Xu Huo paused for a moment before looking at the bowl of soup in her hand. "Smells good."
"Tastes even better," Mu Yan replied. "Da Hu added some rare, high-priced ingredients, all mutant plants. Their effects are extraordinary."
"Then I must try it." Xu Huo took the bowl and drank without hesitation.
"Hey…" Mu Yan's expression changed, and she instinctively tried to stop him. But seeing his gaze fixed on her, she swallowed her words and changed her tone. "...It's hot."
"It's fine." Xu Huo finished the soup in a few gulps and handed the bowl back to her. "Another bowl. It's pretty good. You should have some too."
Seeing this, Mu Yan said no more and joined Da Hu and the others for a lively dinner.
The dense fog rolled in, and the maze quickly restored its eerie calm. Xu Huo and the others used their various props to rest. Around midnight, two people quietly got up from opposite sides.
