Encouraged by Hu Yihui, Xu Ruoping felt her courage grow. She opened her clenched palms and found them covered in sweat. She smiled awkwardly at Hu Yihui, then nodded with an exceptionally stern expression.
Though Su Qiao felt a bit uneasy inside, she had served under Xuanyuan Jingfei for a long time and had seen all sorts of demons and ghosts. Her level of tension was far lower than Xu Ruoping's, and when she turned to Hu Yihui, she even managed a forced, gentle smile.
With that, Hu Yihui calmly stood up, leisurely adding lamp oil to each of the lamps before pacing in the pattern of the Big Dipper. As he walked, he muttered incantations under his breath as if conversing with someone. When he finished, he silently returned to his spot, steadied his mind, and began his fasting meditation.
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