Zhang Xiaohua left Bai Yanqiu's bedchamber and did not dare delay. He immediately concealed himself again and flew back to the cottage. Inside, Meng was pacing back and forth without pause, her restless anxiety plain to see. When she saw Zhang Xiaohua enter, she hurried over and asked, "How did it go? You've been gone for over two hours. What did Sect Leader Bai say? Could there be... some turn for the better?"
"The more I think about it, the more suspicious it seems. If she had truly come to pay a respectful visit, she would certainly have treated us with courtesy. Yet she would not even spare a glance for me, a female disciple of Mocu Palace. Clearly... she had no intention of dealing with us politely. Even if she questioned you about some things, she must have been planning to go to Yi Xiang Peak and cause trouble."
"Besides, our value only exists before the Martial Arts Gathering. Once Sect Leader Bai goes to the Martial Arts Gathering and her scheme succeeds, we will have no value left. Perhaps the very first people Sect Leader Bai will want to kill will be you and me!"
"And even if Sect Leader Bai returns to the Incense-Passing Cult with us, we failed to send Shuiyunjian's information back to Cult Master ahead of time. The blame for that would be no small matter!"
In her haste, Meng spilled out everything she had just considered. Zhang Xiaohua nodded repeatedly as he listened. Then he looked at the sky, stepped forward, caught Meng's hand, and said with a smile, "You're absolutely right. I thought of many things too. Actually, I did not see Sect Leader Bai just now. I heard that she had already left the island this morning..."
"Oh no, what are