...(Second update)
"Was it Master?" Li Xiaoya asked in surprise. "What does Master want with you?"
"How would I know?" Zhang Hong shook her head, but inwardly she wondered, Could it be about me and Junior Brother? The thought left her uneasy.
"Oh! Since Master called for you, I'll go with you!" Li Xiaoya said quickly. Clearly, his thoughts had gone in the same direction.
"Would that really be appropriate? Martial Uncle Daoling didn't ask you to see him!" Zhang Hong said hesitantly.
"Well... all right! You go!" Li Xiaoya hesitated, then decided not to go after all. He had only visited Heavenly Venerable Daoling the day before yesterday. If his master wanted him there, he would surely have told Zhang Hong to bring him along. With that thought, he added, "All right, Senior Sister, don't worry. Go see him, and tell me what happened when you come back!"
"All right!" Zhang Hong nodded and headed out. At the doorway, she suddenly seemed to remember something. Turning back, she said fiercely to Li Xiaoya, "I'll deal with you when I get back!" Then she turned into a streak of red light and shot toward the mountaintop.
Who'll be dealing with whom remains to be seen! Li Xiaoya thought as he watched Zhang Hong disappear into the distance. Then his thoughts turned to the Mire Demon inner core necklace on her wrist. So that necklace was what Zhou Xiaoya gave Senior Sister Zhang Hong that day. It certainly caused me plenty of trouble! He sniffed the lingering fragrance of Liu Xian'er on his hand, then lay lazily on the bed without a word, lost in thoughts no one could guess.
Ah! If Martial Uncle Daoling doesn't approve of me and Junior Brother, what am I supposed to do? As Zhang Hong