"There might have been some misunderstandings; it was Brother Guo Min who challenged me, not me wanting to compete against him."
"Oh, I see, I arrived late and didn't know what was going on," Ping Da said blankly, clearly at fault, but his face indignantly suggested otherwise. "Then if I challenge you, why wouldn't you accept it?!" he questioned aggressively.
"This..." Lin Suqing's expression remained gentle, but he was very troubled inside, a true case of a scholar meeting a soldier. After thinking a bit, he simply said, "I originally had no intention of competing for a ranking, but I inadvertently ended up earning a place, and I'm quite satisfied with that, so I won't continue competing."
Ping Da, stubborn as a bull, and to avoid giving Ping Da another chance to pester, hurriedly called to Xi Ye, "Xi Ye."
Xi Ye jumped down excitedly, pressing his snake head close to Lin Suqing, and rubbing his hands together in anticipation, asked eagerly, "Shall I fight him for you?"
