And this is how you make pavillion master your loyal dog instead of enemy and avoid being forced to lead minor local pavillion. He erased every single answer after giving chance to pavillion master to read it (no one else can see it, although it looks like they are spectating, they are pretty much staring at the door with no feedback and waiting for it to end), so he doesn't challenge him but rather gains owed favors.

Note, the talk about pavillion master being demoted should happen after curing, but it was cut out. This is pretty much how he decided to challenge and not challenge the wall. The second thing that was told in that cut was that this pavillion master... sucks balls... ever since he was demoted he is absent trying to achieve comeback and he doesn't care about the state of pavillion. This is why the opposition faction could banish prospective disciple Xiao Ya (she was originally competitor to the guy that was bitchslapped few episodes ago) under false accusations and poison her master.

Also cut his personal thoughts when he ponders wall attack, this action is a plan for much later. His goal is to use pavillion masters return to central region as his stepping point to gain foothold there by using pavillion masters connections.

Chess not checkers.

The Pavilion Master will definitely assist MC to consolidate his status and this will help MC to establish Chengdi Pavillion.