I am the best when it comes to taking divergent paths. With just a flip of my hand, I shall take the path less commonly travelled. I search far and wide, only to find myself unbeatable and unrivaled. So now I ask, who else can match my awesomeness? Acting tough is second nature to me and I am a lone wolf. The road is long and winding but I shan’t feel lonely as long as I am able to act tough! Life and death bore me and I do whatever I deem fit. “Young man, way back when I started acting tough, you were still learning how to put on your underpants!” Xu Que thus decided to take the path of acting tough. He decided to act tough every single god-damned day. If he wasn’t acting tough, he was scheming for the best way to act tough!
Continue the race?
When everyone heard Xu Que's request, they were dumbfounded!
Is this guy stupid or what?
Everyone present thought that either they had heard incorrectly, or that Xu Que had gone crazy!
The Emperor had offered the opportunity for a rematch. If anyone else had received such an offer, they would have been deeply honoured and exhilarated. Yet Xu Que had actually rejected that?
"He's a goner. That boy must have been knocked out of his wits earlier!"
"No, he's not stupid. He's smart!"
"Ah? Why do you say that?"
"Don't you understand? This guy obviously doesn't think he can win. So he is making use of this opportunity to lose honorably!"
"Damn, that's so scheming of him!"
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Many people were shocked as they loudly discussed their views. Finally, they seemed to think that Xu Que was trying to lose the race by chance, and looked at Xu Que with contempt.