Sunset Forest, the mixed central-outer region.
A streamside path, trees lining both banks.
"Who's there?!"
Huo Yuhao, who had been fishing upstream, turned sharply, his gaze fixed on the forest downstream.
Bibi Dong was somewhat surprised.
This boy's senses are remarkably sharp.
The moment Huo Yuhao saw her, he walked toward the bank, instinctively hiding his bamboo basket behind him.
Bibi Dong could not help finding it amusing. As if I'm going to steal from you.
Paying him no mind, she emerged from the woods and cupped some clear stream water in her hands to wash her face.
As the clear water washed over her, her features were revealed. A few strands of hair before her forehead were dampened, and she raised her sleeve to wipe them aside.
The chill of the water finally made her feel a little more refreshed.
Bibi Dong could naturally sense that the boy upstream was watching her warily, his guard raised high.
After a quick wash, she leaned against the brush beside the stream and began regulating her breathing to suppress the spider venom.
Seeing that she posed no threat, Huo Yuhao hesitated, then put on an expression as though he had made some difficult decision.
He gathered some stones nearby and arranged them in a circle. Then he slipped into the woods to collect a few dry branches before returning and placing them inside the ring of stones.
Although Bibi Dong was regulating her condition, she also spared part of her attention to observe this mysterious boy.
With the fish he had caught, Huo Yuhao cleaned off the scales and innards by the stream using the White Tiger Dagger he carried with him. He skewered them with branches he had prepared beforehand, driving the ends of the branches into the ground at forty-five-degree