Chapter 2694: Chapter 2694: Reactions from All Sides
Although Wyatt Barnes had appeared.
The old crone still wasn’t in any rush to make a move.
Because she knew that since Wyatt had shown up right under her nose, it meant there was no way he could escape with his life; sooner or later, he was going to die.
Since that was the case, what was she in a hurry for?
Only, while the old crone wasn’t anxious, the Pingshan County Governor, Carter King, at her side was burning with impatience.
Of course, he didn’t dare urge the old crone now, and could only stew anxiously on the sidelines.
"Wyatt Barnes actually came?!"
The elders and Sacrificial Officers who had come with the Pingshan County Governor, Carter King, couldn’t help but give wry smiles:
"We originally thought Julian Yorke could take ’second place’ in this Sixteen-County Martial Tournament and win two Daai Law Pills for our Pingshan County. Now it looks like there’s no hope."
"Wyatt has appeared... Julian is destined to be stuck with ’third place’ in this Sixteen-County Martial Tournament."
"Two Daai Law Pills instantly became just one the moment Wyatt showed up... this Wyatt really picked his timing!"
...
The few elders and Sacrificial Officers of Pingshan County, though helpless, also knew they had no power to change anything.
"This Wyatt... of all times to come, he had to pick now!"
Sitting off to the side, Julian Yorke, whose injuries had already recovered somewhat, was seeing Wyatt for the first time, yet when he looked toward Wyatt hanging over the dueling platform, his eyes were brimming with hostility.
The reason he was hostile toward Wyatt was precisely because once Wyatt arrived, he could only settle for ’third place’ in this Sixteen-County Martial Tournament.
That way, not only would the rewards their Pingshan County received from King Cooper’s Mansion decrease, his own rewards from King Cooper’s Mansion would also shrink.
Naturally, he wasn’t happy.
Over on Windbreak County’s side, the situation was much the same as with Pingshan County.
The few elders and Sacrificial Officers who had come with the Windbreak County Governor, Kenzo Truman, all couldn’t help but sigh once they saw Wyatt appear:
"Three Daai Law Pills... we’re about to see them turn into two. That Wyatt actually came."
"Maybe... this is ’fate’."
Kenzo Truman shook his head. "Still, two Daai Law Pills isn’t bad... we should be content."
"So that’s ’Wyatt Barnes’?"
Standing beside Kenzo Truman, Hazel Truman, dressed in heroic, valiant attire, had her gaze fixed on Wyatt at this moment, a shimmering brilliance flickering deep in her eyes.
Although she acted carelessly and boisterously most of the time, no different from a man.
In her bones, she was still, in the end, a woman.
In the past, she only admired her elder brother, Kaison Truman, and felt that only a man as outstanding as her brother, or one even more outstanding than her brother, would be worthy of her.
It wasn’t until she heard about Wyatt’s deeds in Nine Nether County that she realized:
Within the region governed by King Cooper’s Mansion, there actually was a man even more exceptional than her elder brother.
Although that Julian Yorke from Pingshan County had pretty decent strength.
Julian, however, was more than twenty years older than her brother, and in terms of talent was far inferior to him, so she never took him seriously at all.
Wyatt, on the other hand, even if he were the same age as Julian, was, in terms of talent, not someone her brother could compare to.
At that time, although she had never met Wyatt, she was already moved by him.
It sounded a bit ridiculous when put into words, but that was the truth.
A girl who had been extremely strong-willed since childhood, who had never been moved by any man, who even thought she would end up alone because no man could stir her heart... suddenly learned that within King Cooper’s territory there existed such an extraordinary person, and her heart was instantly moved.
Of course, if after meeting Wyatt his looks or temperament didn’t suit her taste, she might have reined her heart back in.
This was somewhat like those ’meet-and-die’ situations between online couples in Wyatt’s previous life on Earth: they could chat wonderfully online, but once they met in real life and realized they didn’t like each other, they’d delete one another and go their separate ways.
But now, seeing Wyatt in the flesh, seeing those perfect features, that otherworldly, floating grace, Hazel could feel her heart beating faster and faster...
To the point she felt like her whole heart was about to jump out.
"In this life of mine... I, Hazel Truman, will marry no one but him!"
Hazel stared at Wyatt, secretly swearing a lifelong oath in her heart.
Before meeting Wyatt, since she hadn’t seen him in person and had only heard of his deeds and talent, Hazel had merely been somewhat moved by him...
Now, seeing him with her own eyes, her heart completely sank for him.
Sometimes, when it comes to feelings, things really are this wondrous.
At this moment, Wyatt himself had no idea that, without even knowing it, he had captured a young maiden’s heart.
Moreover, it was the heart of Hazel Truman, the younger sister of Kaison Truman, who was now standing opposite him, about to cross swords with him.
If he knew, he would definitely feel speechless and helpless.
After all, as things stood, having two wives, a close female confidante, and Milana Harrington—who, though not his wife in name, was his wife in every other way—already gave him a massive headache.
Where would he find the mood to go provoke yet another woman?
"Damn it! What’s he doing here?"
Over on Rufu County’s side, whether it was the Rufu County Governor or their hidden Trump Card, Eli Baker, both looked extremely ugly.
If Wyatt hadn’t come, Eli taking ’tenth place’ in this Sixteen-County Martial Tournament was practically set in stone.
And now that Wyatt Barnes has arrived, Eli Baker is destined to be squeezed out of the top ten. Not only will Eli Baker fail to receive any rewards from King Cooper’s estate, even Rufu County will be punished by King Cooper’s estate because of this.
