「December 22, Winter Solstice, 4:44 p.m.」
"You finally got caught for sneaking food—an affair—and were..."
As soon as Ren Suo opened the door and saw Zhao Huo, he blurted out the first part of the sentence without thinking. But then he caught sight of Xiao Meng, the glamorous, beautifully dressed wintertime beauty behind Zhao Huo, and he swallowed the rest of it—"beaten by a woman"—that was on the tip of his tongue.
Zhao Huo looked troubled. "You're treating me to dinner today, so I won't hold it against you."
Ren Suo said nothing, merely pointing at the shallow claw marks on Zhao Huo's face.
Zhao Huo also found this incredible. As a Third-turn Cultivator, he should have been able to recover quickly from such minor injuries without needing Spell Healing, especially with his almost animal-like Recovery abilities.
