Speaking of pleasant surprises, Old Man Ying was probably the one thatbest know all the tricks up her sleeves. Even his old face showed signs ofhappiness as he waited for rewards from his young mistress.
Looking at their reactions, Cheng Xiao Xiao started to wonder – werethey just all very smart old men, or that she had accidentally gave herthoughts away? Why was it that they all seemed to be able to read her mind?
“HOHOHO….” Seeing the surprised look on his daughter, Cheng Biyuancouldn’t help but started laughing lightly and said, “Xiao Xiao, you had neversat with us for so long. Naturally we started raising our hopes that somethinggood is coming our way. Well, was it really true that something good is comingour way?"
"Alright, you guys were right!” So it was her that gave it away,Cheng Xiao Xiao nodded helplessly, “And you all get a prize for being right!”
“Oh really? We get prizes?”
Old Man Ying was so excited he almost jumped into the air. His smile wa.s.so deep that his old face resembled a chrysanthemum. The two others on the sidewere surprised.
Surely she said there were prizes, but was it necessary to be soexcited? Was that what they meant when they said people regresses when they getold?
The happy Old Man Ying didn’t care about how others were looking at him.He mindlessly rubbed his hands together and smiled at Cheng Xiao Xiao, “YoungMistress, what kind of prize do we get?”
“Oh, so you want a prize? That’s fine, I can give you a prize, but ifyou can’t breakthrough advanced level martial emperor, I will have to rethinkprizes in the future. What do you say?” Cheng Xiao Xiao did not produce heritems right away, she intended to tease the old man some more first.
Advanced level martial emperor?
All their eyes’ beamed as they heard that term.
Old Man Ying paused for a second but recovered almost immediately.Remembering that his young mistress has the ability to raise other’scultivation level; his heart was beating so far it was about to jump out of hismouth!
Advanced level martial emperor has been his goal for the longest time.Once he reached advanced level martial emperor, then he would have a shot atbreaking through to the very infrequently heard of martial monarch.
It was just that he had been stuck at the mid level martial emperorlevel for nearly 30 years; even when he had drank so much mystical water fromthe dimension, it still felt like something was missing and he wasn’t able to break through.
Now that he heard Cheng Xiao Xiao requesting him to go up a level toreach advanced-level martial emperor, that was like a dream come true! He washappy like a kid in a candy store, giggling in a silly way in front of everyone.
Seeing him like that, Cheng Xiao Xiao had no heart to tease him anyfurther. She produced a water bottle and a snow ginseng and handed them over tohim, “I won’t be looking out for you anymore if you still can’t break thoughwith these help!”
“Of course, of course. I am sure I can break though, Miss. I willbreakthrough tonight!” He accepted the two items with both hands, even the mildtemperament old man’s hands trembled uncontrollably.
“Now, off you go!”
“Yes, Miss. I shall go right away!”
Old Man Ying, holding both items in his hands, disappeared in a flash.
Old Man Ying had definitely been growing on Cheng Xiao Xiao. She hadstarted to feel that he was a part of the family. When she turned around, shejust happened to saw the envious look on Zhou Jinjiang.
Seeing him like that, Cheng Xiao Xiao smiled cheerfully, “Don’t worry,Uncle Zhou, I won’t play favoritism. Since Uncle Zhou had guessed it correctlyas well, naturally you will get a prize too!”
Zhou Jinjiang was stunned by her words for a second but recoveredimmediate. Full of surprised, he asked, “Xiao Xiao, are you serious?”
“Of course I am serious!” Cheng Xiao Xiao looked at him full ofinterest, “Uncle Zhou, but don’t be happy too soon. Same rules apply, you mustbreakthrough tonight; otherwise, prizes going forward will be re-evaluated.Would you still like to have them?”
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