"I didn't expect it to end just like this," Huo Lie said, somewhat dazedly, as he looked up at the blue sky.
"Yeah, it really is unexpected," Chen Jiuge remarked about this Secret Realm exploration, quite speechless.
"However, Junior Brother, how much longer does your task have to go?" Huo Lie glanced at the Fire God, wrapped around Bao Nu, and asked with a bit of embarrassment.
"It might still take a few years," Chen Jiuge replied truthfully, not perceiving anything amiss.
At his side, the Fire God, upon hearing this, showed a trace of reluctance on his rugged face and stealthily communicated telepathically to his master, Huo Lie, "Big brother Lie, let's make a deal, how about we also stay here for a few years?"
