"Xue... Fellow Daoist Xue..." Upon seeing Xue Xue, Huo Qilin seemed unable to even speak properly. "What other foolish thoughts could Huo have? Huo naturally knows what you are thinking! Huo merely wanted to see Fellow Daoist Xue once before leaving Haoming City! Fire Fierce Mountain lies who knows how many thousands upon thousands of miles from Thunder Control Sect, yet that is nothing. Huo has now achieved some success in cultivation; if Huo were single-mindedly determined to see you, such a distance would amount to nothing! But... how could that distance compare to the distance within our hearts? Even though Huo now stands before Fellow Daoist Xue, Huo knows that the distance in our hearts is greater than the entire Xiaoyu Continent! Huo could cultivate for a lifetime and still never cross that distance! Huo only wished to see Fellow Daoist Xue once—just once..."
His words were deeply sincere and heartfelt. Even Xiao Hua was slightly moved upon hearing them.
Yet Xue Xue did not wait for Huo Qilin to finish, asking blandly, "Since this junior has come out now, it may be counted as having met Senior once. Does Senior have any other business?"
"N-No..." Huo Qilin answered, like a stunned goose.
"Mm, since we have already met and Senior has no other business, this junior will return." Xue Xue glanced at Huo Furong behind Huo Qilin and added, "This junior thanks Senior Furong for her past care."
Having said that, she turned and left without waiting for Huo Furong to speak.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao~" With an apologetic expression, Huo Furong cupped her hands and said, "This one had not intended to come bid Fellow Daoist farewell. But when I saw my cousin come over, I feared something might go wrong, so I followed him here. Since nothing