"What is your purpose in doing this?"
Li Yurou smiled bitterly, "It's not out of pity for us, is it?"
"Of course not."
Lin Fan shrugged his shoulders, "Think about it, if the Xing Shi Sect wins this match, the Li Qi Sect will definitely not let it go and will want to retaliate in the future. This way, the two sides will keep competing, and when will it end?"
"I promised my master that I would help the Xing Shi Sect in times of trouble. I can't have the two sects constantly competing, and I do nothing but run errands for the Xing Shi Sect, can I?"
Hearing this, the siblings chuckled and burst into laughter.
"Seriously, don't you believe me?"
Lin Fan said earnestly, "I'm really not interested in Feng Shui geomancy. I'd rather study medicine at home. Healing people gives me a sense of accomplishment and freedom."
He then asked, "Do you agree?"
"We can agree."
The siblings spoke in unison.
"That's great, thank you so much."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
"We should be thanking you!"
Li Yurou said solemnly.
"It's nothing, it's mutually beneficial."
Lin Fan clasped his hands, "Then it's settled. I'll go back and ask my master if they've discussed it. How about... we exchange contact information?"
"Okay."
Li Yusheng took out his phone.
After exchanging contact information, Lin Fan saw that it was getting late and bid farewell to the siblings.
"Goodbye."
Li Yurou waved her small hand and watched Lin Fan leave with a complicated expression.
"Sister, let's go back too."
Li Yusheng was in high spirits. As the saying goes, when despairing, one finds a way out, and when in doubt, one finds a solution!
He had been worried sick, and he never expected such a turn of events!
"That Lin Fan, he's quite a decent person."
Li Yusheng praised him sincerely.
"He is indeed a decent person, just a bit arrogant."
Facing a strong opponent, Li Yurou felt a little inferior, thinking she was underestimated by Lin Fan.
"No?"
Li Yusheng was puzzled, "I found him very easy to get along with, and he spoke very cordially."
"Brother, you still haven't understood."
Li Yurou turned to her brother, "Lin Fan, from the bottom of his heart, didn't take this competition seriously at all. He treated it as child's play. What's even more infuriating is that in this child's play, he completely controlled the situation. He could win if he wanted to win, lose if he wanted to lose, and even win or lose however he pleased."
"Hiss~"
Li Yusheng gasped, "It seems to be true!"
"That's exactly what he thinks!"
Li Yurou bit her lower lip and confirmed, "Listen to what he said, he wants to draw every time from now on. What if someone else participated in the competition? He didn't consider it at all, because he felt he could win no matter what! Anyone who came would lose! Unless, like us, we collude with him."
Li Yusheng found it more and more reasonable as he listened.
In this case, Lin Fan was simply arrogant to the extreme!
The skills passed down through generations by countless seniors in the Feng Shui world were almost worthless in his eyes!
Since he was confident of victory, didn't that mean he considered himself invincible?
"Hiss~"
Li Yusheng gasped again, his eyes filled with panic.
"I heard that the head of the Jinmen Association has a talented disciple named Yuan Fei, who is going around challenging older brothers and vowing to defeat them. Yuan Fei's arrogance is on his lips, while Lin Fan's arrogance is truly ingrained in his bones."
Li Yurou shook her head, feeling Lin Fan's unfathomable depth once again.
"Let's go back first, sister. Should we tell Uncle about this?"
Li Yusheng hesitated for a moment, then asked.
"Of course, we must let Uncle know."
Li Yurou said, then took her brother's hand and hurried back to the Jiukesong Guild Hall.
It was past ten o'clock in the evening, and most of the Li Qi Sect members were already asleep.
The light in Guo Cheng's room was still on.
He sat at his desk, staring blankly at an old photograph.
In his youth, Lin Xingnan and he, wearing floral shirts and beach shorts, were arm in arm, sitting by the sea, with cheerful smiles on their faces.
What a wonderful era that was!
His senior brother had achieved great fame at a young age, and the two of them had also joined forces, accumulating mountains of gold.
"Uncle!"
Hearing the siblings' voices, Guo Cheng quickly put away the photo, "Come in."
After the siblings entered the room, Guo Cheng asked with concern, "Are you feeling any better?"
"Uncle, we have something important to tell you."
Li Yusheng whispered.
"Oh?"
Guo Cheng smiled, "Just in time, I also have something to inform you about. I just agreed with President Zhong, do you want to know first?"
"Yes, Uncle, you go first."
Li Yusheng knew his uncle was impatient.
"You would never guess what competition items Zhong Chen, that old fellow, proposed."
Guo Cheng laughed heartily twice, then said triumphantly, "The last round, rock-paper-scissors to decide the winner!"
"Ah?"
The siblings were stunned.
They had just expressed their dissatisfaction with Lin Fan's arrogance, and now their elders were being so childish!
Guo Cheng's eyebrows were filled with pride, "My Jiangxiang Sect has collected many secret arts of the martial world, and among them are some tricks related to rock-paper-scissors. Come here, I'll tell you about them."
"Uncle, do you want to hear what we have to say first?"
Li Yurou asked.
"Ah?" Guo Cheng was stunned, "You can tell me then."
Li Yurou took a few deep breaths and then said, "We met Lin Fan by the West Lake, and he asked us to collude with him in a fake match, to make the result a draw."
"What?"
"This is what happened..."
Li Yurou recounted Lin Fan's words verbatim.
After listening, Guo Cheng's face became solemn, and he remained silent for a long time.
"This kid, does he really think no one in my Li Qi Sect is capable?"
Guo Cheng was somewhat annoyed.
"Uncle, what should we do?"
"Good!"
Guo Cheng roared, then lowered his voice, "This is his own doing. Since he intends to draw, I want to see what skills he has to control the score."
"Uncle..."
Li Yurou stopped short of speaking.
"No need to say more."
Guo Cheng waved his hand, "Just compete with a clear conscience. Let fate decide the outcome, there's nothing else to say."
The only person he admired in his life was his senior brother, Lin Xingnan.
Lin Fan's overtures, in his opinion, were clearly begging for charity!
The closed-door disciple of the dignified Lin Xingnan resorting to charity was something he absolutely could not accept!
...
The sky was bright.
Lin Fan finished washing up, put on a Zhongshan suit, and looked at the full-length mirror, "What are they really thinking?"
After returning to the hotel yesterday, he chatted with Tian Mengyao and the others while waiting for Li Yusheng's reply.
As a result, he didn't receive a reply from Li Yusheng until past one in the morning.
Then he went to sleep.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Xiaofan, you didn't sleep well last night?"
As soon as Zhong Chen entered the room, the first thing he saw was Lin Fan's dark circles.
Lin Fan didn't answer the question, but complained, "I've been an honest child since I was young, and I'm not confident in rock-paper-scissors."
"It's okay."
Zhong Chen smiled, "You've already won dignity for the Xing Shi Sect and displayed your prowess. Even if you lose this match, the Li Qi Sect won't be so arrogant in the future."
He patted Lin Fan on the shoulder, "Just perform well today."
"Okay."
For the long-term plan, Lin Fan did not reveal his thoughts to Zhong Chen.