"Thirty-six votes..."
At that moment, both Fei Hua and Xi Kui wore unusual expressions.
Du Wei also looked in astonishment at the slip of paper before Fei Hua, then could not help looking at Wang Ba.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Besides Qi Yan and me, someone else actually voted for Wang Ba?!"
"And so many of them!"
He had only used Wang Ba as an example. He truly had not expected Fei Hua to push Wang Ba forward as a candidate for Deputy Hall Master of the Earthly Treasures Hall.
He had assumed that once a junior like Wang Ba was nominated, probably no one would vote for him. Out of guilt, he had cast a vote for Wang Ba himself.
Yet he had never imagined that the outcome would be so dramatic.
By the slender margin of a single vote, Wang Ba had beaten Ma Shengxu, who had originally been the favorite.
"First place... is this boy Wang Ba going to break the Sect's past records today and become Deputy Hall Master of the Earthly Treasures Hall as a Gold Core cultivator?"
The thought could not help rising in Du Wei's mind.
"If that really happens, wouldn't it be far too absurd?"
He admired Wang Ba greatly.
But one matter was one matter, and another was another. Selecting a Deputy Hall Master of the Earthly Treasures Hall was a matter of great importance, not playing house.
Whether in seniority or cultivation, Wang Ba fell far short of the standards for a Deputy Hall Master. If Wang Ba were already a Nascent Soul Cultivator, even at the early stage, he would give him his full support. As things stood, however, he would oppose it without hesitation.
This was not only his responsibility to the Sect, but also to