By the time Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress returned, everyone had long since finished breakfast. Of course, three portions remained on the table: one each for the Snow Empress and Huo Yuhao, and another for Xiao Xue Lotus, though there was no telling how many times hers had been refilled.
Huo Yuhao instinctively glanced at the pot in the distance. It was already empty. He cooked a great deal every day; without the slightest exaggeration, each meal he made was enough to feed an army of a thousand.
There was no helping it, after all. There were quite a few people in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well now, and Huo Yuhao also treated cooking as a way to train his spiritual power, so it was hardly a burden for him.
Looking at his portion on the table, then at Xiao Xue Lotus beside him, shoveling down mouthful after mouthful, Huo Yuhao felt for a moment that she had truly done him the honor of leaving his food untouched.
The Snow Empress sat down on Xiao Xue Lotus's other side. When she sat down, Huo Yuhao could clearly feel Xiao Xue Lotus tremble. But with Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress on either side, she had nowhere to escape, so she could only bury her head a little lower and pretend she had not noticed.
Seeing this, the Snow Empress clearly had not expected her impulsive behavior that morning to cast such a deep shadow over the child's heart. She had wanted to ease her relationship with Xiao Xue Lotus, but things being what they were, she could not rush it.
At this sight, Huo Yuhao merely smiled helplessly.
The others had not dispersed after finishing their meals. Instead, they hid off to one side and watched. How