Duke Jiang waved his hand grandly: "Well done! Splendid!"
General Hu spoke indifferently: "The contest isn't over yet. Calling it a victory now is premature."
Duke Jiang chuckled: "If you hadn't shamelessly increased the difficulty, the result would already be decided!"
"In a battle of attrition, exhausting your strength prematurely is unwise."
General Hu's implied meaning was that Lu Yuan was holding back; what use was stealing the spotlight in the first challenge when two more rounds remained?
"Tch~"
Duke Jiang waved dismissively, "If you can't even win the first challenge, forget dreaming about the later rounds!"
General Hu spoke sternly: "Duke Jiang, such disrespectful remarks—do you not regard Your Majesty in your actions?"
Duke Jiang pointed sideways at Zhang Qufeng: "Am I more disrespectful than him?"
Zhang Qufeng choked: I haven't said a single word this afternoon!
