Qu Liu could never have imagined that they would return with first place, not to mention being harshly slapped in the face, and also being cold-shouldered.
And the ones giving them the cold shoulder were fellow competitors from the businesses participating in the competition; who knows if it was Wufu's provocative words that had a mirroring effect, but they always felt the hands of the Barehanded Guanyin sculpted by Yu Zhen didn't seem like his work, but rather like it came from his master's hands.
If that were really the case, they would be even more cunning than those who took shortcuts, but now that the reward has already been distributed, and with no evidence, they refrained from voicing their doubts, lest they offend others unnecessarily like some people do.