Whenever Xiao Hong visited before, she would leave shortly after the transaction. This time, however, things were different. She forcibly lingered, chatting and discussing the Dao with Luo Hong for two full days before taking her leave together with Long Ruiyun.
Standing before the stone doors of his cave abode and watching the two women's escape lights vanish into the distance, Luo Hong gradually furrowed his brows and murmured to himself,
"They're so intent on keeping me in Sky Abyss City. Could it be that the one from the Black Wind Demon Race watching me still can't spare the time to act?"
It turned out that Luo Hong had long noticed something strange about Xiao Hong's behavior.
Although he had traded Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Jade and Golden Crow Divine Iron with her for spiritual materials these past years, the materials he needed were all exceedingly rare. Yet she had repeatedly managed to produce them, and each time she had come in person.
Although demons had long lifespans, they could not possibly waste time on him like this for no reason.
After speaking with her over the past two days, Luo Hong had discovered from her words that Xiao Hong seemed very reluctant to see him leave Sky Abyss City.
"The worst possibility is that the Black Phoenix Demon King has set her sights on me. Fortunately, the demons' sense of time differs greatly from that of humans. I don't need to hurry for now. I can finish cultivating the Great Five Elements Dao Seeking Art before fleeing into the Wilds to avoid disaster."
After speaking, Luo Hong's spiritual sense moved, opening the Jade Mansion Grotto-heaven and calling out Ying Ming.
"Why has Fellow Daoist Luo called me out?"
Ying Ming asked after looking around.
"Luo is currently preparing to switch cultivation