Way of Cause and Effect

As Zhang Xiaohua regretted his loose tongue, a faint realization stirred within him. Yet it remained vague and unclear. Just as he pulled the door shut, a sentence flashed through his mind like lightning.

It was what Qiutong had said that morning: "Every sip and every peck is the Way of Cause and Effect!"

Yes, the Way of Cause and Effect!

Like a lost man suddenly glimpsing a ray of light while groping through darkness, Zhang Xiaohua instantly gained some insight into the Way of Cause and Effect.

A few days earlier, Zhang Xiaohua had encountered Song Zhiyong stirring up trouble. If he had merely taught him a lesson without saying anything extra, it would have passed and been forgotten. Yet Zhang Xiaohua had insisted on adding a few more words in order to teach Song Zhiyong a lesson, saying much that should not have been said. Those words involved Xiao Tiantian—this was the "cause." After hearing them, Xiao Tiantian had furiously come to demand justice. Zhang Xiaohua had no choice but to bow his head and apologize, handing over the Whitening Elixir to calm the disturbance. This was the "effect"!!

Ou Yan had rescued Zhang Xiaohua, taken him into Huanxi Mountain Villa, instructed He Tianshu to teach him martial arts, and lent him books on growing herbs. This was the "cause." Then Zhang Xiaohua had traveled south with Ou Yan and encountered an assassination on a rainy night. Zhang Xiaohu had stepped forward and saved Ou Yan. This was the "effect"!

Zhang Xiaohua had saved Ou Yan, and Ou Yan had introduced Zhang Xiaohu into the Misty Sect. Zhang Xiaohua had also received Great Gang Leader Ou's gratitude, thereby obtaining the Forget Worry Heart Sutra from the Misty Sect's Library Pavilion. This was the "cause." Because of the Forget