Chu Cheng, I, Chu Xinghe, Did My Best!

Chu Xinghe was completely dumbfounded!

Wait... did the junior students who were counting the votes make a mistake?

What the heck is it that I, Chu Xinghe, only have one vote for the person I hate the most?

Chu Xinghe swore to the heavens, "I really didn't mean to trick Chu Cheng this time!"

Yes! Chu Xinghe said that he had a grudge against Chu Cheng, and this grudge was not just about Chu Cheng breaking his arm back in the Vast Heaven Sect.

He and Chu Cheng came from Kaoshan Village together; Chu Cheng's father, Chu Youcai, was known as the richest man in Kaoshan Village...

Of course, he was once the richest man...

Chu Youcai was a notorious rich but heartless man in Kaoshan Village back then.

Chu Xinghe grew up without parents and was raised by the villagers in Kaoshan Village, which is why the Grand Elder was never stingy with Kaoshan Village.

From a certain perspective, without the Kaoshan Village, Chu Xinghe might not have been able to grow up.

From childhood to adulthood, Chu Xinghe grew up relying on handouts from one family to another.

But Chu Xinghe has never actually eaten a single grain of rice from Chu Youcai's family.

Not only that, Chu Cheng was definitely a little tyrant in Kaoshan Village since he was a child.

The son of the richest man has never taken anyone seriously. In addition, his exceptional talent has earned him the reputation of being the number one prodigy in Kaoshan Village.

Do you think Great Emperor Chu Cheng's only achievement was breaking Chu Xinghe's arm?

From childhood to adulthood, Chu Xinghe himself couldn't remember how many times he had been bullied by Chu Cheng.

Therefore, some dislikes accumulate from childhood to adulthood.

Chu Cheng Chu Xinghe didn't want to hide his true feelings. He swore to God that after Chu Xinghe gained power, he really wanted to kill Chu Cheng.

But then he thought, wouldn't it be too boring to just kill Chu Cheng directly? So Chu Xinghe thought of slowly taking back all the bullying he had done to Chu Cheng.

But now, to be honest, Chu Xinghe really doesn't care about the grudges he had with Chu Cheng back then anymore.

After all, even if we talk about it now, it's all in the past...

People can't live in the past forever, so Chu Xinghe wasn't talking nonsense. He said that his hatred for Great Emperor Chu Cheng Chu Xinghe had long since dissipated.

Chu Xinghe stated that he initially arranged for someone to beat up Chu Cheng, and that he also used his superb acting skills to frame Chu Cheng, which he admits to.

But honestly, what did what happened afterward have to do with me Chu Xinghe?

Great Emperor Chu Cheng is still bedridden. Initially, it was my responsibility, but is the subsequent situation still my responsibility?

That was entirely Great Emperor Chu Cheng's own doing, adding his own sex scenes to the scene!

Putting everything else aside... throughout the entire Vast Heaven Holy Land, is there anyone who hasn't even sent a greeting to Great Emperor Chu Cheng?

In our Vast Heaven Holy Land, there's a rule: anyone who hasn't paid their respects to Holy Son Chu Cheng isn't considered a true member of the Vast Heaven Holy Land!

So it's not that I, Chu Xinghe, am targeting Great Emperor Chu Cheng. Everything Great Emperor Chu Cheng has today is entirely due to his own strength.

This year, I, Chu Xinghe, truly want Great Emperor Chu Cheng to have a New Year without being attacked...

But the problem is, what the hell is this? Why is there only one vote left?

What I'm saying is that I personally witnessed Great Emperor Chu Cheng write down my name, Chu Xinghe, and then I, Chu Xinghe, also wrote down my own name.

Even if I, Chu Xinghe, am not as good at math as Ma Liang, I can still figure out the basic equation: one plus one equals two, okay?

But now, why does one plus one equal one?

What exactly happened with those missing ballots?

At this moment, Liu Bo didn't know if Senior Brother Xinghe was confused or not, but Liu Bo was definitely completely bewildered.

The Fathead Fish is wondering what's going on.

No... I saw with my own eyes that the Holy Empress... cough cough... the Night-Clad Heroine tore up Chu Cheng's vote!

So, after Chu Cheng's votes were all torn up, why did Senior Brother Xinghe still appear as the most hated person?

Liu Bo said there's only one possibility! There are bad guys inside our Vast Heaven Holy Land!

Who on earth is this? Why are they secretly voting for Senior Brother Xinghe?!

This is absolutely shameless!

If you ask me what would have been a problem with Chu Cheng voting for Senior Brother Xinghe in the past, Liu Bo thinks there's nothing wrong with that, after all, Chu Cheng cursed Senior Brother Xinghe an average of 965 times a day! Senior Brother Xinghe ranked second on Chu Cheng's list of insults!

What the heck? Why are you asking why I'm second?

Because the one Chu Cheng scolded the most was the Xiaobai dog who was scolded an average of 6,720 times a day... cough cough... White Tiger Holy Venerable...

So, although I, Liu Bo, was unhappy that Chu Cheng was desperately voting for Senior Brother Xinghe, I could at least accept it.

But now tell me, why are there still people voting for Senior Brother Xinghe after Chu Cheng's votes were torn up?

So, could there be bad people within our Vast Heaven Holy Land?

Hidden within our Vast Heaven Holy Land is someone who appears outwardly extremely respectful to Senior Brother Xinghe, but inwardly harbors all sorts of twisted and hateful thoughts towards him. He even openly voted for Senior Brother Xinghe the most hated person at such a crucial moment!

This person is utterly depraved, arrogant, vicious, and ruthless. He's a complete monster, hiding his true nature while revealing his true intentions... He's a real headache!

The Fathead Fish's head was in turmoil!

Who exactly is this shameless person?

