Wen Xu thought for a moment, then hit the nail on the head. "Could it be that Chunchou usually enjoys eating other people's melons a little too much?"
When would this cycle of grievances ever end? He just had a few of a common mortal's hobbies, that was all.
Bian Chunchou scratched his head. "Why doesn't Senior Brother Shi seem angry at all? Or is it that, since he beat me, he feels too embarrassed to lose his temper with me?"
"Shi Yijian is good at enduring, but he also holds grudges. Yet toward you, he doesn't seem to bear much of one." Wen Xu could actually guess why. Perhaps Chunchou had helped Shi Yijian, intentionally or otherwise, just as he had helped Wen Xu.
Bian Chunchou propped his chin on his hand. "Is that so?"
Still, getting talked about a little was nothing. At most, the senior brothers and sisters would tease him a few more times. "But Senior Brother Shi is very strong. If it were an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, I could definitely handle them. You all should be careful of his talisman arts."
"Of course. The stronger the opponent, the better." Chen Zui-Zui was naturally delighted to hear that. "What about you?"
"I'll work hard to advance, but you all know I was never good at fighting alone. I'm not thinking about winning the grand competition." Bian Chunchou had joined the grand competition purely for the fun of it. He was not afraid of others saying his Prodigies Ranking position did not live up to its name. After all, that was still better than certain baffling romantic rumors. "When you compete, I'll cheer for all of you."
Balancing the cups, he had become thoroughly adept at it by now.
But before such a scene could happen,