Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 981: Martial Virtue Is Important

Chapter 981: Chapter 981: Martial Virtue Is Important

A head-on clash was definitely not winnable, Gu Fan knew clearly the gap between him and Guo Hu of the Lightning-curved Blade, but he didn’t believe he would lose in such a place, The most important thing now was to buy time, to stall until Mo Yun came to the rescue.

"Kid, you’re quite an unyielding person," Guo Hu of the Lightning-curved Blade sneered repeatedly, thinking he had the victory in the bag, he raised his curved blade high.

On the stage, Gu Fan had completely lost the courage to fight, he could only dodge left and right, But Guo Hu’s offensive was too fast, Gu Fan could avoid the first blade, but not the second, not to mention the third and the fourth that followed.

By the fifth blade, Gu Fan was struck flying, almost falling out of the ring, causing the onlookers to break out in a cold sweat.

Although he had escaped calamity, Gu Fan struggled to even stand up at this moment, it was clear to anyone with eyes that Gu Fan had little strength left, his energy spent to the last, with no possibility of making a move.

Below the stage, someone couldn’t help but complain, "Isn’t it, not losing earlier or later, but when we all believed in you, betting our fortunes and lives on you, you’re about to lose, is there someone manipulating things behind the scenes?"

This remark undoubtedly ignited the grievances in everyone’s hearts, and many people began to question, voicing various doubts.

The leader of Xuanjian Sect and the big bookie, seeing the crowd getting agitated, began to feel uneasy, this was not what they wanted to see, As more and more people became suspicious, someone would investigate, and eventually, someone would find out, and then both the leader of Xuanjian Sect and the big bookie would face the Martial Arts community’s retribution.

The subordinates were worried, "What do we do now, shall we let Guo Hu of the Lightning-curved Blade lose? Doing so will cause us a great loss."

To this, the big bookie shook his head, "Currently, the situation favours Guo Hu, If he inexplicably loses now, everyone would be even more suspicious that the Martial Arts Competition is being manipulated."

The leader of the Xuanjian Sect nodded in agreement, "Exactly, the way Gu Fan won his way here was not through strength, but luck and cunning, Now facing a true master, losing is perfectly normal, we cannot shake this fact."

On the stage, Gu Fan finally managed to stand up using all the strength he could muster, but now he could hardly keep his balance, his eyes showed immense weakness, he could only watch as Guo Hu approached with a solemn stride.

"It’s over, really going to lose, all of my fortune," Many had already lost hope, they couldn’t even bear to watch.

At that critical moment, a flamboyantly dressed woman pushed through the crowd of onlookers, After looking at Guo Hu of the Lightning-curved Blade on the stage, she became furious, and then shouted loudly, "Good, I’ve finally found you, you scoundrel of a man."

Upon hearing these words, Guo Hu of the Lightning-curved Blade glanced at the flamboyantly dressed woman, his face slightly changing, but he managed to calm down quickly, "Who are you, I don’t know you."

The woman snorted coldly, "You don’t know me, two days ago when you came to our place looking for fun, the person you found was me, Now that you’ve had enough fun and are satisfied, you want to leave just like that and pretend not to know me, in your dreams, pay up."

Guo Hu acted very angry, "Don’t talk nonsense, or I will be rude to you."

The woman was also very feisty, "Fine, let’s see what you can do in front of everyone, I’ll tell you, I’ve never had anyone dare to skip out on a bill in my business."

Everyone witnessing this scene cast doubtful glances at Guo Hu of the Lightning-curved Blade, remembering the rumors about him, that he enjoyed frequenting those unsavory places.

Gu Fan immediately chimed in, "To be the leader of the Martial Arts, you need not only Martial Arts skills that convince the masses, but even more, your righteousness must convince them. Lightning-curved Blade Guo Hu, although your Martial Arts are formidable, your sense of righteousness leaves much to be desired."

Upon hearing these words, the people below the stage started making a commotion, "That’s right, how can such a person become the leader of the Martial Arts? We won’t accept it."

"Yes, to go to those places is one thing, but to not pay is bullying."

"Lightning-curved Blade Guo Hu, step down. You aren’t qualified to be the leader of the Martial Arts. Even if you won, we won’t acknowledge it."

More and more people below the stage grew indignant as they condemned the actions of Lightning-curved Blade Guo Hu, and eventually, everyone shouted in unison, "Step down, step down, step down."

At that moment, the leader of Xuanjian Sect and the major bookie, seeing that the situation was spiraling out of control, panicked. How could they have anticipated that such a favorable situation would be ruined? As the fury of the crowd peaked, they saw no way to salvage the disaster.

In the end, driven out by the crowd, Lightning-curved Blade Guo Hu could only slink away from the stage shamefacedly, and the referee had no choice but to declare his disqualification from the competition, advancing Gu Fan to the next round.

When the news was announced, an overwhelming cheer erupted from everyone, for Gu Fan’s victory meant that their bets were placed correctly.

Gu Fan let out a sigh of relief. If it weren’t for that woman who arrived in time to expose the unsavory side of Lightning-curved Blade Guo Hu publicly, Gu Fan would probably have suffered a terrible defeat.

Of course, Gu Fan also understood why those below the stage hated Lightning-curved Blade Guo Hu so much—it wasn’t that they truly had a sense of justice but rather, in the face of personal interest, they unanimously turned against Lightning-curved Blade Guo Hu.

Finally surviving another round, Gu Fan was so exhausted that he could hardly hold himself up. At that moment, he noticed Mo Yun in the crowd. Seeing her smile, a wave of relief washed over him. She had arrived just in time and had done well.

After the Martial Arts Competition ended, the crowd under the stage dispersed one by one. Lu Bei and Jin Yi looked at Gu Fan, who seemed unable to leave the stage, and thought to themselves, "My goodness, being the weakest in Martial Arts, yet he’s fought his way here, advancing to the fourth round and becoming one of the final eight—it’s truly unbelievable."

"Yes, his luck is just too good." Had Jin Yi not seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed that someone could actually do this.

In a corner, the leader of the Xuanjian Sect and the major bookie were almost driven insane with anger by this result. They were on the verge of winning, about to make a fortune, only to see such a reversal happen. Not only did they not make any money, but they also potentially faced a substantial loss.

The major bookie was profoundly discontented, "Leader, what should we do? If we really have to pay out money, that’s a significant sum. It’s as if we’ve been busy for nothing."

"Of course that’s unacceptable. I won’t allow it," the leader of the Xuanjian Sect pondered for a moment before looking at the major bookie, "You’ve been in this business for a while—do you have any way to exploit the rules and weasel out of it?"

Upon hearing these words, the major bookie seemed to have an epiphany, a cunning smile spreading across his lips, "I just thought of a method. We might not make any money, but we won’t have to pay out either, and it’s perfectly justifiable. The only fear is that the Martial Arts community won’t accept it."

At that time, the leader of the Xuanjian Sect didn’t have many options and simply had to let the major bookie go ahead with the plan.