Seeing a cold, striking oval face, Xiao Hua suddenly realized that this female disciple was Xue Xue's senior sister, Xun Shu!
By now, Xun Shu's cultivation had already reached the late twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation!
Once Xiao Hua clearly recognized Xun Shu, he smiled and cupped his hands. "So it is Senior Sister Xun Shu!"
"You... Xiao Hua, before entering our Thunder Control Sect, were you truly a Rogue Cultivator?" Xun Shu did not return the salute. Her eyes fixed straight on Xiao Hua as she asked bluntly.
Xun Shu's voice was not quiet, and several people nearby had already heard her. They could not help turning to look over.
Xiao Hua gave a bitter smile. He knew that Xun Shu was a direct disciple of the Thunder Control Sect and had never experienced the bloody storms of the Cultivation World beneath Thunder Peak. Though her cultivation was high, she still lacked some understanding of worldly ways. He could only glance around and lower his voice. "My good Senior Sister, could you speak a little more softly?"
Xiao Hua had spoken without any particular intention behind his words, but Xun Shu was first startled when she heard them, then anger rose in her eyes. Yet before that anger could truly emerge, a trace of shyness flashed across her cheeks. In the blink of an eye, however, the shyness vanished, and Xun Shu resumed her former cold beauty. Only then did Xiao Hua lower his gaze again and say softly, "I was originally a Rogue Cultivator, and I never meant to hide it. Xue Xue knows all about it. But Senior Sister, you cannot just say it right to my face like that, can you? You also know that many people are prejudiced against Rogue Cultivators!"
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