You scared of me?

That reply really gave Tao Xuan the urge to jump out of the window, rush across the street, and spray the guy’s face with blood.

"Me? Scared of you???"

Tao Xuan typed those words into the window, but then thought, would this reply be too serious? He shouldn't bother with such a question, shouldn't he display an attitude that you're not even qualified to talk to me about this issue?

So should he not reply? The mouse cursor hovered over the send button. Tao Xuan hesitated, unable to decide whether to reply or not. He now understood how much pain those guys in the professional league who exchanged trash talk with Ye Qiu felt. Just one sentence, and it filled him with rage. Replying was wrong, and not replying was wrong. He could only imagine the impact if a player was angered by such a sentence during a match. If that player hesitated like Tao Xuan, he might have died eight times over.

"See, he's not replying. He's scared," Ye Xiu said to Wei Chen and the others who were chatting and watching in兴欣 (Xingxin) Internet Cafe across the street. Fortunately, it wasn't voice chat. If Tao Xuan could hear this, he probably would have spat out all his blood before even crossing the street.

"Get lost, you. People are probably shocked by your shamelessness!" Wei Chen said. As if Excellent Era would be afraid of their new, small team. What a joke.

"At every moment, we should maintain our confidence," Ye Xiu said.

"Damn, why are we so nervous then? Let's meet Excellent Era in the first round. You go up alone, wipe them out directly. Go!" Wei Chen said.

While they were still arguing, Tao Xuan finally responded. The question "Me? Scared of you?" was finally deleted, and the reply was, "Give me a reason to be scared of you."

"Do you even need a reason? No one in all of Glory is afraid of me. That's common sense," Ye Xiu replied.

"Damn, I can't take it anymore. Everyone, come look! Someone's showing off their bottom line!!!" Wei Chen shouted loudly. Steamed Bun and Tang Rou didn't come over to watch because they were in the game, but now they were being summoned by Wei Chen. Chen Guo had also been watching the whole time, and when she saw this reply, she went to lean against the wall.

"Maybe in the past, but now..." Tao Xuan responded using the technique of leaving blank space.

"Now? You might as well interview people in the game, either in the tenth server or the Heavenly Domain," Ye Xiu replied.

"Are you displaying your talent in the game? Not bad!" Tao Xuan said sarcastically. Frankly, he didn't even believe he would say such a thing. It really wasn't his usual style. But to be honest, as a club owner, it was really difficult for anyone to provoke him to the point of saying such things. And today, Ye Xiu did it! He tricked the club owner, who was supposed to be a level above them, into lowering himself to exchanging trash talk with him on QQ. This was the talent of a genius mocker!

"The game is the foundation of everything in Glory. Dare you close the Excellent Dynasty guild?" Ye Xiu retorted.

"If you're willing, I can arrange a position for you in the Excellent Dynasty guild," Tao Xuan was now completely open, rolling up his sleeves, prepared to argue with Ye Qiu until a result was reached.

"No need. You should be careful and watch Excellent Dynasty, lest it collapse," Ye Xiu said.

"Based on you?" Tao Xuan asked again.

"Go ask Chen Yehui. He's scared to death," Ye Xiu said.

Tao Xuan was truly speechless this time. Ye Xiu was always acting as if he had solid evidence and confirmed facts, but Tao Xuan, as the owner, had never personally participated in these things! It was like two people arguing, one always able to cite strong examples, while the other could only emphasize opinions in a pale way. Although Ye Xiu hadn't cited any examples yet, he gave people this feeling: his words had a basis, while everything Tao Xuan said sounded like the words of an angry child.

"See, he's not replying again. I won!" Ye Xiu said.

"Get lost, what did you come here for!" Wei Chen was angry. He had been watching the trash talk for a long time. He seemed to have asked Ye Xiu to confirm whether they would meet Excellent Era in the first round, but this guy used such a direct and decisive method to confirm it. After so long, they still couldn't get to the point. A dignified god, a dignified owner, arguing like children. How childish.

"Saying more is useless. Everything will be decided on the field!" Tao Xuan replied at this time.

"Very good. It seems that some things about you haven't changed after all. Matches are only decided by what you say on the field," Ye Xiu replied.

"Hehe, you should burn more incense and pray that you don't meet us in the first round!" Tao Xuan said.

"Okay, I'll burn it," Ye Xiu replied, also sending a "Panda Burning Incense" emoji.

Ye Xiu's words suddenly became devoid of aggression. Tao Xuan stared at the honest expression of the "Panda Burning Incense" for a long time, and finally replied, "See you on the field."

"See you on the field," Ye Xiu replied, closing the chat window.

"Finished?" Wei Chen stared.

"Finished."

"What was the result?"

"See you on the field," Ye Xiu said.

"Get lost! I'm saying, what did you find out?" Wei Chen said.

"He won't use tricks. The outcome of the match will still only be determined by everything on the field," Ye Xiu said.

