"Chu Ping'an?"
"Where did this rogue cultivator pop up from?"
Inside the small pavilion in the stands occupied by the Wang You Valley disciples, on the western side of the Sword Platform.
A woman whose looks exuded a strong, foxlike allure knitted her delicate brows the moment she heard that Xu Taiping had actually accepted Lu Sibai's Sword Inquiry.
"Making my dear Lu fight another match-he really has no idea how to spell death."
The woman added another remark, displeasure all over her face.
Beside her, a silver-haired woman in sumptuous robes took her hand and patted it gently, saying:
"A mere rogue cultivator is nothing more than a chance for Sibai to loosen his muscles. It's nothing to worry about."
At this, the young woman rested her head against the older woman's shoulder and protested coyly, "But Mother, I just don't want to see my dear Lu work too hard."
As she spoke, she sat upright again and looked down at the Sword Platform with a frown. "Besides, Mother, didn't you say so yourself last night?"
"My dear Lu's greatest opponent in this group is actually Bai Di. Their cultivation is evenly matched, so he mustn't expend too much true essence before fighting him."
"Otherwise, there's no telling who will win!"
This mother and daughter were none other than Madam Golden Bamboo, the Valley Lord of Wang You Valley, and her beloved daughter, Jin Susu.
And Jin Susu was Lu Sibai's wife.
Back then, Jin Susu had taken a fancy to Lu Sibai, and he had joined Wang You Valley as a live-in son-in-law. Only under Wang You Valley's protection had he finally escaped the assassination attempts of True Martial Heaven Cultivators.
Hearing this, Madam Golden Bamboo drew Jin Susu into her arms with a doting look, then gently