"Yuhao, are you all right?" Qiu'er's voice sounded beside his ear.
Hearing her, Huo Yuhao shook his head, but before he could answer, Austin Griffin, who was inside his mind, spoke first in a mocking voice.
Austin Griffin said to Huo Yuhao, "I have to say, that fellow's idea was pure genius. How did it never occur to me that you could make such a mess of things like that?"
"I say, stop trying to salvage things, and stop going through that whole routine of yours. Just learn from me and blow this whole place away..."
Austin Griffin was still talking. Huo Yuhao did not want to pay him any attention, but his voice went on and on, making Huo Yuhao feel that he was far too noisy.
So Huo Yuhao shook his head instinctively, then temporarily blocked out Austin Griffin's voice.
Sensing what Huo Yuhao had done, Austin Griffin began spewing curses. After all, to Austin Griffin, Huo Yuhao's action clearly meant that he could not win the argument.
Meanwhile, in the real world, Qiu'er sat with Huo Yuhao on the Evil Orca King's back, plucking petals from the wreath of snow lotuses that had formed atop Huo Yuhao's head after he unleashed the Cold Lotus Flower Ring.
Although they were made of Soul Power, they released a delicate fragrance in the mouth that refreshed the mind. For that very reason, Qiu'er would often pluck a few petals and put them in her mouth.
Seeing Huo Yuhao like this as she did so, Qiu'er asked with some concern, "Did something happen?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao merely said with some helplessness, "Nothing happened. It's just that fellow Austin Griffin. He won't stop making fun of what we learned from Na'er earlier."
At Huo Yuhao's words, Qiu'er had little inclination to