Li Hua nodded, frustration flickering in her eyes as the room's atmosphere grew tense. She bit her lip, as though trying to hold back the emotions threatening to surface. "He took my brothers, said he'd be back in a week." She bit her lip again, harder this time, her voice trembling slightly. "I should have known better, but I believed him. Now he's gone, and something about all of this just feels wrong."
"Master," Mian Mian spoke up, her ethereal voice tinged with confusion. "Didn't Old Xiao also enter cultivation with the sixth realm Master?"
Mo Xing shook his head, his youthful features darkening slightly. "Old Xiao emerged from cultivation a few days ago, but he would still be in seclusion, stabilizing his breakthrough. Even Old Tang wouldn't dare disturb him during this critical period." His eyes narrowed thoughtfully. "Which makes it rather interesting that someone claiming to be Old Xiao would choose this exact moment to appear..."