He had left that line of text while bargaining with Xu Taiping just now.
"Surely this brat wouldn't throw his life away for a few Gold Essence Coins?"
Huang Que sounded somewhat worried.
"You... had better confirm it with him. If anything happens to him, A Meng and Wuyazi will demand an accounting from me once they return from the Wilderness."
Liu Chuxuan, who had been brimming with excitement a moment ago, suddenly grew a little worried too.
Huang Que nodded, then held the Jade Disc in his palm and swiftly sent Xu Taiping a message-
"Taiping, what are your chances of winning the Sword Inquiry in three days? That brat Shen Li is in the Heaven Gazing Realm now."
In truth, the first half of his message did not matter at all. The important part was the second half: he wanted to gently remind Xu Taiping not to treat this Sword Inquiry as child's play.
Before long, the Jade Disc trembled slightly, and another line of text appeared beneath Xu Taiping's name-
"It's not as though I haven't killed Heaven Gazing Realm cultivators before."
Huang Que and Liu Chuxuan stared at Xu Taiping's reply, speechless for a long time.
After a long while, Liu Chuxuan drew a deep breath, then turned to Huang Que with a solemn expression.
"I have to go to Qingxuan in person this time!"
"Sister Lingyue, why did you have to scare them?"
Inside the stone chamber at Moon Perching Pavilion, Xu Taiping, who had just returned from practicing his fist techniques, looked at the message Fairy Lingyue had sent Huang Que and the others in his name, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"I was bored. I was just teasing them."
Fairy Lingyue floated in the air as she spoke, utterly bored.
"But