"What did you say?!" Upon hearing the referee's words, the members of the China team were stunned.
Not only that, but the other participating teams were also somewhat bewildered.
A member of the China team said, "No, Mr. Referee, are you mistaken?"
"We clearly have five people, how can you say we are short a person?"
The referee replied, "Don't you know? Ling Tengyun from your team has already joined the Xin Jian Bo team as a guest player."
"So Xin Jian Bo now has five people, and you only have four."
The members of the China team couldn't believe their ears.
They were momentarily stunned, then quickly looked at Ling Tengyun and asked, "Ling Tengyun, is what the referee said true? Have you joined Xin Jian Bo?"
At this moment, Ling Tengyun suddenly revealed a sinister smile.
His gaze carried a hint of disdain and triumph as he said, "It's a bit too late for you to find out now, isn't it?"
He stepped out of the team and walked towards the Xin Jian Bo team.
"That's right, just as the referee said, I have joined the Xin Jian Bo team."
"Otherwise, what do you think I was doing those few days? Watching the sea in Hokkaido? Haha, that's hilarious."
This news was too shocking for the members of the China team, rendering them unable to react.
A member of the China team said incredulously, "But why would you do such a thing?"
"Aren't you Chinese? As a Chinese person, don't you have any sense of shame?"
Ling Tengyun spat on the ground and said, "Sense of shame? Pfft, what is that?"
"As long as that bastard is in the team, I will never cooperate with you."
"You're willing to be his dog, right? Fine, no problem. Since that's the case, we'll go our separate ways, and there's no problem with that, right?"
The members of the China team never dreamed that Ling Tengyun would stoop to such a level!
They were all furious, their bodies even trembling slightly.
They gritted their teeth and said, "You, you are too detestable!"
"It's a shame your Ling family is the head of the three major pharmaceutical families. When I get back, I'll tell my family that your Ling family is not worthy!"
Ling Tengyun chuckled sinisterly, "No way, you're blaming me for this? Didn't you betray me first?"
"If you want to follow him, then follow him. Do you think I care about you?"
"Let me tell you, that guy is just a piece of trash. I am the greatest genius in China!"
"You've chosen the wrong side, and you'll pay the price sooner or later!"
The members of the China team retorted angrily, "It should be you who pays the price!"
"I will do my best to fight against you. We will never let someone like you win!"
Ling Tengyun sneered dismissively, "With you guys?"
"You're too naive. Do you really think you can still compete? You're just dreaming!"
"Didn't you ever wonder why I came back to find you?"
"Do you think I came back to reminisce? If you think so, then you're too foolish."
Upon hearing this, the members of the China team suddenly realized.
That's right, what's going on?
Since Ling Tengyun had already joined the Xin Jian Bo team, why did he run back? And why did he put on a show of seeking reconciliation?
A strong sense of foreboding immediately spread through everyone's hearts.
They all felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't figure out what it was.
Seeing their confused expressions, Ling Tengyun's smile grew even wider.
He said, "You don't know, do you? I knew you wouldn't know."
"After all, you're just trash. What can trash understand about the situation?"
As he spoke, he took out a small bell from his pocket. "Do you remember the sake I gave you to drink last night?"
"I'm sorry, that bottle of sake was actually placed there by me beforehand. My intention was for you to drink it."
"I put the bell poison in that bottle. I think you know what bell poison is, right?"
"What did you say?!" Everyone was immediately shocked.
The so-called bell poison was actually a type of poison whose onset time could be controlled.
Although this poison was not fatal, its brilliance lay in the fact that once consumed, one could not hear the sound of a bell.
As soon as the sound of a bell was heard, the poison would immediately take effect, causing the person to fall into a state of weakness.
It would only be neutralized after twenty-four hours.
The members of the China team began to panic.
One of them couldn't help but curse, "Ling Tengyun! I think you've gone mad! How could you do something like this!"
"Do you know what you're doing? You're a traitor!"
Ling Tengyun felt no psychological pressure; instead, he smiled and said, "Traitor? You betrayed me first, I'm just retaliating, aren't I?"
"Someone like you dares to scold me. It seems I have to make you taste my power."
With that, Ling Tengyun shook the small bell in his hand.
As the crisp sound of the bell rang out.
In an instant, the faces of the China team members changed drastically.
They covered their ears, trying to prevent themselves from hearing the sound of the bell, but the onset of the bell poison was not triggered by auditory reception at all.
Everyone immediately felt a wave of weakness, then their legs gave way, and they all collapsed like straw!
"This!" Seeing this, the referee was completely dumbfounded.
Through the simultaneous interpreter, he understood their conversation.
However, he had no authority to interfere with matters outside the venue, so he didn't know what to say at this moment.
The members of the China team had no strength to stand up.
They were like paralyzed individuals, their faces pale, and even speaking became difficult.
Ling Tengyun burst into laughter and said, "See? This is the consequence of betraying me!"
"You want to play with me? You're still too young! Hahaha..."
Ling Tengyun was truly overjoyed!
For this plan, he had acted so humbly yesterday, all for the purpose of seeing this moment!
And he had succeeded!
He had also seen it!
In this world, what could be more satisfying than this?
He directly said to the referee, "Referee, they have no one left to compete, so we should be considered the winners now, right?"
The referee asked doubtfully, "No, the China team still has one person, so this doesn't mean you've won!"
"You, what did you say?!" Ling Tengyun's smile froze.