When the young Liu Jindao appeared within Huo Yuhao's perception, a ripple of amusement, so faint it was almost imperceptible, spread across the lake of his heart. Liu Jindao-what an interesting name.
As his thoughts churned, Huo Yuhao silently mused over the uncanny coincidence. This man's name in this lifetime contained the character for "gold," and so did the name of Sima Jinchi, who lived ten thousand years later in the Tang Wulin Era. That echo across the unseen currents of fate made its secrets all the harder to fathom.
With a hundred thoughts winding through his heart, he lifted his chin slightly and spoke in a clear, earnest voice. "Brother Jindao, I'd like to-"
Huo Yuhao had barely begun before Liu Jindao laughed aloud, a knowing certainty in his raised brows. "I'm guessing you've come to ask me to deal with an opponent of Dragonkind? If that's what you're here for, you can turn back. I, Liu Jindao, never turn my blade against my fellow dragons without cause."
Huo Yuhao hurriedly waved his hands, his voice carrying an urgent desire to clear things up. "You've misunderstood, Brother Jindao! What I've come to ask of you has nothing to do with harming any dragon."
Liu Jindao raised a brow at that. After a softly drawn-out "Oh," he asked, "Then what exactly have you come here for?"
That clarification truly piqued the curiosity of Liu Jindao, the incarnation of the Dragon-Slaying Saber. He watched Huo Yuhao, waiting for him to explain, and some of the aloofness surrounding him faded.
Huo Yuhao then slowly recounted the circumstances. Of the emotion god trials the God of Emotion had assigned Snow Girl, the ninth trial required her to defeat Di Tian in a match. That would complete her trials.
After hearing him out, Liu