"Mm~" Xiao Hua responded, no longer paying Xiang Zhili any mind. Instead, he looked toward the dozen or so disciples who had stopped not far from them. Clearly, these disciples were not from Myriad Thunder Valley; they had waited until the martial brothers had reunited before coming over.
Seeing this, Cui Hongshen hurriedly beckoned and said with a smile, "Fellow martial brothers, come quickly! This is Xiao Hua, Senior Brother Xiao, whom Cui has often spoken of and whom you have all long wished to meet!"
Then he said to Xiao Hua, "Second Senior Brother, these are disciples of my Zhen Thunder Palace and also my colleagues. Some are from Shuo Lei Hall, while others are from Yan Lei Hall and Hundred Refinements Hall. All of them are old friends of mine. Earlier, I was handling official business at Zhen Thunder Palace when news arrived that Second Senior Brother had returned to the mountain! You had been summoned by the elders of Gen Lei Palace to Great Thunder Hall, so I hurriedly took leave to welcome you. These dozen or so fellow martial brothers have admired Second Senior Brother for a long time. Upon hearing the news, they hurried over with me as well!"
"Hehe, Junior Brother Cui's old friends are this senior brother's old friends!" Xiao Hua understood and hurried forward to exchange greetings with the dozen or so Zhen Thunder Palace disciples. They were merely at the early or mid Foundation Establishment stage, yet they were exceedingly respectful toward Xiao Hua. Seeing how modest he was, they grew even more delighted. After each reported their name, praise flowed endlessly from their mouths. Clearly, they had truly heard much of Xiao Hua's fame.
Although Xiao Hua could not remember every name after hearing them, he already knew that, since