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Qin Fang, the youngest judge, attracted a lot of attention, and almost everyone felt the Fu Family was being very ungraceful this time.

However, being the parties involved, the Fu Family and Qin Fang seemed incredibly calm, as if they hadn't been affected in the slightest, continuing with the Sword Tournament's process as usual.

"I object..."

But Qin Fang, sitting at the judge's seat with an indifferent appearance, naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of some people, making it easy for discord to arise.

The onlookers were just there to observe; although they were making quite a fuss, they had no right to speak. If they dared to spout nonsense, the people of the Fu Family would have no hesitation in throwing them out.

No one wanted such a precious opportunity to be wasted, so although these onlookers thought the Fu Family was behaving badly, at most they would just complain a bit, not causing any major disturbances.

However...

Just because the onlookers had no right to speak didn't mean the contestants were equally silenced.

Sure enough, just as the martial arts match of the Sword Tournament was about to begin, a contestant voiced their dissatisfaction, and the voice came from... the Cui side.

Almost upon hearing this voice, everyone's attention was drawn to this spot, not only the observers but also those from the Fu Family, the Cui Family, and those at the judges' table.

"Damn it, what is that idiot Cui Mingjun trying to do..."

Most people were waiting for the Cui Family contestant to speak, while Cui Zheming directly cursed, his face full of anger.

If they hadn't already entered the match's process, he really wanted to rush up and slap this dissatisfied Cui family member away...

"Zheming, calm down and watch!"

Beside him, Cui Zhehan also vaguely felt that things were going awry, sensing that Cui Mingjun might screw things up, possibly harming the Cui Family's interests.

"Contestant Cui Mingjun, what do you object to?"

As the host, Steward Fu stood there, smoothing out the commotion with a gesture, before asking calmly. But from his tranquil face, a trace of disdain and sarcasm could faintly be seen.

"Steward Fu, the Sword Tournament has been a grand event between our Fu and Cui families for a century, with each edition inviting martial world dignitaries as judges..."

Cui Mingjun apparently didn't realize how foolish his actions were and spoke confidently. As soon as he started, almost everyone knew what he was about to say.

Or rather, he was about to say what everyone wanted to say.

"These seven esteemed seniors as judges, I, Cui Mingjun, have nothing to say. But why is he... able to be a judge?"

Cui Mingjun pointed at Qin Fang, who was sitting at the end of the judges' table, and spoke rather rudely, almost directly saying that the Fu Family's actions were utterly disgraceful.

Of course, in ordinary times, his act of shaming the Fu Family would definitely earn unanimous approval from the Cui family members.

Unfortunately... he seemed to have chosen the wrong timing and even the wrong target!

"Mr. Qin was invited by our Fu Family as a judge, so naturally he has the qualification to sit here. If you think Mr. Qin is not qualified to sit here, then... you may ask him to step down!"

Steward Fu's expression was calm, not getting angry at Cui Mingjun's direct slap at all, even emphasizing that Qin Fang was invited by the Fu Family as a judge.

Upon hearing this, everyone present paused, as things were still calm on the Fu Family's side, but there was a clear unrest on the Cui Family's side.

Challenge the judge?

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked, astonished by Steward Fu's words.

Of course, there was nothing wrong with Steward Fu's words. In previous Sword Tournaments, such things have indeed happened, especially when a family had an exceptionally talented master, this was even more frequent.

Each Sword Tournament had a total of eight judges, each family inviting four. Generally, these four would slightly favor the inviting family.

But with four versus four, both sides having equal numbers, it usually appeared to be a very fair balance for victory and defeat, only when one side was utterly ungraceful would the numerical advantage show.

However, if a contestant challenges a judge and manages to dethrone the judge, then such balance is instantly broken.

With an obvious four to three, even a fool would know which side holds the advantage. If they didn't exploit this, it would indeed be too foolish.

This can be considered a form of cheating...

However, though this cheating mechanism is indeed good, it's not guaranteed to succeed every time, for some judges appear to be weak, but when it comes to a real fight, they are terrifyingly strong.

Competitors provoking the judges is essentially an act of shaming the judges, and these judges are unlikely to show mercy. Although they wouldn't outright kill the competitor, injuring them is often unavoidable.

And then, the competitor has to officially compete. Comparing a competitor in peak condition, without any injuries, to one who is seriously injured, the final outcome is already quite clear.

