"Of course I'm confident!"
He replied with an air of arrogance.
But before the new alliance leader could speak, everyone heard a faint, brief laugh. Those present all had sharp ears and keen eyes, and they immediately pinpointed who had laughed. When they looked over, they found it was Shen Tang again! The man who had volunteered to fight immediately snapped, "What are you laughing at?"
Shen Tang answered earnestly, "You're no match for him."
Everyone secretly broke into a sweat.
Even if he really wasn't up to it, she didn't have to be so blunt.
The ninth-ranked man suppressed his mounting fury.
His words were sharp. "Just whose side is Lord Shen on? Why keep boosting the enemy's morale?"
"Do I really need to say where I stand?" Shen Tang wasn't the least bit intimidated by his glare. She said casually, "You're no match for Gongxi Chou. If you fight him, even a one-in-nine chance of surviving would be generous. I'm only stating the facts so you don't throw your life away for nothing."
Her gaze was frank and sincere.
She wasn't trying to put him down; she was simply stating a fact.
And somehow, that only made it more infuriating.
Even Gu Ren, mild-tempered as he was, was starting to feel displeased by Shen Tang's repeated remarks. Whether they could win or not, they couldn't lose face. Playing up Gongxi Chou's strength would only undermine their own side's morale—especially in an alliance whose members were already at odds!
"Since Young Master Shen is drunk, perhaps he should go downstairs and have a bowl of hangover soup. He can sober up and clear his head..." Another familiar, burly man stepped forward. It was none other than Gu Ren's Seventh Brother, who had declared the other day that Gongxi Chou