"Hehe..." Du Shanjun laughed. "Those two truly have good fortune, to have become disciples under True Person Xiao. But although True Person Xiao does not avoid them, you must still consider their sake. There are some things they may know, and some things they... should not know."
Xiao Hua frowned, rose to his feet, and said, "Very well. Follow this old man."
With that, Xiao Hua led the way into the quiet room. Du Shanjun naturally followed. Once Xiao Hua had sat cross-legged upon a prayer mat, he smiled at Du Shanjun and said, "Head of the Imperial Academy, this old man's quiet room is truly humble. There is nothing here with which to entertain a guest, so I must trouble you to remain standing."
Du Shanjun did not care in the least about the awkwardness Xiao Hua had given him. He merely glanced around, then smiled. "True Person Xiao's cave residence is indeed rather bare. How is it that there is not even a spiritual field, a pill chamber, or anything of the sort?"
Xiao Hua smiled faintly and waved his hand. "This place, this old man has merely just..."
At that point, Xiao Hua froze. His brows rose, and he sneered, "Du Shanjun, you actually dared to pry into this old man's cave residence?"
Indeed, with Xiao Hua's current cultivation, even if Du Shanjun used Confucian cultivation techniques to inspect him, he would certainly have noticed. Moreover, though the area behind his quiet room was not protected by the Duotian Star Array, it still had a formation in place. How could Du Shanjun possibly have seen through it? Du Shanjun's words... were clearly meant to reveal something to him.
"Hehe, it cannot be called prying. Du merely took a casual glance," Du Shanjun said, looking at Xiao Hua