"Rest easy, Second Senior Brother!" As Xiao Hua spoke, he activated the Kunlun Mirror again and released ten Creation Sect disciples, each at the Nascent Soul stage, instructing them to guard all of Xihua Peak.
"Damn it..." Seeing ten disciples whose cultivation he could not see through, Zhang Qingxiao cursed under his breath. "Just keep showing off in front of me!"
After saying that, Zhang Qingxiao landed before the medicinal garden on Xihua Peak and raised a hand to lightly knock on its wooden gate.
Xiao Hua saw clearly that the medicinal garden was covered by a fairly powerful formation. Although Zhang Qingxiao's knock made no sound, the disturbance in the formation had already carried into the garden.
Sure enough, within moments, Xiao Xianrui's familiar voice rang out. "Who is it?"
"Junior Sister, it's me!" Zhang Qingxiao's voice dropped a few notes and softened by several degrees.
"Oh, so it's Second Senior Brother!" Though Xiao Xianrui's voice was warm, it carried an added trace of disappointment. "You haven't come to Huanghua Ridge in a very long time!"
As the wooden gate opened, a corner of the formation was pulled aside, and Xiao Xianrui emerged from within, still saying, "I wonder what brought you here today..."
Before Xiao Xianrui could finish, she saw Xiao Hua's lean, tall figure behind Zhang Qingxiao. She froze on the spot, her gaze locked tightly onto Xiao Hua. Her lips trembled. She wanted to say something, yet could not force out a word. In the end, mustering all the strength in her body, she finally asked in a low, hoarse voice, "Where is Liuer?"
"Liuer is doing very well!" Xiao Hua had just seen Zhang Qingxiao, and the emotions in his heart had already poured out. He was not overly agitated now, merely smiling as he