"Ah, nothing." Liu Xian'er's expression changed at his question, and she hurriedly answered.
"Really?" Li Xiaoya asked doubtfully. Liu Xian'er was different from Zhang Hong. Though she was as clever as ice and snow, she could never hide anything from him. But the enormous boat was already slowly approaching the restrictions, so this was no time to question her. "All right, let's go down first," he said, then flew down beneath the restrictions.
"...All right." Zhang Hong looked as though she wanted to say something, but Liu Xian'er caught her by the hem of her clothes and stared at her. Helpless, Zhang Hong could only keep silent.
"..." Though Li Xiaoya had not seen it, his Divine Sense detected their little exchange. He refrained from asking about it. Several elders flew out toward the three of them.
Murong Qi was among them, while the others were naturally Nascent Soul Realm elders from Heavenly Capital Peak. After Dong Santong joined his Second Army, he had taken to cultivating in seclusion every day whenever there was nothing to do. They rarely saw him come out. He was probably still thinking about how to beat Li Xiaoya.
"Senior Brother!" Li Xiaoya hurriedly called to Murong Qi.
"Senior Brother Murong!" Zhang Hong and Liu Xian'er hastily greeted him as well.
"Hahaha! Junior Brother Li, I really do envy you! You've plucked both of the Heavenly Dao Sect's loveliest flowers!" Murong Qi teased with a laugh. Though he usually looked perfectly serious, in private he was quite talkative and entertaining.
"Hehe, you're joking, Senior Brother!" Li Xiaoya chuckled, looking rather pleased with himself.
"..."
They exchanged pleasantries for a while. Li Xiaoya then became a hands-off manager, leaving Murong Qi and the others to inventory and unload the transport Flying Boat. Thirty percent of the