Seeing that Gen Liang of the Jade Slip Hall had caught him after he failed to return all night, Xiao Hua hesitated in the face of Gen Liang's questions, not knowing how to answer. He had only heard Xiangyang say that as a Qi Cultivation stage disciple, he had to return to Gen Lei Palace every day, but he knew nothing at all about the punishment for failing to return.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Hua cupped his hands and said, "To inform Senior Brother Gen, yesterday this disciple followed Senior Brother Xiangyang to Zhen Thunder Palace to collect an assignment. On the way back, this disciple got lost and did not dare fly about recklessly at night. I only dared set out after daybreak today. Um, before this, I encountered a Foundation Establishment uncle outside. It was that elder who brought this disciple back!"
According to Xiao Hua's expectations, Gen Liang would surely seize upon this mistake of his, make a mountain out of a molehill, and teach him a lesson. There was no reason to fabricate excuses; he might as well tell the truth!
Who would have thought that a strange expression appeared on Gen Liang's face? He looked Xiao Hua up and down, snorted through his nose, and said, "No wonder. Other disciples report to the Jade Slip Hall on their very first day, register their names, and collect their identity tokens. Yet you waited until the second day to come, and when you did, you came in an aggressive blaze, not giving us duty disciples a pleasant look at all. Then you rushed off to Zhen Thunder Palace to throw your weight around. How could you have remembered to collect your token? That token is not only proof of your status as a Thunder Control