"That might not be so. The most dangerous place is the safest place!" Fairy Hongxia insisted.
Xiao Hua shrugged. He knew he could not reason with a female cultivator, so he said no more.
"Ah, time truly is a spiritual pill that makes people forget!" After saying so much, Xiao Mao's heart felt somewhat lighter. He reached into his robes and took out a warm, lustrous jade pendant from around his neck, caressing it with great care. "I remember that this jade pendant used to hang around Mother's neck. When I was little, I loved touching it. But before I went to Jingbo City for training, I had never seen it. I thought it had vanished and that I would never see it again! Yet I never expected to encounter it at the market in Jingbo City! Hehe, of course, if not for this jade pendant, I never would have met Big Brother!"
As he spoke, Xiao Mao looked toward Xiao Hua.
"Oh? What sort of story is this?" Fairy Hongxia raised her brow and smiled. "I have never asked—how did Xiao Lang come to know Junior Brother Xiao?"
"Hehe, it was actually very simple! It all began with a scam..." Xiao Hua did not hide anything and briefly recounted what had happened in Jingbo City. Fairy Hongxia's eyes shone with wonder as she reached out and took Xiao Hua's hand. Though she said nothing, the affection in her heart was laid bare beyond doubt.
"Ah, no wonder Zhuo Xia thought so highly of you!" Li Zongbao sighed. "I was in Jingbo City with her that day too. If I had encountered such a matter... I fear I would not have intervened."
"Hehe, if it had been Senior Brother, you would have beaten that cultivator until he was looking for