Just as Li Xiaoya was worrying...
With a whoosh, white light flashed, and Dong Santong came rushing back... A flare of spiritual light followed behind him, and the stern-faced True Immortal Heavenly Feather appeared in the hall as well...
"Senior Brother! Senior Brother Heavenly Feather knows about this. Let him explain it to you!" Dong Santong hurriedly told Li Xiaoya, then turned to True Immortal Heavenly Feather. "Senior Brother Heavenly Feather, tell my senior brother!"
"Mm!" True Immortal Heavenly Feather nodded... yet his gaze remained on Dong Santong, with a rather peculiar look in his eyes...
Hm? Senior brother? Li Xiaoya was somewhat surprised. Dong Santong actually addressed Heavenly Feather as his senior brother, despite the latter being a True Immortal cultivator. Having a True Immortal as a senior brother suggested that Dong Santong's status really was far from ordinary. However, he also noticed the look in True Immortal Heavenly Feather's eyes, which clearly betrayed his reluctance to speak. A thought stirred in Li Xiaoya's mind. He rose, stepped forward, and respectfully said, "Senior Heavenly Feather, Junior Brother Dong told me that you know about the situation in the Thirty-Three Star Realm. Please enlighten me!"
Although Li Xiaoya did not know Heavenly Feather's temperament, the man was a True Immortal, after all. How could he expect him to take the initiative to greet him? Naturally, Li Xiaoya had to ask first. Though he worried about Liu Xian'er and the others, he remained remarkably composed... His cultivation of his state of mind had made it as steady as gold. Of course, that did not mean he was unconcerned; it was simply a level of attainment. Being anxious would accomplish nothing...
However...
"Mm!" True Immortal Heavenly Feather looked at Dong Santong and nodded, acknowledging Li Xiaoya, but suddenly said to Dong Santong,