"I want to become the master of the Anger Spirit Palace, so I have to possess strength of my own. Only if I'm powerful will the people beneath me listen to me. So if these treasures exist, they naturally have to be used where they matter most. As for how to use them, we'll know once we find them," I said.
"So doesn't that mean you said nothing?" Hu Xia looked at me with disdain.
I returned the same expression and said, "You make it sound as if you've already found the treasure. We don't even know whether it exists yet. For all we know, someone might have found it over the past hundred years. Wouldn't it be pointless to talk about it then?"
Hu Xia gave a cold little snort, but had no way to refute me.
Just as we chatted and made our way toward the Immortal Path Market, an enormous, towering tree appeared in our line of sight. It rose straight into the clouds like a landmark.
I couldn't help becoming more cautious. I pulled Hu Xia to a stop and said, "There's a towering tree over there, like a watchtower, and it's on top of a hill. We need to take a detour."
As soon as I finished speaking, Hu Xia immediately shook off my hand. "Of course we should go straight ahead! Do you know how far we'd have to go around this hill? Besides, aren't we trying to let our pursuers know where we are? Isn't this perfect?"
"Shh!" I hurriedly stopped the little girl from shouting, but it seemed to be too late. Three dark figures soon leaped down from the distant tree and rushed toward us at lightning speed!
Only then did Hu Xia become alert. She hurriedly asked me what we