"This..."
Nie Yun did not know how to answer.
This time, it was his turn to be dumbfounded.
Had anything else taken first place, he could have said a thing or two, but the gourd of wine he had given... he truly had no idea how to answer.
Was it precious? This gourd of wine really was quite precious, after all. He had personally brewed it and brought it from the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth. Was it not precious? It was indeed worthless!
He could not even figure out why it had been ranked first. If they wanted to know, they should ask Emperor Yuan Yang; he did not know either!
"This ranking was personally decided by His Excellency the Emperor. His Excellency said everyone might have questions, but once he arrives, he will explain everything in detail!"
As though he had noticed Nie Yun's embarrassment, Old Man Jie Mo spoke.
"His Excellency the Emperor will explain it personally?"
"Fine, then. I truly want to know exactly why..."
Hearing this, everyone stopped looking at Nie Yun.
Since the rankings had been personally decided by His Excellency the Emperor, it was naturally most appropriate for him to explain them himself.
"By the way, hadn't I heard something about a wager before? Now that the rankings are out, shouldn't it be honored as well?"
Just as everyone had quieted down, a voice rang out.
The speaker was Feng Miao's father, Duke Feng, Feng Lu!
Old Master Ye had jabbed at him a few times earlier, and he had kept it in mind. Now that the rankings were out, how could he let this go?
"That's right. I heard someone was supposed to kneel. Now there's a show to watch!"
"Those who bring ruin upon themselves cannot live! Outside, I