Chapter 1702: 1702: Slapped in the Face Again

Chapter 1702: Chapter 1702: Slapped in the Face Again

Xu Chongzhi and Luo Ziling almost simultaneously walked to the front of the acupuncture bronze man.

Xu Chongzhi reached out to stroke the bronze man he was so familiar with, his heart full of loss.

But in the end, he still looked at Luo Ziling with a smile, pointed at the acupuncture bronze man, and said, “Congratulations, from now on, this acupuncture bronze man belongs to you. A pair of acupuncture bronze men can finally be together.”

Luo Ziling showed a brilliant smile, subconsciously glanced at the beautiful and curvy female host standing beside him, and then solemnly said to Xu Chongzhi, “I will definitely take good care of this acupuncture bronze man and let it play a greater role.”

Winning against the South Korean National Physician Xu Chongzhi in front of a global audience, Luo Ziling was very clear about how much his reputation would rise.

No one would ignore him anymore, whether it was among civilians or officials.

In fact, he had already thought about how to proceed on the path ahead.

Take advantage of the fame gained this time to propose the revival of traditional medicine. If he comes forward, there will definitely be many who respond.

With the influence of this visit to East Asian countries, many things can be accomplished, whether officially or among the masses, the resistance will surely be much less than before. Luo Ziling also believes that his grandfather, Luo Liansheng, will definitely advise him to take advantage of this opportunity to do something.

What also made Luo Ziling very happy was that today’s competition result severely slapped the face of the Koreans.

Don’t Koreans often shamelessly claim that everything belongs to them? Even wanting to change Li Mingzhen’s nationality to South Korea.

Now, he, a young guy, defeated the South Korean National Physician Xu Chongzhi. If they still dare to be so arrogant, this incident can be used to provoke them. A national physician of a country couldn’t even defeat a freshman, yet they still dare to claim themselves as the legitimate heir of traditional medicine? Defeating the Koreans, trampling on them repeatedly, and winning a precious acupuncture bronze man, Luo Ziling felt that the rewards from this were immensely great.

After publicly stating that the acupuncture bronze man henceforth belongs to Luo Ziling, Xu Chongzhi bowed to the entire audience and then left the stage despondently.

Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Qinglang hurried forward to greet him.

They were surprised to find that Xu Chongzhi, who had always appeared very healthy, now looked utterly defeated.

It seemed today’s defeat had a tremendous impact on him.

After politely seeing Xu Chongzhi off the stage, Luo Ziling smiled as he spoke to the host and several officials who remained on stage, “May I say a few words of appreciation?”

Before they could give a clear answer, Luo Ziling had already picked up the microphone, preparing to deliver his acceptance speech.

The event originally included a segment for the winner to deliver a speech.

Therefore, no one refused Luo Ziling’s request.

“I know there is simultaneous translation in the venue, so everyone can understand what I say. Therefore, I would like to say a few words.” Luo Ziling said somewhat bashfully, “Having won today, I have a lot to say.”

At this moment, an uncomfortable-looking Korean official suddenly interjected, “Mr. Luo, you may speak, but you are a member of the Huaxia delegation, representing the Huaxia image, so please carefully consider what you wish to say.”

“I understand,” Luo Ziling nodded, “Huaxia is a nation of etiquette and values formalities, so I ask South Korean friends not to judge a gentleman with a petty heart. We definitely won’t do what you might think.”

The Korean official only felt a pain in his chest.

This bastard, saying he wouldn’t speak nonsense, immediately put us down as soon as he started talking.

What do you mean by judging a gentleman with a petty heart?

Are we all petty, and you are the gentleman? I see you as a complete scoundrel.

However, although the Korean official felt stifled inside, he couldn’t express his dissatisfaction aloud.

“Today I won, and I’m very happy because I am someone who cares about face. I don’t like losing, and I believe everyone has the same mentality. However, in competitions, there are always winners and losers. Although I defeated Mr. Xu Chongzhi, I don’t think my overall medical skills are far superior to his. Mr. Xu is noble and has a charisma that commands respect. I am fortunate to compete alongside such an elder,” he said, bowing in Xu Chongzhi’s direction, “Old Mr. Xu, you are a very respectable opponent.”

Seeing this, Xu Chongzhi had no choice but to stand and return the courtesy, but he said nothing.

“I originally thought there should be applause at this moment, applause for me and Old Mr. Xu. Why isn’t there any?” Luo Ziling said, looking a bit frustrated.

Immediately, applause broke out and quickly became enthusiastic.

The first to applaud were the Huaxia audience, who clapped for Luo Ziling’s humor and boldness, while the Korean audience of course clapped for their respected Old Mr. Xu.

As for Luo Ziling, he was as hateful as could be. The farther he rolled, the better, he was completely undeserving of their respect and certainly wouldn’t get applause from them.

If they could stab him a few times, they would be happy to do so.

After the applause subsided, Luo Ziling continued, “Today’s competition, Mr. Xu and I represented Huaxia and South Korea, respectively, so our victory or loss also represented our countries. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to win against Mr. Xu, which means Huaxia won against South Korea. Although we agreed before the match that only the winner would get the stakes, I would like to declare in front of everyone here: If Old Mr. Xu or his descendants wish to learn the Taiyi Divine Needle, I would be more than willing to teach it personally. Yesterday, when I visited Mr. Xu’s home, he expressed the hope that his grandson, Mr. Xu Zhiyuan, could come to Huaxia to study the Taiyi Divine Needle with me. I accepted his request and am pleased to be Mr. Xu Zhiyuan’s teacher. I state this in public not to boast, but to express this: In Huaxia, we have a saying, ‘friendship first, competition second.’ Even though we were competitors in the match, we are still friends after the competition. Friends should help and learn from each other. We Huaxia people have broad minds, and mine is even broader!”

After speaking, Luo Ziling started clapping for himself, feeling that what he said was very appropriate, so he thought it necessary to applaud himself.

The applause quickly became enthusiastic, with all Huaxia people standing up to applaud Luo Ziling.

A few Koreans stood up to clap, but their applause was not very enthusiastic.

Luo Ziling couldn’t help but lament, “Just now when I was competing, the audience’s noise was more enthusiastic than the applause I received. It seems South Korean friends are not very friendly towards me. However, Old Mr. Xu, don’t worry, you will always be a friend of the Huaxia people. Whenever you want to visit Huaxia, Huaxia will welcome you warmly and give you enthusiastic applause. If you had defeated me today, you would be even more welcomed.”

Luo Ziling’s words once again heavily slapped the faces of the Koreans who harbored hostility against him, even causing embarrassment to the two Korean officials on stage.

Fortunately, Luo Ziling finally stopped speaking.