A day later, in a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, the Shrek group rested at a hotel. Seven of them ate in the dining hall on the first floor. As their teacher, Zhao Wuji did not join them, while Huo Yuhao excused himself by saying he needed to tidy his room.
The real reason, however, was that Elder Yi had awakened. Staying in his hotel room, Huo Yuhao asked him, "Elder Yi, how is your recovery coming along?"
"Not bad. As far as restoring my Divine Soul goes, it's better than nothing." As he spoke, Elder Yi examined Huo Yuhao's recent memories, then asked, "Yuhao, you suspect this Tang San has drawn the attention of the gods?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and explained the reasons for his suspicions. After listening, Elder Yi understood why Huo Yuhao had become suspicious. After all, having reviewed Tang San's behavior in Huo Yuhao's memories of the past few days, Elder Yi could see that Tang San did indeed display abnormalities that did not fit his age.
Elder Yi briefly swept his divine sense over the seven people downstairs, but found nothing suspicious or anything obstructing him. They were much like ordinary people. Yet the abnormalities Huo Yuhao had mentioned were real as well, leaving Elder Yi unable to draw a conclusion.
Huo Yuhao chatted with Elder Yi a little longer, then left his Sea of Consciousness when he heard a knock at the door.
Back in the real world, Huo Yuhao opened the door and saw Zhu Zhuqing standing there. "What is it?" he asked.
"Nothing much," Zhu Zhuqing replied. "Everyone's eating downstairs. I remembered you hadn't eaten yet, so I came to get you."
Huo Yuhao did not refuse and went downstairs with Zhu Zhuqing. By the time the two of them