From the look of it, Yang Yao truly placed great value on his friendship with Valley Master Nie of Hui Chun Valley. He wanted to transfer Zhang Xiaohua back to the Pill-Refining Hall on Baiyue Peak and point out a path for him as an outer sect disciple.
But how could Zhang Xiaohua be willing? Leaving aside the fact that the pill room atop Tianmu Peak was an excellent place for both alchemy and cultivation, whether he could still have such a pill room after arriving at Baiyue Peak was itself a question. Thus, Zhang Xiaohua had no desire to move elsewhere anytime soon. Besides, what sort of place was Baiyue Peak? It was the headquarters of the Pill-Refining Hall, crowded and complicated, full of scheming and intrigue. It was not somewhere Zhang Xiaohua wished to go. He would rather remain carefree and unrestrained on Tianmu Peak, where no one managed him. Once the time was ripe, it would also be convenient for him to ride the wind and search for traces of his second brother.
Thinking this, Zhang Xiaohua consoled Yang Yao, saying that as long as one was a Luminous Pearl, one would shine wherever one went. He even brought up his own height in an attempt to persuade Yang Yao.
In truth, Yang Yao had merely been speaking casually. Even if he wanted to transfer Zhang Xiaohua back to Baiyue Peak now, it was only wishful thinking; his heart was willing, but his strength was lacking. Seeing Zhang Xiaohua being so "sensible," he naturally felt relieved, as though a great stone had been lifted from his heart, and he could not help drinking several more cups.
After sitting with them for a while, Zhang Xiaohua saw that it was already late. The medicinal liquid in his pill