"Alas, yes, exactly so!" A wistful look appeared on Xin Xin's face. "This person was neither the utterly evil villain Master imagined nor some treacherous scoundrel. This person should never have suffered such torment..."
At this point, Xin Xin stopped and gave a bitter smile. "This matter concerns my private secret, so forgive me for being unable to say more. I came here only to see whether this person is here. If they are, whether I can rescue them... that is all! As for that immortal artifact, hehe, with my mere fourth-grade Yuan force, I fear I am not qualified to claim it for myself, am I?"
Then Xin Xin shot Xiao Hua a vicious glare and continued, "That is all I wished to say. If certain people are dissatisfied and do not wish to enter Profound Water Palace, I will not force them. However, if you wish to leave this ancient formation, the only way out lies within Profound Water Palace. Of course, if anyone believes their strength is formidable enough to break this ancient formation, feel free to display your cultivation. I shall wait and see."
Seeing Xin Xin roll her eyes at him, Xiao Hua did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Ahem..." Ci Hui coughed twice and smilingly urged, "Junior Brother Tipu, in this little monk's view, Benefactor Xin is correct. At this point, she has already laid everything bare and concealed nothing further. Think about it: if she had been unwilling to explain, she could have simply said that the exit was inside Profound Water Palace. With that one sentence alone, would you not still have had to enter? Why would she need to fabricate further lies?"
"Mm, that is true!" Xiao Hua nodded, feeling inwardly that Xin Xin had been pressed to this