Xiao Hua's face was as dark as water. He looked Xi Bohong up and down, then said coldly, "No need to put on some unyielding display before this Xiao. Let me tell you plainly: no matter how forthright you are, from the moment you had the Fanged Beast self-destruct, you could never be like Baihou Yuqin! If you refuse to leave behind your cultivation technique, then this Xiao will have to take it himself!"
A spark flickered in Xi Bohong's black-hole-like eyes, but it ultimately did not dare blaze into a pillar of fire. After a moment, Xi Bohong reached out, took out a Cosmic Bag, and obediently handed it to Xiao Hua.
"Mm, you may leave as well," Xiao Hua said coldly as he accepted the Cosmic Bag.
"Many thanks, True Person!" Xi Bohong cupped his hands, turned and walked two steps, then looked back and said, "Actually... perhaps True Person does not know that I, too, felt heartache when I self-destructed the Fanged Beast!"
"If you had known this would happen, you should not have come," Xiao Hua replied blandly, paying him no heed. "Lured by profit, this is the outcome! Perhaps once you understand this, you will be qualified to fight this Xiao."
"Alas, I have been taught," Xi Bohong sighed. Flames flickered around his body as he likewise departed with his disciples and followers.
Xiao Hua raised his head and glanced at Bei Guo Zhenming, as well as Du Shanjun behind him. After some thought, he waved his hand. "Some days ago, this Xiao could be said to have offended Tongzhu Academy somewhat. You may go..."
"No need!" Bei Guo Zhenming unexpectedly shook his head. "Wrong is wrong, and right is right. That day, Tongzhu Academy placed law first and insisted on governing the nation according