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"How about Mr. Li comes up with a solution for us?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian nodded in agreement and said, "This bet is indeed quite big."
"How about this, we change the winner of the bet to three people?"
"Oh!"
"How should it be changed?"
"It's very simple. After the first event, the three of you will be ranked."
"The first-place winner chooses one of the three rewards first, and then the winners choose in turn."
"The chooser has the right to destroy or take away one of the rewards."
"To balance the game, once you make your choice, the other rewards will be considered as default!"
Upon hearing the rules Li Chengqian mentioned, all three of them were immediately intrigued.
If this bet is conducted according to Li Chengqian's rules, the first place winner will have an advantage, but it is not the decisive factor.
In other words, whoever gains the most advantage will have to be the more skilled.
Similarly, changes to the rules will make the game even more complicated.
After thinking for a while, Young Master Zhao stood up and said, "Mr. Li is indeed quick-witted."
"Then let's follow Mr. Li's rules."
What do you two think?
"No problem, we'll follow Mr. Li's rules."
Both of them agreed in unison.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian smiled slightly, waved his folding fan, and the group quickly flew towards the place where the golden needles were scattered.
However, when Li Chengqian and the others arrived at the competition venue, the faces of the other contestants immediately fell down.
"Mr. Li, if you say you're going to participate in this event too, how are we supposed to have fun?"
Faced with the resentment of many martial arts practitioners, Li Chengqian laughed and said, "Don't worry, everyone, I naturally cannot participate in this event."
"But that doesn't stop me from watching you participate in the activities!"
"Moreover, these three young masters also intend to give it a try; I, Li, am merely watching the show."
Upon hearing Li Chengqian's words, many martial arts practitioners glanced at the three people beside him, and their lips began to twitch uncontrollably.
Forget it, if I can't afford to offend them, can't I at least avoid them?
However, just as everyone was making their own plans, Young Master Zhao walked up to one of them and asked a question.
Why are you digging up the soil here?
"That's right, someone has found golden needles in the soil before, let's try our luck."
Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed across Young Master Zhao's face.
"Since it's a matter of luck, why not go look in the mountains?"
"This place has been dug up almost to the bone, so there probably aren't any golden needles left."
"Don't even mention it! Although Mr. Li said we weren't allowed to use martial arts, we still couldn't beat him!"
"I don't know how those people's eyes are so sharp, they can see the golden needles on the tree from more than eighty steps away."
"Besides having excellent eyesight, those people were all incredibly skilled."
"When we were halfway up the mountain, someone found that the golden needle had been embedded in a boulder."
"That boulder weighs at least 500 kilograms, and we tried everything we could but couldn't move it."
"Then a boy appeared out of nowhere and started smashing the boulder."
"He smashed the boulder open with his bare hands, and then left with the golden needle."
"It's true what they say, comparisons are odious."
Chapter 435 The Trio of Cheats, Everyone: Are you kidding me!
Listening to the complaints of the wandering swordsman, the three young masters Zhao and his companions realized the difficulties they faced.
The gold needles that are so readily available here have probably already been looted.
What remains are those extremely difficult-to-obtain or very well-hidden gold needles.
However, at that moment, a small bird suddenly landed on Young Master Zhao's head.
The sudden "attack" interrupted Zhao Gongzi's thoughts.
But upon closer inspection, a shiny golden needle was stuck in the back of the little bird.
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Is that even possible?
Faced with this bizarre situation, everyone turned their attention to Li Chengqian.
However, Li Chengqian spread his hands and said helplessly.
"Ugh!"
"Please don't look at me like that, everyone. I just tossed those ten thousand gold needles around casually."
"I can only control the general area of the gold needles; I don't know their exact location myself."
"Moreover, as long as the golden needle hasn't fallen into someone's hands, it remains ownerless!"
After saying that, Li Chengqian smiled and prepared to watch the show.
The two people closest to the little bird at this moment were Young Master Zhao and the wandering swordsman who had just been complaining.
If they really started fighting, Young Master Zhao might not be able to outrun that wandering swordsman.
Although the allure of the golden needles was right in front of him, the wandering swordsman gritted his teeth and resisted the temptation, considering the identity of "Young Master Zhao".
Seeing this, Young Master Zhao smiled slightly, then bent down and picked up the little bird.
After carefully examining the bird's injuries, Young Master Zhao said, "This bird happened to be hit by a golden needle."
"However, the force with which the golden needle pierced the bird was not great, and the needle was also small in size, which is why the bird did not die immediately."
"From this perspective, Mr. Li must have used varying amounts of force when he fired the golden needles."
“Yes!” Li Chengqian nodded with a smile, “The force of the golden needles varies.”
"So even if two golden needles fall in the same place, their positions will be different."
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Young Master Zhao smiled and said, "In this way, we can completely avoid some clever people."
"Mr. Li's work is indeed meticulous, judging by the distribution of the gold needles."
"By the way, Mr. Li, I haven't removed this gold needle yet. Does that mean it's still unclaimed?"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, Young Master Zhao turned around and handed the little bird in his hand to the wandering swordsman in front of him.
"I can't beat you in terms of skill and speed, so this thing should belong to you."
"As a martial artist, if you give up your pursuit because your opponent is strong, you will never achieve anything."
After saying that, Young Master Zhao looked at Young Master Huang beside him and smiled, "Young Master Huang, let's begin."
"If we delay any longer, the deadline will be approaching."
"Okay!"
"I like this kind of thing where I take a chance."
With that, Young Master Huang immediately took a step forward, ready to join the "treasure hunt".
"Crack!"
The sound of a tree branch breaking reached the ears of everyone.
This is a mountain forest, so it's perfectly normal to have dead branches and fallen leaves on the ground.
For some reason, everyone felt that the sound of the withered branch breaking was rather peculiar.
Everyone stared nervously at Young Master Huang, praying that things wouldn't turn out the way they thought.
As Huang Gongzi slowly moved his right foot away, there was indeed a three-inch-long withered branch under his feet.
The withered branch was broken in the middle, and there was a faint golden light shimmering at the break.
Seeing this, Young Master Huang grinned and then pulled out a slightly bent golden needle from the withered branch.
"Mr. Li, does this still count?"
"Of course it counts, as long as the gold needle is not damaged."
Upon hearing this, a wandering swordsman immediately sat down on the ground and began to cry sadly.
Seeing this, his companion immediately asked, "No, you don't have to be this upset just because someone else got the reward, do you?"
"Of course I'm not sad when others get rewards, but how can I not be sad when I lose mine?"
"I threw that branch there!"
"How could you be so careless? This is a golden opportunity!"
Hearing his companion's reprimand, the wandering swordsman cried even more bitterly.
"How the hell can you blame me for this?"
“I saw a dead sapling before, and I always felt that it was very special.”
"So I used a knife to cut the sapling completely down. To make sure I didn't miss any, I cut the whole tree into three-inch pieces."
"If this doesn't work, what else do you want me to do?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked down at the ground and found that there were indeed many three-inch-long dead branches scattered on the ground.
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You're really unlucky!