"My name is Mingmou!" A female cultivator behind Dui Qimeng, with huge eyes, skin fairer than snow, and a rather haughty appearance, continued, "I only recently established my foundation as well, less than ten years ago! Like Senior Sister Dui, my luck was poor, so I had no choice but to come out and fight!"
"Um... this disciple is Dui Ling. I reached the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation many years ago, but I have never been able to establish my foundation... so I came here to fight as well..." The female cultivator was unexpectedly a little shy, stealing glances at Xiao Hua as she spoke!
So this female cultivator is Dui Ling! When Xiao Hua saw Dui Ling glance his way, he had not understood at first. Only after hearing her introduce herself did realization dawn on him. Xiao Hua had seen Dui Ling twice before. The first time had been when he joined the Thunder Control Sect, when Dui Ling had been only a little girl of several years. The second time had been after Xiao Hua returned from the Feathered Immortal Convention. By then, Dui Ling had already reached her teens and was utterly different from her childhood self. Xiao Hua had only found her vaguely familiar and could not recognize her! This was now their third meeting. Dui Ling was even more different from the green, youthful girl of her teens—more rounded, with a trace of shyness in her expression. She no longer possessed the vigor with which she had once competed with Fairy Hongxia. No wonder Xiao Hua had failed to remember her!
Seeing the look of realization in Xiao Hua's eyes, a faint blush unexpectedly appeared on Dui Ling's face. She lowered her head slightly and looked at the ground.
"All right! Since all