The next day.
The third round of the Golden Scale Assembly.
Everyone watching on Xu Taiping's side felt relaxed about today's competition.
For the elders of the Nine Prefectures of True Martial Heaven and his fellow disciples of the Azure Profound Sect, Xu Taiping's success in making the Golden Scale Ranking was already a first in a thousand years. Whatever the outcome of his upcoming matches, they could take it in stride.
The same was even more true of the people with Little Martial Aunt Lu Rushuang.
Like everyone from True Martial Heaven, Little Martial Aunt was thoroughly satisfied with Xu Taiping's current results. Advancing further would be even better, but there would be no regrets if he could not.
The two sisters, Seventh Princess Chu Tiancheng and Commandery Princess Chu Xiaoxiao, had already earned enough to fill their pots and bowls to overflowing.
"Your Highness, tell me, how should I spend these six hundred thousand Gold Essence Coins... hehehe..."
Now, whenever Chu Xiaoxiao thought of those six hundred thousand Gold Essence Coins, she could not help grinning foolishly.
Even for their Prince's Mansion, this was an enormous sum.
"Give me half."
Chu Tiancheng did not stand on ceremony.
"Your Highness, what are you saying? What do you mean, give you a share? Isn't what's mine yours?"
Chu Xiaoxiao giggled.
"Pretty words. Then hand it over!"
Chu Tiancheng rolled his eyes at Chu Xiaoxiao.
"By the way, you didn't bet on today's match, did you?"
She suddenly asked somewhat nervously.
"Your Highness, I'm not stupid. Taiping clearly can't win this match, and betting on him to lose wouldn't earn much. I might as well not bet."
As Chu Xiaoxiao said this, she looked every bit a seasoned gambler.
"But have you thought about how much you could win if Taiping