Upon hearing this, Xiao Hua suddenly understood. Then his nose stung, and tears streamed down his face!
These were tears of sympathy, tears of gratitude, tears of being moved—and at the same time... tears born of truly feeling her pain as his own!
Cai Zhuoxia was merely a female cultivator at the Qi Cultivation fifth layer, merely a disciple of a Cultivation family. For the development of her Lineage, for her own cultivation, and for her younger sister, she had endured who knew how much hardship and suffered who knew how many trials. Even at the very end, she had cast aside her own life, yet... still had not forgotten her responsibilities! Then he thought of himself, of Shang Hua Ming, of Xiao Yuehong, of Gong Mingwei, Zhang Qingxiao, and Xiao Xianrui. How could Xiao Hua not be heartbroken?
"Oh, Fellow Daoist Xiao, do not forget... those supreme-grade spirit stones... and... and this poor Daoist's... fifty percent..." Cai Zhuoxia seemed to have remembered something else and murmured softly, though her tone carried the mannerisms of a young girl.
"This poor Daoist understands. Fellow Daoist Cai, rest assured—this poor Daoist will personally deliver that fifty percent to Fairy Hongxia!" Xiao Hua nodded through his tears.
"Actually... meeting Fellow Daoist Xiao was truly my great fortune. Not only did I receive pills, I also received quite a few spirit stones..." Cai Zhuoxia's pale lips moved slightly. "But... this poor Daoist must still advise you: in the Cultivation World, do not be too kindhearted! After all, not every cultivator possesses a heart as broad as Fellow Daoist Xiao's. Look—even this poor Daoist... believed that I had treated Fellow Daoist Xiao with utmost benevolence and righteousness, and that I had been open and aboveboard. Yet I still concealed the Good Karma Token! I hope...