A trace of bitterness and helplessness flashed through Xiangyang's eyes. He said softly, "Sigh, Qinglian, let it be this way. Junior Brother is no outsider. It is enough that he knows what we feel!"
"I shall follow my husband's instructions!" Yan Qinglian knew she could not bow down, so she hurriedly said.
"Exactly. If there is something to say, just say it. Why go to such lengths?" Xiao Hua quickly helped the two of them up.
Xiangyang smiled. "There are actually two matters for which I wish to thank Junior Brother!"
"First, of course, is for breaking this blood-colored seal, allowing your Senior Brother and Senior Sister-in-law to see the light of day again, and allowing your little Martial Nephew to return to the human world!"
Xiangyang was not wrong. He and Yan Qinglian had tried countless times to break the blood-colored seal, but unfortunately, they could not leave even the slightest mark upon it. Without Xiao Hua, forget one year—even ten, a hundred, or a thousand years would not have been enough for them to escape. And Xiang Zhili... would never have seen a third person!
"Hehe, Senior Brother risked his life for another and let me escape. If I did not save you, how could I still call myself a man?" Xiao Hua said with a smile. "Besides, I happened to be able to break this seal, and it even increased my cultivation considerably. Why would I not be happy to do so?"
"Oh my, Junior Brother, you... you actually established your foundation?" Only now, after surviving the calamity and reuniting, did Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian notice that Xiao Hua had reached Foundation Establishment. "Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Hahaha!" Xiao Hua laughed loudly. "I had already established my foundation when I saw you a year ago! Senior Brother's congratulations are