"Dai Yueheng, I understand what you're thinking. In your view, keeping up this pretense carries great risks. And if we keep it going, then if it gets exposed, it'll hurt morale and could very likely have a negative impact on Shrek.
I understand what you mean and what you're thinking, but the problem is that we have no choice right now. All of you main team members are injured.
Some of you have even been sent back to Shrek. With only us reserve members competing, we have no choice but to keep up this pretense for now.
At the very least, we have to maintain it until the three of you recover enough to compete again. We must keep up this pretense. Otherwise, Shrek's championship will likely fall into the hands of the Sun Moon Empire."
Beibei's words also carried an undertone of protecting Huo Yuhao.
He knew Dai Yueheng wanted to show himself off, wanted to prove himself, and didn't want Huo Yuhao stealing his spotlight. Moreover, because of what had happened with his younger brother, it had left a bad impression on the students. So on the surface, he seemed to have no particular thoughts about Huo Yuhao, treating him with casual indifference as an ordinary classmate. But deep down, Dai Yueheng always harbored some dark thoughts. Huo Yuhao simply hadn't voiced them, but he could guess.
Dai Yueheng maintained the pretense of an ordinary relationship with Huo Yuhao. Even if the actual situation was far from good, he simply wanted a chance to stand out.
At the same time, he wanted to strike at Huo Yuhao.
Beibei also understood that they could not offend the White Tiger Duke, or the trouble would be immense. After all, Huo Yuhao's value to Shrek was ultimately a little too low.