But just then!
In that mysterious place!
Li Xiaoya lay on the grass, looking thoroughly dejected. The exotic flowers and plants around him gave off waves of fragrance as he gazed helplessly at the sky. Unwilling to give up, he had just searched the entire house again, inside and out, upstairs and down, even dragging out all the tables and chairs to rummage through everything. Still, he had found nothing suspicious.
After searching several times, he had more or less given up and flopped onto the grass in frustration.
Breathing in those strange floral fragrances, Li Xiaoya felt languid and relaxed. Looking at the sky, he suddenly murmured, "Actually, this place is pretty nice. If only Xian'er and Zhang Hong were here too! We could make a little home and raise a few little ones. That wouldn't be bad at all..." His lips curled upward as he gazed at the sky. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he sat up with an exclamation. "Right! Why don't I go look somewhere else first? Maybe I'll run into someone!" He sat upright. Although he had not meditated to cultivate, his injuries actually felt somewhat better than before. His body's ability to heal itself certainly was no empty boast. Of course, the exceptionally pure Five-Element Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth here had a great deal to do with it too.
After standing, Li Xiaoya looked around to get his bearings. Golden light flashed around him, and he transformed into a streak of escaping light that shot into the sky. In no time, he had flown several hundred feet high. Apart from the house below him and the low hills behind it, everything was an endless grassland. The sight opened his heart and soothed his spirit, leaving him wonderfully at ease.
Yet after