"Things will get better, won't they? They surely will..." The question kept repeating in Huo Yuhao's heart, asking himself whether he could truly change all of this.
Light fell across Huo Yuhao's face, making him open his eye. Because his left eye was covered by an eyepatch, only his right eye opened.
Feeling the soft mattress and pillow beneath him, Huo Yuhao finally realized that he seemed to have fallen straight asleep earlier.
Huo Yuhao sat up, scratched his somewhat disheveled hair, then looked around in a daze.
Just then, the door opened, and a voice said to Huo Yuhao, "Looks like you're awake. How do you feel?"
Huo Yuhao turned to look and found A Bao standing in the doorway.
Huo Yuhao nodded, then said, "I'm fine now, but why are you here?"
Hearing this, A Bao said somewhat helplessly, "It was my turn to come check on you today. You slept for three days straight, after all. All I can say is, you really lost a lot of blood."
Hearing that, Huo Yuhao smiled helplessly. What A Bao said was indeed true; the blood he had shed while transferring life force earlier really had been rather excessive.
This had also left Huo Yuhao mentally exhausted, and he had fallen straight asleep. Still, sleeping for three days really was a bit much.
Then Huo Yuhao got out of bed, took a hair tie to tie his hair back, and asked A Bao, "There haven't been any problems lately, have there?"
Hearing this, A Bao shook his head and said, "There haven't been any problems. Those soul beasts are staying over there. They've been surprisingly quiet, just waiting for you."
A Bao paused as he spoke, then looked at Huo Yuhao with a frown. "Are you really all right? Why