After pushing each other apart, the two traded punch for punch, or patted each other here and there. Reunited here after so long apart, neither could help feeling a little wistful.
During this, Yue Qianchou vaguely noticed that the force in the other man's right hand seemed weaker than before. He remembered that when the other man casually patted him twice back then, it had made him grimace in pain. Now, though, it was nothing much. He did not think too deeply about it, assuming his own cultivation had improved. He chuckled as he looked the man up and down. "Old Demon! Have you been well these past years?"
Crocodile Immortal Lord's expression stiffened slightly. He shoved Yue Qianchou, then waved toward the seat of honor to change the subject. "Let's not just fuss over ourselves. You and Sister Ji Wu are old acquaintances too. Hurry up and greet her!"
Yue Qianchou looked over. Accompanied by Lu Yanqing, a noblewoman with her cloudlike hair piled high and features three parts lovelier descended slowly from the jade steps. Her trailing white gown flowed down the jade stairs behind her like water. Dark brows, bright eyes, a delicate nose, red lips—every feature was breathtakingly beautiful. This was not their first meeting. Who else could she be but Ji Wu Immortal Lord, whom he had met in the mortal world?
Beautiful! No wonder Jin Tai wanted to marry her! To show respect—or perhaps refinement—Yue Qianchou stopped his gaze from sliding any farther toward her full breasts. Wearing a wry smile, he bowed. "Yue Qianchou pays respects to the Immortal Empress!"
Ji Wu carefully examined Yue Qianchou with her beautiful eyes. Although this was not her first time meeting him, back then he had worn countless little braids and had bronze skin, dressed exactly