Since Princess Zixia had come to know Xiao Hua, she had never turned hostile like this before. Whether Xiao Hua had been a little monk or a Great Vehicle Daoist Sect cultivator, this attitude left him stunned. He asked strangely, "W-what's wrong?"
"Xiao Lang..." The anger had yet to fade from Princess Zixia's face, but she still suppressed the faint fury in her heart and said softly, "You simply do not understand women! Fairy Hongxia chose you before you had even begun to distinguish yourself! And after she had shared such intimacy with you, how could she possibly choose someone else? Let alone the hundreds of years you were gone—even if you had ascended to the heavens, you would still be the only one in her heart! You used your own thoughts to misunderstand her. You truly wronged the depth of her feelings for you!"
"But..." Xiao Hua said rather innocently, "Didn't she say that everyone should have some peace and quiet back then?"
"Yes, you were to have some peace and quiet, but did you give her an answer? Did she give you one?" Princess Zixia said with the frustration of one who hated iron for not becoming steel. "After you left her, you were expelled from the Thunder Control Sect, and then all news of you vanished. Other than longing, her heart held only worry. How could she still be thinking about that old agreement? Go find her without concern. If I guessed wrong, you can simply turn around and never pay her any more heed!"
Xiao Hua felt somewhat ashamed and said softly, "Actually... I'm a little afraid to see her!"
Princess Zixia looked Xiao Hua up and down, then curled her lip. "Xiao Lang, does that mean you brought me to the Xiaoyu Continent because you