Since Lu Yuan had already made his promise, there was no going back on his word.
He would have to accept every single challenge from the people below the stage.
If he lost, it would just mean paying out some silver taels.
'Our Zhao Mansion has money to burn,' he thought. 'We can afford to be willful.'
However, none of the Jinyi Guard in the crowd intended to challenge Lu Yuan.
A mere ten taels of silver was nothing to them.
If they wanted money, they had plenty of ways to get it.
In the crowd, Households of a Thousand Jiang Huai crossed his arms, watching the show with an amused smirk.
'This is the perfect chance to probe Lu Yuan's strength,' Jiang Huai thought. 'I'll have something to report to the Court.'
Jiang Huai had been ninety percent certain the mission would succeed, but he hadn't expected all of his men to pass the assessment.
Especially the third round, which they had essentially passed by doing nothing at all.
