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"Thank you, thank you! Thank you, thank you! " Qi Mingyuan immediately cupped his hands in greeting. He couldn't hide the joy on his face. He was so excited that he didn't even know what to say. + ◆
No wonder he was so excited. Returning within the time it takes to burn a stick of incense was a full 200 points!
Even if they won both matches in the first round, they would only get 160 points. Not to mention, no escort agency had ever won a perfect match. Even the strongest escort agency, the Four Seas Escort Agency, only had 120 points.
But this way, the situation was instantly reversed by the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency. Adding on the 100 points they had won in the first round, they had a full 300 points, leaving all the other escort agencies far behind. They had become an unprecedented dark horse!
"Impossible!" Just as everyone was celebrating, Boundless Sea suddenly spoke up. He pointed at Lin Yi and said, "You ran back halfway, didn't you?"
As soon as he said this, the entire stadium fell silent. Everyone's gazes focused on Lin Yi. Apart from the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency's people, everyone else's faces were filled with doubt.
Boundless Sea was 100% confident that he could return within the time it takes to burn a stick of incense. Even a local snake like Wang Baitiao, who was familiar with the safe route, couldn't do it, let alone a complete stranger from the outside.
Lin Yi heard this and smiled. He slowly took out the stamp from his chest pocket and held it up for everyone to see clearly. With this, no one questioned him anymore. They couldn't say that the stamp he had obtained from the required route was also fake, right...
Boundless Sea's face turned green and purple. As the head escort of the Four Seas Escort Agency, he was definitely the center of attention in this sort of situation. But in just a short moment, he had been slapped in the face twice. The feeling of being slapped in the face twice in a row was really indescribable. If there was a crack in the ground, he would have already crawled into it and disappeared.
Boundless Sea's only chance to save his face was to place his hopes on Wang Baitiao. If Wang Baitiao could also return within the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, his face as the head escort of the Four Seas Escort Agency wouldn't look too bad.
However, when the second incense stick finished burning, not to mention the burning of the first incense stick. Even now, the third incense stick was about to burn down, but the number one sailboat representing the Four Seas Escort Agency still hadn't returned. If it wasn't for the fact that the number one jade tablet hadn't shattered yet, Boundless Sea would have suspected that Wang Baitiao had already died!
"Why isn't this bastard dead yet?" Boundless Sea's face was ashen with anger. As the home ground of a powerhouse Escort Agency, his original spirit of ruling the world had disappeared without a trace. Don't even talk about being in the limelight. He didn't even dare to raise his head in front of the other leaders of the escort agencies, for fear of being laughed at.
Finally, when the third incense stick was about to burn out. Sailboat No.1 finally arrived, but before everyone could greet it, they discovered that the ship was in tatters and riddled with holes, right in front of everyone's eyes. The hull of the ship was obviously getting shorter and shorter. Finally, it completely sank. Everyone was dumbfounded.
Fortunately, they were not far from the pier. Wang Baitiao didn't care about his sorry state and swam back, huffing and puffing …
Before Wang Baitiao could swim ashore, the furious Boundless Sea kicked him in the face, sending him back into the sea with a bloody face. He had already used up all his stamina, and now he almost drowned.
Wang Baitiao wanted to cry, but no tears came out. Normally, with his skill, he wouldn't have dared to ask for more than one incense stick, but he should have been able to make it back in two. But this time, not only had he tangled with Lin Yi for a while, he had also encountered pirates. Being able to make it back alive was already a miracle.
Fortunately, there were his own men from the Four Seas Escort Agency among the pirates, who secretly went easy on him. Only then did Wang Baitiao have a chance to escape. But even so, he still smashed a large hole in the ship in his panic.
Wang Baitiao had been repairing the ship the entire time. This time, he had been able to come back alive because he had used all of his strength to save his life. But in the end, he had to face the wrath of Boundless Sea …
The second round of the competition ended. Of the thirty-two escort agencies, thirty of them had maintained their points from the first round. Only the top two had changed.
After two rounds, the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency had a total of three hundred points, taking first place. The Four Seas Escort Agency had a total of one hundred and seventy points, taking second place.
Looking at the point rankings, Boundless Sea was filled with regret. For the second round of the competition, he had used all sorts of methods to get everyone to nod their heads. He had originally thought that he would be able to take first place, but he hadn't thought that he would end up shooting himself in the foot. Instead, the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency had reaped the fruits of his labor and taken first place!
The curtains fell on the first day of the Southern Continent Escort Agency Grand Tournament. The various escort agencies dispersed one after another to rest and build up their strength for the second day of the tournament.
Whether it was on the streets or in the inns, everyone in Demon Leng City was talking about the Southern Continent Escort Agency Grand Tournament. Among them, the most eye-catching agency was none other than the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency!
Even though they were one of the Five Great Escort Agency in the previous Southern Continent Escort Agency Grand Tournament, they didn't have much of a foundation. Aside from in the Fleecy Sea Territory, the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency wasn't very well known in the entire Southern Continent. Many people didn't even know that they were one of the Five Great Escort Agency.
However, this time, the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency's limelight instantly overshadowed all the other escort agencies, including the Four Seas Escort Agency. Their fame and attention skyrocketed, and they were viewed as this year's Grand Tournament's biggest dark horse, perhaps even the most popular!
For any escort agency, fame often meant strength. The more famous they were, the more people recognized their strength, and the more business they would receive.
Even the father and son, Qi Mingyuan and Qi Wenhan, had never imagined that the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency would one day surpass all the other escort agencies and become the center of everyone's conversation.
At the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency's celebration banquet, Qi Mingyuan and Qi Wenhan solemnly bowed to Lin Yi with Qi Wenhan. "Young Hero Ling, you have contributed greatly to today's tournament. On behalf of the entire escort agency, we thank you!"
"Chief Escort Agency, you're too kind. Since I'm a member of the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency, it's only right and proper for me to contribute to the agency. Why do you have to do this?" Lin Yi hurriedly stopped them.
"Not at all. You're our agency's great benefactor and hero. No matter how much we thank you, it's only right and proper! There's nothing we can do to repay you. Please accept the 100,000 Spirit Jades, Young Hero Ling. It's just a small token of my appreciation, "Qi Mingyuan said as he gestured for Qi Wenhan to take out a miniature card reader that had been prepared beforehand.
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