After concluding the brief yet immensely important Red Dust Conference, Huo Yuhao did not linger outside. He returned to the Green Hotel at dusk.
"You're back. How did the meeting go?" Huo Qiu'er asked.
"Everything went smoothly, according to plan," Huo Yuhao replied casually, then asked the Ice Empress beside Huo Qiu'er, "Well? Was there anything good with an ice attribute left in the Xishui Alliance's treasury?"
The Ice Empress was unimpressed. "Nothing at all. It was nowhere near as good as even the spring water in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
The Snow Empress smiled faintly. "The treasury here mostly contains rare metals, with very few heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Still, you should like what's there, Yuhao."
"There are also a few soul bones that aren't very old. They should all be under eight thousand years. Unfortunately, none have the ice or mental attributes suited to you, and I'm not sure what soul skills they would grant. Do you intend to absorb them?"
Before Huo Yuhao could speak, Tian Meng crossed both arms in front of his chest and flailed indignantly. "No! Quality that poor isn't worthy of Yuhao!"
Speechless, Huo Yuhao pressed a hand down on his head. "Let's leave them for now. If we really can't find anyone to absorb them, we can just sell them at a few auctions later. They're only sitting around anyway."
"A few thousand years-not exactly old, but not exactly young, either. Tasteless to eat, yet a shame to throw away."
He spoke with a touch of ruefulness.
Huo Qiu'er snorted beside him. "So many people dream of obtaining even one soul bone and never manage it, yet here you are, being picky."
"Better to go without than settle for inferior goods. Even if I wanted to absorb them,