"Child..." Zhuo[***] smiled bitterly. She now understood what Xiao Hua had meant just now. Yes, could Xiao Hua possibly go to Xun Lei Palace to propose marriage now? Not to mention whether Xun Ming would agree—even she herself had no face to go, did she?
"Second Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother..." Before Xiao Hua could speak, Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng flew over from afar, followed by more than a dozen disciples. "What is going on? How could this be possible..."
"Nothing is impossible," Xiao Hua said blandly. "Of those close friends of yours... how many remained?"
Cui Hongshen smiled bitterly and squeezed out a few words through his nose. "How many could remain? They all left! Who would dare stay?"
"Hehe, it is just as well that they left!" Xiang Zhili sneered. "Cold and warmth reveal a person's heart. Before Second Martial Uncle's punishment had even come down, they were already hiding. What kind of intimate friends are they?"
Dui Qimeng was also embarrassed and said with a forced smile, "They were never intimate friends to begin with. It was merely convenient to work together in Zhen Thunder Palace! It does not matter that they left, but Second Senior Brother..."
Everyone's gazes fell upon Xiao Hua, dozens of pairs of eyes filled with worry.
"Hehe, do not worry! There will absolutely be no problem!" Xiao Hua said with a smile. "Not a bit of punishment will fall upon me! At worst, I will use my merits to offset my faults and pretend this Xiao never went to Xuntian City!"
Nonsense. Great Thunder Hall was clearly looking for a scapegoat today, which was why they had dragged Xiao Hua out! Great Thunder Hall would not necessarily dare make too great a fuss. Offsetting faults with merit was an ending both