Chapter 88: Stormy Competition

  This unprecedented event was also broadcast live on national television, including all central and local stations broadcasting the grand occasion, while Chu Nan's pre-match interview happened to be broadcast live on TV as well.

  Zheng Guangran's face turned gloomy as he watched TV at home, especially when Chu Nan mentioned a scene about the Zheng family during an interview, which almost made Zheng Guangran furious enough to smash the TV.

  Zheng Miao Miao walked down from upstairs. Seeing Zheng Miao Miao was about to go out, Zheng Guang Ran yelled: "Where are you going?"

  Zheng Miao looked at Zheng Guangran and said, "I want to go watch the game!"

  "We're not done yet!" Zheng Guangran suddenly stood up, huffing and puffing, "Are you saying our family hasn't lost enough face? The Zheng family has already become a laughing stock nationwide. Your old man can't even go out without people pointing and whispering, especially since you took it upon yourself to agree to that bet with Chu Nan."

  "Dad!" Zheng Miao Miao looked at Zheng Guang Ran and said loudly, "Do we have to stay cooped up at home every day? When can we go out?"

  Zheng Guangran gritted his teeth and said: "Soon, wait until the day Chu Nan is done for!"

  "The day I got fired?"

  "Right!" Zheng Guangran's eyes flashed with a crazy light, and when he noticed the puzzled look in Zheng Miao's eyes, Zheng Guangran dodged his gaze. He used his own daughter as a bargaining chip to exchange for Chu Nan's life, which ultimately made Zheng Guangran feel somewhat guilty. However, only Chu Nan's death could wash away the shame of the Zheng family!

  Ling Luo pulled Hu Niang and Wang Yue into the venue, Wang Yue asked in surprise: "Luo Creek, why are you in such a hurry? Why didn't you come in with Brother Chu?"

  Ling Luo Creek let out a sigh of relief and said, "Brother Chu still has to draw lots and compete later, we can't keep following him. Besides, Brother Wang Hu and Luo Lie are always talking about whose kung fu is better or worse, why don't the three of us find our own seats?"

  Hudie smiled and said, "I think so too. Those two are simply born to be martial arts fanatics. Why is this competition so crowded? This is the largest venue in Jiangwan City, right? I heard it can hold 80,000 spectators. In a few more minutes, we'll be packed to capacity."

  Ling Luo Creek smiled and said, "That's because you don't understand the significance of the medical competition yet. You all know that the World Cup is awesome and the NBA is fierce. Although the attention to the medical competition may not be as high as those top-level sports events, it is still a major event. Most importantly, for the upper echelons of the country, the importance of the medical competition far exceeds that of sports events!"

  Three girls chatted while finding a good spot to sit down.

  This open-air venue can accommodate 80,000 people. At this time, ninety percent of the seats are already occupied, and many more people are coming in from outside. If Zero Luo Creek and his friends had arrived a few minutes later, they might have only been able to watch the game standing up.

  But today, the judges sitting on the panel are all strangers. Among the judges who had previously participated in the Jiangwan City Medical Competition, only Mr. Zhang Shoucai is still seated on the panel, and even he cannot sit in the central position.

  In the middle of the judges' table sat an old man who looked a bit like Kame-sen'nin from Dragon Ball, smiling and chatting with Zhang Shoucai on his left and a gaunt-looking old man on his right. The gaunt old man had a gloomy expression and spoke in a serious tone without cracking a smile.

  As the time was almost up, nearly a thousand contestants all walked into the examination hall, and the audience seats were already packed with people. Chu Nan stood among the contestants in H Province, but as H City was the provincial capital of H Province, it had been completely overshadowed by Jiangwan City this time. Therefore, when the three contestants from H City looked at Chu Nan, they all had a jealous gaze.

  Chu Nan was completely uninterested in these three people and didn't even bother to acknowledge them, his gaze searching the surroundings for any sign of Yin Zhao Tian, but finding one person in this vast sea of people was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

  Fang Junzhou, standing beside him, said coldly: "Are you looking for Yin Zhao Tian?"

  Chu Nan withdrew her gaze and looked at Fang Junzhou, smiling: "I didn't expect you to understand me so well."

  Fang Junzhou sneered and said, "I advise you to first think of a way to defeat me in this tournament."

  Fang Junzhou said, with a sharp glint in his eyes: "Even if you won against me once before, but this time I'm the first, and I absolutely will not let you have it! This first place is mine!"

  Chu Nan looked at Fang Junzhou with some surprise, and Fang Junzhou couldn't help but look up a few points. Although Chu Nan had always acknowledged Fang Junzhou's strength before, he hadn't really taken Fang Junzhou to heart, especially after winning the divisional finals. When Chu Nan saw Fang Junzhou leave first, he thought Fang Junzhou would be discouraged and there would be one less opponent in the regular season. But unexpectedly, Fang Junzhou not only didn't sink as expected but was even more full of fighting spirit than before, with an even stronger will to fight. Only then did Chu Nan truly acknowledge Fang Junzhou, thinking that only such a player was worthy of being his opponent!

  Fang Junzhou sneered, "Do you think I'll be easily defeated again just because of last time? But I have to say, you're the strongest opponent I've ever met. This time, I won't go down without a fight. I will regain my dignity in the main match."

