Chapter 148: An unexpected discovery
Chapter 148: An unexpected discovery
When Zhang Hong started crying, Li Xiaoya felt he was about to cry himself. Senior Sister Zhang Hong really was impossible to fathom. One moment she was happy, the next she ignored him, and worst of all, she could wail just like a woman of the mortal world. He was left utterly speechless, his mouth hanging wide open, unable to think of a thing to say. He had been the one questioning her, so how had he ended up in the wrong?
Still, the books did say that mutual affection was the proper foundation. Could a melon forcibly twisted from its vine ever taste sweet? Li Xiaoya wanted to slap himself a few times. How had he managed to upset Senior Sister Zhang Hong again?
"Ah, forget it!" Li Xiaoya said, giving up on himself. His fingers swiftly formed a series of seals, and he was just about to activate the Soundproofing Formation.
"Hmph, forget it! Let's keep fighting!" Suddenly, Zhang Hong snorted, stopped crying, and stood up.
"Huh?" Li Xiaoya's mouth fell wide open as he exclaimed in bewilderment.
"Take this!" Zhang Hong suddenly cried. With a swish, a long whip resembling a fire dragon tore through the cloth partition and slammed toward the spot where Li Xiaoya had been meditating. The entire partition instantly burst into flames and hurtled toward him.
"Hey, careful with my treasures!" Li Xiaoya had never expected Zhang Hong to attack the moment she said she would. Crying out, he swept his sleeve over the floor. Light flashed, and he put away all the Storage Pouches lying there.
"It's your treasures I'm after!" Zhang Hong shouted, sweeping her whip toward him.
"Ha!" Li Xiaoya flicked his foot beneath the Spirit-Transforming Beast's hide on the