In Douluo, Already the Pope, Joined the Chat Group

"To think such shameless words could actually be spoken aloud? Should I say, as expected of the Gentleman Sword?!"

Seeing that Yue Buqun not only beat him to casting his vote for Qian Xunji but also groveled so shamelessly, Ning Caichen's face turned a shade of green, yet he found himself completely helpless to stop it.

After all, he was a scholar, and he still cared about his reputation.

He simply could not bring himself to grovel before Qian Xunji in the shameless manner that Yue Buqun had.

Furthermore, even if he forced himself to do it, he would merely be parroting someone else's ideas, unless he could do it better than Yue Buqun and directly surpass the original!

However, that was clearly impossible! At the very least, with his current level, he could not surpass Yue Buqun.

Yet, to just watch Yue Buqun snatch away the fruits of his labor, Ning Caichen was naturally unwilling and unreconciled.

Therefore, he decided to struggle a little more.

Even if he couldn't get what he wanted, he had to make his "good brother" Yue Buqun feel less comfortable.

Who told the other party to clearly see his intentions, yet instead of respecting the bond of brotherhood and helping him obtain what he wanted, he had gone a step further and stolen his idea!

Undead Knight: "I unconditionally support Boss Qian to be this group leader!"

Undead Knight: "As for the reason, it is simple: I feel that Boss Qian is a good person, and after becoming the group leader, he will also be a good leader."

While speaking, Ning Caichen made no mention of anything regarding the aftermath of the vote.

Yes, he did this deliberately.

As for the reason, it was simple.

In all things, one does not fear standing out, but one fears comparison. Yue Buqun kept saying he wanted no reward, but between the lines, he revealed an undeniable intent to trade his vote for spoilers from Qian Xunji; the implication of demanding a return for his favor was too obvious. As for him, he was bestowing a favor without asking for anything in return, never mentioning the word "reward."

In this way, the contrast between him and Yue Buqun became very stark—one was a petty man demanding a return for his favor, while the other was a gentleman of high moral character.

No matter how one looked at it, Qian Xunji would surely have a better impression of him, the gentleman who gave without seeking return.

Hmm, and he could also annoy Yue Buqun in the process.

[Candidate: Martial Soul Hall Pope, current votes: 2 (Gentleman Sword, Undead Knight).]

And the facts were exactly as Ning Caichen had guessed; upon seeing his statement, Yue Buqun was almost bursting with rage.

Because as intelligent as he was, how could he not know that once Ning Caichen's statement was out, it had directly overshadowed him.

However, he had no way to resolve this for the time being.

After all, he couldn't just learn from Ning Caichen and say he didn't want a reward!

That would not only be slapping his own face, but also rubbing the intelligence of everyone else into the dirt.

Therefore, for the moment, he could only seethe with secret anger in front of his screen.

Martial Soul Hall Pope: "Thank you both for your support! I will certainly not let your expectations down! @Undead Knight, @Gentleman Sword."

As for Qian Xunji, in his heart, he did indeed have a higher favorability toward Ning Caichen right now.

However, this did not mean he was truly fooled by Ning Caichen's so-called sugar-coated cannonball offensive.

In fact, he saw through the little schemes of both Yue Buqun and Ning Caichen at a glance; after all, his predecessor had been a Pope for over a decade and possessed fifty or sixty years of life experience.

And since he had inherited everything from his predecessor, that naturally included this experience.

However, why would he expose them? Doing so would not only bring him no benefits, but it would also cause him to lose two sycophants.

It was better to play dumb like this and sit back to watch the competition between Ning Caichen and Yue Buqun continue; by then, he, the middleman, could earn even more!

Smiling Proud Wanderer world.

Seeing the conversation between Qian Xunji, Yue Buqun, and the others, Dongfang Bai was undoubtedly tempted.

However, she was not tempted by the position of group leader—(although she was the Sect Leader of the Sun Moon Holy Sect, the status of a sect leader meant nothing in the chat group.

After all, in the chat group, besides her, there was a Pope who ruled an organization comparable to two empires, as well as the Ruthless Empress who had slaughtered all kings, stood alone above the nine heavens, and whose path could not be blocked even by gods, and so on. She, someone mixing in the martial arts world, was just a little brother in front of these big shots.

She had at least that much self-awareness. Therefore, she did not intend to participate in the election and invite humiliation. After all, whether it was martial power, status, or position, she had no advantage.)—but rather by Qian Xunji's promise.

There was no helping it; her cultivation had recently hit a bottleneck!

Although she was naturally intelligent and had guidance from a famous teacher—having studied under Dugu Qiubai—the Smiling Proud Wanderer world was, after all, a low-martial world. The world's limit was set there; no matter how much she improved, she could not achieve the feat of shattering the void.

But the Douluo world where Qian Xunji resided was different; the level of the Douluo world was clearly higher than the Smiling Proud Wanderer world she was in.

Presumably, in such a world, there must be a way for her to break through her limits and become stronger.

As for why she didn't look for the Ruthless Empress or Xiao Yi Xian, whose world levels were clearly higher.

In fact, she had thought about looking for those two, but firstly, she wasn't familiar with them; and secondly, she didn't have the resources to trade for a breakthrough of her limits.