"A spar?"
After thinking it over, Su Cheng did not refuse immediately. Instead, he asked, "Why should I spar with you? What's in it for me?"
His words caught Tang San off guard.
In his view, children their age were at the stage where they loved competing and refused to admit defeat. If challenged to a fight, they generally would not turn it down, much less demand benefits.
But Su Cheng was clearly unlike ordinary children his age.
Tang San could not help frowning inwardly.
If the other party insisted on avoiding a fight, he really had no good solution. It would not be appropriate to force an attack in public.
Moreover, Su Cheng now lived alone in the academy dormitories, separate from the work-study students, making it difficult to run into him in private.
"Are you scared?"
"I'm not scared. I just can't be bothered to waste time." Su Cheng raised his brows and spoke blandly.
Tang San was not good at provoking others. Seeing that this did not work, he was briefly at a loss for words.
He glanced at Xiao Wu beside him, who had kept her head lowered, then said frankly, "What do you want?"
"Well..."
Su Cheng raised a finger to scratch his chin as he looked Tang San up and down.
His gaze paused on Tang San's waist.
There hung an exceptionally elegant belt that looked utterly out of place with his clothing.
The belt was entirely black, covered with dark patterns that were nearly impossible to discern with the naked eye.
Twenty-four milky-white circular jade pieces were evenly embedded along its outer side. Each piece was only the size of an adult thumbnail. Their luster was warm and smooth, making it obvious that they were rare fine jade.
"Ahem." Su Cheng looked slightly