"Mm..." Xiao Hua nodded and smiled. "Since that is the case, Sun Jian must also be investigating over there. We should make preparations as well. After this master rests for a while, I'll go investigate the location of the Immortal Palace and get in touch with your Martial Uncle Wenqu..."
"Yes, Master!" Fu Zhiwen agreed, then added, "This disciple will also do his best to contact the Four Great Families and see whether I can learn any news!"
"And Nangong Jingyin—he actually dared to compete with Master for Your Highness the Princess. We must make them pay..." Qiongqiong cried indignantly.
Xiao Hua waved his hand, speaking with considerable tolerance. "When I first heard this, I felt very displeased as well. But the Nangong Family does not know of my relationship with Princess Xinxin. They intend to use Princess Xinxin's freedom as the price to coerce the Empress, yet the indirect result would also be to grant Princess Xinxin freedom. Still, in the end, their calculations will come to nothing..."
"That still won't do!" Qiongqiong raised her head stubbornly. "How could Your Highness the Princess be someone a toad like Nangong Jingyin could covet? Though Master is magnanimous and shares a bond of hearts with Your Highness the Princess, this disciple feels uncomfortable just thinking about it! Besides, the Nangong Family will certainly spread this matter far and wide. Even if Your Highness the Princess marries Master later, it will still make Master lose face!"
"Mm, Qiongqiong is right!" Xiao Hua nodded. "Zhiwen, send someone to contact Nangong Pingping of the Nangong Family. Tell him this master has something to say to the Nangong Prodigy!"
"Yes, this disciple understands!" Fu Zhiwen agreed without a second thought. Xiao Hua then explained, "Nangong Pingping is the leader of the Nangong Family members who