Chu Cheng Was So Shameless

The New Year finally arrived amidst the joy of countless people and the heartwarming atmosphere of Chu Xinghe.

The entire Vast Heaven Sect was decorated with lanterns and colorful banners. All eighteen palaces, along with the Haotian Palace and the newly built Artifact Refining Palace, were adorned with red lanterns and fluttering colorful flags.

A heavy snowfall added to the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year.

Early in the morning, Chu Xinghe was pulled up by the Grand Elder.

Then, Senior Brother Feng Fei delivered brand-new robes for his personal disciples.

Good heavens, Chu Xinghe was speechless after just one glance.

"Senior Brother Feng Fei, why are there purple markings on this disciple's robe? Isn't this going too far?"

You should know that the Vast Heaven Sect's disciple robes have very clear regulations; each level must wear what is appropriate, and there can be no deviation whatsoever. But what's with the extra purple markings on my personal disciple robe? Purple represents the chief disciple!

"Ahem... This was arranged personally by the sect leader."

Chu Xinghe was speechless. Although the disciple's robe was still black, the purple Cloud Pattern on it was a bit too much.

Donning his brand-new disciple's robes, the Grand Elder, dressed in his finest attire, looked him up and down with a satisfied expression.

"Hmm... you were right before, purple does indeed have a more charming feel."

What do you mean purple is more charming...? It's because purple-clad girls are more charming, okay...?

However, since the Grand Elder didn't think there was a problem, Chu Xinghe naturally didn't say anything and was pulled out of the house by the Grand Elder.

All the inner disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect Haotian Palace, and the sect leader was also dressed in formal attire.

The Grand Elder personally presided over the ceremony; this was the first thing to do during the New Year festival: to pay homage to the ancestors.

Chu Xinghe originally wanted to blend in with the other disciples, but that splash of purple was just too conspicuous, and the other disciples didn't dare to stand in front of him at all.

In the end, Chu Xinghe was pushed to the front.

A group of fellow disciples nodded to each other as they looked at the purple mark on Chu Xinghe's chest. They all understood what it meant, but they didn't say it aloud. After all, Senior Brother Xinghe had never cared about fame or fortune, and he wouldn't change his attitude even if his status improved.

The entire morning was dedicated to the ancestral worship ceremony, and Chu Xinghe listened as the sect leader recounted the rise and fall of the sect, which was the usual practice.

With the Grand Elder announcing the end of the ancestral worship ceremony, the other festive activities of the New Year festival officially began.

The most important part, of course, is the voting activity.

Of all the votes, three are the most important.

The first one is the most outstanding disciple of this year.

The second is the most popular disciple in the sect.

The third is the sect's most promising disciple.

The first of these three selections is conducted by a vote of the current batch of new disciples, while the second is a vote of all disciples in the sect.

As for the last one, it is actually the most important part, because this vote is cast by all the elders and the sect leader.

The most outstanding disciple of this year also has the title of chief disciple of this year.

The most popular disciple is everyone's entertainment, but as for the third option, the most promising disciple, no one has ever been chosen since this option was introduced.

The reason is simple: the elders of each palace will definitely give their votes to their disciples, and the sect leader almost always abstains from voting.

This resulted in everyone having only one vote, making it impossible to truly elect a winner. But this time, everyone felt things might not be so simple.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, I voted for you!"

"You don't even need to tell me, we've all voted for Senior Brother Xinghe!"

"Junior Brother Xinghe, your senior brothers have also voted for you!"

"Junior brother, your senior sister has high hopes for you!"

Over the course of the afternoon, Chu Xinghe heard these words countless times, and holding the ticket in his hand, Chu Xinghe felt melancholy.

I have two votes... The first can be for this year's most outstanding disciple... The second can be for the most popular disciple, but who should I vote for?

Voting it to myself? Wouldn't that be a bit too shameless...?

After much deliberation, Chu Xinghe filled in his name on the first ticket.

As for the second one, after thinking for a long time, Chu Xinghe wrote down a name— Chu Cheng!

That's right, it's Chu Cheng!

Was he such a shallow person? Such a shameless person? If the first form hadn't only allowed filling in "inner disciple" and not "Chu Cheng," Chu Xinghe felt he would definitely have filled in "Chu Cheng."

He's the most talented person in Kaoshan Village.

Since joining the outer sect of the Vast Heaven Sect, I've heard that whenever an outer sect disciple has something going on, they go to Brother Chu Cheng for a good "chat." Brother Chu Cheng has made invaluable contributions to the outer sect disciples' psychological counseling and venting.

Does such a great man as Brother Chu Cheng not deserve to be called the most outstanding disciple?

Can't you be the most popular disciple?

After finishing writing, Chu Xinghe cast his vote into the ballot box without hesitation. An anonymous vote. Brother Chu Cheng, this is all the help I, Chu Xinghe, can give you!

Whether you reach the top or not, please remember that I will always be there to support you.

Outside the gate, Chu Cheng lay on the bed, looking at the ballot in his hand. Thinking of what Fathead Fish had said earlier, Chu Cheng gritted his teeth.

Despicable! Chu Xinghe, you are utterly despicable!

You must have instructed this Fathead Fish to threaten me into voting for you!

Do you think I, Chu Cheng, am the kind of person who can be threatened and intimidated?

