Thinking back on it now, from the moment Xiao Hua had rescued Jiang Sheng from the Yazi Gladiator Arena and brought him into his space, he had never allowed Jiang Sheng to witness his battle against the North Sea Dragon Palace. How could Jiang Sheng possibly trust him based on a few names Xiao Hua had mentioned? Even when Xiao Hua had fled with Jiang Sheng, and Jiang Sheng had seen Xiao Hua fighting the North Sea Dragon Palace, Jiang Sheng could still have regarded it as the North Sea Dragon Palace's scheme of feigning capture to lure him in! It was perfectly normal for Jiang Sheng to believe that Xiao Hua was bait set out to capture Jiang Che, Jiang Hong, and everyone from the Dongtian River! Since that was the case, what Jiang Sheng had said to Xiao Hua earlier... had actually been a test. In other words, Jiang Hong had not been captured by the North Sea Dragon Palace! Perhaps it was precisely this question that had let Jiang Sheng spot a flaw. And it was exactly that flaw which reassured Xiao Hua. As long as Jiang Hong was safe, the affairs of the Dongtian River... truly did not have half a copper coin's worth of connection to him! Especially since Jiang Sheng had flooded Changsheng Town and deserved to die in the first place, Xiao Hua left without the slightest hesitation.
After flying past several shops, Xiao Hua saw a dilapidated area ahead and frowned slightly. Everywhere he looked were pools of water of varying sizes. Some were empty, with bits of filthy debris floating on the surface; others held Sea Clan members bobbing within them. Yet all the pools gave off unpleasant odors. Some stank of rot, while others carried a decaying smell, which Xiao