It was not long before Xiao Hua returned, a trace of disappointment on his face. "Let's go, Second Senior Brother. I've made up my mind. Come with me to Demon Subduing Valley first!"
"Eh?" Zhang Qingxiao was even more puzzled. "Where did you go? Why did you change your mind the moment you came back?"
"It was nothing." Xiao Hua smiled. "I suddenly remembered that there was a family named Zhu in Jingbo City. They were old acquaintances of mine, so I went to take a look..."
The moment Zhang Qingxiao heard this, he understood. Smiling, he said, "It's been several hundred years already. Even ordinary Qi Cultivation cultivators would have perished, much less an ordinary family. I'm afraid you couldn't find any trace of them anymore, could you?"
"Indeed!" Xiao Hua nodded somewhat wistfully. "That is why I feel that the affairs of this world are ever-changing. Some things that ought to be done... should be done sooner."
"Then why go to Demon Subduing Valley?" Zhang Qingxiao asked.
"You'll know once you get there, Second Senior Brother!" Xiao Hua did not explain and merely urged him on.
After flying for only a moment, Zhang Qingxiao suddenly came to his senses. Looking at Xiao Hua meaningfully, he said, "Junior Brother, you asked me to accompany you to Demon Subduing Valley because... you don't know the way, do you?"
"Haha..." Xiao Hua burst into laughter, utterly shameless. "He who knows Xiao Hua is Zhang Qingxiao indeed! If Second Senior Brother doesn't lead me, when would I ever find Demon Subduing Valley?"
"Cough, cough..." Zhang Qingxiao nearly coughed out his tongue. Pointing helplessly in a direction, he said, "Junior Brother, can you stop being so boring? Demon Subduing Valley is right over there. You have Yuan Ya with you—how could you fail