Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 505: Please Revoke My First Place

At the elegant chamber upstairs, Ah Jiu watched the whole scene, snorting coldly, "Idiots!"

"Sir, this Yu Zhen is too arrogant!" Su Luo was fuming with anger, feeling as if they were backed into a corner.

Ah Jiu sipped his tea, "Soon he will learn the price of his arrogance."

The saying goes, ’Even if you don’t respect the monk, respect the Buddha.’ With Yu Zhen constantly challenging and arguing, even if he won in the end, hasn’t he lost the hearts of the people?

Lou Wanyuan was also annoyed, because Yu Zhen’s repeated challenges were not only questioning Wufu’s work but also seemed to question him.

Moreover, Yu Zhen’s relentlessly aggressive behavior showed no regard for him as the event organizer and the President, which truly infuriated him.

"If that’s the case, how would Craftmaster Yu see fairness?" Lou Wanyuan asked with restrained anger.

Yu Zhen was no fool and immediately sensed Lou Wanyuan’s discontent from his words. He made a respectful bow and said, "President Lou, I have no intention of quarreling over this. Fairness and justice mean following the rules, especially since we’re judging based on the same portrait. This is fairness and justice for all competitors, isn’t it?"

His words effectively dragged all competitors into the matter, ’one can’t punish a group’ as they say, not to mention, he was fighting for fairness for everyone.

Lou Wanyuan gave him a deep look and then turned his gaze to Wufu.

The rankings had already been decided; now, to overturn them would not only offend the winner but also lose his own face.

Yu Zhen looked at Wufu with a smug glance.

Let’s see how this brat gloats now, struts around now, yet ends up crushed under my foot!

With a smile, Wufu stepped forward, bowed to Lou Wanyuan and the judges, and glanced apologetically at Wen Congrui before speaking, "First of all, I am grateful to all the judges for awarding me the first place, a goal that all craftsmen aspire to achieve throughout their lives. Receiving this ranking is akin to gaining everyone’s recognition. That is to say, my work has been acknowledged as a fine piece, without doubt."

Yu Zhen’s gaze sharpened, just as he was about to say something, Wufu continued, cutting him off.

"I’m not good at much, but I truly love jade carving. Therefore, I hold my work to a very high standard, striving for perfection. When I learned that the competition involved human sculptures, I put in extra effort. The portrait of Madam Lou, though excellently painted by the artist, did not meet my criteria, so I sought out Madam Lou’s wet nurse to understand Madam’s usual appearance and redrew her portrait. This one here, represents how Madam Lou looked in the year she gave birth." Wufu explained.

She then took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, handed it to Lou Wanyuan, and performed a curtsy, "President Lou, I truly apologize for my presumption without your permission."

Lou Wanyuan unfolded the paper to see his late wife’s face surge before his eyes, his gaze instantly misting over, "No, you’ve drawn it very well, extremely well."

"It is a good likeness indeed." Wufu smiled again, "But as Craftmaster Yu pointed out, I did break one of the rules by not using the agreed-upon portrait, which resulted in my ’unlikeness’ carving. Honestly, I was taking a shortcut."

Everyone fell silent.

Yu Zhen’s brow wrinkled, feeling a sense of foreboding.

"Thus my jade carving does not adhere to fairness and justice, and I cannot accept this first place," Wufu addressed the judges, "Wufu takes the liberty to ask the jury to revoke my first-place title."