For the next ten years, they’ll have to hand over a lot more top-grade Immortal Stones to King Cooper’s estate.
Very different from the oppressive atmosphere over in the seating areas for the people of Pingshan County, Windbreak County, and Rufu County.
On the Nine Nether County side, the originally depressed and gloomy mood was swept away, replaced by excitement and delight.
"Hahaha... Wyatt Barnes finally showed up!"
The Nine Nether County Governor, "Tian Jiyu," burst into unrestrained laughter, completely disregarding his image, flashing his white teeth, happy like a child.
"I knew it. He wouldn’t break his promise so easily."
The Inner Mansion elder, "Christian Clark," was also all smiles.
"Hmph! At least he’s got a shred of conscience."
Nathanael Knight snorted coldly.
Everyone else from Nine Nether County was also extremely happy now.
VIP seating.
"No wonder he dared make that kind of bet with the Poison King Sect Vice Sect Leader Andrew Campbel, and even stake such an unfavorable wager... so he was Wyatt Barnes himself all along!"
"Who would’ve thought that the Flying Dragon Sect’s Sacrificial Officer Laird is actually Nine Nether County’s trump card, ’Wyatt Barnes’... this time, the Poison King Sect Vice Sect Leader Andrew Campbel has really taken a huge loss!"
"Five hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Stones, betting against the other side’s fifty thousand top-grade Immortal Stones... we all thought he had a sure win. But now it looks like he’s destined to try to steal a chicken only to lose the rice instead!"
"Five hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Stones... such a huge amount, even if the Poison King Sect managed to cough it up all at once, their inner energy foundation would be severely damaged, right?"
"This time, the Poison King Sect has completely gone under!"
...
Voices of discussion rose one after another as gaze after gaze landed on the Poison King Sect Vice Sect Leader "Andrew Campbel."
Those eyes now looking at Andrew Campbel were like they were looking at an "idiot."
By now, almost everyone in the VIP seating had already realized:
From the moment the Flying Dragon Sect’s Sacrificial Officer Laird accepted Andrew Campbel’s wager, Andrew Campbel had stepped right into Sacrificial Officer Laird’s trap.
Because that Sacrificial Officer Laird was Wyatt Barnes himself.
Since he’s Wyatt Barnes himself, whether he shows up to participate in the Sixteen Counties Martial Meet or not is entirely up to him, isn’t it?
"Hahahahaha..."
The Flying Dragon Sect Vice Sect Leader "Cohen Yellow" looked at Andrew Campbel and laughed heartily. "Andrew Campbel, five hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Stones... that’s five hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Stones! Have you thought about how you’re going to explain this to your Poison King Sect’s Sect Leader?"
"That Andrew Campbel, when he looked at Sacrificial Officer Laird earlier, he acted like he was looking at an ’idiot’... now it turns out he’s the real idiot!"
"He thought he had a sure win, but he never imagined Sacrificial Officer Laird is actually Wyatt Barnes and can completely decide the outcome of this wager himself! The role Sacrificial Officer Laird played was practically that of a cheat who isn’t technically cheating."
"Right now, Andrew Campbel must feel worse than if he’d swallowed a fly, right?"
"Of course! We’re talking about five hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Stones!"
...
The group from the Flying Dragon Sect all wore mocking expressions as they looked at Andrew Campbel.
At this moment, they seemed to have forgotten completely:
Back when their Flying Dragon Sect’s Sacrificial Officer Laird accepted Andrew Campbel’s wager, the looks they themselves cast at Sacrificial Officer Laird had also been full of doubt, thinking he was just handing his Immortal Stones over to Andrew Campbel.
A number of people in the VIP seating looked at Andrew Campbel with faint traces of pity in their eyes.
The group from the Poison King Sect only stared at their Vice Sect Leader "Andrew Campbel" without saying a word.
If Andrew Campbel weren’t their Poison King Sect’s Vice Sect Leader, if he were just an ordinary disciple, they would’ve already been cursing him out as an "idiot."
Andrew Campbel stood in place, his expression extremely unsightly.
He still remembered:
Just now, when that low-grade Alchemy Immortal Master Sacrificial Officer from the Flying Dragon Sect accepted his wager, it was as if he already saw his fifty thousand top-grade Immortal Stones returning to his arms...
He never imagined, even in his dreams:
That low-grade Alchemy Immortal Master Sacrificial Officer from the Flying Dragon Sect was actually Nine Nether County’s trump card, "Wyatt Barnes."
"No! It doesn’t count! This bet can’t be counted!"
"He’s Wyatt Barnes himself. With just a single thought, he can decide the outcome of this wager... that’s cheating! That’s rigging the game!"
"This bet is invalid, it has to be invalidated!"
...
After a moment, Andrew Campbel came back to his senses. Faced with the pitying looks from the people in the VIP seating, he was so agitated that he started shouting like a madman.
Five hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Stones.
If the Poison King Sect lost five hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Stones because of him, then even if he were the Sect Leader’s own younger brother, once he returned to the Poison King Sect, even if he didn’t die, he’d have to shed a layer of skin!
The Poison King Sect’s elders and Sacrificial Officers, as well as those two Supreme Elders whose strength was no less than his brother’s, definitely wouldn’t let him off easily!
"Hmph!"
It wasn’t until the Third Prince of King Cooper’s estate, who hadn’t yet had time to return behind the curtain, coldly snorted that Andrew Campbel was frightened into fully sobering up.
