"Hahaha! Now that's loyalty, Senior Brother Huang! You recognized your brother at a glance!" Li Xiaoya laughed. The newcomer was none other than Huang Hua, who had gone to Spiritlight Lake with him all those years ago.
"Ah!" Huang Hua suddenly looked puzzled, then asked doubtfully, "Wait, Junior Brother Li, didn't you disappear at Spiritlight Lake back then? How did you get out? And your cultivation is already at the sixth level of the core condensation stage?"
"Hehe, that's a long story!" Li Xiaoya looked unwilling to elaborate. "Senior Brother Huang, didn't you reach the fourth level of the core condensation stage without soaking in Spiritlight Lake? Haha!"
"Oh! Why didn't any of us recognize you at first glance, yet Senior Brother Huang did?" Li Xiangxiang asked curiously from beside them.
"Senior Brother Huang was hiding off to the side long before this. Of course he knew!" Li Xiaoya exposed him with a single remark.
"I wasn't hiding! Senior Brother Zhang had something to tell me, so I stopped for a little while, that's all!" A trace of surprise flashed through Huang Hua's eyes. He had concealed his aura while watching from the sidelines, so how had Li Xiaoya noticed him? Nevertheless, he chuckled as he spoke.
"Right! Where are Senior Brother Zhang and the others? Why aren't they coming out?" Ma Weiqi, who had been unable to get a word in, suddenly interjected.
"Oh, that's exactly what Senior Brother Zhang wanted me to tell you!" Huang Hua said. "His team is studying and practicing a formation together, so they won't be coming out. He asked me to pass along his apologies!"
"Oh! I see!" Ma Weiqi said, unconcerned.
"Right!" Zhang Hong suddenly seemed to remember something as well. Looking at Li Xiaoya, she said, "Junior Brother Li, what exactly