Chapter 290: The Arrow that decides his fate (1/2)
Chapter 290: The Arrow that decides his fate
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
”First place? Okay then, the fourth recording tablet is actually by the roadside, but...” Fang Zhengzhi smiled.
”But what?”
”You guys went the wrong way.” Fang Zhengzhi pointed at one of the directional rocks.
”Wrong way?” Ping Yang murmured to herself. Then, her eyes glimmered, ”Did you do something to the road? Oh yes, where I met you! I thought something was amiss, you... you’re so shameless!”
”Thank you for your compliment. Now that you know, why aren’t you rushing there?”
”Before I go, I want to ask you a question.” Ping Yang looked at Fang Zhengzhi quizzically.
”Do you want to ask me why I told you?”
”Yes, why did you tell me? If you hadn’t told us, neither me nor Ninth Brother would have thought of this. Won’t that give you a higher chance of finishing first?” Ping Yang looked at Fang Zhengzhi in confusion.
”I will still get first even if I tell you now.”
”How is that possible? You still haven’t etched your name on the first recording stone. Furthermore, there are so many people waiting for you. How do you plan to pass them?” Ping Yang said in disbelief.
”Pass? Why do I need to pass them? As long as I tell them the truth, they will be in too much of a hurry to run off. Who will want to stop me?” Fang Zhengzhi said confidently.
”Official Fang is right. They want to win the competition, not find trouble with Official Fang. As long as he tells them the location of the fourth recording tablet, they will leave him alone.” The Ninth Prince nodded.
”I see. Is that why you waited for us here?” Ping Yang queried.
”Wait for you? Oh please, stop thinking so highly of yourself. I was just hungry, so I stopped for a bite. Bye bye!” Fang Zhengzhi leapt onto his horse and galloped away.
He left Ping Yang stomping her feet.
”Shameless fella, even though you have a shorter distance to go, I will still beat you to the finish!”
...
Fang Zhengzhi thought that he had everything calculated perfectly.
He had changed the road at the fourth recording tablet. He would force all of them to run another round.
They would all be famished and exhausted. That way, their only aim would be to finish the competition.
Naturally, no one would stay behind to find trouble with him.
Everything was falling nicely into place.
However, he never expected to meet Xiang Tianying and Tang Zhongming.
When Fang Zhengzhi’s stallion arrived at the first recording tablet, Xiang Tianying and Tang Zhongying were clearly out of the running.
A black stallion and green stallion lay crumpled on the ground.
The black battle stallion looked like it had broken all of its bones. The green battle stallion had no life in its eyes.
Fang Zhengzhi did not recognize Xiang Tianying and Tang Zhongming. However, he recalled that these two were the frontrunners.
”Oh? Why did you kill your horses?” Fang Zhengzhi asked innocently when he saw Xiang Tianying and Tang Zhongming.
”You...”
It was clear that Fang Zhengzhi was mocking the two of them.
”Hand over the fourth recording tablet!”
”Yes, hand it over before we turn nasty.”
”It is against the rules to take the recording tablet away. When we have verified it, you will be disqualified!”
All of them were only concerned about the fourth recording tablet.
”I didn’t take it away! Did you all go the wrong way?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the competitors innocently.
”Wrong way? How is that possible? We followed the stones... hang on, did you...”
”Fang Zhengzhi, how dare you shift the rocks!”
”You... you...”
All of the competitors recovered from their shock.
”I am not sure about that. I did not go in the same direction as all of you. When I came, the fourth recording tablet was by the roadside.” Fang Zhengzhi was not stupid enough to admit what he did.
”Oh please, you must have moved it on purpose!” One of the competitors asserted.
”So what if I did? Is accidentally kicking a directional stone cause for disqualification?” Fang Zhengzhi waved them off.
All of the competitors looked at each other, clearly infuriated.
But...
Were they really going to attack Fang Zhengzhi.
If the fourth recording tablet was really on him, then they had sufficient reason to attack him.
However, the fourth recording tablet was not with him.
This was a completely different situation.
Firstly, Fang Zhengzhi was a rank four official in the imperial courts. They could not attack him without a valid reason.
Secondly, Fang Zhengzhi was quite powerful.
Amongst all of the competitors, only Xiang Tianying and Tang Zhongming had the confidence to defeat him.
If they couldn’t swarm him, it was unlikely they would defeat him in a duel.
They could only swallow their anger.
”Fang Zhengzhi, we’ll let you off this time!”
”Let’s go!”
Many of the competitors were famished and tired from the race. Furthermore, they had just ran an extra round.
Many of them were on the brink of exhaustion.
They now knew the estimated location of the fourth recording tablet. As long as they followed the trail, they would find it.
There was no reason for them to stay here.
All of them mounted their horses and prepared to search for the tablet.
At this point, Xiang Tianying and Tang Zhongming looked at each other. Then, they stepped out.
”Don’t be fooled by him. The fourth recording tablet is on him. He wants us to go looking for it and take first place for himself.” Xiang Tianying’s voice rang out.
All of the competitors stopped in their tracks.