Tang Yuehua's arrival surprised not only the audience below, but several people up above as well.
Foremost among them were Tang Long and Tang Hu. They had never imagined that Tang Yuehua would serve as a judge on the Referee's Stand.
They had received no word beforehand. Was the Moonlight Pavilion carrying out some special plan? Why was she there?
The other two were Salas and Xue Qinghe.
Salas knew how the seats on the Referee's Stand had been allocated.
He simply had not expected someone from the Clear Sky Sect to have the nerve to sit there.
But when he remembered whom that seat had been reserved for, he leaned back in his chair again, toying with the wineglass in his hand.
Qinghe's expression, however, turned considerably uglier. He knew perfectly well what Tang Yuehua and the Clear Sky Sect were planning.
He was even clearer on whom that seat belonged to. Now that Tang Yuehua was sitting in it,
was this Sunday's wish, or had Xue Xing and Xue Beng already become this brazen?
Upon seeing Tang Yuehua, Mr. Referee froze for a moment.
Then he approached the Heaven Dou Empire Official and relayed the information he had just heard.
The official's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and he began transmitting his voice to those around him, though not to Tang Yuehua.
Only after everyone else had nodded did the Heaven Dou Empire Official turn to Tang Yuehua, an apologetic look on his face.
"Miss Yuehua, we do apologize, but this involves deliberations among the empire's senior officials.
"We cannot disclose them freely. We hope you understand.
"As for the outcome of the match below, however, we all agree that Shrek Academy should be declared the winner.
"Although the Referee's Stand follows the rule of the minority yielding