Over the past few days, even the scattered snippets he had heard from Senior Sister Linglong had been enough to give him some understanding of the tangled web of powers on the mountain.
So he now knew very well that dealing with Lu Chen was nowhere near as simple as he had first imagined.
If luck was against them, this stick of Dust-Seeking Incense might never even reach the Seven Discipline Hall.
If possible, he was willing to help however he could.
"Xu Taiping, don't you look down on me!"
Liu Zijin clutched the box of Dust-Seeking Incense tightly, then looked at Xu Taiping with a stubborn expression.
"I'll avenge my sister. I'll do it alone. If I can't even do this right, what's the point of clinging to life like this?"
With that, she fiercely wiped the tears from her face, then turned and walked away.
But just as she was about to disappear from Xu Taiping's sight, she suddenly turned back, bowed deeply to him, and said:
"Thank you, Junior Brother Taiping. Thank you for lending my sister a hand when she was at her most desperate."
After saying that, she hesitated no longer and turned to leave.
Xu Taiping returned her bow from afar.
"Sister Lingyue, perhaps handing the Dust-Seeking Incense to Senior Sister Zijin wasn't a good idea."
Watching Liu Zijin's retreating figure, Xu Taiping murmured inwardly.
"Taiping, don't forget that you're only a newly admitted disciple of the Azure Profound Sect yourself, while Liu Zijin has already established a firm foothold on Five Peaks."
Fairy Lingyue reminded Xu Taiping calmly.
At her words, Xu Taiping felt as though a basin of cold water had been poured over his head, jolting him awake.
Yes, he was only an ordinary disciple of the Seventh Peak now. There