"Dean, surely you aren't serious?"
Elder Ma's tone was somewhat tentative.
"Do I look like I'm joking?"
Jing Hongchen snapped back irritably.
"Hahaha..."
"No, you don't."
Elder Ma gave a dry laugh. "I just feel that a match like this isn't very fair to Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Qin Xiao.
After all, any member of the Main Team is a Soul King. Those three simply can't compare to them in strength."
After hearing Elder Ma out, Jing Hongchen rolled his eyes at him. "Relax. If anything happens to Qin Xiao and the other two, I won't hold you responsible.
Now can you let them fight without worrying?"
Jing Hongchen saw right through his old friend. He was afraid something would go wrong during the match and he would be left holding the bag.
"Ha, haha..."
Elder Ma gave another dry laugh. "Dean, what are you saying?
Since you want to give these youngsters some training, we'll cooperate."
As he spoke, he turned to Ma Rulong and the others. "You three, then. Ma Rulong, Chen An, Chen Fei."
"Huh?"
The three of them froze at his words.
Elder Ma beckoned to them. "What are you still standing there for? Don't keep the Dean waiting."
"All right, then."
Although the three of them were reluctant to bully their juniors, Elder Ma had given his orders. They had no reason to refuse.
Like ducks herded onto a perch, they could only steel themselves and walk to the center of the plaza.
"Do you have any objections?"
Jing Hongchen turned to Qin Xiao and the other two.
"I'm just support."
Qin Xiao shrugged, making it clear that he was nobody important and they had better not count on him.
Of course.
He was doing this at Jing Hongchen's request.
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