Stepping onto the stage to deliver the victory speech was Lu Xiaofei's moment to shine. He never expected someone would volunteer to speak on his behalf, and he certainly wouldn't agree to it.
Lu Xiaofei turned around in anger, only to find that the person patting his shoulder was Cheng Xiaofan.
"Cheng Xiaofan, what do you want?" he suddenly realized something was wrong and shouted with wide eyes.
Cheng Xiaofan shrugged, chuckled, and said, "Nothing much, I just think that in this kind of event, I'm more suited to speak than you are!"
"Nonsense! I'm the champion of this furniture exhibition competition, so of course I should be the one to speak!" Lu Xiaofei shrieked hysterically.
Cheng Xiaofan patted Lu Xiaofei's shoulder again and said, "Didn't I send Scarface to deliver a message to you? Your Lu family doesn't even have a chance to win this furniture exhibition!"
"You, you, you..." Lu Xiaofei's face turned purple with anger, leaving him speechless.
Just then, Daoist Huang rushed over, pointing at Cheng Xiaofan and shouting, "You brat, are you here to cause trouble? Get lost!"
"You old mystic, you dare call me a troublemaker?" Cheng Xiaofan spotted Daoist Huang and immediately lunged forward, grabbed him, and threw him to the ground, beating him soundly.
It was true that Daoist Huang's forbidden arts were formidable, but in terms of combat skills, he was a mere speck of dust in front of Cheng Xiaofan.
After just a few blows, Daoist Huang cried out, "Help!"
The people on stage, caught off guard by the scene unfolding before them, were stunned into silence. They sat there, frozen, their reactions dulled.
It wasn't until Daoist Huang cried out for help that they snapped back to reality.
"Ah, what's going on?"
"Why did a young man and a Taoist priest suddenly start fighting?"
"This is outrageous. Someone go and find out what's happening!"
"Lu Xiaofei, isn't that beaten-up Taoist your master? What's going on?" the organizer's representative, as if suddenly awake, asked Lu Xiaofei.
Lu Xiaofei's mind was in disarray.
How could this Daoist Huang be crying for help in front of Cheng Xiaofan? Couldn't he at least spare some dignity for me, Chairman Lu!
"Director Wu, that young man saw that our Lu family won the championship in this furniture exhibition and became jealous. Since he didn't dare to provoke me, he grabbed my master and started fighting!" Lu Xiaofei quickly explained to Wu Kebao, the organizer's representative.
Upon hearing this, Wu Kebao's face turned as black as a charcoal pot. He yelled at the security guards nearby, "Are you here to eat for free? Hurry up and apprehend that troublemaker."
As the security guards were about to step forward, Daoist Huang immediately wailed, "Don't come up! You'll die if you come up!"
Hearing his cry, the security guards stopped in their tracks, not daring to move.
Cheng Xiaofan reached out and patted Daoist Huang's shoulder, smiling, "Daoist Huang, look at yourself, you pathetic state. You said just now that your so-called disciple claimed I beat you. What's going on?"
Daoist Huang immediately replied, "No, no, really not. You were just fooling around with me!"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "This is all your fault. You knew I was just fooling around with you, so why did you cry for help? And what did you say earlier about people dying if they came up? What did you mean by that?"
Daoist Huang said, "Mr. Cheng, I was worried the security guards would come up and cause trouble, so I was just trying to scare them!"
The two of them went back and forth, making it sound like a comedy skit.
The spectators below were dumbfounded.
Wu Kebao and the others on stage exchanged bewildered glances, their heads aching.
Everyone could clearly see that Daoist Huang was crying and begging for mercy under Cheng Xiaofan's assault, but somehow, he had now sided with Cheng Xiaofan.
Others didn't know the inside story, but only Cheng Xiaofan knew. He had used his internal energy to lock Daoist Huang's internal organs.
Earlier, while beating Daoist Huang, he had whispered in his ear, "Huang, I've already locked your internal organs with my internal energy. If you don't behave, your life will be over!"
"Nonsense, I don't believe you have that ability!" Daoist Huang had initially not believed Cheng Xiaofan could lock his internal organs with his internal energy.
However, as soon as he tried to resist, his internal organs felt like they were tearing apart, and his grey Taoist robe was instantly drenched in cold sweat.
Since he had started his career, Daoist Huang finally realized that he had run into a real tough opponent.
"Master, what's wrong?" Lu Xiaofei asked, completely bewildered.
Daoist Huang immediately shouted, "Don't call me master! I don't have a disciple like you! If it wasn't for your father, Lu Guangtao, causing trouble, why would I be involved with you!"
His words left everyone confused.
Wu Kebao sensed that something was amiss and quickly said, "Daoist Huang, were you threatened by that young man just now? Why are you talking nonsense?"
"Silence!"
Daoist Huang pointed at Wu Kebao and roared, "Wu Kebao, don't think I don't know that in order for Lu Xiaofei to win this furniture exhibition competition, you, as the organizer's representative, accepted a bribe of five million yuan from his father!"
Boom!
His statement exploded like a bombshell, causing an uproar from the crowd.
The exhibitors, in particular, were wide-eyed with shock.
"This is utter nonsense!"
Wu Kebao was terrified and shouted at the bewildered security guards, "This Daoist Huang has gone mad! Arrest him and that young man!"
"Stay put and don't move until we sort this out!" At this moment, a high-ranking official sitting nearby angrily commanded the security guards.
At that moment, cold sweat streamed down Wu Kebao's face.
He glared fiercely at Cheng Xiaofan, thinking, It's all your fault, this kid.
Cheng Xiaofan immediately pointed at Wu Kebao and shouted, "Hey, why are you glaring at me? Is it because my appearance led Daoist Huang to expose your bribery, and you're holding a grudge against me?"
"You..." Wu Kebao was so angry he was about to cry.
You brat, are you looking for more trouble? Do you really want to get me killed?
He wished he could pounce on Cheng Xiaofan and strangle him to death!
In reality, he could also see that if he really tried to fight, he wouldn't even be able to withstand a slap from the young man.
The leader glanced at Daoist Huang and asked, "Daoist Huang, from your tone, it seems that the furniture exhibited by Lu Group winning the championship was not only due to organizer Wu Kebao accepting a bribe, but also because the furniture itself was faked?"
Daoist Huang nodded and said, "You are correct. I knew there was a very strong competitor in this furniture exhibition. To ensure that Lu Group's furniture won, and to crush this competitor, I had to perform some technical modifications on Lu's family furniture."