Chapter 69: A Family of Eccentrics

Once the people from the Demon Saint Mansion and the Bear Clan left, the surrounding Demon Beasts were like ants in a frying pan, buzzing incessantly.

All sorts of guesses, curses, and discussions rose one after another; it was even livelier than a vegetable market.

But what about the Wangri Bird family? They didn't take this to heart at all.

Zhang Yi was grabbing Spirit Fruit with one hand and stuffing Spirit Pill into his mouth with the other, looking exactly as if he hadn't eaten in hundreds of years.

Empress Sister watched from the side, her brows furrowing, her little claws constantly tugging at Zhang Yi's arm: "Hey, hey, hey! Mind your image! You are, after all, a... uh... how should I put it, you are, after all, a person of some standing... uh..."

She got stuck, and after holding it in for a long time, she still couldn't think of a suitable word to describe Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi glanced at her indifferently and said unclearly, "What image? The image of a starving ghost reincarnated! This dump doesn't even have a proper meal; with only these few lousy fruits and lousy pills, you won't even let me eat my fill?"

Xiao Pu obediently stuffed the largest Spirit Fruit into Zhang Yi's hand and said in a milky voice, "Daddy has a big appetite, eat more."

Zhang Yi felt a warmth in his heart and rubbed Xiao Pu's head: The little one has grown up, so sensible!

Empress Sister rolled her eyes, "With that little ambition of yours! All you know is eating!"

Meanwhile, the Earth Dragon and the Pterosaur, these two fellows, were still fast asleep.

The surrounding Demon Beasts had originally been discussing intensely, occasionally casting curious glances at the Wangri Bird family.

But seeing their relaxed appearance of "none of my business, I'll just hang high above," they were all a bit speechless.

A Demon Beast couldn't help but lean over, its tone sour, "I say, you few, aren't you too calm? This Bear Clan cheating is a major matter concerning whether you can advance or not!"

Zhang Yi's mouth was stuffed with Spirit Fruit, his cheeks bulging, and he said unclearly, "Advance? The bear demon cheated; according to the competition rules, we definitely advance!"

Seeing that these few birds, Zhang Yi and his group, were so calm.

The other surrounding Demon Beasts suddenly felt that they had previously underestimated these Wangri Birds.

Some Demon Beasts even wanted to come over to talk more with Zhang Yi and his group to build some rapport.

However, Zhang Yi had absolutely no time to pay attention to them.

With fruit peels and pill bottles piled into a small mountain, Zhang Yi let out a burp.

He patted his round belly with satisfaction.

Xiao Pu rolled around on his belly, giggling.

The surrounding discussions gradually subsided, and all eyes were focused on the empty Arena.

After waiting for quite a while.

Only then did a few Great Demons from the Demon Saint Mansion walk up, looking dejected.

Their complexions were ashen, their eyes flickering, and they were like different demons compared to their previous arrogant appearance.

Even stranger was that the old fellow who had been so insufferably arrogant before—the Demon Saint Mansion Elder—was actually nowhere to be seen.

Even Xiong Batian was gone.

The other Bear Clan Demon Beasts were also gone.

A Demon Beast scratched its head and muttered to itself in confusion: "Hm? Where is the Elder? And that Xiong Batian?"

Zhang Yi let out a scoff, lazily picking his teeth: "One cheated, one covered up the cheating; naturally, they have no face to come out and see people.

Who knows which dark corner they are hiding in, picking at the walls right now!"

As the words fell, the surrounding Demon Beasts couldn't help but cover their mouths and snicker.

"Ahem!"

A Great Demon cleared his throat awkwardly.

He stepped forward and stammered, "That... sorry everyone, due to a... uh... small mistake by our Demon Saint Mansion, we are now correcting it; the Bear Clan... indeed... cheated..."

This Great Demon spoke haltingly.

It was no wonder he was embarrassed.

How many years had these Demon Saint Mansion Arena trials been held?

How did so many problems appear this year?

In the past, there were those who broke the rules, but those rule-breaking issues were all very easy for them to resolve.

Never expected to run into a thorny one this time.

"According to the competition rules."

The Great Demon paused and continued, "We announce the disqualification of the Bear Clan! As for the match just now, due to the Bear Clan's cheating, the winner is... the Wangri Bird!"

As the words fell.

The scene was in an instant uproar.

The Demon Saint Mansion finally gave a fair verdict.

Of course, this was a result given under pressure from the scene.

But it was already quite good.

At least, the result was good.

Jubiao Mother looked at Nudi, "Congratulations to my precious daughter!"

Zhang Yi made a cutting sound, "What's there to congratulate? The other side lost the match because they cheated; even if you sent a first-rank Rat Demon up there, it would still win."

Nudi glared at Zhang Yi.

Unconvinced, she said, "Being able to win a match by luck is also a kind of strength."

The surrounding Demon Beasts erupted into deafening cheers.

They had all originally thought the Bear Clan would rely on their power to cover the sky with one hand.

Never expected them to kick an iron plate this time.

And it was a few little birds whose feathers hadn't even fully grown!

This was even rarer than a sow climbing a tree!

"Haha, the blind bear has his day too! Serves him right!"

A Demon Beast danced with excitement.

"Exactly, exactly! Let them be arrogant and domineering as usual; they've really embarrassed themselves this time!"

A pig demon with a big head and large ears joined in the clamor, its fat quivering like waves.

Not to mention those Great Demons from the Demon Saint Mansion; their faces looked even worse than if they had eaten excrement.

Their faces turned from green to white.

This bunch of fellows had grown accustomed to throwing their weight around; when had they ever suffered such humiliation?

This time, not only had the Bear Clan lost face, but their Demon Saint Mansion had also been disgraced.

"These few brats are truly a nuisance!"

A Great Demon said through gritted teeth, "Later, find an excuse to drive them away!"

"Right! If we keep them here, who knows what kind of trouble they might stir up!"

Another Great Demon narrowed his eyes and chimed in, "I always feel these few little birds are extremely strange!"

"Hmph, a few wet-behind-the-ears little things dare to challenge our Demon Saint Mansion? Just wait and see how I deal with them later!"

Zhang Yi and his family were still completely unaware of all this.

The family was still immersed in the joy of Nudi winning, securing for them a spot to compete for a Primary Intermediate Spirit Mansion.

That Great Demon coughed twice, struggling to squeeze out a smile that looked worse than crying, "Ahem, well... alright, next, the Arena competition continues!"

But no sooner had he finished speaking than another Great Demon leaned into his ear and muttered for a while.

The Great Demon's expression changed, and he nodded at the other Great Demon.

He cleared his throat again and shouted into the Amplification Magical Artifact, "That... due to some technical reasons, that Arena just now... is temporarily closed for maintenance! Other Arenas... the competition continues!"

Zhang Yi and his family looked at each other, seeing the amusement in each other's eyes.

They knew exactly what these "technical reasons" were.

Isn't it just because they are afraid of them stirring up more trouble?

"Tch."

Zhang Yi curled his lips in disdain, "These cowards, if you can't afford to lose, then don't play."