"Great Sect Leader Master..." Liu Qingyu still wanted to fight for a sliver of opportunity for Nuo Yeqing. Xiao Hua liked such heartfelt devotion the most. He listened as Liu Qingyu said with an ingratiating smile, "Nuo Yeqing has been a child of few words since he was young, but his aptitude is not something this disciple boasts about—it is rare even within the Chan He Sect! Yet he is best at concealing his true abilities, so others simply fail to see it! And he has countless thoughts, always thinking of things that have no bearing on reality. He must not know the strength of our Creation Sect, which is why he is seeking other fortuitous opportunities. If Great Sect Leader Master is willing, why not reveal a little of our strength..."
"You know Xia Feng of Jade Orchid Hall well, don't you?" Xiao Hua asked abruptly.
Liu Qingyu froze, then blurted out, "Of course. After this disciple's former master passed away, Hall Master Xia took great care of this disciple!"
"Do you remember what this old man told him that day?" Xiao Hua asked blandly.
Liu Qingyu looked somewhat lost, while Yuehua hurriedly reminded him from the side, "Great Sect Leader Master seemed to have said that Hall Master Xia would not live past ten years. You also said his fate was ill—timing and destiny, timing and destiny!"
"Correct!" Xiao Hua nodded. "If Xia Feng stood before this old man now, I could guarantee that he would not die for a hundred years! He could even cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage! But at that time... this old man was powerless. That was fate, and that was affinity!"
After saying this, Xiao Hua offered no further explanation. He activated the Kunlun Mirror and took all four of them