By the time Huo Yuhao returned to the caravan, dusk had fallen.
He did not return to the carriage immediately, but went over to the fire to prepare dinner.
As the aroma of food spread through the air, everyone in the caravan knew it was time for dinner.
Leng Xiao finished a bowl, then handed it to Huo Yuhao and asked, "What were you doing today? Why didn't I see you in the carriage?"
"Out looking at the scenery." Huo Yuhao simply filled another bowl for Leng Xiao and answered mildly.
Leng Xiao went back to eating, giving his words no further thought.
Only when everyone had more or less finished eating did Huo Yuhao return to the carriage.
Inside the carriage, Yue Ye saw Huo Yuhao enter, put down the accounts in her hands, and asked, "Yuhao, how did it go? Have those three demon gods left?"
"They've already left. Those three won't affect our journey anymore," Huo Yuhao replied. As he spoke, he took the three demon gods' heads out of the Bracelet and held them in his hands.
When she first heard his answer, Yue Ye thought Huo Yuhao had driven the three demon gods away with a beating. Only when she looked up did she realize that he really had sent them off-the kind of departure they would never return from.
Although Yue Ye had already imagined this possibility, the shock in her heart was no less intense when the truth was actually placed before her.
Yue Ye remained silent for quite a while, not knowing what to say. At last, she said, "It looks like we really will have a lot less trouble tomorrow."
Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement, then courteously offered Yue Ye the three fellows in his hands, asking whether she wanted them.