Xu Huo and Bubble Bean returned to the village one after the other. The Girl in the painting had already cleaned the house, and she had also used her social skills to borrow some local snacks from several neighbors—mainly some wild fruits from the forest and edible wild vegetables. She set a small table and emphasized that none of these cost money.
Watching the two "converse," Bubble Bean entered the house with a gloomy expression.
"How did it go?" the Yin Yang Master immediately asked.
"I can't figure out what role he is playing." Bubble Bean probed unsuccessfully. "If he were playing the Hidden Friend, he would have fought us to the death in the grove earlier, instead of following us here."
"Could it be that he wasn't confident enough?" the Yin Yang Master said. "After all, it's two against one, and that girl seems a bit scattered, with no combat ability. It's quite normal for a Super Evolver with Mental Powers to not excel in combat."
