"The struggle for the Shadow Candidate might seem like nine contestants standing on the same starting line, competing fairly," Uncle Li Dong said with a sarcastic chuckle beside the campfire, "but where in this world is there absolute fairness? Behind every Shadow Candidate stands a different clan faction, all ready to pull out all the stops to support their champion."
"Which faction supports Qing Huai? And who supports the other candidates?" Qing Chen asked out of curiosity.
"The support for Qing Huai goes beyond the fourth house. The third house, whose place you took, and even some collateral branches of the Li's Family are backing him. He is truly set with high expectations," Uncle Li Dong said with a smile, "Just wait until your teacher takes out Qing Huai, those people won't have a place left to cry."