(Eighth update. In four days, fifty chapters were updated, consuming all the reserve manuscripts, and it will now return to regular updates, with the possibility of additional chapters in the future.)
Two hundred and twenty-two needles — that was the number Luo Ziling had inserted into the Bronze Figure.
Due to the considerable difference in the number of needles between the two, Wu Hongwei, Wang Tongshan, and Yang Qingyin counted twice, confirming repeatedly that there was no mistake before they announced the result.
At the end of the competition, Gu Jian'an felt confident about his performance and even more so about his victory after his own count was announced.
But upon seeing them count Luo Ziling's needles, a bad feeling arose in his heart. When they spoke the number aloud, his first reaction was that they were cheating.
