Just then, Dao Xuan suddenly sensed something. Looking up, he saw someone walking toward him from not far away.
"Houtu?"
Dao Xuan was slightly surprised. The newcomer was none other than Houtu, whom he had previously met at Zixiao Palace.
One of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the Earth Ancestral Witch.
Houtu soon noticed Dao Xuan as well. She was equally surprised.
Dao Xuan hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and took the initiative to bow to Houtu. "I never expected to meet you here, fellow Daoist."
Houtu smiled upon hearing this. "So it is Fellow Daoist Dao Xuan. Greetings."
"What brings you here, fellow Daoist?"
After some thought, Dao Xuan said, "Nothing in particular. I merely returned to an old place and found myself feeling somewhat sentimental."
"An old place?" Houtu was somewhat puzzled.
Dao Xuan smiled. "I was born within Mount Buzhou, so naturally, this counts as an old place to me."
"So that is how it is."
Houtu understood, then asked, "Since you were born here, fellow Daoist, why did you leave?"
Dao Xuan looked at Houtu and shook his head. "Mount Buzhou is not a place for me to stay long."
Houtu nodded thoughtfully. "Since you are revisiting your old home, fellow Daoist, why not come to the Witch Clan and sit for a while?"
Dao Xuan was about to say more when he suddenly seemed to sense something. He said to Houtu, "No, fellow Daoist. We are fated to meet; we can speak again in the future. Farewell."
With that, Dao Xuan's figure flashed as he used the Near and Far Apart divine ability. Like a phantom sweeping past, he was already far away.
After several more flashes, he vanished completely.
Houtu had not expected Dao Xuan to leave so suddenly. As she stood there