Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 794 - 794 0493 In an Awkward Situation

Chapter 794: Chapter 0493: In an Awkward Situation Chapter 794: Chapter 0493: In an Awkward Situation Chapter 0493: Caught between a rock and a hard place

Wang Kui simply disregarded Wan Xiaolan’s advice. He snorted coldly and stared at the disciple he had named, saying, “What are you waiting for? Hurriy up and draw the lottery!”

Wang Kui’s status was higher than that of Wan Xiaolan. This fact was well known to every disciple of the Wanjie Commerce present in the room. The disciple who had been singled out did not dare defy Wang Kui’s orders and hurriedly walked to the lottery box, reached into it, and began to draw.

Soon, he withdrew his hand from the lottery box and looked at the ball in his palm. His face turned pale when he realized he had drawn a lottery ball identical to Jia Zhengrong, simply a ball with the number “one” written on it.

“Useless!” Wang Kui scolded the disciple without politeness. He pointed at another disciple of the Wanjie Commerce, saying, “You, come.”

However, like the previous two, this disciple also drew a lottery ball marked with the number “one”. Wang Kui, unwilling to accept this, repeatedly ordered the disciples of the Wanjie Commerce to draw, but each time the result was exactly the same. There wasn’t even a ball marked with the number “two”, let alone a “three”.

Seeing that the last disciple had drawn and only outsiders remained, Wang Kui angrily walked up to the lottery box, reaching to put his hand inside. “Could this lottery box be rigged? How could they all be ‘ones’? No, I need to inspect this myself.”

Wan Xiaolan, quick to react, seized the lottery box before Wang Kui could reach inside. “Sir Wang, that’s not right.”

“Why not? Everyone saw, the balls inside are all marked ‘one’. There’s clearly an issue. I’m just verifying for everyone.” Wang Kui retorted defiantly.

Wan Xiaolan didn’t back down, saying, “The rule set from above is that the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators about to take on the task must draw first. We’ve already bent these rules slightly by allowing our own people to draw first. I can let that slide for your sake and cover for you. But if you were to personally conduct the draw, that would be a downright disregard for the rules. If you really want to draw, you can—just send a request to our superiors and get written approval. Once you have it, come to me and draw to your heart’s content. But if you can’t get written approval and still insist on drawing, fine, I won’t stop you. But no matter what you draw, I won’t recognize it, and I’ll report everything that’s happened today to our superiors. Afterwards, you’ll bear all the consequences alone. It has nothing to do with me.”

Wan Xiaolan’s words stunned Wang Kui. He wasn’t afraid of Wan Xiaolan, but if he reported this, he would at least face a scolding. He would be ridiculed by his colleagues. He put on a smile and said, “Wan Xiaolan, there seems to be a misunderstanding. I always obey the rules, especially those set from above, which I always follow as a model. Isn’t it time for those hired cultivators to draw their lots? Come on, let’s get to it.”

Only then did Wan Xiaolan breathe a sigh of relief. If Wang Kui had continued causing trouble, even if he reported the situation, it wouldn’t just be bad for Wang Kui—he’d also earn a reputation for ineptitude. It was best that Wang Kui decided not to proceed. Wan Xiaolan returned the lottery box to the table, saying, “Now, I’m going to call names. When I call your name, you come draw.”

Qi Tian and others turned their attention to Wan Xiaolan. Wan Xiaolan called Qi Tian’s name. It was a right he’d promised to Qi Tian, but due to Wang Kui’s interference, Qi Tian’s turn had shifted from first to more than a dozen places down.

As Qi Tian stepped forward to draw, Wang Kui suddenly said, “Hold on. Little brother Wan, don’t let him draw first. Let someone else.”

“Why?” asked Wan Xiaolan.

“No reason, I just don’t like this kid.” Wang Kui confessed his disdain for Qi Tian openly. He’d learnt a bit about Qi Tian from Jia Zhengrong before.

Wan Xiaolan glanced at Qi Tian, pondering for a moment. Unlike before, he didn’t rebut Wang Kui. Instead, he waved Qi Tian back a bit, saying, “I’ll call two more people first. This is as far as I can compromise. If I keep moving Qi Tian down the list, who will trust Wanjie Commerce’s promises in the future?”

Wang Kui huffed but said no more.

Then, Wan Xiaolan called the names of two other outsourced cultivators, asking them to draw. The drawing results soon came out. Just like the others, these two were also out of luck, and drew balls marked with the number “one”.

It was Qi Tian’s turn. He reached into the box, his hand almost without pause, casually picked up a ball, and then pulled his hand out. He then opened his palm, causing an uproar in the room. The ball in his hand clearly had a “three” on it—the only one in the box, and the one that Wang Kui had tried so hard to claim, even willing to break the Wanjie Commerce’s rules in the process.