"Yeah?" Zhang Xiaohua asked strangely. "But I never expected it... it was frighteningly silent inside. I didn't encounter any of the monsters Junior Brother Ren mentioned. It wasn't until a few days ago, when I reached a certain place. Before I could investigate closely, the ground began to shake. Then I saw some strange things, but they were unlike the monsters Junior Brother Ren had described."
"Hehe, my martial arts are limited. I'm no match for Senior Sister Xia, so... so I gave up on pressing forward and hurried back the way I came."
"But... the ruins had been silent just days earlier. I had no idea what happened, but they suddenly became lively. If I hadn't still had some strength and been quick on my feet, I'd practically have been eaten by those ferocious beasts!"
"Tsk, tsk. I wonder what those monsters saw in me. There isn't even a few pounds of meat on my body. What's there to eat?" Zhang Xiaohua said, shaking his head.
The words made all the female disciples of Mocu Palace cover their mouths to laugh, but Xia Qing alone frowned. When she had first encountered Zhang Xiaohua within the Incense-Passing Cult, he had met her with an icy face, clearly not liking her. After hearing about Zhang Xiaohua and Nie Qianyu, she had believed he only saved Nie Qianyu in order to enter the Incense-Passing Cult. Later, when she heard that Zhang Xiaohua had charged up Yi Xiang Peak and become involved with Zixia as well, she despised his character all the more. Now, hearing his glib talk, she was thoroughly disgusted. She had no desire to ask further about his experiences in the Huan Ruins, and merely sneered, "It seems Junior Brother Ren was rather lucky. Who knows what he encountered inside,