Afterward, Huo Hai learned much more about ruins from Qu Siyu. Ruins were too scarce in the Southern Nations, so such information was rarely heard. Ink Lotus Domain was different; remnants left behind by predecessors were often discovered there.
Basically, a large ruin was found every decade or so. Quite a few of them were even larger than the ruins at Wolf-Sealing Mountain. It was said that places closer to the center of the Heavenly Spirit Continent had even more ruins like these.
As he listened, Huo Hai recalled what had happened that day. Yet many things puzzled him. For instance, where had Liu Chengfeng obtained the medicine he had thrown out at the beginning? That thing should not have been made by the Divine Mystery Sect. And what external aid had Liu Chengfeng relied on to break through to the Spirit Marshal Realm?
Forget it. None of that was his concern, so he would leave it alone for now. As the two talked, evening gradually drew near. In truth, it had already been close to noon when they returned.
Come to think of it, this was the first time they had spoken normally for so long. Back when they had come to the Divine Mystery Sect, Huo Hai had spent most of the journey cultivating. Gradually, the atmosphere between them grew ambiguous.
Staring steadily at Qu Siyu, Huo Hai suddenly realized that he seemed never to have looked at her so seriously before. "Y-you, what are you looking at?" Qu Siyu lowered her delicate head slightly, a faint blush spreading across her face as she did not dare meet Huo Hai's gaze.
Huo Hai instinctively said, "You were truly beautiful today. I think this was the first time I'd ever looked at you like this." Noticing the entranced look