As soon as Liu Zhang opened his mouth, everyone became nervous.
Whether those who hoped that Xu Chu would be severely punished or those who hoped that Xu Chu would be acquitted could not help but tense up.
Even those who didn't care about the matter pricked up their ears to see if the situation would escalate!
Liu Zhang raised the corners of his mouth slightly and loudly expressed his decision.
"I have decided not to hold Xu Chu accountable."
What!
As soon as these words came out, the generals of Cao Wei and Liu Bei were all dumbfounded.
What followed was extreme surprise and disbelief.
"The King of Qin is wise!"
Xiahou Dun was overjoyed and bowed to Liu Zhang repeatedly.
By the way, he also kicked Xu Chu and scolded him angrily.
"What are you still doing?"
Only then did Xu Chu react and bowed to Liu Zhang.
"Thank you, King Qin..."
However, Zhang Fei on the side was not so happy and immediately came out to question.
"King Qin, I don't accept it!"
"How dare you, a butcher, question King Qin's decision! I think you are tired of living!"
"To report to the King of Qin, Zhang Fei has repeatedly provoked and despised the King of Qin. I suggest that he be severely punished!"
Xiahou Dun also imitated Zhang Fei's embarrassing behavior before, jumping up and cursing.
In an instant, things changed from Xu Chu beating Zhang Ren to Zhang Fei despising the majesty of King Qin!
Zhang Fei suddenly became furious, pointed at Xiahou Dun and began to insult him.
"One-eyed dragon, shut your mouth, Grandpa Zhang!"
After scolding Xiahou Dun, he raised his hands and looked at Liu Zhang.
"King Qin, Xu Chu ignores the rules set by King Qin, do you really think he will not be punished?"
Liu Zhang nodded slightly.
"good."
"King Qin, if this is the case, then can I think that anyone can kill anyone in the future?"
"Anyway, if there are casualties, you don't have to take responsibility!"
Liu Zhang firmly refuted Zhang Fei's words.
"Of course not!"
"Why can Xu Chu do it but others can't? Isn't the King of Qin afraid of chilling the hearts of the Qin generals?"
Zhang Fei was extremely calm and pulled in other Qin generals.
It was not people from other forces who were hurt this time.
If the King of Qin does not even protect his generals, the impact can be imagined!
Liu Zhang saw Zhang Fei's little thoughts at a glance, and there was no overlap at all.
"The rules set by Gu absolutely do not allow death, taking the opportunity to retaliate, intentional harm, and intentional harm when the opponent loses the ability to resist."
"As long as these rules are not violated, there are no other restrictions."
Seeing that Zhang Fei was about to speak again, Liu Zhang quickly reached out and held him down.
"Xu Chu is exempted from Gu's punishment this time for two reasons. One master, one master."
"The first is the main reason. Zhang Ren is fine. If Zhang Ren dies or is seriously injured, Xu Chu will be held responsible, and Gu will never let him go easily!"
"The second is the subjective reason. In a competition, it is inevitable that the two sides will have conflicts due to words and exchanges, and then lose their minds due to anger."
"When Xu Chu provoked Zhang Ren, Zhang Ren clamped the horse between his legs. He obviously did not give up resistance, let alone admit defeat. Therefore, Xu Chu could continue to attack until he won."
"As for throwing it out in the end, this behavior is really a bit extreme. I don't want you to use such cruel methods."
"To summarize, the main reason Xu Chu was not punished this time was that Zhang Ren was fine. It was not that this method did not violate the rules. Do you understand?"
The corners of Zhang Fei's eyes twitched slightly, full of helplessness.
It's unbelievable that it's okay to be thrown out like this.
Since there were no casualties, there was no point in pursuing the case forcefully.
The higher you jump, the easier it is to make people suspicious!
"I... understand..."
Zhang Fei slightly cupped his hands and stepped back very wisely.
"snort!"
Xiahou Dun let out a disdainful snort and retreated to his seat.
A crisis was resolved.
Liu Zhang glanced at everyone and decided to mention it again.
"Everyone, injuries and bloodshed will inevitably occur during a martial arts tournament. As long as it occurs in a normal fight, it is extremely normal."
"The purpose of holding a martial arts competition is to once again establish the pinnacle of martial arts for the big man! Therefore, I don't want you to be timid."
"I would like to reiterate again that it is strictly forbidden to kill the opponent! Secondly, as long as you do not deliberately injure the opponent, retaliate with personal grudges, and continue to attack after the opponent admits defeat, you will not be punished even if you injure the opponent."
"Since you are participating in the martial arts competition, you must be mentally prepared! The armors you wear are all made by Gutai. Under normal circumstances, they can resolve most crises. In other words, even if you want to kill your opponent, it will not be very easy! "
"Finally, I would like to say one more thing. Strength is an objective fact. If you are really unable to defeat someone, there is nothing wrong with admitting defeat."
It is indeed difficult to grasp the degree of both showing that intentional harm will be severely punished and at the same time preventing generals from being restrained by fear of punishment.
Blindly restricting the occurrence of injuries and bloodshed will inevitably put great pressure on the contestants when they take action.
Especially now that the competition has progressed, both sides are very strong. To decide the winner, they need to fight to the death.
In this case, we can only do our best to relax the restrictions on combat.
Liu Zhang's meaning has been expressed very clearly. As long as he does not kill the opponent or intentionally inflict severe injuries, he will not be punished.
If the worst happens, just give up. There is no shame in giving up!
Although the generals below the platform were whispering among each other, in the end there were no obvious objections.
Apparently he accepted the matters mentioned by Liu Zhang just now.
Xu Chu happened to win the last game.
At this point, the third group of regional battles are over.
In the end, Etai Shi Ci, Xu Chu, Gao Shun, and Zhou Tai advanced.
Zhang Ren, Guo Huai, Lu Meng, and Dong Xi lost and entered the loser group.
However, due to Zhang Ren and Guo Huai, they both lost the ability to continue competing, while Lu Meng and Dong Xi belonged to different loser groups.
Therefore, Lu Meng and Dong Xi can directly enter the third round of the challenge without going through the loser bracket.
From the second group of regional battles in which one person was unable to continue competing, to the third group of regional battles in which two people were unable to continue competing, it is enough to illustrate the level of ferocity!
At this point in the martial arts tournament, the intensity has been fully demonstrated!
Liu Zhang did not return to his seat, but walked directly to the wooden box.
After the third group of regional battles, there are still two groups left, a total of four regions.
In fact, as long as one group is selected to fight, the other group will have no choice.
"Alright, the martial arts competition will continue. Let's draw the battle area for the next round."
After saying that, he directly put his hand deep into the wooden box, grabbed a wooden sign at random, took it out and raised it into the air.
There was almost no pause during the whole process.
Everyone quickly opened their eyes and looked at Liu Zhang's hand raised in the air.
Although there are not too many choices anymore, the results are still very exciting!
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be. . .
. . .
