On the flat boulder.
After consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
Shui Bing'er quickly entered a meditative state to refine its medicinal power.
Seeing this, Huo Wu hurried to Ye Qifeng's side, affectionately wrapped her arms around his, narrowed her dark-red eyes into crescents, and looked at him with a smile.
"Hehe, Xiao Feng, I successfully brought Shui Bing'er to you. Shouldn't you consider giving me a little reward?"
Ye Qifeng was slightly startled. He smoothed her slightly disheveled wine-red hair and asked with a smile,
"What reward do you want?"
Faced with Ye Qifeng's gentle, handsome face, Huo Wu's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and her pretty face flushed. All of a sudden, she had an uncontrollable urge to pounce on him directly.
But in the end, she held herself back.
She gently shook her head and said softly,
"I don't want anything. I just want you to spend a little more time with me."
After saying that, Huo Wu stared steadily at Ye Qifeng, her gaze burning with anticipation.
Ye Qifeng turned his head slightly to meet Huo Wu's gaze. Looking at her radiant face, which carried a hint of heroic spirit, surprise filled his eyes before softening into tenderness. He felt both pity and a measure of guilt.
The tenderness and infatuation in a girl's eyes always made one's heart soften.
To be honest, Ye Qifeng was somewhat afraid of seeing such expectant eyes from Huo Wu, and even more afraid of seeing the tenderness and infatuation in her gaze.
It was not guilt, nor was it annoyance or disgust. It was simply an unwillingness—an unwillingness to let this girl suffer even the slightest hurt.
Yet he had already planned to set off back to Spirit City after resolving Shui Bing'er's matter and having her remain by Huo