No wonder Xiao Hua tried to beg off. Ever since arriving in the Three Great Continents, he had successively accepted invitations from Master Jingchen of Great Snow Mountain, Chu Muhuan of the Chu family in Jingzhou, and Left General Xue Ping of Nanpu Commandery. Though the first two had already fallen, Xiao Hua did not feel any more at ease. Not only did he have to go to Golden Mountain Temple in the Pure Land, he also felt he ought to give the Chu family of Jingzhou an explanation. If he could settle all those matters easily, he would not begrudge spending some effort and luck to accompany this Young Master Zhu of Star Picking Tower to some Star Moon Palace. But even Star Picking Tower, grand as it was, treated the matter with such grave importance—the dangers of Star Moon Palace were plain for all to see. Besides, his Daoist cultivation had not even recovered one-tenth of its former divine abilities. How could he go? Thus, the moment Xiao Hua heard this, his head swelled, and before Zhu Qing could say more, his first reaction was refusal!
"Ah?" Seeing not the shock and delight he had expected on Xiao Hua's face, but impatience instead, Zhu Qing was utterly stunned. Then he gave a bitter smile. "Fellow Immortal Xiao, you are... the first cultivator Zhu has ever seen or heard of who does not want to go to Star Moon Palace! It truly leaves Zhu depressed! That hour... Zhu's efforts were all for nothing!"
"Hehe." Xiao Hua smiled, somewhat unable to bear it, and said, "This Xiao's cultivation is shallow. I dare not stake my life to laugh proudly amidst the mortal dust. I truly apologize."
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Qing smiled. "How about this? Zhu will not