Settling the Final Score
Cheers erupted at the entrance to the Severed Vitality Mystic Realm, the sound of joy reaching everyone's ears.
Wuyue Qing, who followed behind Liu Duanyue and her group, frowned, her heart filled with jealousy and regret that almost overwhelmed her.
Sect Master Liu knew his son well; he wasn't one to boast or brag. So even though neither side had started calculating the scores yet, he was confident that his side would win!
He fought back tears of excitement, wiping them away forcefully from the corners of his eyes before saying, "Good, well done! You truly deserve to be a disciple of my Yin Mountain Sect!"
While they were happy, the expression on the face of the Moonless Household Head was not so pleasant.
"Sect Master Liu, the points haven't even been tallied yet. Isn't it a bit too arrogant for your sect to be so certain of victory so quickly? What if you end up losing? Wouldn't you become a laughingstock?" The Moonless Household Head straightened his robes.
Sect Master Liu had no time for bureaucratic pleasantries and immediately sneered, "Our Yin Mountain Sect has that confidence. If we don't even have the confidence to believe we can win, why are we even participating in this competition? We might as well go back to farming!"
The Moonless Household Head choked, a breath stuck in his throat, unable to be swallowed or expelled.
He considered himself to have some prestige in Moonless City, yet Sect Master Liu was so impolite to him. The Moonless Household Head's face turned cold. He wondered if his daughter had completed the task he had instructed her to do. If she had, perhaps the Moonless Clan could still contend with the Yin Mountain Sect!
He calmed himself down and carefully examined the people in the Yin Mountain Sect's group, and sure enough, he didn't see Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue.
The anxiety that had been weighing on the Moonless Household Head instantly dissipated.
He knew that the Thunder Ball he had finally acquired would be enough to deal with those two brats who were always causing them trouble.
Soon, Wuyue Qing also led her people out of the secret realm. However, compared to the excitement and confidence of Liu Duanyue and the others, the Moonless Clan members appeared extremely dejected, causing the Moonless Household Head to frown upon seeing them.
As expected, Wuyue Qing didn't dare to look at her father's expression. She just urged the others to hurry up and go to where the referees were so that everyone could quickly tally up the scores.
Liu Duanyue and his group were among the most enthusiastic. He placed several Storage Bag on the table and said to the two highly respected elders in the city, "Please help us check our points first, as we might be busier here."
The two men clearly understood his implied meaning. Both elders were of good character and therefore had no preference for either family, which was why they were chosen as referees.
Upon hearing this, one of them simply said, "We'll each take turns testing one of your households, so there's no need to fight over it. We'll be done quickly."
Liu Duanyue naturally agreed. He had no intention of taking advantage of the two elders; he was only saying this to mock Wuyue Qing and the others.
Wuyue Qing naturally understood as well, but she dared not respond, after all, she was already the biggest loser in this competition.
The two old men were very fast, and it didn't take long for one of them to calculate the Moonless Household's points.
He looked at his pitiful points and then at Wuyue Qing with a strange expression. "Are you sure this is all you got? This concerns the control of Moonless City for the next ten years. You juniors shouldn't cause trouble."
The old man was just being kind, since his companion was still working hard while he had already finished his own work, which was clearly different from the third competition they had previously played.
Wuyue Qing's face paled at his words, and she could only whisper, "Just help us with the cleaning, there's no need to ask any more questions."
Perhaps because he knew he was bound to lose, his attitude wasn't very good.
The two elders already held a prominent position in the city. Hearing a junior like Wuyue Qing speak like this, although they didn't show it outwardly, they felt some dissatisfaction towards the Moonless Clan.
With such a young master chosen, the Moonless Household probably has no future.
The old man replied, "Alright, then I'll add the points to your record."
Wuyue Qing's side was already finished, but Liu Duanyue's side was still bustling with activity. Another referee, unable to bear seeing his companion wronged, offered, "Since Moonless Household's side has been resolved, why don't you come work for me? I'm short-staffed."
Upon hearing this, Liu Duanyue chimed in, "Yes, senior, we have a lot of things here. If you don't help, we'll probably have to wait a long time."
Upon hearing this, the other referee readily agreed.
As a result, the Yin Mountain Sect was in harmony, while the Moonless Clan, who had finished the scoring activity early but were still waiting for the results, could only sit on the sidelines in vain.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long before the results came out.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the two elderly men emerged from the room where the points were being tallied, and, amidst their expectant gazes, announced the final results:
"The winner of this third match is the Yin Mountain Sect!"
The huge score difference made the outcome of the match completely predictable, and the Moonless Household Head collapsed into his seat almost the instant he heard the news.
Sect Master Liu, standing to the side, laughed heartily, wishing everyone present could hear his laughter.
Only the Moonless Household Head kept muttering, "This is impossible, this is impossible! How could our Moonless Household lose? This is impossible!"
Sect Master Liu naturally didn't miss those two sentences. He chuckled at his old rival and said, "Nothing is impossible in this world, Moonless Household Head."
The results of the points settlement for both sides were quickly posted. Even though the Moonless Household dared not believe it and refused to admit it, the facts were right in front of them, and no one could deny them.
However, when the Moonless Household Head saw that his clan's score was more than three-quarters less than that of the Yin Mountain Sect in the settlement results, he still questioned it:
"May I ask, both sides have sent fifty disciples into the secret realm, so why is our Moonless Household's score three times less than Yin Mountain Sect's? Moreover, I see that your Yin Mountain Sect is missing two disciples!"
He was clever enough not to doubt the two old men, but instead pointed directly to the Yin Mountain Sect for cheating.
Sect Master Liu was so angry that he wanted to stand up and argue with Moonless Household Head, but Liu Duanyue stopped him in the end.
The young master silently stepped forward, his eyes showing no fear as he looked at the Moonless Household Head: "Does the Moonless Household Head think we cheated?"
"Hmph, since the young sect leader dares to do it, why is he afraid of what others will say?" It seems that the Moonless Household Head has already concluded that the Yin Mountain Sect was behind this.
Liu Duanyue wasn't angry when she heard this. Instead, she smiled at the Moonless Household Head and said, "Since the Moonless Household Head has said so, then my Yin Mountain Sect will not stand on ceremony. Let's settle all the scores from the secret realm!"
After saying that, he raised his hand and threw the Image-Retaining Stone into the air. When Sang Ying's image appeared in the image displayed on the Image-Retaining Stone, Wuyue Qing, who was hiding in the crowd, closed her eyes in despair.
It's over, everything is over.