No one could have expected that the first place in this Ling Family festival was neither the universally acknowledged number one expert, Ling Tianhe, nor the suddenly returned Ling Tianyun or Ling Yuerong, but an outsider who had just come from the lower world.
This became the Ling Family's shame. Everyone was too embarrassed to mention it, but how could paper wrap fire? The news was still leaked by the servants, and not long after, the entire Ling City knew about it, turning it into a laughingstock for a while.
Chu Hao, however, paid no attention to these matters. He had also sustained significant injuries in his final clash with Ling Tianhe and had been nursing these wounds for the past few days.
Although he was the first place, the Ling Family did not treat him kindly. Except for delivering his deserved reward, everyone else kept their distance. His courtyard was cold and deserted, with not a single person coming to congratulate him.
