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Perhaps it was precisely because he had been playing Zhao Jie, such a low-intelligence person, for too long that Xu Lang would always imagine a smart opponent, or rather, someone truly intelligent, as a fool.
There is nothing wrong with considering oneself intelligent, but if you treat everyone you meet as fools, sooner or later you will run into trouble. That is what Xu Lang was doing now, and it was also the price he was paying for his past actions.
After hearing such an explanation, Zhao Ming calmed down a bit, but it did not dispel his suspicion and hatred for Li Fei. That real kick had indeed been delivered by Li Fei.
This hatred was irreconcilable. There are certain things that, once they reach this point, it's impossible to settle them, no matter what the other party says or how eloquent they are.
