Watching Fairy Xingyue leave, Xu Zhi shook his head slightly and said, "Sigh, she's just too competitive!"
Xiao Hua's heart stirred, and he lowered his voice. "Senior, why... why didn't you say that to her face?"
Xu Zhi withdrew the expression from his face and answered blandly, "Why should I say it?"
"Senior..." Xiao Hua wanted to play matchmaker and said, "How could you possibly not understand Senior Xingyue's feelings? Sometimes, it still takes us male cultivators to poke through that window paper!"
Xu Zhi gave Xiao Hua a meaningful look and said, "Do you know what I'm thinking?"
"I don't," Xiao Hua answered honestly.
"Then don't talk so much!" Xu Zhi said irritably. "Just manage yourself! Across the Three Great Continents, you're the one with the most trouble now!"
"Hehe..." Xiao Hua laughed. "Rest assured, Senior. I know what I'm doing."
"Yes, I know every cultivator has secrets, and you are no exception." Xu Zhi nodded. "I don't wish to investigate too deeply, either. Oh, right. Earlier, Fairy Xingyue and I sensed some fluctuations related to heavenly secrets in the direction of Heroes Pavilion. But after we inspected Star Picking Tower from top to bottom and gathered its disciples together for questioning, we found no clues whatsoever. Could this matter... be related to you?"
"Heavenly secrets?" Xiao Hua was slightly stunned. After pondering for a moment, he nodded. "This junior saw the Hero Roll at Heroes Pavilion and gained some insights concerning cause and effect. If the heavenly secrets Senior mentioned are related to this cause and effect, then it should be related to this junior."
"Hiss..." Xu Zhi drew in a sharp breath and exclaimed, "The Way of Cause and Effect? One of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the law of cause and effect? You... you actually know