He Pingsheng followed Tao Yaoyao, flying across the Tao Household grounds.
Then they stopped outside a green hall.
The hall was not particularly large, but it was exceptionally elegant.
"This is my Daoist Grounds... Fellow Daoist He... please!" Tao Yaoyao invited He Pingsheng inside.
He Pingsheng stood on no ceremony.
Nor was he worried that the Tao Household had laid an ambush.
After all, even their strongest patriarch was only at the fifth layer of the Divine King Realm.
As for Tao Yaoyao?
Her cultivation could be disregarded.
After entering the Daoist Grounds, they took their seats as host and guest.
Tao Yaoyao said, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist He. Your cultivation has advanced another layer. You're now at the Divine Lord Realm Second Layer. Your combat strength must have grown as well?"
He Pingsheng nodded. "Indeed!"
"Fellow Daoist Tao... last time, I went to the All Come Commerce Association to look for your aunt, Tao Bifu, but their people said she had fallen!"
"Yes!" Tao Yaoyao's eyes suddenly reddened. "My aunt died for me!"
"Ah..."
"I..."
Tears welled in Tao Yaoyao's eyes, ready to fall.
He Pingsheng said nothing more.
He did not want to continue this topic, but with her in this emotional state, he could hardly bring up anything else.
After a few breaths, Tao Yaoyao composed herself again. She heaved a deep sigh and said, "Fellow Daoist He... I've made a spectacle of myself!"
He Pingsheng said, "It's only human nature. Why would I laugh?"
"Well..." Tao Yaoyao said, "There are still a dozen or so years until the Peach Mountain Grand Competition. There's plenty of time, and we have nothing to do, so let me tell you about my aunt!"
"Our Tao Household was originally the foremost lineage here on Peach Mountain!"
"Two Divine Kings under one