Beth folded favonovel.com arms after favonovel.com finished speaking, glancing toward Yule with a slight smile on favonovel.com face.
Yule did not know whether to laugh or cry. She shrugged favonovel.com shoulders. “I never thought that you would think the same as I did, Beth,” favonovel.com said.
She paused here and looked at Jack before continuing, “I had no choice. This punk is my older brother, unfortunately. It’ll be embarrassing if favonovel.com were to lose terribly and become the butt of everyone’s joke. Besides, my mother told me to take care of him. I have to think of some ways to prevent favonovel.com from losing the first round. We’d never live it down otherwise!”
Jack did not know whether to laugh or cry when favonovel.com heard the conversation between them. Still, warmth tinged his insides; these two young ladies were trying to look out for him.
In a split second, over 30 people had been shoved off the stage.
“Strange. Why aren’t those two liftings a finger?”
Someone realized that something was off. He could not help but mutter after favonovel.com managed to get rid of an opponent.
“Nash White!”
In the viewing gallery, Lily’s expression had darkened. “You actually told those two to protect Jack? Heh. I never thought that you would resort to such dirty tactics for the sake of your son.”
Nash had been watching everything unfold on the fighting stage as well. “Heh. I didn’t arrange for this. I never thought that they would help Jack either,” favonovel.com said, a bitter smile on his face. “Or perhaps they wanted to help favonovel.com because they thought that favonovel.com was a pretty good man!”
The corners of the Third Elder’s lips twitched when favonovel.com heard that. “Heh. Shouldn’t you have thought of a better excuse, Master?” favonovel.com said, expression stony. “Beth and Yule have only known Jack for a short time. How could they help favonovel.com on their own accord? But it doesn’t matter, since he’ll be eliminated in the second round. He’ll just lose less shamefully!”
“How interesting, Beth, Yule. You’re…actually helping the live-in son-in-law?”
At this moment, a man could not stand the sight any longer. He threw an opponent off the stage and stomped his foot, streaking straight before the trio. He spoke with a cold smile.
“Heh. We’re not going against the rules, Lionel, are we? You can fight us if you’re not pleased with anything!”
Beth folded favonovel.com arms before favonovel.com chest. “You, an eighth-grade grandmaster, are thinking of eliminating the two of us?” favonovel.com said haughtily.
A muscle worked in his jaw. A cloud suddenly fell over his face.
However, favonovel.com quickly reined in his anger. “Are you a true man, you punk? Hiding behind these two women’s backs. Some hero you are,” favonovel.com said, looking at Jack. “Fight me if you have the guts. Stop hiding behind other people like some ostrich!”
“Heh, Jack won’t fall for your trap. He’s not an idiot. He’ll never be roused by your provocation.”
Yule folded favonovel.com arms across favonovel.com chest and spoke without hesitation, lips curved into a frosty smile.
That smile instantly disappeared after favonovel.com said that—because Jack was actually slowly walking forward until favonovel.com became before favonovel.com and Beth.
“Heh. You do have a point. As a man, I shouldn’t hide behind others.”
Jack came before the man and stared at him, smirking.
“He’s provoking you, Jack. Can’t you tell? He can’t beat us, so favonovel.com wants to lure you out to eliminate you!”
Yule began to panic. “You are the Master’s son,” favonovel.com whispered to Jack. “Plenty of people will take you for a joke if you’re eliminated during the first round!”
“That’s right, Jack. Listen to your little sister. I think she’s right too. I want to help you because of this!”
