"This day has finally come after all."
When the words "Beheading List" came from the Jade Slip, Fairy Lingyue also appeared beside Xu Taiping, a faint, complicated smile still on her face.
"Sister Lingyue, did you already expect my name to appear on this Beheading List?"
Hearing her, Xu Taiping looked at Fairy Lingyue in surprise.
As he spoke, he also used his True Essence to cut off Dongfang Yuejian's voice within the Jade Slip.
"Before I answer that, let me explain what the Beheading List is."
Fairy Lingyue motioned for Xu Taiping to sit down first.
"All right."
Xu Taiping nodded and sat down.
Then Fairy Lingyue began to explain:
"The Faceless Tower has a list that ranks the people on it according to the bounties offered by those hiring their killers."
"That list is called the Beheading List."
"And because most people whose names appear on it don't survive more than half a month from the day they're listed..."
"Many cultivators also call it the Half-Month Death List."
"But precisely because the rankings on this list are truly earned with one's life on the line, they more or less correspond to the strength of the cultivators in the world today."
"Many cultivators actually consider it an honor to make the list."
"So in my view, Taiping, given your performance at this Golden Scale Assembly and the number of cultivators you've offended, your name was bound to appear on the Beheading List sooner or later."
"I just didn't expect it to happen so soon."
After saying that, Fairy Lingyue gave Xu Taiping a helpless smile.
After hearing Fairy Lingyue's explanation, Xu Taiping understood.
"So the strangest thing about this isn't why I made the Beheading List, but why I made it so soon. Is that right, Sister Lingyue?"
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