"Greetings, Third Master!" Yuan Hongying, seated cross-legged on Sky Serpent Reef, did not move. But Eunuch Fu and Granny Mao, standing guard at his sides, stepped forward at the same time and paid their respects with great ceremony.
Yet from the different rites they performed, one could see the difference in status between Eunuch Fu and Granny Mao.
Though both Eunuch Fu and Granny Mao called themselves old servants before the Silver-Clad Youth, Eunuch Fu merely clasped his hands and bowed, while Granny Mao performed a full kneeling obeisance.
The Silver-Clad Youth did not even spare Eunuch Fu and Granny Mao a glance, leaving one standing and the other kneeling there as he tilted his head and studied Yuan Hongying, who sat cross-legged before him, with an amused look.
"Old Fifth, your elder brother came all this way to watch your battle and cheer you on, yet you cannot even show a little appreciation? You will not even rise to welcome me?" Yuan Yinying, the Silver-Clad Youth, said.
Yuan Hongying, whose eyes had remained tightly shut, suddenly opened them and sneered. "Third Brother, are you telling jokes? You came to cheer me on? That would only happen if the sun rose in the west!"
"Old Fifth, listen to yourself. Your brother crossed several realms and spent many days getting here. If not to cheer you on, what else could I be here for?"
Ding!
With a crisp ring, a Storage Ring flew from Yuan Yinying's fingers. "Any bookmakers taking bets? I am betting on my fifth brother, Yuan Hongying, to win. Anyone daring enough to take it?"
At once, the crowds in every direction stirred, especially the bookmakers. Quite a few people stared fixedly at the Storage Ring Yuan Yinying had tossed out, all guessing how much wealth it held.