Fairy Lingyue's words warmed Xu Taiping's heart.
He had been only ten or so when he left his home in Green Ox Village for Cloud Cottage Mountain. Had he not met Fairy Lingyue, he might already have become food in the belly of a Demon Wolf in the mountains.
To him, Fairy Lingyue was his sister, family even more important than his senior brothers on Seven Peaks.
"Sister, I..."
"I told you, no refusing!"
Xu Taiping had just been about to refuse when the phantom Fairy Lingyue had conjured clapped a hand over his mouth.
Then, smiling, Fairy Lingyue raised her finely pointed chin, her eyes brimming with confidence, and said:
"Besides, this time, beyond helping you, I also want to use your hand to announce to the Shangqing Realm, to the Five Heavens, that Huangting Dao Palace has an heir."
Even without asking, he could guess that Huangting Palace must be the sect behind Fairy Lingyue.
"But Sister Lingyue, what if we draw out the Master of the One-Leaf Book?"
Xu Taiping could not understand why Fairy Lingyue would act so conspicuously.
"If I don't draw that old ghost out, how am I supposed to kill him?"
Fairy Lingyue spoke coldly.
"Sister Lingyue, you... want to kill the Master of the One-Leaf Book?"
Xu Taiping looked stunned.
"Although my current strength still falls well short of that old ghost's, the Earth Fruit has given us both many benefits this time. You'll understand when you come to Phoenix Cry Mountain to harvest the fruit after your match."
Fairy Lingyue gave a mysterious smile.
"So that's how it is."
Xu Taiping nodded.
In his impression, Fairy Lingyue was not reckless, so he believed that she dared to say this because she really had gained many benefits within the Earth Fruit.
"Taiping,