"How is it, Junior?"
Yue Xu waited there for a while, but when no reply came, he grew slightly impatient.
"Sorry. Please give me some time to think."
Zhuo Buping wore a bitter expression.
"...Fine. There's still some time before the competition begins. Take your time, Junior."
Displeased, Yue Xu spoke stiffly before turning and leaving.
A moment later, Zhuo Buping's companion came over:
"Senior Yue Xu wants you not to fight so hard?"
Yue Xu had come to see Zhuo Buping at this time, so his purpose was easy enough to guess.
"Mm."
Zhuo Buping nodded.
"Then did you agree?"
His companion asked with concern.
Zhuo Buping shook his head. "I said I'd think about it."
"Oh, you!"
His companion was speechless.
What was there to think about?
They had little chance of winning in the first place. What was wrong with simply losing the match?
He could even take the opportunity to befriend a top-rank powerful scion like Yue Xu. There would be plenty of benefits in the future.
"It was such a good opportunity, but you had to hesitate. Even if you agree afterward, the favor will be worth far less. Sigh!"
His companion sighed.
"Shouldn't I have hesitated?!"
Zhuo Buping suddenly erupted, asking in agitation.
His companion was startled and stared blankly at him.
"...Sorry."
Zhuo Buping quickly calmed down and apologized to his companion. Then he lowered his head and left.
"Sigh."
Watching Zhuo Buping's departing back, his companion sighed and shook his head.
On the competition grounds, the matches were proceeding in full swing.
All eight Peerless Geniuses had taken the stage in turn, and all of them had won with ease, dispatching their opponents within just a few moves.
Li Fei's opponent in the first round was a disciple of the Upper Purity