You just wait, I, Liu Bo, will definitely find him for you!

We don't know if Liu Bo is excited or not, but the Grand Elder's face has turned green!

Last year... just when everyone thought Chu Cheng had finally behaved himself, Chu Cheng successfully disgusted everyone with a single vote!

The Grand Elder had hoped that Chu Cheng would make some progress this year, but to his utter surprise, Chu Cheng showed no remorse whatsoever.

Enraged, the Grand Elder waved his hand, dismissing Ma Liang, who was acting as the presiding officer, and then walked onto the platform himself!

"Huang Ritian, I ask you! Who allowed you to step out of the Civil Engineering Department? I remember you were still under house arrest, right? Issue my order: Huang Ritian has disregarded the sect rules and lifted his confinement without authorization. He is hereby punished with an additional century of confinement, and is forbidden from stepping out of the Civil Engineering Department!"

The audience. "???"

Huang Ritian: "???????????????"

Huang Ritian, who was holding a pork knuckle in his hand and two large shrimp in his mouth, was completely dumbfounded!

Huang Ritian said... No... Elder... Why are you punishing me for Chu Cheng voting for Senior Brother Xinghe?

It's true that I, Huang Ritian, am under house arrest, but isn't today a holiday?

I just went up on stage to accept the award for Gui Li... Although the look in your eyes sent chills down my spine, you didn't say anything, did you?

Doesn't that mean I, Huang Ritian, am allowed to at least come out and join everyone for the Lunar New Year celebrations today?

I'm fine with staying in solitary confinement after tonight...

Furthermore... shouldn't Chu Cheng have been the one to vote? Elder, what's the meaning of punishing me, Huang Ritian, directly?

The bewildered Huang Ritian said, "I didn't punish you earlier because you weren't angry then. Now you're angry, and you've walked right into my trap. Who can you blame?"

And so, Huang Ritian was extended by another hundred years... However, no one remembers exactly how many years Huang Ritian was supposed to be imprisoned... so Huang Ritian himself didn't care whether it was an extra hundred years or a hundred years...

"The Holy Son Chu Cheng is utterly immoral! Liu Bo!"

"Disciple is here!" Fathead Fish stepped out from the crowd, carrying bundles of spiked clubs.

Because Liu Bo knew that he definitely wouldn't be able to have the holiday dinner this year... because he had more important work to do every year!

Without the Grand Elder needing to say another word, Liu Bo understood everything the Grand Elder meant. Liu Bo nodded heavily to the Grand Elder, picked up his spiked club, and turned to embark on his journey.

Just as Liu Bo was about to set off, Chu Xinghe suddenly jumped out.

"Elder... this is a misunderstanding... this is a misunderstanding!"

The Grand Elder: "Misunderstanding? Xinghe! I know Chu Cheng is your fellow townsman, and you've always wanted to protect him, but today we absolutely cannot let him off easily. Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? If this vote wasn't cast by Chu Cheng, did you, Xinghe, vote for yourself?"

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Chu Xinghe hurriedly stepped forward to explain that he had indeed voted himself, but the Grand Elder laughed when he heard Chu Xinghe claim that he had voted himself!

The elder said, "Xinghe... I know you are a kind and righteous child, and Chu Cheng is your fellow villager. I naturally understand your desire to help him. But Xinghe, do you know that if you take all the blame for him today, you are not only not helping him, but you are harming him!"

A tree won't grow straight if it's not pruned, and a person won't learn to behave if they're not taught... Making mistakes means accepting punishment. The elder lamented that two people from the Kaoshan Village could have such a vastly different character!

Look at Chu Cheng, he's been vicious and wicked for so many years and hasn't shown any remorse whatsoever!

Look at the Xinghe... Even at this moment, he still wants to stand up and help his fellow villagers.

The difference between these two is like night and day!

Now that things have come to this, the Grand Elder declared, "Xinghe, you must stop covering for Chu Cheng!"

"Elder... I swear to God, this vote really was cast for myself... It has absolutely nothing to do with Chu Cheng. Everyone knows that Chu Cheng's votes are all cast under his real name! But this vote is clearly not Chu Cheng's! So it really was me who voted for myself! It has nothing to do with Chu Cheng!"

To be honest, even the Grand Elder was a little stunned when he heard Xinghe's words...

From a certain perspective, what Xinghe said seems to make some sense.

Everyone seems to know what Chu Cheng's ballot looks like!

"Disciples in charge of screening the ballots, please screen them again to see if there are any ballots with Chu Cheng's real name on them!" The Grand Elder then instructed the disciples in charge of screening to do so!

Upon hearing the elder's instructions, the disciples in charge of voting immediately prepared to begin.

Just then, the White Tiger Holy Venerable stepped out from the crowd. "Elder... in my opinion, there's no need to trouble the disciples to re-screen him. Why not just bring Chu Cheng over and ask him directly?"

Upon hearing White Tiger Holy Venerable's words, the First Elder's eyes lit up.

After all, there are so many votes from the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and it would take a long time to re-screen them. But if we bring Chu Cheng over, wouldn't the truth be cleared up in no time?

What the hell? You think Chu Cheng might be lying? Elder He seemed to be saying, "What? Are you looking down on my Fate Divinity of Fate?"

Although I only have half Fate Divinity left, my half of the Fate Divinity is still Divinity!

Upon receiving the order, Liu Bo personally went to the outer gate of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and a moment later, a bed was carried over!

On the bed, wrapped up like a rice dumpling, Chu Cheng's voice arrived before he did!

"That's right! It was me who voted for Chu Xinghe! I, Chu Cheng, will never change my name or surname! The person I hate the most is Chu Xinghe, whom I voted for!"

The entire audience. "..."

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Chu Xinghe said, "Chu Cheng... I really tried my best... but I couldn't save you..."