Yan Xuanling looked equally astonished. She turned to Xu Taiping in bewilderment and asked:
"Xu Taiping, you don't want to stand with Lin Buyu?"
Xu Taiping asked in return:
"Why must we stand together?"
Yan Xuanling was momentarily at a loss for words, so she turned to Lin Buyu and asked:
"You don't want to stand with Xu Taiping?"
Lin Buyu likewise asked in return:
"Why must we stand together?"
Yan Xuanling felt as though she had punched cotton, unable to put any force into it. It was maddening.
Hall Master Fenghuang, who had been wondering whether to stop Yan Xuanling's antics, let out a hearty laugh, then immediately turned solemn again:
"Listen carefully, you three."
The three of them straightened their expressions and looked at Hall Master Fenghuang.
Fenghuang declared:
"Once you enter the Flame Emperor Treasury, a guard will come to receive you three. You must follow the guard's instructions in all things. If you are expelled from the treasury, don't blame me for not warning you."
As he spoke, he shot Yan Xuanling a withering glare.
Yan Xuanling gave an awkward smile and said:
"Rest assured, Hall Master. No one follows the rules better than I, Yan Xuanling. I will obediently heed the honored guard's reminders."
Fenghuang ignored Yan Xuanling and continued:
"Furthermore, the rewards for the top three seats of this Chaotic Stars Assembly are as follows."
"The First Seat will receive guidance from the Flame Emperor's divine sense once and may select any three treasures from the treasury to take away."
Although everyone had long known this rule, hearing Fenghuang solemnly announce it still drew involuntary exclamations of wonder from them.
Being allowed to take any three treasures meant that, provided Xu Taiping had a keen enough eye, he could even choose the three most