Dipping his finger in the blood from his nose, Chu Cheng wrote three words: Chu Xinghe!

Hmph! Chu Xinghe! It's not because I'm afraid of threats, nor because I'm afraid of you. As the saying goes, if you want to destroy someone, you must first make them mad!

Let you be smug for a while, Chu Xinghe. Once I, Chu Cheng, have recovered, I'll show you how the number one man in Kaoshan Village can trample you underfoot...

At night, the entire Haotian Mountain Range is brightly lit, resembling a giant dragon of lights when viewed from afar.

Disciples from all palaces Haotian Palace, with the disciples sitting around tables.

After a year of practice, everyone finally has time to sit down and rest.

The sect leader and elders also joined in the joyful time.

Soon, the banquet reached its climax, and the Grand Elder ascended the high platform amidst the attention of everyone.

"A year has passed, and everyone, whether newly initiated disciples or former disciples of our Vast Heaven Sect, has worked hard. But please remember, the path of cultivation is not easy, and we must strive to make even greater progress next year."

"Now, let me announce the results of this year's holiday poll."

The Grand Elder smiled and instructed his disciples, who had been preparing for some time, to bring over the compiled list.

When the first list was opened, the Grand Elder's expression suddenly changed.

The disciples below were completely bewildered by this scene. How could the Grand Elder, a man of Old He composure, have changed such a drastic expression?

Could it be that Senior Brother Xinghe was not selected?

Absolutely impossible!

But just as everyone was stunned, the Grand Elder burst into wild laughter. "Haha... you bunch of little rascals..."

As the Grand Elder's voice fell, a burst of Spirit Power was unleashed, its light illuminating the first list. In an instant, the list was reflected into everyone's eyes by the spiritual light.

This year's most outstanding disciple: Chu Xinghe! 2986 votes!

When they saw this number, everyone's first reaction was, "How come there are only 2986 votes? Would the remaining 14 people dare to have a problem with Senior Brother Xinghe?"

But the blank space that followed quickly put everyone at ease.

It wasn't that 14 people had a problem with Senior Brother Xinghe; rather, among the three thousand disciples who entered the sect, some, like Chu Cheng, were demoted to the outer sect within a year, while others suffered even worse fates, being expelled from the sect altogether.

So only 2986 remain!

Unanimous vote!

The entire banquet hall erupted in chaos. Even though everyone was somewhat prepared, they were still shocked by the result.

It passed unanimously, marking the first time this has happened since the inception of voting programs.

Senior Brother Xinghe is indeed unstoppable!

"Senior Brother Xinghe is awesome!"

"Senior Brother Xinghe, I will always support you!"

"Senior Brother Xinghe truly deserves the title!"

Cheers erupted everywhere, but Chu Xinghe remained calm... Look, more than a dozen lucky ones have been expelled from the sect or relegated to the outer sect this year. Why am I so unlucky... I have to keep working hard next year!

We must keep up with those who came before us.

Unanimously elected as the most outstanding disciple of this year, Chu Xinghe stood up and bowed to all his fellow disciples. No words were needed; everyone could feel Chu Xinghe's gratitude.

The Grand Elder quickly produced a second list, which was a vote for the most popular disciple of the year.

Everyone tensed up. Would Senior Brother Xinghe still be able to get it approved unanimously?

Did you vote for Senior Brother Xinghe?

"Vote! Vote! When it comes to popularity, who can compare to Junior Brother Xinghe?"

"That's right, that's right, I also voted for Junior Brother Xinghe."

Just as everyone was anticipating whether Chu Xinghe would receive a unanimous vote, the Grand Elder was stunned once again.

Seeing the elder's expression, everyone burst into laughter. Soon, the elder would probably be laughing hysterically.

But amidst everyone's cheerful expressions, the Grand Elder did not laugh wildly as before; instead, he let out a cold snort.

The list was revealed by the Grand Elder in the next second!

The sect's most popular disciple of the year: Chu Xinghe, 295,678 votes...

Many people were stunned when they saw this number!

As expected, it has to be Junior Brother Xinghe, so domineering!

Just as everyone was about to shout "Junior Brother Xinghe is awesome!" again, a line of text appeared below.

Chu Cheng: 1 vote!

The audience. "???"

Chu Xinghe: "!!"

What the hell? Although no one has specifically found out how many people are in the sect, it can be seen from the list released by the Grand Elder that only two people were voted out.

In other words, only two people in the entire sect received votes.

Everyone knows Chu Xinghe's vote count, but who is Chu Cheng anyway?

Only one vote?

Chu Cheng successfully ended Senior Brother Xinghe's perfect record with a single vote?

Damn! In an instant, everyone finally understood why the Grand Elder had snorted coldly.

That Chu Cheng is shameless!

He must have voted for himself!

After all, who would be crazy enough to vote for him under normal circumstances? This person truly has no bottom line.

Countless eyes turned towards the outer disciples, and everyone had only one thought at that moment.

Who the hell is Chu Cheng?! Show yourself!

However, Chu Cheng nowhere to be seen among the outer disciples; he was still lying down in the outer sect...

Fathead Fish Liu Bo's eyes were red at this moment.

Chu Cheng, you bastard, how could you be so shameless as to vote for yourself like this?

This is utterly shameless...