He could be heard muttering in utter bewilderment:
"Xu Taiping and his companions were actually the first to accept the Dragon-Slaying Ranking's request to watch them?"
Just as Xiahou Qingyuan was puzzling over this, Chu Xiaoxiao called out loudly again:
"We can see it now! We can see it now! It's Eldest Brother Taiping's courtyard!"
Everyone looked intently. As the image within the projection grew clearer and clearer, the mud-walled courtyard at Gu Yu's home once again appeared before their eyes from above.
But as the view of the courtyard kept enlarging, the excited smiles on the faces of everyone in the pavilion suddenly froze.
"This... this is...?"
When they saw Xu Taiping and his three companions sitting around a table in the courtyard, heartily devouring a whole tableful of dishes, their excitement and anticipation abruptly turned to shock and confusion.
Only after watching the four of them eat for quite some time did Chu Xiaoxiao speak, her voice full of grievance:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, why are you still eating?!!!"
Xiahou Qingyuan, whose face had been full of confusion, laughed aloud instead:
"No, this time their meal is much more lavish than the last."
Zhu Huai and Jiang Cuicui both frowned and shook their heads.
Even Little Martial Aunt Lu Rushuang gave a helpless smile at the sight.
Zhang Moyan and the others all sighed softly.
They were not particularly disappointed; what they felt was more bewilderment than anything else.
Even Xiahou You, who had firmly believed that some sort of plan must lie behind Xu Taiping and his companions' carefree behavior, began to waver-
Could it really be as Second Brother guessed? Had Young Master Taiping and his companions never intended to compete for the position of Chief of the Dragon-Slaying Assembly in the first place?
Just then, Chu