The question caught her off guard. She cleared her throat. "Ah, that...I met a friend."
His eyes narrowed at her vague response, and Li Hua found herself shrinking slightly under his scrutiny. It wasn't that she wanted to keep secrets from Grandmaster Yu, but she suddenly realized how little she actually knew about Mo Xing.
"Someone who can freely enter the sixth realm has to be quite exceptional," Grandmaster Yu said slowly, each word carrying the weight of centuries of knowledge. His penetrating gaze studied her face as if trying to read the mysteries written there. "They would need permission from the sixth realm master himself. This friend of yours... how exactly did you meet them?"
Li Hua felt her heart rate quicken beneath his questioning.
Her brothers exchanged knowing glances at her hesitation. They hadn't forgotten the mysterious cultivator who had helped rescue Li Hao, wielding power that impressed them both.