Hu Yao was exceptionally clever. Seeing Ling Tian and his clones return together, she easily guessed what he planned to do. When she saw how confident Ling Tian was about his spar with Fairy Tian Xin two years later, a trace of worry flickered in her eyes, though it was almost imperceptible. She worried for Ling Tian, and for Lian Yue.
Ling Tian and the others were in high spirits at their reunion and didn't notice anything amiss with her.
"What's wrong?" Ling Tian asked, momentarily taken aback. He explained, "My cultivation is nowhere near Fairy Tian Xin's. Besides, I've advanced too quickly lately, so I don't dare improve any further until I stabilize my foundation. I can only condense a fifth golden core, that's all."
"Are you really planning to defeat Sister Tian Xin?" Hu Yao blurted out anxiously.
"Of course I want to win. I don't want to lose to a woman, even if her cultivation is much higher than mine." Ling Tian answered without a second thought. He noticed Hu Yao's worry and looked at her in confusion. "What's wrong? It's just a spar. Even if I beat her, it's no big deal, right?"
Though Ling Tian had spent more than a decade among the Demon Race, he had either been busy traveling between worlds or focused on cultivating, and had rarely learned about the Demon Race's affairs. He knew nothing of Fairy Tian Xin's vow from back then. Otherwise, he probably would never have agreed to spar with her.
"No. You can't beat her."
"No, Brother Tian, you can't beat Sister Tian Xin."
Hu Yao and Lian Yue spoke almost at the same time, their voices tinged with worry. Lian Yue even started to explain, but then she remembered her agreement with Tian Xin and swallowed