Chapter 22 - 13: Clothes Redder Than Maple, Skin as White as Snow
Of course, this was something he would never say out loud. However, it was no wonder that Nan Feng and Fu Yao's complexions changed the moment they heard him mention those silver butterflies. It could be assumed that they had also suffered at the hands of the silver butterflies' master along with the two Generals they served.
A Heavenly Official asked, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, you encountered Hua Cheng. He, he, he...what did he do to you?"
This kind of tone, it sounded more like he was asking, "did you lose an arm or did you lose a leg?".
Xie Lian said, "He didn't do anything, just..."
When he spoke up to that point, he was actually somewhat without words. Xie Lian began to ponder in his head, "Only what? It wasn't like he could say, 'he only robbed my sedan, and then held my hand and led me along the whole way'".
After falling silent for a moment, he could only say, "He only destroyed the bewildering array the female ghost Xuan Ji set down on Mount Yu Jun, and then brought me inside."
Most of the Heavenly Officials began brooding over his words, either muttering to themselves or staying silent. Only after a while did a Heavenly Official ask, "Everyone, what do you think?"
Just by listening to their voices, Xie Lian could already imagine the appearances of all the Heavenly Officials as they repeatedly shook their heads with their hands out.
"No opinion, I completely don't have an opinion!"
"I don't know what he wants to do, it's rather horrifying."
"As always, nobody can make sense of what Hua Cheng wants to do..."