The roads of Tongmu City were uniquely conceived as well. From the city gate onward, they climbed all the way up, winding slightly as they ascended the mountain ridge. Yet the roads beneath their feet appeared exceptionally level and exceptionally straight. Along both sides of these great roads, shops, inns, taverns, teahouses, and the like were not arranged in neat rows as they were in other great cities. Instead, they stood scattered at varying heights, embellishing the landscape. Rather than standing there, they seemed more like sturdy spiritual trees growing naturally from the ground... There were even many that seemed to bloom amid spiritual flowers, truly opening Fairy Hongxia's eyes! Though there were quite a few people on the roads, everyone wore smiling expressions, clearly intoxicated by the beauty of Tongmu City. It was vastly different from other great cities.
"Senior Qing Liuzi is indeed very mysterious. I do not know what he looks like either..." Hearing Xiao Hua's question, Li Zongbao pondered for a moment and gave the same answer as Fairy Hongxia. However, he added, "But I heard Master say that Senior Qing Liuzi is skilled in commerce and meticulous in calculation. To cultivators he finds useful, he is closer than their own fathers... But to those he finds useless, even their own fathers are more distant than strangers!"
"Pfft!" Li Zongbao's analogy truly amused Xiao Hua, and he could not help laughing aloud.
Wang Cheng turned back in great puzzlement. Smiling, Xiao Hua pointed at a spiritual flower about to bloom at the side and said, "This Xiao seemed to see a spirit stone growing atop that spiritual flower!"
"No way, right?" Wang Cheng was stunned. He looked hard, then asked in confusion, "Did Uncle Xiao see wrongly? That is merely an ordinary lingmian flower..."
"Mm, this