Ma Xiaotao's eyelids trembled slightly before she finally woke up and withdrew the Phoenix Flame.
When she noticed everyone in the room looking at her with amused smiles, while her hand was still tightly gripping Huo Yuhao's, her face turned scarlet. She swiftly hid her hand behind her back.
Huo Yuhao finally breathed a sigh of relief as well. He was only a Soul Grandmaster in his twenties, after all; Ma Xiaotao was still a little too much for him to handle.
"Xiaotao, hurry and pay respects to your ancestor."
Yan Shaozhe hurriedly signaled for Ma Xiaotao to greet Ma Hongjun. Establishing even the slightest connection with him would be extraordinary.
"Xiaotao pays her respects to all of you, honored ancestors."
Ma Xiaotao finally suppressed her inner turmoil. Huo Yuhao stepped forward to pay his respects as well, though his gaze at the young blond man was somewhat strange.
"Ha ha ha ha! You all chat first. I'll have a private word with this little fellow."
Dai Mubai chuckled and led Huo Yuhao out of the room. Ning Rongrong and the others knew the relationship between the two, so they paid them no mind and instead watched the lively reunion between Ma Hongjun and Ma Xiaotao.
Dai Mubai took Huo Yuhao one step forward, and the scene before them changed the very next second.
A hazy white mist drifted quietly over the lake. Fresh air gently brushed against Huo Yuhao's face as they arrived at an unoccupied shore of God of the Sea Lake.
"Do you still hate that man?"
Dai Mubai got straight to the point, asking Huo Yuhao with a faint smile.
Huo Yuhao froze. The other man seemed to know everything about him. Could he inspect his memories? But Elder Yi was in his Sea of Spirit;