At Jing State's battle-ready seats, Grand Commander of Valiant Cavalry Xiahou Lie pressed a hand to his forehead and sighed. "This child really takes after her father! Why can't she ever make things easy for people? It's already the semifinals, and she's still got no idea what she's thinking!"
Murong Longqie's expression remained stern. "What she's thinking doesn't matter. Even what she does doesn't matter. What matters is whether she can win. If she wins, it's called 'carefree and unconventional, bold and free-spirited.' If she loses, it's called 'arrogant and conceited, asking for trouble.'"
Xiahou Lie's hand pressed harder against his forehead.
Murong Longqie was good in every way, except that he took everything far too seriously. I made an offhand complaint; you could've just listened and let it go. Why did you have to analyze it for me?
Although the River Viewing Terrace was like a battlefield between nations, and they had to be serious and fight with everything they had, there was no need to be this serious... You're just watching the match right now, and we're only chatting!
Young people these days were so stiff and proper. They were terribly boring. The old-timers were much more fun. If Yellow Monk were here, he'd probably...
At the thought of that "Yellow Monk," Xiahou Lie lowered his hand and shook his head. "No, that's not right. If Yellow Monk were here and Sheli won, he'd call it 'the bearing of a strong one, the true nature of a prodigy.' If she lost, he'd say, 'She did her best. What more do you want?'"
Murong Longqie silently mulled it over. He really couldn't disagree. The Grand Commander certainly had a better grasp of things!
The two of them were chatting away.
Zhongshan Weisun sat silently to one side.
Though he'd