"The appointed day?"
Hearing these words, Xu Yiyi was momentarily confused, but soon her expression changed. A sharp light shot from her beautiful eyes as she asked excitedly, "Could it be that bet?"
"Yes, that very bet."
"I was actually looking forward to a spectacular showdown between Immortal-robed Spirit World Masters. After all, Immortal-robed Spirit World Masters are so incredibly rare."
"But I never expected that your Luoxia Valley actually failed to invite one. All my anticipation was for nothing," the green-robed woman said with considerable disappointment.
"Failed to invite an Immortal-robed Spirit World Master? How could that be?" Xu Yiyi unconsciously turned her gaze toward Chu Feng upon hearing these words.
And sensing the meaningful look from Xu Yiyi, Chu Feng felt something was off.
"I was over there just now and heard it with my own ears — your Valley Master and your Master both conceded. They were asking our Sect Master for punishment."
"Of course, they are your Valley Master and your Master after all. Since they voluntarily conceded, someone of my generation being present wouldn't have been appropriate, so the Sect Master sent me away," the green-robed woman explained.
"I see." Xu Yiyi withdrew her gaze from Chu Feng, looking somewhat dejected at the same time.
She had already guessed that the Valley Master and the others probably hadn't asked Chu Feng for help.
She didn't know why the Valley Master hadn't sought Chu Feng's aid, but she was certain the Valley Master must have had her reasons.
So if neither the Valley Master nor her Master had brought it up, there was naturally no way she could ask Chu Feng either.
"Actually, this was all just a joke to begin with. Winning or losing truly doesn't matter — after all, our Three Star Palace and your Luoxia Valley have such a wonderful relationship."
"However, that bet with Senior Brother Dou Kang... he probably won't let it go easily," the green-robed woman said with concern for Xu Yiyi.
"Oh no, I almost forgot about that. What am I going to do?" Reminded by the woman, Xu Yiyi's face immediately filled with anxiety. She grew so nervous she couldn't sit still, pacing back and forth as though she had landed herself in serious trouble.
"Yiyi, what exactly is this bet? Could you tell me?" At that moment, Chu Feng spoke up.
He had already picked up on the fact that this bet involved the honor and reputation of the Luoxia Valley's Valley Master and Su Jingrui.
It even implicated Xu Yiyi herself.
And if it truly had something to do with Spirit World Masters, perhaps he could help.
"It's like this — our Luoxia Valley and the Three Star Palace are allied forces. Our Valley Master and my Master have been close friends for many years with the Three Star Palace's Sect Master. They have an excellent relationship."
"Both our Luoxia Valley and the Three Star Palace have shared a long-held wish: to invite an Immortal-robed Spirit World Master to serve as a Guest Elder."
"But despite the strength of both the Luoxia Valley and the Three Star Palace, we are still second-tier powers, and for many years we've been unable to invite an Immortal-robed Spirit World Master."
"About this time last year, my Master, the Valley Master, and the Three Star Palace's Sect Master were drinking together."
"They were chatting and laughing at first, but somehow the conversation turned to the topic of Immortal-robed Spirit World Masters, and they ended up arguing about it."
"Fueled by the wine, their argument grew more and more heated. Then the Three Star Palace's Sect Master began belittling our Valley Master and my Master, saying that our Luoxia Valley had absolutely no ability to invite an Immortal-robed Spirit World Master."
"And naturally, our Valley Master and my Master refused to accept that."