After confirming that he had killed Zhang Peng, Yan Shaozhe hurried over to Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao.
Ma Xiaotao was now slumped over Huo Yuhao's back, her gaze hazy, though she seemed to have a sliver of reason left.
"Xiaotao, is this... her Evil Fire acting up?"
Yan Shaozhe rushed over and immediately saw that something was wrong with Ma Xiaotao.
"She was probably affected by the evil aura Zhang Peng gave off, which made the Evil Fire inside Sister Xiaotao unstable."
Huo Yuhao glanced at Ma Xiaotao, who had her arms wrapped tightly around his neck, and felt rather helpless.
But honestly, it was already impressive that Ma Xiaotao had held on until now.
After all, nearly four months had passed since Huo Yuhao last helped her suppress her Evil Fire.
Over those four months, Ma Xiaotao had relied on the method of controlling her emotions that she had first learned from Huo Yuhao. She had managed to rein in the resurgence of her Evil Fire all on her own, which was quite an achievement.
Judging by her current state, though, she had probably already been close to her limit.
It was just that Zhang Peng's provocation had sent the Evil Fire inside her spiraling out of control.
Fortunately, after these past few months, Ma Xiaotao had gained some experience dealing with her Evil Fire. She hadn't completely lost her mind and been taken over by it as she had before, though it still affected her to some extent.
For example, she was now doing her best to press herself tightly against Huo Yuhao, as if that made her feel much better.
Huo Yuhao felt awkward. He couldn't retreat, but he couldn't move closer, either.
It wasn't right to just put up with this, either. Yan Shaozhe was