Cheng Shi planted his feet, a triumphant smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. He had put no little force into that strike just now, and it had landed squarely on Zhang Xiaohua's hand. Judging by the expression on his face, the injury had to be serious. Hehe, with both hands hurt, let's see how he dealt with this.
With that thought, he turned and swung his staff, preparing to press the attack again. Unfortunately, Zhang Xiaohua merely stood there with his hands tucked away, smiling sweetly without moving an inch. Cheng Shi was greatly puzzled. His staff was already whistling through the air—was Zhang Xiaohua not afraid? At that moment, Venerable Lei shouted sharply, "Stop! Cheng Shi of the Alchemy Division has stepped out of bounds. Ren Xiaoyao of the Herb Division wins this match!"
"What?" Cheng Shi was instantly dumbfounded. That was fifty taels of gold! Earlier, he should have paid Zhang Xiaohua fifty taels of gold, but Wu Zhouxu had cast a long line to catch a big fish, producing several bottles of pills and a Jade Return Pill on his behalf. Wu Zhouxu had not originally intended to let him participate in this match, but man proposed and Heaven disposed. During the drawing of lots for the first gambling match, he had not been picked, so Wu Zhouxu could no longer tell which later match would truly catch Zhang Xiaohua. Moreover, with the Ten Great Vajras unanimously opposing his "competing with the people for profit," he had given up participating. Of course, the basic requirement for Cheng Shi to enter the gambling match was that the pills worth fifty taels of gold had to come from his own pocket; the Alchemy Division would not bear even half a pill.
Thinking that he had to fork