"It only costs five points to guarantee a win against Zhu Li. Why not take the easy victory?"
"The Tenth Prince brought three Mansion Officials to our door for this very reason. Why must we let him have his way?"
"Bullshit!"
Zhu Yan was furious. "This competition is being held before the Prefecture Examination! It's all about pride! If we actually surrender, how could either of us show our faces in public again?"
Zhuge Xiao just smiled and shook his head. "If this were like any other year, you'd be right. But if it were really like any other year, why would all the Prince's Mansions be fighting so desperately?"
"Isn't it for those three rewards, each worth twenty merit points? That might be the only prize we can get our hands on this early."
"The Civilian Mansion Official for our Ninth Prince's Mansion has already been chosen. We don't need to earn anyone's admiration, so why are we so fixated on this pointless battle of pride?"
