out into a hearty laughter. ”Why do you look so surprised? He said exactly what he should have said! If you are so indignant about it, why don't you do as he says and prove that we cheated?”

”The fact that your companion is still at the Essence Condensation realm is proof in itself!” Yanming retorted.