"But, but we can't just let that brat off!"
Zhou Gu still felt somewhat unwilling to let it go.
"Then what do you suggest? Find someone to kill that brat? If he were still as unknown as before, that would be one thing. But today he stunned everyone with a single feat. He's bound to attract the attention of those above. If you go after him now, I'd say you're tired of living!"
Zuo Ju snorted coldly at Zhou Gu.
"If I'd known, I should have found a chance to chop him up back then!"
At those words, Zhou Gu clawed hard at his hair, then spoke viciously.
"Can the person who helped you switch the lots be trusted?"
Zuo Ju suddenly asked Zhou Gu another question.
"Of course he can."
Zhou Gu patted his chest and gave Zuo Ju his assurance.
"Good, then. Today's match was far too eye-catching. The people on the mountain are certain to take notice. We absolutely cannot leave anything they could use against us."
Zuo Ju frowned and nodded.
"Eldest Brother, surely it won't come to that. Even if those above investigate, they'll only check whether that brat took some pills to cheat. Why would they investigate the switching of lots? We can't possibly be that unlucky."
Zhou Gu casually patted Zuo Ju on the shoulder and laughed.
"Shut that jinxing mouth of yours!"
Zuo Ju shook off Zhou Gu's hand, then gave him a helpless glare.
A day later.
"Senior Brother, how did Little Taiping fare yesterday?"
Early that morning, Zhao Linglong rushed to the Sword-Trial Platform on Seven Peaks. The moment she opened her mouth, she asked Dugu Qingxiao about yesterday's Four Mountains Assembly.
"You've come at just the right time."
Standing in the center of the Sword-Trial Platform, Qingxiao smiled