"Huff, huff..."
Huo Yuhao suddenly snapped to alertness.
It felt as though he had woken from a long dream, his entire body drenched in cold sweat.
Then he opened his eyes.
Trees that blotted out the sky filled his vision. A ray of sunlight slipped through a narrow gap between the green leaves and fell across his face. Instinctively, the boy turned his head and raised a hand to shield his eyes.
"You're awake?"
A voice quietly sounded beside him.
The boy whipped around.
A boy in black robes, around fourteen or fifteen years old, stood nearby, watching him with a warm smile.
Beside him stood an unbelievably beautiful older girl, about the same age as the boy.
"Oh, he really is awake." Tang Ya had been idly fiddling with her long scorpion braid. Seeing the boy finally open his eyes, she widened her lovely eyes, delight spreading across her face.
Although she had joined the Holy Spirit Cult, Xu Cheng's "charity" strategy had not worn away the kindness in her heart.
Instead, it had only grown stronger.
That was also why her opinion of Xu Cheng had improved more and more over the past few years. Compared with those "hypocrites" at Shrek Academy, Xu Cheng genuinely did good deeds that benefited ordinary people.
Of course, she had also grown increasingly dependent on Xu Cheng...
"You're awake! Go wash your face and come eat!"
Tang Ya bounded over with the fish she had just skewered and handed them to Xu Cheng with a haughty expression. "Here, hurry up and grill these. This young lady is about to starve to death!"
"Heh, feeling all right now?"
Xu Cheng glanced at the bewildered Huo Yuhao. Light flickered in his hand, and Spiritual Purification instantly enveloped Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao immediately felt refreshed,