After a pause, Yan Kuan did not argue face to face, but asked: "Are we the only ones to step down?"
He looked at Xia Qingchen from afar, meaning, is Xia Qingchen not ready to step down?
In his heart, he didn't realize at all that he would not get a reward. Instead, he held blind confidence that the reward would definitely be theirs, and there should be other arrangements for inviting them down this time.
For example, if a heavyweight tombkeeper comes to present an award in person, they need to leave first to make room for that tombkeeper, and then ask the three of them to step down.
"Do you need me to repeat it again?" The eight gravekeepers replied politely, calmly and forcefully.
Now, Yan Kuan really didn't understand.
Since there are heavyweight tombkeepers coming to present awards, why do they have to go down but Xia Qingchen doesn't?
It makes absolutely no sense!
"What the hell?"
"Why let the hero step down and the clown on top?"
"Is there a misunderstanding?"
"Master Yan deserves the Black Emperor Ginseng, there is no doubt about it, right?"
"Everyone, please be patient. I believe the tombkeepers have other plans!"
"That's right! The tombkeepers are fair and will never chill the hearts of meritorious ministers!"
After comforting themselves, everyone watched as Yan Kuan and his team stepped down, leaving only Xia Qingchen and the eight gravekeepers on the stage.
However, with their prejudices, they occasionally glanced at Xia Qingchen, without the slightest kindness at all.
Yan Kuan and the other two people also stood firmly under the stage, watching the situation on the stage.
At this time, an old man came over, gently patted the back of Yan Kuan's hand and said, "Don't worry, we are all standing behind you."
Yan Kuan's serious face relaxed and he laughed dumbly and said: "What do you think, elder? The tomb guards will not show favoritism to anyone."
Not to mention, these old people are all inextricably connected with the tombkeepers. In a sense, they are members from Linlang Island.
What's more, Xia Qingchen had a bad relationship with the tombkeeper.
Even if the tombkeeper has bugs in his head, he can't possibly favor Xia Qingchen, right?
Shan Qi was also confident: "Haha, the tomb keeper should have left Xia Qingchen on the stage. What other arrangements have he made? He might be deprived of his position as commander, just wait and see!"
There are many people with the same mentality, all waiting to see Xia Qingchen's jokes.
"Haha, the show is coming!"
"The so-called madness will be rewarded! The tomb guards finally couldn't stand Xia Qingchen's arrogance and decided to deal with him in public, killing the chicken to show the monkey."
"Human, it's better to keep a low profile."
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you keep a low profile or not. What matters is who you act arrogantly in front of!"
"That's right! He is so rampant in front of us at the bottom, and we can't do anything about him. But if he insists on challenging the old people, he is really digging his own grave."
"What do you say to the tomb guard? Anyway, the man named Xia is finished. Today his reputation has been completely ruined. If he also loses his identity as commander, then his reputation will be really ruined!"
"Tsk, tsk, the shortest-lived commander-in-chief in history, this name is probably destined for someone named Xia!"
"If I were him, I would kill him now. Maybe the tombkeeper would be so heartbroken that he would give up on depriving him of the position of commander."
…
While whispering, the eight gravekeepers faced Xia Qingchen with serious expressions and walked towards him.
Many people in the audience looked like they were indeed like this!
"Look! What am I saying? The tombkeeper is not a good person. Xia Qingchen is going to die!"
"It looks like some bad news will be announced, right?"
"No, it's bad news for Xia Qingchen, but it should be good news for us."
…
Under the spotlight of everyone, the tombkeeper came to Xia Qingchen and quickly extended his hand.
Oops!
Many people shouted, are they going to give Xia Qingchen a slap in the face?
But, in the next breath, the gravekeeper raised his other hand, clenched his palms into fists, and bowed to Xia Qingchen: "Congratulations, Commander Xia, for winning the championship and receiving the Black Emperor Ginseng reward."
quiet!
The audience was extremely quiet!
It’s as if the time and space at this moment are all frozen in this moment.
The wind blows gently.
The moon shines dimly.
Nebula, indifferent.
Only the people left in the square were petrified to the point of breathing.
Well--
Finally, someone took a long breath and finally relieved the breath that was held in the chest.
"Xia...the person named Xia will be rewarded with Black Emperor Ginseng?"
"I'm deaf again!"
"No, am I hallucinating?"
The old people even exclaimed.
"Is it wrong?"
"Who is the champion of today's intelligence? Xia Qingchen?"
"There must be something wrong!"
One of the senators slammed his cane on the ground, blowing his beard and shouting with eyes wide open: "Eight Gravekeepers, please be serious and stop joking!"
Among all the tomb keepers, the Eighth Grave Keepers are relatively open-minded and not so rigid. In the past, they announced intelligence rankings and occasionally made some jokes.
But today is obviously not the time to joke.
Moreover, this joke is not funny at all.
The eight gravekeepers had no expression on their faces. They looked at the elder seriously and said, "Am I kidding?"
What?
The elder was trembling with anger, holding his crutch and pointing: "Then you are going to announce who is today's intelligence champion?"
"Xia Qingchen." The eight gravekeepers simply said three words.
Snapped--
The senator got angry and threw his crutch at the flagpole in the square, breaking it into two pieces. His white beard flew straight away and shouted: "You are blind! Xia Qingchen's second-level intelligence, Yan Kuan's first-level intelligence, you
But you designate the intelligence champion as Xia Qingchen?"
"I think you are an old fool!" the senator said angrily.
The eight gravekeepers had no expression on their faces: "The rankings were determined by a vote by us gravekeepers, and I can tell you clearly that it was unanimously approved without a single vote against."
"As for the internal reasons, they are confidential and cannot be announced to the public for the time being. All you need to know is that this ranking is fair!"
This statement is obviously unsatisfactory!
Not only the old people were dissatisfied, but even ordinary warriors were extremely dissatisfied.
"Shady story! This is a big shady story!"
"It's so ridiculous, so ridiculous! Do you think everyone in the world is a fool?"
"What an eye-opener for me! Giving up the championship to a mediocre person with mediocre abilities has chilled the hearts of meritorious officials. What's even more ridiculous is that they used confidentiality as an excuse to claim that this ranking is fair!"
"Do you really think we are all fools?"
The crowd was excited, and everyone was filled with indignation for Yan Kuan.
They felt that the tombkeeper was too bullying!
"Isn't it just because Xia Qingchen has the title of commander-in-chief that you are deliberately lifting him up in order to put some money on his face?"
"That's for sure!"
"But are you going too far? In order to lift up a straw bag, you have to make a hero cry?"
"Reset the rankings, or we will withdraw from the Human Alliance from now on!"
"Yes! Let worms like Xia Qingchen fight against the demons, we won't care!"
…
The eight gravekeepers did not expect that things would intensify to the extent they did now.
Just as he was hesitating whether to ask the tombkeeper to come forward, a soft hum came from inside the old man.
That person is none other than the legendary figure with a transcendent status - Fourth Master!
His eyelids were drooped, and his eyes were lifeless and extremely sharp: "I agree with the ranking of the tombkeepers, but please give us an explanation!"
The eight gravekeepers immediately sat down. He lowered his voice and said through the message: "Fourth Master, forget it, we can't explain in public."
If you really explain the three-day invasion of the demons in public, it will definitely cause panic.
Moreover, it would also make the old people look ugly. After all, the first-level intelligence they were so proud of was almost too embarrassed to mention in front of Xia Qingchen's intelligence.
However, the old people are crossing, and they obviously don't think that the eight gravekeepers are doing it for their own good.
"I said, we need to explain!" Fourth Master said without hesitation.
That calm and domineering posture attracted a round of applause!