Xu Taiping finally understood. He immediately took out a Spirit Marrow Crystal and, with some hesitation, held it to Xiaoyu's mouth.
"Xiaoyu, are you hun-"
Before he could finish saying "hungry," Xiaoyu bit into the Spirit Marrow Crystal.
As though eating a pastry, she ate the Spirit Marrow Crystal bite by bite.
At once, the thunderclouds overhead abruptly dispersed.
His face covered in dust and grime from the power of thunder, Old Daoist Huang looked at Xiaoyu with a mournful expression.
"My little lady, why did you have to strike me with lightning just because you were hungry?!"
No sooner had he spoken than a thunderbolt suddenly fell from the clear sky with a boom, striking Old Daoist Huang squarely.
Caught off guard, Old Daoist Huang howled and fell stiffly to the ground.
Beside him, Ping'an looked at Old Daoist Huang on the ground and suddenly said thoughtfully,
"Elder Huang, I don't think Xiaoyu is targeting you. She simply doesn't like you very much."
Old Daoist Huang said, looking as though he had nothing left to live for,
"There's a difference?"
Just as Ping'an was about to argue with Old Daoist Huang, the phantom image formed from Fairy Lingyue's divine sense appeared beside them for the first time in a long while.
Then they heard her gently remind them,
"Xu Taiping, your allotted time in the Buzhou Immortal Palace is up. You will soon be sent back to the Unburning Sword Palace."
"You must prepare in advance."
Holding Xiaoyu, Xu Taiping immediately nodded lightly.
"Thank you, Sister Lingyue."
Then he turned to Old Daoist Huang and Ping'an.
"Elder Huang, Ping'an, you both heard what Sister Lingyue just said, didn't you?"
Both nodded solemnly.
Old Daoist Huang suddenly frowned at Xiaoyu in Xu Taiping's arms.
"Xu Taiping, we'll be facing four