Although Dai Weisi was unwilling to accept it, he still snorted coldly and left behind a threat. "In the arena, I'll crush your bones with my own hands!"
With that, he led the Star Luo Royal Academy team away.
A conflict on the verge of erupting was thus dissolved without a trace through a silent, covert confrontation between Han Yuchen and Xing Ying.
The lounge fell quiet again.
Yet the atmosphere had become even stranger than before.
Everyone looked at Han Yuchen as if he were some kind of monster.
"Brother Chen... You shut them down with just a few words?" Oscar looked utterly incredulous.
Dai Mubai also frowned and said gravely, "That Dai Weisi is extremely arrogant. There's no way he'd let this go so easily. There must be another reason."
Everyone turned to Han Yuchen in unison, their eyes full of questions.
Han Yuchen did not explain.
It would have been too troublesome to explain, and far too shocking.
He merely rose from his chair, stretched, and walked over to Master.
"Master."
His voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"Let me compete in this match."
"I'll take Rongrong's place."
What?!
The moment those words came out, everyone was stunned!
"Brother Chen is finally competing? Then this is definitely in the bag!!!"
Oscar said excitedly.
Master's brows twisted tightly together.
He adjusted his glasses, and a rational glint flashed across the lenses.
"Yuchen, is this because of that woman just now?"
Han Yuchen met Master's scrutinizing gaze, his own eyes calm as still water.
After a pause, he added, "Yes and no."
Master fell silent.
He looked into Han Yuchen's eyes, at that calmness as deep as the starry sky, then glanced at Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, who were still seething with anger and