Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Feelings take time to develop. Girl, are you really sure you've developed genuine feelings for someone you've only heard of?"
"So now," Su Tong's eyes lit up, "Aren't we building up our relationship?"
"A smart girl." Huo Yuhao's smile deepened. "Of course. So, what do you think my answer would be?"
Su Tong's eyelashes trembled slightly, her voice revealing anticipation, along with a Sisi of trepidation.
"You said you'd be my boyfriend?"
Huo Yuhao gently brushed aside the strands of hair that had been blown about by the wind, his voice tender. "I've always liked intelligent girls."
Su Xia's face immediately lit up with a bright smile, and she said in a light voice, "I like you too."
Huo Yuhao said earnestly, "However, Su Tong, we still have a long time to spend together, so I hope you won't regret the choice you've made."
His voice softened, "Liking someone isn't an impulsive choice made out of admiration. Liking someone isn't that simple; it requires time to develop and, more importantly, for two hearts to truly draw closer."
Su Tong responded without hesitation, "I will only choose someone I like. If I don't like someone, even if she's a goddess, it won't work. As for Yuhao, I'd be content spending two or three days with you."
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile slightly, reaching out to gently take her hand. "Your kindness is enough to move me. How could I bear to refuse you, Su Tong?"
Su Tong laughed happily, throwing herself into Huo Yuhao's arms and pressing her cheek against his warm chest. "Your embrace is so warm, Huo Yuhao. I've imagined this moment countless times. Countless times I've wanted your embrace."
Huo Yuhao gently embraced her, his tone mild. "So, you know I have quite a few girls around me, right?"
Su Tong tilted her face up in his arms, her cheeks beaming with happiness, and said, "I know, I don't care. I just want to enjoy this moment, to feel in your arms. I wish you could hug me like this every day."
Huo Yuhao gently stroked her hair, his voice tinged with apology. "Sometimes I might not be able to, Su Tong, because I have things I want to do myself, and I can't always be by your side."
Su Tong said softly, "I understand your concerns, Brother Huo. May I call you that?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Of course."
Su Tong said gently, "You have your own things to do, so just go ahead and do them. I just want to see you more often, and that's enough for me."
Huo Yuhao was a cautious person, but not a heartless one. In his previous life, when he went on a blind date with Su Tong, he actually thought the girl was quite nice. However, if she had met him earlier, things might have turned out differently.
However, none of that matters anymore; what matters is the present moment.
... Before that, we need to see how Li Ya is doing now.
Meeting Li Ya as soon as possible can also help avoid the dangers Li Ya might face.
Less than thirty li outside the north gate of Dongyang City lies the northern Ice Sea. The distance is very short.
Huo Yuhao tore through the void and stepped through it, arriving here.
The Ice Sea northern sea reminded Huo Yuhao of the Little Dragon Girl of the East Sea from the trials.
Speaking of which, it's been a long time since Huo Yuhao has seen Little Dragon Girl, and he misses her a bit.
Was everything in the trial truly just an illusion? He was deep in thought, yet he couldn't shake off his feelings for her.
After all, he was Nezha, not Huo Yuhao. Perhaps in Little Dragon Girl's heart, her friend was not Huo Yuhao, but Nezha.
In her life, there was only Nezha.
Ice Sea, Ice Sea.
I've come here again. In this life, Li Ya, will you still stay by my side?
His blue hair fluttered as he stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the vast North Sea. At this time, the North Sea seemed quite peaceful; the war had not yet spread excessively here.
Huo Yuhao still remembered the two Titled Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult, the Myriad Souls Douluo and the Abomination Douluo, who had refined the mermaids into vengeful spirits.
The Sea Soul Beast lived in this sea area, and were turned into vengeful spirits by these Evil Soul Master. How innocent they were!
Huo Yuhao decided that if Li Ya was willing to continue staying by his side, he would take her with him to kill the Evil Soul Master Titled Douluo again.
If Li Ya doesn't want to come with him, that's fine too. In order to prevent Li Ya and the others from getting hurt, he will go to the Holy Spirit Cult again to fight.
A bunch of trash whose origins are unknown.
To harm innocent lives that were living peacefully is a crime that cannot be tolerated by heaven and earth.
Li Ya is her companion, so anyone who dares to harm Li Ya deserves to die. Even if she isn't a companion, such harm to living beings is intolerable to heaven and earth.
As Huo Yuhao ventured deeper into the Ice Sea, he certainly wouldn't be a saint to the Soul Beast that attacked him.
They should be killed if they posed a threat to themselves.
In the Ice Sea world, Huo Yuhao's memories of it were not very vivid because he had only been there once before, since it was not like the Far North.
That place was practically like his hometown; he traveled back and forth, and the first two of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North were closely related to him.
In this life, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress have special feelings for him. So, while the Far North might be a forbidden zone for others, for Huo Yuhao it's no different from Kublai Khan entering the grasslands.
Of course, the Sea Devil Elephant that came towards them were immediately subdued by Huo Yuhao. They knew how terrifying Huo Yuhao was, and when Huo Yuhao indicated that he meant no harm, they acted as guides.
At this moment, it was only because those two Evil Soul Master, Titled Douluo, didn't arrive that Huo Yuhao was able to make them die in despair.
As the Sea Devil Elephant carried Huo Yuhao deeper into the Ice Sea...
The temperature was getting colder and colder, but Huo Yuhao had no worries about it. Whether it was the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art within his body, his Samadhi True Fire, or his formidable strength and physique, there were no problems whatsoever.
Then, groups of Sea Soul Beast appeared in front of Huo Yuhao. These Sea Soul Beast were either carrying spears or unknown corals.
"Human, why have you come to the Ice Sea? What is the purpose of your search for us?"
Huo Yuhao slowly addressed the source of the cold voice, "I am a friend of the Sea God. I have come here to find Li Ya of the Merfolk Clan. I have something I want to tell Li Ya."
Before her stood an exquisitely beautiful mermaid. She was about three meters long, with a perfect human female upper body, her skin as white as snow, covered only by two shimmering white seashells, nothing else.
Her long, light blue hair flowed down her back like seaweed, but instead of drifting with the current, it spread out quietly like a disc, exuding a dignified beauty. In her hand she held a slender, silver spear that looked incredibly sharp; however, her lower body was a huge fish tail covered in deep blue scales.