Li Xiao gave him a faint glance, wearing an expression that said, You'll never understand.
"Above me? Who? Senior Black King has shown me immense kindness and is a role model I admire. Brother Ye taught me the Way of the Strong, giving me the grace of instruction. How could I challenge either of them?"
Li You rolled his eyes. "Then what about the remaining seven Kings?"
Li Xiao said proudly, "Yinglong and the Peerless General are both women. Can I challenge them?"
Li You really wanted to say that even if he did challenge them, he would not be able to beat them.
Li Xiao continued, "Men challenge men, women challenge women. That is what fairness means!"
"What about the Farmer?"
"The Farmer is over sixty, with one foot already in the grave. Wouldn't Li Xiao be bullying an old man by challenging him?"
Li You: "...What about Mu Linsen?"
"Mu Linsen has the temperament of a child. How could Li Xiao bully a child?"
Li You: "...You really do understand respecting the elderly and caring for the young.
What about the Painter and the Mortician..."
"The Painter is merely a defeated opponent, while the Mortician is already dead. How could I challenge them?"
"The Chief Judge and the Collector..."
Li Xiao said, "The Chief Judge is my sister-in-law's master, one of our own. Wouldn't attacking one of our own harm our harmony?
The Collector relies on external objects. He only became one of the Ten Kings because of his collection. Li Xiao cannot even be bothered to challenge someone like that!"
"Then..." Li You raised his eyes toward the platform and looked around. He froze where he stood.
"Th-there's no one left?!"
At that moment, Li Xiao's lonely voice sounded beside his ear.
"Who would have thought that