"Old Gu!!"
Upon seeing Gu Cangsheng, Zhou Yunnan and Pei Xiu cried out in excitement almost simultaneously.
Gu Cangsheng's illusory face turned toward his two old friends, a gentle smile lifting the corners of his mouth. "Yunnan, Pei Xiu... My two old friends, it has been years since we last met, feeling like a lifetime apart."
"Shiqing returned to the alliance yesterday and came to see me immediately, recounting all the recent events in meticulous detail to me. During this period, the Tianyao Alliance has teetered in the storm, relying entirely on the two of you old friends assisting with all your might and guarding it with your lives... You have worked hard! For Gu Cangsheng to have brothers like you in this lifetime is the greatest blessing!"
Pei Xiu swept his large hand through the air, his eye sockets also damp. "What is the point of saying all that! Since we are brothers, let us drop the formalities! How many times back then did you, Old Gu, help us block blades and fight for our lives?"
Zhou Yunnan also nodded forcefully and said, "The affairs of the Tianyao Alliance are our own affairs! We are bound by duty!"
Gu Cangsheng gave a slight nod, and only then did his gaze firmly lock onto Jiang Bei, who was standing to one side.
In that look lay an unnameable admiration, wonder, and a trace of sheer disbelief.
"Jiang Bei!"
Gu Cangsheng spoke in a ringing voice that echoed through the cavern, filled with deep emotion. "When you brought your heavily wounded master, Qin Tianhong, back to the alliance and begged Old Mo to treat him, Shiqing mentioned you to me then, saying that you... might well be the glimmer of hope for our Tianyao Alliance! I kept that in mind back