At that, Chu Xiaoxiao proudly held up five fingers toward Xu Taiping.
"Five thousand Gold Essence Coins?"
"No, fifty thousand!"
Chu Xiaoxiao shook her head, exceedingly excited.
Xu Taiping looked astonished at her words as well.
He had never expected a single bet to earn so much. In an instant, Chu Xiaoxiao's unusual behavior all seemed reasonable.
"Eldest Brother Taiping, are you confident about facing Guangling Pavilion's Mu Yun in the next match?"
Chu Xiaoxiao sidled up to Xu Taiping again, pounding his legs for him as she asked with eyes full of anticipation.
"Go on, get away! Stop bothering Eldest Brother Taiping!"
Before Xu Taiping could answer, Chu Tiancheng pulled her away and began working out with her how to split the money they had just won.
"Taiping, thank you for all your hard work."
Just then, Little Martial Aunt suddenly looked at Xu Taiping with a smile.
An inexplicable warmth filled Xu Taiping's heart at her words, and he replied with a faint smile:
"Thank you for your concern, Martial Aunt. This match was all right. It wasn't too much trouble."
Little Martial Aunt shook her head, then said meaningfully:
"I wasn't talking about this match. I meant these seven years since we parted in Blood Rain Forest."
The purity of the qi and blood and True Essence Xu Taiping had displayed in the match just now, along with his understanding of cultivation techniques, far surpassed what they had been when they met in Blood Rain Forest seven years ago. Thus, Lu Rushuang was certain that Xu Taiping had undergone arduous trials beyond an ordinary person's imagination during their seven years apart.
After all, progress in the Martial Dao could not come from fortunate encounters alone.
"Yes, Senior Brother Taiping, where did you go during those seven years