Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 503 Questioning the Top Rank

No matter which family it was, everyone became tense, even in Hundred Treasures Silver Building, all the people stood up, staring at Prefect Li’s mouth.

It was either first or second place, and this second place was a tie, which made a significant difference from the sole first place.

Only Wufu, supporting her temples with her hands, yawned, seeming somewhat drowsy.

When Ah Jiu on the upper floor saw this, a hint of amusement flickered in her eyes.

That was a bit too calm!

"The winner of the first prize is the Mother Embracing Child Image by Hundred Treasures Silver Building," Lou Wanyuan announced the winner himself.

Bang!

Someone at Thousand Treasures Tower smashed a teacup.

Meanwhile, a wave of jubilant cheers burst out from Hundred Treasures Silver Building, as if the person who had carved the piece were one of them.

Startled into full alertness by the commotion, Wufu heard Prefect Li announce the score for second place, which was only one point behind the first—Thousand Treasures Tower’s Barehanded Guanyin. novelbuddy.cσ๓

"We won, we won," the people of Hundred Treasures Silver Building didn’t care at all about the one-point difference, knowing that they were the first place winners.

"Hold on. I have a question," Yu Zhen spoke up loudly.

All eyes turned towards him.

Wufu sat up straight, her eyes narrowing slightly—Yu Zhen was about to cause trouble.

"Craftmaster Yu, what question do you have?" asked Lou Wanyuan.

"I want to know where this single point of difference in the judges’ scoring between me and Hundred Treasures Silver Building lies," said Yu Zhen in a cold voice.

Lou Wanyuan’s face turned slightly unsightly.

"What, can’t Thousand Treasures Tower accept their loss? Or is it that you don’t concede defeat?" Wen Jian stood out and challenged.

Yu Zhen scoffed with laughter, "Precisely because I lost, I want to know where I fell short. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be convinced."

"You..."

Seeing this, Lou Wanyuan said, "In that case, let’s make the scores public."

Workers quickly copied both parties’ scores onto large red paper, writing the characters big enough for all to see.

Yu Zhen went up to the stage, shooting a challenging and cold glance at Wufu, who was also compelled to approach the stage.

Both inspected each other’s scores. Regarding the quality of the jade, both families’ jade was top-notch, receiving almost identical points. Aside from the quality of the jade, there were also categories for craftsmanship, design, and bonus points.

Wufu received extremely high impression scores from both Lou Wanyuan and Master Guang Hui, with Lou Wanyuan giving a perfect ten out of ten, as, in his own words, the Baby-Hugging Picture had moved him emotionally.

In terms of design and craftsmanship, both entrants were also nearly equal. In the end, Wufu won by a single impression point.

Yu Zhen saw it clearly and snorted coldly.

"Does Craftmaster Yu have any more objections?" Lou Wanyuan asked.

"Of course I do. I boldly ask President Lou, the officials, and the masters this question," responded Yu Zhen.

"Go ahead."

"What is the theme of this competition?" asked Yu Zhen confidently, shooting a defiant look at Wufu.

Wufu looked back at him, her gaze flickering slightly, the inevitable challenge had arrived.

"Naturally, it’s a sculpture competition," Lou Wanyuan said, trying to maintain his patience.

"If it’s about sculpting people, then I believe the focus should be on the figures themselves. Undeniably, Miss Wufu’s Baby-Hugging Picture does include figures, but the rest is too ornate, distracting from the main subject. With that, I dispute whether this competition is about sculpting people or elaborate images," Yu Zhen spoke out loudly, "Everyone shouldn’t forget, the competition is about sculpting people."

"This..."

The chamber fell exceptionally silent, and even the judges sitting down below began to whisper among themselves.

"Furthermore, I have a second challenge," Yu Zhen, satisfied with the effect, launched another query.