"Alas, that was indeed so." Fairy Hongxia frowned as well. "There are no walls in this world that do not leak wind. What Zi Ming did would sooner or later reach Houtu Village! Xiao Lang, since you had thought of it, why did you not tell Zi Ming earlier?"
Xiao Hua smiled bitterly. "Had I not only just thought of it? I was about to say it, but she had already hurried away! Perhaps... she already knew?"
Fairy Hongxia sighed as well. "That should be the case. Zi Ming was extremely sensitive to such matters. Since you and I both thought of it, she must have understood as well. We need not worry too much. She should have the means to protect herself."
"Let us hope so." The two transmitted their voices to each other as they slowly walked before the grand hall where they would rest. The guards who had led the way departed, and only then did Xiao Hua tell Li Zongbao and Xiao Mao of his conjecture. The two grew anxious upon hearing it, but their thoughts resembled Fairy Hongxia's. Houtu Village was where the descendants of Great God Houtu of Million Meng Mountain gathered. Its mysteries were far beyond what cultivators like them could fathom. Even if Xiao Hua wished to send word to Zi Ming, it would likely not be easy. He might even startle the grass and alert the snake.
Naturally, Xiao Hua did not feel at ease letting the three cultivate elsewhere. He simply set down the Duotian Star Array inside the hall where he cultivated, and the four rested within it.
Seeing Fairy Hongxia and the other two close their eyes in rest and each comprehend their cultivation arts, Xiao Hua took out the storage pouch Elder Ji Lan had given him,