After putting away Dreamslayer, Xiao Hua's heart finally settled. He used one finger to toy with another Sword Pellet. The pellet spun atop the boulder beneath his fingertip, and the partially healed crack flashed in and out of sight.
"Senior Li Xiubai!" Xiao Hua said shyly again. "This Sword Pellet of yours... this junior has nurtured it for many years. Please take a look—it is almost completely repaired. If the Sword Pellet is left here now, it will never be fully restored. Surely you do not wish for this junior to give up halfway, do you? This junior believes it would be better to keep this Sword Pellet with me until I repair it properly and let it shine brilliantly in the future! Mm, if you do not object, this junior will take that as your agreement!"
Thus, seeing no objection from Li Xiubai, Xiao Hua swiftly tucked the Sword Pellet into his Buddha's Heart.
Then Xiao Hua scratched his head and rubbed his nose with a finger before saying, "You seem like someone easy to reason with, Senior, and you would not want your Sword Pellets to have bright pearls cast into darkness. How about this? Since this junior has already collected two Sword Pellets, simply give this entire Nine Stars Over the Sun to this junior as well. Mm, the old rule applies—if you say nothing, this junior will take it as your consent!"
Mm, just like that, Xiao Hua collected the remaining eight Sword Pellets and placed them in his Buddha's Heart.
Then Xiao Hua looked at the flying sword in his hand, somewhat troubled. This flying sword belonged to True Person Mingjian, and even more so, to the Changbai Sect. If he took it out, it would likely bring trouble. Besides, he already had the flying