"Greetings, elders and headmaster!" Han Tianba cupped his fists and bowed according to the rules of the martial world.
"Patriarch Han, come and take a seat. You're the only one left!" Old Master Zhao smiled and pretended to be enthusiastic.
Since Han Tianba was already here, he wasn't afraid and sat down on an empty seat.
"Alright, since Master Han is here, then we can begin the Hidden House Summit!" Elder Zhao nodded and started talking, "Everyone knows that the purpose of the Hidden House Summit is for the children of each house to have a chance to train. It's also to urge them to work hard and achieve better results, so I won't go into the details!"
"Haha, that's right. It's not even the first time Old Master Han has participated in the Hidden House Summit. Naturally, there's no need for introductions. Let's talk about the rules and competition of this year's Hidden House Summit."
"That's right. There were some loopholes in the rules of the last summit. The Hidden House of Han forfeited every single round and refused to participate. That's not right. If every single hidden house refused to participate, then what's the point of this trial?" Old Zhao said.
Han Tianba laughed coldly. He already knew that this year's Hidden House Summit was targeted at his house, so he knew about the rules beforehand.
"Yeah, but last year, Hidden House Han was a newcomer, so we treated it as a spectator. This year, we can't do that again!" Elder Tang said.
"So, this year's rules have been discussed and we've made some minor changes!" Old Man Zhao said, "That is, every family and sect must participate in every competition. Even if they forfeit, they must still place a bet. This way, it will prevent people from being opportunistic and only placing bets on the events that they are good at, causing the competition to be unfair!"
Fair? Old Grandfather Han thought to himself, "Your rules sound fair, but to the hidden Han family, it's the most unfair!"
"That's right. Rules need to be perfected for it to be fair!" Elder Zhuang nodded.
"This year's competition, regardless of whether or not they signed up, they must place a bet. Even if they forfeit, they must place a bet!" Elder Zhao said, "I'll explain the rules in detail!"
"Alright, we're all ears!" Elder Pi said.
Han Tianba felt like they were being hypocritical. Luckily, he had Lin Yi's help, or else he would've been pissed to death.
"For every match, every house must take out a treasure as a bet. Whether they participate or forfeit, they must place a bet!" Old Man Zhao explained, "And the winner of every match will be able to obtain all the bets other than the second and third place bets. And the second and third place bets will be able to retrieve their family's belongings after the end of the match!
At the same time, the person in first place also had the right to exchange. For example, if the item he favored was in second or third place, he could use any item in the wager to exchange with the person in second or third place, and the person in second or third place could not refuse!
The person in second place also had the right to exchange, but he could only forcefully exchange the items of the person in third place. He couldn't forcefully exchange the items of the person in first place. Of course, if the person in first place agreed, they could also exchange!
The third place didn't have the right to exchange, but if the second and third place agreed, they could exchange with each other.
Of course, if all the houses forfeit, or if the houses that didn't forfeit all lose the match, then each house will take back their bets and the match will be invalid! "
Of course, if all the houses forfeit, or the houses that didn't forfeit all lose the match, then each house will take back their bets and the match will be invalid! "
This rule was very simple. After Old Man Zhao explained it, everyone understood. To put it bluntly, everyone was working together to trick the Han family. There was nothing strange about it. This rule was developed by everyone except for Han Tianba.
Han Tianba himself also got the general idea from other sources. Now that he heard it, it was more detailed and more explanation for the second and third place.
"Everyone, do you have any objections to this rule?" Elder Zhao asked.
Han Tianba was speechless. This rule was created by everyone. What objections? Even if I had objections, would you accept it if I brought it up?
"Alright, if there are no objections, then let's move on to the first match, the car race!" Elder Zhao looked at Han Tianba's sullen face and felt very refreshed. He thought that they had a chance with Lin Yi, but now it seemed like it was nothing!
Although Lin Yi was said to be very powerful, he might not be that powerful in a race like this!
"En, this is a trial for the disciples. Us old guys shouldn't waste time!" Elder Yu said. "Since it's a competition to motivate the disciples, let's start now!"
"Naturally, Elder Yu is a man of virtue and prestige. Does anyone have any objections?" Elder Zhao asked.
Since House Yu's Old Ancestor had spoken, who else would dare to object?
"Alright, since no one has any objections, let's go back and get ready. We'll bring our disciples and bets to the meeting hall at one o 'clock in the afternoon. After that, we'll head to the mountain behind our Zhao Family for the race!" Master Zhao said.
After Elder Zhao finished, the elders and heads of the houses left as well, returning to their temporary residences to prepare for the competition in the afternoon!
Although the first place had already been decided internally, the second and third places had not been decided internally. Therefore, those families that had not been decided internally as the first place were all wondering if they could get the second or third place. This way, they could at least keep their bets and not lose money!
In other words, although these hidden houses and sects had agreed to harm the hidden House Han, they were still competing internally. Whoever got the second or third place would be the biggest winner!
Han Tianba returned to his residence and Han Xiaopo immediately stood up to greet him. "Grandpa, how was it?"
"As expected, the rules were pretty much the same as what we heard. You have to bet even if you forfeit!" Han Tianba said. "Luckily, we prepared in advance and had Mister Lin. Otherwise, we would've lost badly!"
"As expected!" Han Xiaopo nodded. "When does the first match start? Which event are we competing in? "
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