latelenovela #719 - The winner is decided
#719 - The winner is decided
"Alright."
Xia Huai nodded in agreement, then followed Chen Tong's example and walked to the ship's rail.
Chen Tong was taken aback, "Why you?"
"My husband has already competed with Mr. Chen, so I'll take this round," Xia Huai said calmly.
Chen Tong wasn't too happy about it.
Because he had lost to Lu Jing in the paper doll trick competition, and he naturally wanted to get his revenge on Lu Jing.
But there was nothing he could do, who told them to be a couple, able to send whoever they wanted.
"You… are you sure you can do it?" Chen Tong asked after looking Xia Huai up and down.
"If that's the case, then it's acceptable."
Chen Tong's biggest worry was that Lu Jing wouldn't acknowledge his victory if he won against Xia Huai, which would make his win incomplete. But with Lu Jing's words, as long as he could win against Xia Huai, it would be the same as winning against Lu Jing as well.
And could he win against Xia Huai?
In Chen Tong's opinion, it was a sure thing.
What a joke, after the performance he just gave, how could anyone in this world possibly surpass him?
Seeing that Chen Tong had no further objections, Xia Huai spoke again, "My magic is called the Dragon Summoning Art."
Alright, it seemed like both sides were going all-in with dragons tonight.
One had just finished performing the Dragon King's Decree, and the other was about to perform the Dragon Summoning Art. It seemed like being a dragon wasn't easy, having to rush around everywhere.
Chen Tong made a gesture for her to begin.
Xia Huai didn't waste any time, immediately forming a hand seal and chanting an incantation.
Then, the people on the boat felt as if the night wind had suddenly become a bit stronger, causing their clothes to flutter.
Some people's expressions changed instantly.
It was said that dragons possessed the power to summon wind and rain. Could this sudden increase in the river wind be a sign of a dragon appearing in the world?
Although they knew that the so-called dragon was just a creature from myths and legends, and no living person had ever seen a real dragon.
But Chen Tong's previous performance was too shocking.
Some people had begun to waver after seeing his magic, and began to suspect that there really was a dragon in the river, otherwise how could they explain the fish and shrimp flying onto the boat by themselves?
So, if Xia Huai really summoned a dragon, it didn't seem impossible.
In fact, even Chen Tong himself felt a tightening in his heart, wondering if this could be a comeback. If so, he would really have to think hard about whether the couple across from him were even human.
However, the strong wind only blew for a while before gradually weakening.
Nothing else happened during this process.
The river water didn't change, nor did the night sky above.
And the expressions on everyone's faces also became strange.
Was that it?
Was that all?!
Uh… a strong wind did have something to do with dragons, barely related to the Dragon Summoning Art, but who knew if the gust of wind just now was because a dragon happened to pass by, or if it just… happened to be windy.
This magic was too anticlimactic.
Especially since there was no harm without comparison. Compared to Chen Tong's previous magic, Xia Huai's performance was even more substandard, even bordering on appalling.
On the other side, Chen Tong's expression also changed from cloudy to clear. It seemed that the previous incident was just a false alarm, and the Lu couple had finally run out of tricks.
Had he known this, he wouldn't have needed to make such a big show. It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
After waiting for a while, Chen Tong asked Xia Huai, "Has Lady Xia finished her magic?"
"I'm done."
Chen Tong grinned, "In that case, then I…"
But before he could finish his words, he suddenly heard someone exclaim from the left side of the ship, "What's that?"
"What what's that?" Someone next to him asked.
"Didn't you see just now? There was… there was a huge black shadow flashing past underwater," that person rubbed his eyes.
"You're seeing things, aren't you?"
"No, I really saw it," that person swore.
Chen Tong was annoyed. Good家伙, so that's what they were waiting for.
They knew they couldn't beat him with magic, so they found a shill to put on a hard act here?
Chen Tong recognized the person who said he saw the black shadow, knowing that he had a good relationship with Master Bai Er, and was likely someone Bai Er had found to cooperate with the Lu couple in their act.
Chen Tong was thinking about how to refute the other party's nonsense when he heard someone shout from the right side of the ship, "I… I saw it too! That black shadow is really big!"
Lu Jing's heart stirred, and he also came to the ship's rail.
By this time, it was already full of people holding lanterns and craning their necks to look into the water.
But this time, they all gained nothing.
"Did you guys really see something just now?" Some people began to doubt the eyes of the two people.
After all, it was late at night, and they were looking down into the water from the boat, so it was normal to see things.
In fact, the two people who had claimed to see the black shadow just now couldn't help but start to doubt themselves.
However, just then, everyone's feet suddenly shook, and their bodies swayed uncontrollably, as if they were drunk, becoming unsteady.
The person who had first shouted that there was a black shadow underwater seemed to have thought of something. His expression tightened, and he shouted again, "It's it! It's it! It hit our boat!"
Chen Tong gritted his teeth, "Don't talk nonsense. There are many ships passing by on this river every day. How could there be a dragon?"
However, before his words could fall, he saw the eyes of everyone around him go straight, staring fixedly at one place.
Chen Tong followed their gaze, and then his whole person was dumbfounded.
Because he also saw the black shadow underwater!
That thing was definitely not a fish or anything else, because it was very big, feeling like its body was about the same size as the passenger ship they were on. Besides that, its body was also very long, very long, at least several tens of feet.
In addition, it was moving very fast.
Was it really a dragon?
Chen Tong was stunned.
And at this time, the second impact came, and the force of this impact was even stronger than the first, so that the dazed Chen Tong was almost thrown off the boat.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, he was grabbed by someone and pulled back.
Chen Tong thanked him profusely, but when he turned his head, he found that the person who saved him was none other than Lu Jing, whom he regarded as his number one enemy.
"Xia, Xia… Immortal Master, please withdraw your magic, we have already seen the dragon," someone shouted.
And his shout also received the approval of many people, "That's right, you won this competition!"
Although Chen Tong's magic was also very wonderful, it couldn't compare with Xia Huai's summoning of a real dragon.
The most important thing was that everyone only had one life, and they were afraid that the dragon would hit them again, sinking the boat they were on. At that time, everyone would have to jump into the river and feed the fish together.
So the outcome of this competition was decided in an incredibly swift manner, and it was an overwhelming victory. Everyone unanimously believed that Xia Huai's Dragon Summoning Art was more powerful than Chen Tong's Dragon King's Decree.