"Wu Long, Wu Hu, what exactly happened at the Fiery Flame Sect?"
Immediately, the referee looked at Wu Long and Wu Hu and asked.
He knew that something unknown must have happened at the Fiery Flame Sect, otherwise, these two brothers wouldn't be the only ones who came out!
"Reporting to Elder, after we were attacked by the Dragon Winged Snake, we fainted. As for what happened, we are not clear."
"However, Patriarch Sun was with our Sect Master at the time, he should know the specific situation!"
Wu Long knew he wasn't good at lying, so he quickly directed everyone's attention to Sun Zhiqian.
This was also what they had agreed upon when they came out. As the head of the Sun family, Sun Zhiqian's words carried more credibility.
If Sun Zhiqian told the whole story, it would definitely be more convincing!
Only in this way would those outside have no doubts.
"Patriarch Sun, what happened in the Trial Valley?"
After hearing Wu Long and Wu Hu's words, the referee immediately turned his gaze to Sun Zhiqian, his expression full of doubt.
Wu Zhixiong had escaped, Wu Quangui had not emerged from the Trial Valley, and all other elders of the Fiery Flame Sect had disappeared. What had happened?
"Reporting to Elder, the Supreme Elder of the Fiery Flame Sect, Wu Quangui, led all the cultivators of the Fiery Flame Sect, along with us, to surround and attack the Dragon Winged Snake."
"Wu Zhixiong promised us that after the deed was done, not only would he give us the blood of the Dragon Winged Snake, but he would also distribute the spiritual herbs and medicines in the valley to us."
Sun Zhiqian pondered for a moment before revealing the strategy he had long planned.
"Hmm, and then?"
As expected, after hearing Sun Zhiqian's account, the judges on the stage did not suspect anything.
After all, the Fiery Flame Sect had organized so many cultivators to enter the Trial Valley this time, and they must have intended to seize the spiritual herbs and medicines within. This was something they had anticipated, so there was naturally no reason to suspect anything.
"But who knew that the Dragon Winged Snake was incredibly powerful, and in the end, it and Wu Quangui were both seriously injured and died."
Seeing that no one suspected anything, Sun Zhiqian directly revealed the news of Wu Quangui's death.
"What? Wu Quangui is dead? Is this true?"
Upon hearing the news of Wu Quangui's death, all the referees above instinctively stood up and looked at Sun Zhiqian.
That scoundrel Wu Quangui, relying on his breakthrough to the half-step Nascent Soul realm, had become arrogant and overbearing, and they had been bullied by him quite a bit!
Now, hearing the news that that scoundrel Wu Quangui had actually died, each of them was a little unable to contain themselves, wanting to confirm the truth of the matter.
"That's right, Wu Quangui is indeed dead. I believe everyone present can testify to this."
Sun Zhiqian naturally knew what these people were thinking, so he immediately looked at the cultivators who had come out with them.
"Yes, Elder, we can all testify that Wu Quangui is indeed dead."
"That's right, we can also testify."
A group of people spoke one after another, their words making the referees completely excited.
"Good! That scoundrel Wu Quangui, the wicked will have their just deserts, it's good that he's dead!"
"Hahahaha, old dog Wu, what good is breaking through to the half-step Nascent Soul realm? Didn't you still die before this seat?"
The group rejoiced as if it were New Year.
"Then what, then what? After Wu Quangui died, what happened next?"
After calming down, the referee became even more impatient and asked Sun Zhiqian.
After Wu Quangui's death, many things must have happened, otherwise, why would Wu Zhixiong have run away so agitatedly?
"Everyone, after Wu Quangui died, we thought we could divide the spoils of war."
"Unexpectedly, that scoundrel Wu Zhixiong actually ordered his subordinates to attack us, intending to wipe us out to cover up the news of Wu Quangui's death."
"He also said that if we survived and told you about Wu Quangui's death, you would definitely not let the Fiery Flame Sect off."
Sun Zhiqian said with a serious expression, relaying the prepared speech.
"For self-preservation, we joined forces and fought, eventually killing those elders of the Fiery Flame Sect. Wu Zhixiong saw that the situation was unfavorable and finally fled."
"However, before he escaped, while we were desperately fighting the elders of the Fiery Flame Sect, he took away the corpse of the Dragon Winged Snake, and also took all the spiritual herbs and medicines we had collected."
At this point, Sun Zhiqian also looked pained.
"So that's how it is!"
"No wonder Wu Zhixiong ran as if his life depended on it!"
"That scoundrel, taking away the corpse of the Dragon Winged Snake and so many spiritual herbs and medicines, he deserves to die!"
After listening to Sun Zhiqian's words, several referees clenched their fists, their expressions filled with anger.
The corpse of the Dragon Winged Snake was all treasure!
As for the spiritual herbs and medicines in the valley, they were treasures that had grown there for hundreds of years. Even a single stalk was a supreme treasure.
Now, they had all been taken away by Wu Zhixiong as he fled, which was simply unbearable!
"Everyone, since Wu Zhixiong dared to attack Patriarch Sun, we, the Five Sects and Four Families, must avenge Patriarch Sun!"
"Exactly, the remains of the Dragon Winged Snake can be set aside, but the spiritual herbs and medicines in the valley are the common property of our Southwestern Cultivation World. How can Wu Zhixiong monopolize them?"
"I propose that we, the Five Sects and Four Families, jointly issue a bounty for the pursuit of Wu Zhixiong!"
"Anyone who discovers Wu Zhixiong's whereabouts, as long as the information is true, will receive a spiritual artifact as a reward. How about it?"
Immediately, the leaders of the Five Sects and Four Families spoke one after another, their expressions filled with indignation.
Especially the cultivator who proposed to stand up for Sun Zhiqian, his face looked full of righteousness.
It was as if he was truly standing up for Sun Zhiqian and the others.
"Tsk tsk tsk, these cultivators, after so many years of cultivation, have they only cultivated their faces?"
Seeing this, Zhang Ying couldn't help but click her tongue.
These people had incredibly thick skin.
"Hahaha, Miss Zhang, get used to it. They just want to find an excuse to hunt down Wu Zhixiong."
Hearing Zhang Ying's sigh, Sun Zhiqian felt helpless.
"By the way, esteemed judges, since the Southwestern Grand Competition has ended early, how will the rankings for this competition be determined?"
Then, as if he had thought of something, Sun Zhiqian spoke to those on the stage who were arguing.
"This... we were all outside and didn't know what happened in the valley."
"The ranking for this Southwestern Grand Competition will be decided by you, Patriarch Sun, alone."
"Exactly, exactly. Patriarch Sun, you decide. We need to go and hunt down Wu Zhixiong. We must not let him harm innocent people!"
The leaders of the Five Sects and Four Families had no mood to care about the Southwestern Grand Competition at this time.
Although the rewards for the grand competition were generous, for families as wealthy as theirs, they were merely a drop in the bucket.
How could they compare to the treasures Wu Zhixiong had taken away?