  "Then you must definitely make it into the finals, don't lose in the qualifying round."

  "Fang Junzhou snorted: 'You're the same! Don't lose to others before you even meet me!'"

  Seeing the two people at odds, H City's number one sneered and muttered to himself: "It's just a bunch of Jiangwan City's mediocre students who think they can make it big, but in reality, they're just delusional. With our top three from H City here, you guys should just pack up and go home."

  Zhang Jingran's expression was calm, Chu Nan only had a faint cold smile at the corner of his mouth, while Fang Junzhou walked slowly in front of the contestant with a gloomy face. The contestant saw Fang Junzhou's somewhat frightening gaze and took a step back, saying in a harsh tone: "What's wrong? Can't argue with me so you want to use force?"

  Fang Junzhou suddenly smiled, stretched out his hand and gently patted him on the shoulder, saying calmly: "Young man, the competition hasn't started yet, don't be arrogant. The provincial capital's players are not necessarily the strongest. You few in my eyes are just ants..."

  Fang Junzhou's family had always been proud, and losing to Chu Nan was already unbearable for him. How could he tolerate others shouting in front of them like this now?

  Those three provincial contestants glared at Fang Junzhou with anger in their eyes, while the contestants from other cities nearby watched the commotion with glee.

  Just then, the H city's number one who had been shouting suddenly let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground, clutching his body with one hand while continuously rolling around on the ground, shouting "I'm itching to death, I'm itching to death" in a painful voice. The commotion immediately caught everyone's attention.

  Fang Junzhou sneered and retreated back to Chu Nan and Zhang Jingran's side. Most of the contestants looked at Fang Junzhou with shocked expressions, especially the other two contestants from H City, who were even more frightened. They suddenly remembered hearing that Fang Junzhou had used poison to save someone during the regional competition, and now they realized how terrifying his poisoning skills were. Just a moment ago, no one saw what he did to that person, but now that person was lying on the ground.

  Chu Nan also looked at Fang Junzhou with some surprise, although Fang Junzhou had lost in the divisional match before, but his poisoning technique was still beyond Chu Nan's expectation. Just now, only Chu Nan vaguely saw how Fang Junzhou poisoned that person, and when he lightly patted the shoulder, some poisonous powder had already floated onto that person's face. The action was hidden, and the conversation and laughter made it impossible for people to detect, Fang Junzhou almost entered the ranks of a master poisoner.

  Fang Junzhou coldly gazed at the person writhing on the ground, wailing in agony. He sneered and said, "Aren't you all geniuses from provincial capitals? Why don't you think of a way to help him? Let's see how these geniuses detoxify him."

  The two people left in the city squatted on the ground, holding down the person and checking him out. Finally, they all stood up with difficult expressions, even feeling that almost everyone around them was staring at them with ridicule. One of them pointed at Fang Junzhou with anger: "You are too sinister! He just said a couple of casual words, and you poisoned him!"

  "Fang Junzhou's eyes were cold and cruel as he said: 'Who just saw me poison him? It's best not to talk nonsense about things without evidence!'"

  Fang Junzhou was right, although everyone knew that the poison was his doing, but no one had any evidence at all, and could only say that his poisoning methods were too clever, making it impossible to guard against.

  The judges on the panel also noticed the commotion here, and a hint of approval flashed in the eyes of the skull-like old man. He then spoke into the microphone: "Those two little ghosts, use needles to prick the Jingming hole, Fengchi hole, and Renying hole, and then let him lie down on the ground, gently tapping his back three times, the poison he took will naturally be resolved."

  His tone was gloomy, making people who heard it feel a chill run down their spine.

  The two people left in the city looked at each other, showing a difficult expression, obviously not skilled with needles. The skull-like old man hummed coldly on the judges' bench and muttered to himself: "Nowadays young people don't even know how to do acupuncture, which is such a traditional thing, it's really a decline of medical ethics."

  The old skull was talking to himself, but since the microphone was right in front of him, most people heard it, and those two were so ashamed that they almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

  Zhang Shoucai saw this situation on the side and knew that the old skull's temper was strange and would not give anyone a chance to save face. In order not to hurt the self-esteem of the three contestants from H City, he hastily spoke into the microphone: "Chu Nan, can you help out?"

  Chu Nan muttered a sentence of trouble, opened the medical box he carried with him, took out a silver needle, walked to the man's front, and very easily performed acupuncture on him. Then, he pressed the man to the ground and patted his back three times. The man suddenly vomited uncontrollably, spitting out a large amount of filthy and disgusting things. The surrounding contestants retreated to the side, leaving a large space in between. The cleaning worker also rushed over quickly.

  The old skull looked at Chu Nan in surprise, then turned to Zhang Shoucai and asked: "Is this the first place in Jiangwan City? The one with the high needle technique?"

  Zhang Shoucai nodded with a smile, his face full of pride: "His name is Chu Nan, and he won first place in the Jiangwan City divisional tournament with his skilled 'Six Paths Reincarnation Needle'."

  "The Six Paths of Reincarnation...". The old skull's eyes flickered with a scorching light, his tone still somewhat ominous as he said, "I want to take a closer look..."