Xu Chunniang knew perfectly well why Manager Tang had come. Holding her accountable was merely a pretext; probing her was the real purpose.
Most likely, her match against Shi Lin had also been deliberately arranged by the Fighting Arena, all to force out the limits of her strength.
And the Fighting Arena was clearly dissatisfied that she had lost to Shi Lin. By their calculations, Xu Chunniang should have been stronger. Yet she had actually failed to defeat even Shi Lin, which had truly caught them off guard.
Xu Chunniang saw through it but did not expose it. The outcome of that match had been controlled entirely by her. She had lost as naturally as could be; even if others wanted to find fault with it, they would find nothing.
Since the other party was playing dumb with her, she could not be bothered to tear through the facade and merely went along with it.
"Manager Tang is right. But there was nothing to be done about it. I can only blame my own limited strength."
Seeing that he could not probe anything out of her, Manager Tang tactfully took his leave.
"Since that is the case, I shall not disturb Fairy Xu any longer. Hehe, please focus on recovering from your injuries. In a few days, another match will be waiting for you, so do not lose again.
"After all, if you lose too many times and no one is willing to spend money to watch you fight, there will be no point in arranging eight matches for you every month."
After watching Manager Tang leave, Xu Chunniang's smile faded.
Sure enough, the Fighting Arena bore her no goodwill. They were doing this only to use her as a spectacle and reap greater profits.
Fortunately, she had realized her