The incident with Liu Xin'er on the way back had weighed heavily on Li Xiaoya, spoiling his otherwise excellent mood at returning to the sect. Although he had not sensed any demonic qi from the Snow Jade Peak disciples earlier, he had detected a lustful, sinister aura from several of them. Clearly, some were practicing the demonic cultivation method of yin-stealing yang-nourishing, which did nothing to improve his mood.
Judging from when they had left, however, they should also have encountered Liu Xin'er along the way. Evidently, she had not approached the Snow Jade Peak disciples to lodge a complaint or anything of the sort, which reassured Li Xiaoya somewhat. She was clearly not reckless. At the same time, he was a little worried. From what he had seen, Liu Xin'er was hardly someone broad-minded enough to swallow her anger in silence. She would surely seek an opportunity for revenge. But Ma Lingran was already dead, and she did not know it yet. Once she found out, surely nothing would go wrong.
With these worries on his mind, Li Xiaoya returned to Heavenly Capital Peak. Rather than going anywhere else, he flew straight toward his Tranquil Valley.
"Screee!" A long birdcall rang out, followed by an enormous figure flying out of Tranquil Valley. Whipping up a fierce wind, Little White flew toward Li Xiaoya. Who else could it have been?
"Haha! Good Little White! You've grown again!" Seeing that Little White seemed a little bigger, Li Xiaoya laughed heartily and stroked the great beak.
Little White affectionately rubbed against Li Xiaoya's head, clearly delighted to see him...
After spending a little time greeting Little White, Li Xiaoya finally felt considerably better. He sent Little White off with two pills, then flew into the valley. Naturally, he had already arranged for