Hearing someone call his name in delighted surprise, Xiao Hua smiled and looked toward the group of disciples pouring out from the side hall.
Among the many male disciples were some twenty female disciples, all with faces like blooming flowers and dressed in brilliantly colored garments. Not only did they draw Xiao Hua's gaze, but the hundred or so young male disciples around them kept stealing glances at them as well!
At the forefront of those twenty or so female disciples stood two female cultivators of roughly the same height. One had a round, plump face, while the other had an oval face and an airy bearing. The one who had called out to Xiao Hua was none other than the plump Xue Xue.
Upon hearing Xue Xue call Xiao Hua's name, the gazes of all the hundred-plus disciples fell upon him. The somewhat cold and beautiful female cultivator beside Xue Xue also flashed a trace of surprise in her eyes.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Xiao Hua felt slightly unaccustomed to it. Without thinking, he raised a hand to rub his nose and said with a bitter smile, "Xue Xue... it has been a long time. Have you been well?"
Seeing Xiao Hua's somewhat languid gesture, Xue Xue's heart could not help but race. Her face actually grew a little hot, and her voice was much softer than before. "I... I've been very well. What about you?"
The moment they saw Xue Xue like this, desolation swept through the hearts of all the male disciples nearby. In an instant, their gazes became flying swords, each one stabbing into Xiao Hua's body!
Xiao Hua swept his gaze around and sneered inwardly. He stepped forward several paces and said with a smile, "Look how spirited I am. How could I not