Huo Lei spoke neither loudly nor softly, just loud enough for all his companions to hear. While criticizing Feng Xiaotian, he was also indirectly warning the others not to let carelessness expose their secrets.
"Got told off, didn't you? Serves you right! Huo Lei's saying this for your own good, so learn your lesson. Come on, help me gather some dry firewood." Huo Wu took the opportunity to scold Feng Xiaotian as well. Her words sounded critical, but they were really an expression of concern, and a way to ease the awkward atmosphere. Then she pulled Feng Xiaotian off to one side.
Huo Lei had never lost his temper with his companions, but that did not mean he had no temper. A captain could not lead a team well through kindness alone. When someone made a mistake, criticism was still necessary.
Huo Lei looked at Shui Bing'er and asked with concern, "Bing'er, how do you feel after taking the Aromatic Silk Beauty?"
Shui Bing'er's face was full of excitement as she replied, "I feel wonderful. My ice attribute seems much stronger than before. It should have reached the ultimate ice you mentioned. My soul power also rose by three levels, so I'm level forty-seven now."
"Good." Huo Lei nodded in satisfaction.
As everyone ate breakfast and chatted, Huo Lei learned from Xue Wu that taking the Snow Silkworm had raised her soul power by three levels, bringing her to level forty-six.
After breakfast, everyone packed up their belongings and began another day of training.
Time slipped by, the years flying like a shuttle through a loom. In the blink of an eye, four years had passed.
After four years of training, the bonds between the team's eight members had become rock-solid, and their strength had advanced by leaps and