"Hehe..." Fairy Jing neither confirmed nor denied it. After another moment of hesitation, she asked softly, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I... have a secret matter I wish... wish to ask about. I do not know whether I should speak of it."
Had it been anyone else, Xiao Hua would certainly have replied that since they did not know whether they should say it, they had better not say it at all! But facing Fairy Jing's slightly flushed face, Xiao Hua seemed to think of something. He smiled faintly. "Fairy, speak freely. This Xiao will tell you all he knows."
"Fellow Daoist Xiao..." Fairy Jing bit her lip and looked beyond the flying carriage, her voice softer than a mosquito's. "May I ask which Fellow Daoist was fortunate enough... to become your dual-cultivation companion?"
"This..." Xiao Hua was not surprised. He merely hesitated over how to explain it to Fairy Jing. After some thought, he gazed mournfully at the drifting clouds below the flying carriage and said, somewhat sadly, "This Xiao will tell Fairy a story..."
Then, with certain details concealed, Xiao Hua recounted what had happened between himself and Xue Xue. Xue Xue's devotion was so profound that even Fairy Jing's heart trembled. Her face turned slightly pale, and her wave-like eyes brimmed with envy.
"She may have gone, but she had long remained in his heart..." Before Xiao Hua could finish, Fairy Jing took a deep breath and waved her hand. "Fellow Daoist Xiao, say no more. This is what they call: in heaven, they wished to be birds flying wing to wing; on earth, they wished to be joined bundles. Though separated by Yin Yang, their hearts remain linked; before Nai He Bridge, their love is stronger than gold. I understand..."
Having said that, Fairy Jing closed her eyes