2 hours and 30 minutes later;
As the time reached noon, Shang Wen returned to the court with a piece of bad news that Shang Xiang, the Grand Prince is nowhere to be found.
Following the rules, Emperor Shang announced the disqualification of Shang Xiang and just ended the trial with Shang Wei as the winner. Everyone was dismissed and given a break for the rest of the day.
Shang Jun, Shang Wei, and Shang Zexi proceeded to the next trial, which is called the Trial of Strength.
This trial is quite straightforward.
They shall choose their teammates and fight Bai Xun in the arena in a 2v1 battle. The only condition is that the selected teammate must be someone who works for the military. Retired or active duty, it doesn't matter.
Shang Wei was leading in the previous trial. Hence, he got the opportunity to choose his teammate before the others.
