Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 488: Four hundred eighty-six, victorious

Chapter 488: Four hundred eighty-six, victorious

Lu Hanmo gazed at Luo Shu on the stage, his face devoid of worry and tension. He understood her, trusted her even more, and knew she would never do anything she wasn’t certain of. This time would be no different.

The elder with the long whiskers stepped onto the stage and announced loudly, "The competition is over!"

In the final second before the competition ended, Luo Shu set down the talisman in her hands, let out a gentle sigh, and a faint smile spread across her face. She had managed to finish in the last moment.

Yuwen Qisha glanced at the talisman on Luo Shu’s desk, surprise, anger, and unwillingness flickering in his eyes.

The results of the competition were being tallied with tense speed, and at this moment, everyone was most concerned about Luo Shu’s performance. Although she had completed the competition at the last moment, it was already quite remarkable that she could finish under such pressure; the likelihood of achieving a high score was very slim.

The judges quickly tabulated the results, which could be said to be both within and beyond their expectations. They had some speculations from the beginning, but the events that had occurred in the middle made them somewhat uncertain. However, the result was almost as they had anticipated at the start.

Once the elder with the long whiskers received the results, he began to announce them. He knew what the people wanted to know most at this moment and if he hadn’t known the outcome, he would’ve been just as eager to find out.

"Tenth place, Liang Yiwen, Mysterious-order Level Eight Fire Rain Talisman, top-rank level, score 8.5."

"Ninth place, Gu Youxing, Mysterious-order Level Nine Water Control Talisman, top-quality, score 8.6."

"Eighth place..."

"..."

As the list was announced, the tension among the audience grew. If the situation had allowed, they would have rushed onto the stage to see the results for themselves.

"Third place, Zhu Jinyan, Heaven-order First Level Sand Dust Talisman, top-quality, score 9.6."

A silence fell over the venue as everyone held their breath, waiting for the outcome. All they wanted to know now was whether Luo Shu had managed to claim the first or second place.

"Second place, Yuwen Qisha, Heaven-order Level Three Vajra Talisman, top quality, score 9.9."

"Wow!" The crowd erupted in astonishment. A Heaven-order Level Three Talisman had only obtained second place – what kind of formidable talisman would be crafted to take first place?

Everyone’s eyes were intently fixed on the elder with the long whiskers, hoping he would quickly announce the name of the first-place winner.

The elder with the long whiskers cleared his throat, feeling quite excited, "First place, Luo Shu, Heaven-order Level Five Explosive Flame Talisman, top quality, score 10." He had also been paying close attention to Yuwen Qisha’s and Luo Shu’s performances during the competition. As the time was nearly up and Luo Shu had not yet completed her talisman, he too was anxious and worried on her behalf.

"Ah!" The moment the elder announced Luo Shu’s name, the entire venue let out a wave of excited cheering, almost overturning the competition stage in that instant.

This was a hard-won victory. Nearly everyone present had given up hope for Luo Shu when the elder with the long whiskers stepped onto the stage because she hadn’t yet finished her movements. But she had won, so unexpectedly, so perfectly, so shockingly, and so thrillingly!

"That’s just incredible! I thought she had lost!"

"You don’t know, I actually cried when I found out the results."

"We from Tianchi Country have won again! Luo Shu, you’re our hero!"

"My God! It’s unbelievable!"

"Go Luo Shu! We look forward to your even more outstanding performances." At this moment, whether from Tianchi Country or not, whether familiar with Luo Shu or not, everyone was cheering for Luo Shu, for this victory was almost a miracle, and they were witnesses to the miracle.

The people from Tianchi Country saw Luo Shu coming down from the stage and quickly surrounded her protectively.

Even a few had tears of excitement on their faces.

"Luo Shu, you’ve worked hard this time, go back and rest," Elder Yan said with a face full of relief. He had already contacted the city lord and informed him of the situation here. The city lord was also very excited. It seemed this time, Tianchi Country truly had a chance to win the championship of the four-nation clash.

When Luo Shu returned to her room, she saw Lu Hanmo sitting on the sofa, smiling as he looked at her. Smiling, she threw herself into his embrace, "I’m so happy!" Her joy was not because she had won the competition, but because she had surpassed herself once again.

"Silly girl!" Lu Hanmo affectionately tousled Luo Shu’s hair.

"How come you’re here? Aren’t you afraid of being seen by people from Flame Country?" Luo Shu teased with a smile. Of course, she was happy to have him here, but it was a critical time, and it wouldn’t be good if someone spotted him.