"Humph. You are merely a junior at the Qi Cultivation second layer. How could you possess such great ability?" the old man said coldly.
Xiao Hua smiled. "This junior heard Fan Yueguan say that any cultivator may enter Jingfanqi. Though this junior is only at the Qi Cultivation second layer and my cultivation is shallow, I have still stepped through the gate of cultivation. Could it be that this junior is not permitted to enter?"
"Humph. Jingbo City naturally has such rules. However, since this poor Daoist guards this place, I must naturally stand up for the people of Jingbo City and cannot allow anyone detrimental to them to enter!" A trace of anger colored the old man's voice.
"What detrimental person? He merely saw that this young master's cultivation was shallow!" Xiao Hua's heart was clear as a mirror. With a light laugh, he cupped his hands and said, "Let Senior know that this junior... comes from a family of physicians. Since childhood, I followed my grandfather in identifying medicinal herbs and learning the healing arts. It was precisely because of this background that my sect took notice of me and accepted me. However, because this junior became too immersed in it, my cultivation has long been unable to... advance. I have made Senior laugh!"
Alas, at this moment, Xiao Hua's lies came one after another, without even needing to pass through his mind before spilling from his lips!
"So that is how it is!" The old man pondered for a moment, his eyes fixed on Xiao Hua for quite some time. Xiao Hua was not timid either. He opened his eyes wide and calmly looked at the old man's distorted figure.
"Go." The old man waved his hand, and his figure gradually rose before vanishing from sight!
"True