"Big Brother Tuo Chiyu, I told you long ago that you were no match for Big Brother Lu. You should believe it now." Tuo Qingying giggled from the side.
"I believe it now." After being defeated, Tuo Chiyu showed not even a shred of dejection, but instead beamed with joy. "Brother Lu, let's have a few more matches later."
"Alright, as long as you can still fight." Lu Xiaotian nodded with a smile. For such a battle maniac who did not need to beat around the bush, along with Tuo Qingshi and the others around who possessed similarly straightforward dispositions, Lu Xiaotian also felt an unprecedented sense of ease. Just a regular sparring match was indeed nothing.
"I really can't fight anymore right now. Which of you can pull me up? I'm exhausted." A look of embarrassment appeared on Tuo Chiyu's face as he shouted to the people beside him.
Tuo Qinghuiyan, Tuo Qingshi, and the others burst into laughter.
In the days that followed, the high-spirited Tuo Chiyu insisted on sparring with Lu Xiaotian every day. However, after being thrashed consecutively a few times, even Tuo Chiyu fell silent later on, and for this he was teased quite a few times by Tuo Qinghuiyan and the others.
It was not until half a month later, when they encountered a large wave of ghosts halfway along with another group of Giant Stone Clan members, that this relatively relaxed atmosphere eased somewhat. Lu Xiaotian joined Tuo Qinghuiyan, Tuo Qingshi, and the others in battling the ghosts, killing over a dozen Golden Core-grade skeletons and a few ghost-birds in succession.
Yet amid this melee, Lu Xiaotian encountered a person he extremely wished not to see, who was also his sole adversary within the Giant Stone Clan: Tuoba Hai!
After the Giant Stone