Ah! It's that Lin Yu answering correctly again...
As it was revealed that Lin Yu claimed the first prize once more, countless spectators couldn't help but sigh in resignation, their hearts filled with envy.
But who exactly is this Bi Luo?
No one was surprised that Lin Yu had secured the first prize, and it was expected that Du Gu Bo, sitting next to him, took third place. However, the identity of the second-place winner, Bi Luo, left many feeling puzzled and suspicious.
The person who snagged second place is named Bi Luo.
In Killing City, upon the announcement of the top three rewards in the live stream, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong were all taken aback, immediately directing their gazes toward Bi Luo.
Could the one who won the second prize be Bi Luo sitting beside them?
Meanwhile, in the live stream...
After announcing the top three prizes, the cold voice in the live stream started listing the punishments for those who answered incorrectly.
Yet in Killing City, when Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong suddenly turned their attention to Bi Luo, he understood their curiosity and pretended to be shy.
"Xiao San, Master, Aunt Erlong, why are you all staring at me?"
"Bi Luo, you couldn't possibly be the one who won the second prize, could you?"
Seeing Bi Luo, Yu Xiaogang suppressed his excitement and took a deep breath, asking.
"That's right, it's me."
Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's inquiry, Bi Luo put on a slightly embarrassed expression and nodded gently.
"It's you... How did you come up with that answer?"
Yu Xiaogang couldn't believe that Bi Luo could think of the correct answer when he hadn't.
Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's question, Bi Luo pretended to show a hint of sadness, speaking with a sense of loss and distress.
"Honestly, I came up with the answer just by chance. I saw Jiang Nannan's helplessness in the live stream, and it reminded me of my situation."
"My family was exterminated by the Spirit Hall because we obtained a soul bone, and since then, I have been hunted by the Spirit Hall with no force or person to advocate for us."
"And Jiang Nannan in the live stream, as a commoner, went to Shrek Academy because her mother was gravely ill. Being a commoner, no one was willing to help her, and a teacher even suggested she sell herself to the Xuanwu Sect."
"Isn't all of this because there is no power to speak up for the commoners and no one to uphold justice for them?"
"If there was a force willing to advocate for the commoners, then Shrek Academy wouldn't have treated Jiang Nannan so unfairly!"
Is that the reason?
Hearing Bi Luo's words, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong were taken aback, not expecting Bi Luo to arrive at the correct answer due to his own experiences.
While it may seem a bit forced, it was not entirely impossible.
"This Shrek Academy is simply disgraceful; they wouldn't even lift a finger to help a little girl but would instead push her to sell herself. It's truly embarrassing for us!"
Reflecting on Shrek Academy's actions in the live stream, Liu Erlong felt a surge of anger.
"The Shrek Academy has done something wrong."
Yu Xiaogang, standing beside her, nodded in agreement, contemplating.
However, Lin Yu scoffed inwardly at Yu Xiaogang's support.
Though Yu Xiaogang appeared to be on Jiang Nannan's side, he was still firmly entrenched in the nobility camp.
In the original story, it was none other than Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang who supported Du Gu Bo's use of poison to massacre a city.
But the Spirit Hall also could use poison, just like Bibi Dong.
Yet did they resort to it?
This demonstrates just how shameless and hypocritical Yu Xiaogang truly is.
Meanwhile, back in the live stream...
After the cold voice announced the list of punishments and dealt with all those who answered incorrectly, Ning Fengzhi, still puzzled by the answer to this question, finally spoke up.
[Ning Fengzhi: @Lin Yu, why is the root cause of Jiang Nannan's selling herself to save her mother due to the lack of a force to speak for commoner soul masters, leading to their arbitrary bullying?]
As a noble soul master, and due to his lack of understanding regarding the situation in the Absolute Douluo School, Ning Fengzhi had always occupied a high position and couldn't fully grasp the struggles of commoner soul masters.
To him, Jiang Nannan was exceptionally talented; if she were in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, he would certainly intervene on her behalf.
In his view, the Shrek Academy's refusal to help should be attributed to internal corruption, where some individuals sought to leverage Jiang Nannan for favors with the Xuanwu Sect.
Seeing Ning Fengzhi's inquiry directed at him, Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle.
He was struggling to find a reason to once again diss Tang San and emphasize the validity of the Spirit Hall's existence, and now Ning Fengzhi had conveniently provided him with one.
Instead of answering Ning Fengzhi's question, Lin Yu replied directly.
[Lin Yu: Is this question so hard for you to understand, Ning Sect Leader? Let me ask you a question: if Jiang Nannan existed in our time, do you think she would have to sell herself to save her mother?]
Ning Fengzhi was momentarily taken aback by Lin Yu's statement.
[Ning Fengzhi: ...I suppose not?]
[Lin Yu: "Suppose not" isn't good enough; it's a certainty she wouldn't! So, what do you think is the difference between our current time and the live stream?]
Lin Yu replied decisively.
[Ning Fengzhi: ...]
Realizing the implications of Lin Yu's statement and considering the answer to this question, Ning Fengzhi had already started to piece together Lin Yu's point.
What Lin Yu was likely implying was that in their current era, there was the Spirit Hall.
[Lin Yu: In our time, what sets us apart from the live stream is the presence of the Spirit Hall.]
[Jiang Nannan is a commoner soul master. While she might face exploitation and oppression at certain noble academies, in our era, the Spirit Hall has yet to be destroyed by that selfish and hypocritical fellow, Tang San. The Spirit Hall still exists.]
[The Spirit Hall recruits commoner soul masters every year across the Douluo Continent, so if Jiang Nannan were to go to the Spirit Hall, their influence would surely help her, and they would undoubtedly assist her.]
[Isn't the Spirit Hall a force willing to speak for commoner soul masters and uphold justice for them?]
[It's precisely because the Spirit Hall exists that no powers are daring to oppress commoner soul masters too harshly on the Douluo Continent.]
[But in the live stream, without the Spirit Hall, no one would stand up for commoner soul masters, leaving the entire continent to be ruled by noble families and sects.]
[So even if Jiang Nannan has exceptional talent, in the eyes of some, as long as she can be used to curry favor with certain major soul master families and sects, she can be sacrificed. This is the difference between having the Spirit Hall and not having it!]
[At this point, I believe everyone in the live stream, especially the commoner soul masters among you, should understand the validity of the Spirit Hall's existence!]
[On the entire Douluo Continent, only the Spirit Hall can be regarded as a force willing to voice concerns for the commoners and take action on their behalf. If the Spirit Hall were to be destroyed, then Jiang Nannan would simply become a representation of all future commoner soul masters!]