"Are you so sure?" Wei Chen said.

"Yes," Ye Xiu nodded.

"Why?" Wei Chen was puzzled, and it was obvious that these two had a lot of resentment toward each other.

"After all, I've known him for so many years. Although everyone's pursuits have changed, some basic principles haven't changed after all," Ye Xiu said.

"I think that even if he hadn't changed originally, being mocked by you like that would make anyone so angry that they would act out of line once," Wei Chen said.

"Only people with no principles like you would do that," Ye Xiu said.

"I really want to throw this scum out of the window!!" Wei Chen really wanted to scratch the wall. Although Ye Xiu finally gave him a very definite answer, after watching the entire chat process, he still couldn't believe that the information he had read from it was so conclusive. Wei Chen was still preparing to continue his entanglement, but at this time, Ye Xiu turned to him again and said, "Hurry up and burn incense!"

"What did you say?" Wei Chen was stunned.

"Even if he doesn't use tricks, there's still a possibility of drawing them in the first round. If you don't hurry up and burn incense, what are you going to do?" Ye Xiu said.

"Damn, what's the use of burning incense?" Wei Chen said.

"Then what's useful?" Ye Xiu asked.

Wei Chen was stunned. Right, what was useful? Even if Excellent Era didn't do anything, the possibility of randomness couldn't be completely eliminated. If they were really so unlucky and drew Excellent Era right away, then they would still have to face them, with no way to escape.

"Okay, let's intensify our practice!" Wei Chen said and sat back in his seat.

The training room suddenly became quiet, but Wei Chen suddenly asked again, "Boss, if we go and grab those elite guild leader positions now, would you still object?"

"That shouldn't be a reason, right?" Chen Guo was suddenly asked this and was stunned for a moment, but she quickly replied.

"Great, everyone has principles. That's great," Wei Chen said.

"You, this guy with absolutely no bottom line, were deeply touched, right?" Ye Xiu said.

"Tch." Wei Chen dismissed it, grabbed his headphones, and quickly returned to the game.

"Damn it, let's get to work, let's get to work! Today is a new cooldown, everyone be on your toes. If anyone messes up their positioning and dies on the first boss like last time, I'll kick them out of the elite group and they'll never come back!!!" Wei Chen roared, obviously starting to lead his Samsara elite team five in clearing the dungeons. These past few weeks, Wei Chen's work on the Eternal Spring dungeon cooldown had been quite effective. In fact, even the elite teams of the major club guilds didn't have complete confidence in being able to clear these seven dungeons smoothly every time. They often wiped out after a few bosses. But with Wei Chen's addition, the average level of their elite team five had indeed been greatly improved. It was just that the performance of last week's cooldown was not good. Out of the dungeon's ten bosses, they died to the point of being unable to continue after the fourth boss, which made Wei Chen very angry.

"He... is he okay?" At this time, Chen Guo approached Ye Xiu and asked softly.

"Don't worry, he's fine. The good thing about old guys is that they can handle any problem themselves. He won't get hung up on it," Ye Xiu said confidently.

"Oh, that's good." Chen Guo nodded, and then pointed to Ye Xiu's screen. "Someone is Q'ing you."

"Huh?" Ye Xiu casually clicked it open. "Oh, it's Steamed Bun Invasion!"

The one greeting Ye Xiu on QQ was Steamed Bun Invasion.

"I'm here. What's the matter?" Ye Xiu replied.

"Those things you sent me, I studied them carefully and calculated a lot of possibilities through data analysis. Then, I corrected some of the data errors through reverse deduction, and there were some that I couldn't deduce. Later, I asked my tutor for help. Based on all the data and calculations, he guided me to build a final mathematical model. I'll show it to you," Steamed Bun Invasion messaged.

"I sweat, wait a moment. I basically don't understand what you're saying. How did you even alarm your tutor?" Ye Xiu was covered in sweat.

"There are many things I can't solve yet, so I had to ask him for advice. Don't worry, my tutor is Professor Zhang Yichuan," Steamed Bun Invasion said.

"What am I worried about!" Ye Xiu replied. Chen Guo, who was on the side, was quite proud. "That's awesome. We even have a university professor helping us!"

"University professor?" The others were a little puzzled.

"Yes, Steamed Bun Invasion asked his tutor, Professor Zhang Yichuan of XX University, to help us study the data!" Chen Guo said.

"Who?" The others didn't react much, but Tang Rou asked again in surprise.

"Professor Zhang Yichuan," Chen Guo said again respectfully, but obviously she didn't know who this person was either.

"You guys don't know who this person is, do you?" Tang Rou looked at the others helplessly.

"Who is it?" They all asked.

"This is a world-renowned mathematician, an academician of the National Academy of Sciences, who has made breakthrough research achievements in many fields of mathematics. What kind of student is this Steamed Bun Invasion? He's actually being personally guided by a mathematician of this level?" Tang Rou said as she walked over, also wanting to watch the chat.