Avoiding! 2

He quickly summoned his Qi and conjured his flames then he directed it at the thousand layers cauldron, his mind wasn't concentrated on the cauldron, all he could think about is Huo Ying, he wanted to speak but he didn't know what to say and judging from how she has ignored him, she might not want to speak to him.

Not concentrating his mind on the cauldron means that his flame might backfire on him, he knew this so he tried to keep his mind concentrated on the cauldron so that the flames can pass through the cauldron until it reaches the inner part of the cauldron.

She waved her hands in the air again and pushed them towards the cauldron to increase the intensity of the flames, she kept her mind concentrated on the cauldron so as to finish the job as fast she can to escape being in the same room with him.