Did the other party realize something?

After thinking for a moment, Shen Qian said to Wan Ning, "I'll go online and take a look first, then I'll contact you later."

"OK."

Wan Ning responded, then with a wave of her hand, helped Chen Qian connect to the community.

It was still that familiar, magnificent hall, with stars as its ceiling, above which sat a round table and thirteen thrones emitting a faint glow.

That was the Star Council, the seat of kings and nobles.

However, all the thrones were empty at the moment. It was clear that the high-ranking kings and nobles were busy with their own affairs and no one came up to chat in the group.

However, the main hall was much more lively. Perhaps it was because Shen Qian had arrived at the right time, but there were people on more than forty thrones in the main hall.

According to Shen Qian's guess, the Hundred Kings Hall had a maximum of ninety-eight people, which means that half of them are online today.

Number 9 and Number 66, who had spoken to Shen Qian last time, were both there, as was Zhao Keyi, number 97, whose identity was essentially revealed. In addition, Shen Qian also remembered number 56.

This person wasn't here last time, but in the mouth of number 9, number 56 was a large silver coin, which left a deep impression on me before sinking.

"Holy crap, character #98 is online!"

"We were just talking about him a little while ago, and sure enough, speak of the devil and he appears. Oh, by the way, everyone knows Cao Cao, right? I've recently been reading an ancient book called 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms.' Cao Cao is quite interesting; I recommend it to everyone..."

"Number 66, don't go off-topic. What if Number 98 takes the opportunity to slip away?"

"That's right, we're determined to expose the true colors of number 98 today!"

"The plaintiff, number 97, is still here; we've caught him red-handed..."

Shen Qian never expected that his online presence would cause such a commotion. Seeing so many eyes on him, he knew he couldn't just run away anymore, lest he be seen as guilty.

"Little brother Chenqian, you've arrived!"

A cheerful voice rang out, almost making Shen Qian think he had really been exposed.

But then he realized something was wrong, because the voice clearly came from Number 9. Number 9 had shown a tendency to tease others last time, so he quickly calmed down.

"What is Sister Number 9 talking about? Who is Shen Qian? Is he the national martial arts champion?"

He feigned surprise and asked, "He's here too?"

"Hey, little brat, how dare you call me 'sister'? What if I'm some burly man?"

The indistinct male and female voice of Number 9 rang out again, chuckling, "Come on, Number 97, repeat what you just said, let's deal with him!"

Sitting next to Shen Qian, Zhao Ke's face was blurry, but his voice still had that familiar quality. He stared intently at Shen Qian, "You were the one who completed my bounty, right?"

"Yes." There was no denying it, so Shen Qian nodded without hesitation.

“That’s it!” Zhao Keyi said confidently. “You’re from the Southwest, and according to your older siblings’ guesses, you’re not very old. Plus, you completed the bounty ahead of schedule, just in time for the day the college entrance exam results were released…”

"Considering all of the above, you, number 98, are the one who will sink!"

The clues themselves were quite obvious, and Shen Qian had expected that people would make such a speculation.

However, Shen Qian would not easily admit it. As long as there is no direct evidence, there is room for explanation.

Since everyone is hiding their identities, there must be some underlying rules involved. Shen Qian doesn't want to end up like Zhao Keyi, having his true identity exposed.

"Have you ever considered that it was precisely because I was in the southwest that I received the news faster?"

"this……"

Zhao Keyi was stunned.

"Furthermore, it seems that I fit some of the characteristics of the national martial arts champion, but there is another key point, I wonder if anyone has thought about it?" Shen Qian said calmly.

"Tell me about it," Number 72 said.

"Based on my guess, everyone's serial number is actually the order in which they joined the Hall of Hundred Kings, right?"

Silence means consent.

Shen Qian continued, "If that's the case, then as the national martial arts champion, how exceptionally talented must Shen Qian be? Could it be that he, like me, only joined the Hall of Hundred Kings at the very end?"

“What if he had been hiding it all along?” Zhao Keyi retorted.

"Hide?" Shen Qian scoffed. "Even the most talented need resources. How can you hide them? Besides, the Hundred Kings Palace has incredibly well-connected information channels. I think everyone here knows that. Who can hide forever?"

"Unless, before this person was eliminated, they went from being an ordinary person to a genius in just a few months, then the Hundred Kings Palace might not be able to react in time, but... how high is that possibility?"

After Shen Qian finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.

Shen Qian keenly noticed that many people were nodding slightly, clearly agreeing with Shen Qian's statement to some extent.

After all, based on their own experiences, they all felt that what Shen Qian said made a lot of sense.

The possibility of throwing it out before it sinks is the least likely.

Zhao Keyi was also a little confused.

"Or you could think of it this way, number 97: you entered the temple before me. If I really did enter before you, wouldn't that mean I'm not as good as you? Do you really believe that yourself?"

Shen Qianyou's words finally made Zhao Keyi give up his obsession.

"Okay, if that's the case, you might not actually be Shen Qian."

Zhao Keyi was somewhat disappointed.

"Tsk tsk, even if number 98 wasn't the former champion, his quick wit is no less than that of the number one pick!"

Clearly, not everyone was completely convinced by Shen Qian's statement; Number 9 gave a meaningful smile.

However, since the concrete evidence failed to materialize, Number 9 didn't dwell on it and instead said, "This is boring. I thought we'd catch someone else today... Let's talk about something else. Number 41, where were we? Is there going to be a big commotion in Beidu?"

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