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"A challenge?" A steady voice, tinged with interest, suddenly rang out. "I'm very interested, too."
Xue Shiming appeared with the members of Heaven Dou Team One at the bend in the passage behind the Ice Seal team. Their steps were measured, their presence impossible to ignore, and the Ice Seal team's members instinctively moved aside to let them through.
Many members of Heaven Dou Team One fixed burning gazes on Chen Xiaojun. This was the fabled "Third-Place Laureate," the subject of their research; their intelligence files on him already piled up like mountains.
Xue Shiming himself smiled, looking straight at Chen Xiaojun. "Brother Chen, our battle four years ago was immensely satisfying. It was also the first defeat of my life."
"In this tournament, you and I must have another proper contest and settle who is stronger."
His tone was frank. For a prince to admit his defeat so openly, that breadth of heart and forthright attitude drew admiring attention.
Chen Xiaojun narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Your Highness is too kind. That battle back then..."
Before he could finish, a slightly imperious feminine voice beside him cut him off. "Listen, cousin, if you overdo the false modesty, it starts looking a little hypocritical!"
Ye Zijun folded her arms and tipped up her chin. "Our captain wants to fight you and reclaim a little pride. Isn't that perfectly natural, the most normal thing in the world? All this hiding and hedging-don't you get tired of talking like that?!"
Chen Xiaojun gave a helpless little smile. His older cousin's temperament really was a little much to handle. Apparently, he was the one at fault.
Just then, a tall, powerfully built figure stepped steadily out from behind Xue