Amid the furious shouting and cursing, Xu Taiping froze briefly before finally realizing what was going on.
He smiled at Xiahou You and Zheng Zimo and asked:
"Miss Xiahou, Elder Zheng, who sent you to deliver this message?"
Clearly, Zheng Zimo and Xiahou You must have learned that he still had something held in reserve before making that presumptuous request.
But Xu Taiping felt that whoever had discerned that he still had something held in reserve could not have been Xiahou You or Zheng Zimo.
After all, in terms of cultivation and combat strength, the two were not much different from the Upper Realm cultivators behind them.
Xiahou You clearly had not expected Xu Taiping to see so quickly that someone was advising them from behind the scenes. For a moment, she failed to react and did not know how to answer.
Zheng Zimo was clearly far more experienced than Xiahou You.
As though he had long anticipated that Xu Taiping would see through them, he immediately beamed and said:
"Little Daoist Priest Taiping, you truly have discerning eyes."
Then Zheng Zimo grew solemn and said:
"The young lady and I were entrusted by Jade Balance Mountain Heavenly Lord Shihu and Vice Palace Master Yun Shiliu of the Three Sovereigns Dao Palace to bring you a message, Little Daoist Priest Taiping."
Xu Taiping knew Yun Shiliu of the Three Sovereigns Dao Palace, but this was his first time hearing Heavenly Lord Shihu's name.
Dongfang Yuejian, standing beside him, seemed to notice this and quickly explained to Xu Taiping through voice transmission:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, Heavenly Lord Shihu is among the finest of the Jade Balance Mountain Xiahou Clan's current generation of cultivators in both combat strength and cultivation."
"Like Yun Shiliu, he is highly likely to succeed to the position