Yun Ran looked at the people present with a clear gaze and picked up a juice: "Thank you all for giving me face."
"You're being too polite, girl. What kind of relationship do we have!"
"Exactly, if you keep talking like this, it would seem like you're treating us as outsiders."
...
The people Yun Ran invited to support her, regardless of whether they genuinely considered Yun Ran a junior or saw a profitable opportunity.
But their presence represented their attitude, and Yun Ran would naturally be courteous.
After drinking a cup of yogurt, Taoist Xia leaned in close to Yun Ran and whispered, "A lot of people have chosen to form alliances, and their first target is you. You need to be careful."
Previous competitions had seen such situations.
Many people would band together at the very start to eliminate the most likely winner and then compete for supremacy.
This tactic was indeed a bit underhanded, but it worked. He had seen too many people unfortunately defeated by it.