Cui Mingjun seized this opportunity, recognizing that Qin Fang was a great chance brought about by the Fu Family's unseemly behavior, and immediately jumped out to make a challenge.

"What a bunch of fools!"

Cui Zheming's face turned green. If it weren't for the fact that the process had started and they, the elders, weren't allowed to interfere, he would have liked to kick Cui Mingjun away right then.

He understood best what the Fu Family's intention was—purposely getting Qin Fang to be the judge was basically a trap to bait the Cui Family.

Although the Cui Family knew about Qin Fang's existence, besides Cui Zheming himself, the others only knew the person, but not what Qin Fang looked like or his age and such detailed information.

Not to mention the Cui Family's prominent status in Korea; aside from the Fu Family, they didn't regard anyone else seriously. Coupled with the innate strong confidence of the Koreans, they even imagined themselves as the world's top experts.

"Competitor Cui Mingjun, are you sure you want to challenge Judge Mr. Qin?"

Steward Fu looked very calm, as if he were completely neutral, and just looked at the agitated Cui Mingjun with a calm expression as he spoke.

"That's right... I want to challenge him!"

Although Cui Mingjun vaguely felt something was wrong, namely that the Fu Family's reaction seemed a bit too calm.

However, now in front of hundreds of people present, he couldn't possibly back down; doing so would only cause him to lose face.

"This idiot! I really want to smack him to death..."

Hearing that Cui Zheming really fell into the trap, the team leader's face was also very ugly, collapsing weakly. He knew things had gone wrong this time, but apart from angrily roaring, he was powerless.

"Mr. Qin, this competitor is questioning your qualifications as a judge..."

Receiving Cui Mingjun's definite answer, a glint of a different color flashed in Steward Fu's eyes, then he politely addressed Qin Fang on the judges' stand.

"Such confident Koreans..."

Looking at the defiant-faced Cui Mingjun, Qin Fang felt helpless, never expected that someone would actually fall for it.

In fact, some rules of the swordplay tournament, Fang Zonglin had already explained in detail to Qin Fang during their chat last night, including the current rule of challenging the judge.

Back then, Fang Zonglin said that the Fu Family specifically invited Qin Fang as the judge with hidden intentions, just to trap the Cui Family.

Although Qin Fang knew this, and was a bit upset about being used in this way, he didn't have any good relations with the Cui Family to begin with, almost even having a confrontation with Cui Zheming. Now coming to set up the Cui Family, he didn't mind it at all.

Initially, Qin Fang thought that the Cui Family wouldn't fall for it. After all, Qin Fang and Cui Zheming had already met once, and that guy didn't even dare make a move against Qin Fang, obviously wary of him.

But unexpectedly, the Cui Family dared to propose something so blatantly suicidal, which left Qin Fang quite helpless.

"Since this competitor is unconvinced, I will have a few rounds with you then..."

Although it wasn't difficult to spar with such a young master-level expert, since he was acting as a judge, Qin Fang also needed to play by the rules. He promptly stood up from the judges' stand, preparing to head to the arena.

"Hold on..."

However, just as Qin Fang stepped off the judges' stand, someone spoke up.

"Junhao..."

Steward Fu was slightly taken aback, looking with surprise at Fu Junhao who walked out from the Fu Family's side, with a face full of confusion.

"Mr. Qin was invited by our Fu Family to be the judge. Although he might differ slightly from the other seven judges, I believe his cultivation must be quite formidable as well."

"Brother Mingjun's cultivation is quite impressive, but I think there's still a slight gap compared to Mr. Qin... Therefore, for fairness' sake, I'd like to team up with Brother Mingjun to challenge Mr. Qin together!"

Steward Fu was quite shocked, and the people on the Fu Family's side were all puzzled, but Fu Junhao suddenly said such words.

"Uh..."

Almost everyone present was flabbergasted by Fu Junhao's words, all unclear about what this guy's intentions were, but one thing was very obvious, the expressions of everyone on the Fu Family's side instantly turned extremely grim...

"Hahaha... Truly the heavens assist my Cui Family as well!"

Hearing Fu Junhao's words, Cui Zheming was first slightly taken aback, but then he burst out laughing, even tears started streaming down.

Originally thought the Cui Family would suffer greatly this time, Cui Mingjun was clearly offering himself up as fodder, making achieving final victory very difficult, but unexpectedly, an idiot emerged on the Fu Family's side as well. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)

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