"Who are you? How did you know this old man's name?" Xiao Hua frowned and asked coldly.
"Junior... Junior is a disciple of Fire Fierce Mountain!" Seeing that there was no one else around, the female cultivator gradually calmed down despite her panic. She hurriedly bowed. "Fire Fierce Mountain has always received battle reports from Xuntian City. Junior knows not only of Uncle-Master Xiao, but also of Martial Uncle Li Zongbao, Uncle-Master Xiao Mao, and Fairy Hongxia—their news and appearances! Moreover... Junior is Huo Furong's maidservant. I often heard Miss speak of Uncle-Master Xiao, so Junior recognized you the moment I saw you!"
"Oh?" A smile appeared on Xiao Hua's face. He had thought this female cultivator would repeat what she had said within the secret passage, but who would have expected that she had suddenly become Huo Furong's maidservant? Wasn't that a barefaced lie right before his eyes?
However, Xiao Hua did not expose her. Instead, he asked curiously, "Since you are a Fire Fierce Mountain disciple, and even Huo Furong's maidservant, why did you come alone to Mo Ran Black Forest? And why did you faint within the secret passage? Had this Xiao not passed through the secret passage, would you not have been buried beneath the Ink Sand and swallowed by the Mo Ran?"
The female cultivator looked somewhat bewildered. She did not know how long she had been unconscious, nor did she know whether this was the original exit of the secret passage. After thinking for a moment, she smiled. "Junior naturally wished to pass through the secret passage and reach Meng Kingdom! But who could have expected that, just as Junior reached the edge of Mo Ran Black Forest, an unexpected change occurred and the secret passage was destroyed. If Junior had not been wearing