Feng Xiao still wore the same hearty, easygoing expression, but Huo Hai now found it utterly false. He wondered whether it was because his own state of mind had changed. You could know a man's face without knowing his heart-that saying could not have been more true.
Thinking back, Huo Hai gradually understood. No wonder this fellow had been so generous to him, letting him have every fine material they found. He had been certain those things would eventually return to his own hands. Still, there were some things Huo Hai could not figure out, particularly the Spirit Energy Bead. Once they settled down somewhere, anyone could use it.
Was he not worried that Huo Hai would use the Spirit Energy Bead to improve his strength, reducing what he could gain from him? Huo Hai had other questions he wanted answered as well. After some thought, he decided not to strike immediately.
After all, this fellow was only a Second-Level Spirit King. Even if Sea One and the other two possessed the same strength, Huo Hai had no fear of them whatsoever. While they were distracted earlier, he had summoned his Star Gu some distance away. After searching the surroundings, they had found neither anyone lying in ambush nor any anomalies such as a Spirit Formation.
"Eat, don't stand on ceremony. This is a Spirit Beast I went to considerable trouble to find. It tastes absolutely exquisite." As he spoke, Feng Xiao kept eating. Beside him, Sea One and the other two ate silently without saying a word.
Huo Hai nodded and simply began eating freely. Meanwhile, Little Gold bit his arm, continuously drawing out the anesthetic contained in the food. At the same time, Little Gold slowly calculated when the drug would take effect.
Sea One and the other