Xue Xue said with an apologetic smile, "Senior Brother, this is Misty Mountain's family affair. I am embarrassed to say more, so please forgive me."
"Hehe, it's all right, it's all right!" Xiangyang flicked his sleeve. "My question was abrupt to begin with!"
The palace halls were quite deserted, and Xue Xue seemed unfamiliar with the place as well. After much effort, she found a clean spot and said with an apologetic smile, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother. I truly have reasons I cannot speak of, which is why I wish to remain at Misty Mountain a while longer. Senior Brother and Sister-in-Law may rest here. Xiao Hua, if you have the time, you may visit the front mountain. Feiyun greatly admires you. His heart is pure and kind, utterly unlike my uncle's scheming. Could you perhaps give him some guidance?"
"Me?" Xiao Hua pointed at his own nose with a bitter smile. "I would like to guide him, but unfortunately, I do not know where to begin! Well, if he is ready to establish his foundation, I can help him with that!"
Though Xue Xue did not understand what Xiao Hua meant, she did not press him. She nodded, bowed again to Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian, then flew back toward the front mountain.
Once Xue Xue had left, Xiangyang frowned. "Junior Brother Xiao, Xue Xue seems rather strange. I wonder what Ling Zhengyi said to her?"
"Exactly... From the moment she left the Thunder Control Sect, I felt something was amiss, yet I could not say why!" Xiao Hua naturally thought of the jade slip Xue Xue had given him. "It felt even more improper after we reached Misty Mountain. But since she will not speak of it, it is not right for me to ask. We