Elsewhere, Wu Hongjie watched as Chen Tianyang walked down from the judges' platform, the phrase "spirited and high-spirited" involuntarily flashing through his mind. Lowering his voice, he muttered in disbelief, "Elder sister, although I'm not yet qualified to study the *Thirteen Ghost Needles*, I once heard Eldest Brother say that the method to cure the *Golden Silkworm Gu* is contained within the *Thirteen Ghost Needles*. To think Chen Tianyang actually managed to answer it—this guy is something else... he's really fierce. Do you think he might actually win the championship?"
He had originally wanted to use a harsher colloquialism, but right on the tip of his tongue, he remembered how Wu Runyue had once threatened him never to use vulgar slang in her presence, forcing him to hastily change his phrasing.
"Chen Tianyang is indeed formidable," Wu Runyue said, a brilliant glint in her eyes. Then, she let out another sigh. "When fortune favors us, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fortune departs, even heroes are stripped of their freedom. No matter how skilled Chen Tianyang is, what of it? Right now, aside from Elder Jiang, the upper echelons of all four branches of the Wu family stand in opposition to him.
Chapter 429