"Han Li!"
Hearing this, Zhang Tie's heart tightened sharply, though his expression remained completely unchanged.
"Is this the person you are referring to?"
As his voice fell, Zhang Tie flicked his sleeve, and a wisp of spiritual light leaped from his fingertips. It rippled through the void, swiftly outlining a clear image. The youth in the image had an ordinary appearance with nothing particularly striking, and his skin was somewhat dark. Only his eyes were as calm as water, faintly emanating a steadfastness that belied his age.
"The features and appearance are indeed identical, but this bearing and temperament are a thousand miles apart. However, what I saw back then was undoubtedly this child," Xuan Gu Shang Ren observed the image closely, his brows furrowing imperceptibly. After pondering for a moment, he spoke slowly in confirmation, then changed the subject with a probing intent, "What is your relationship with him?"
Seeing that the other party was straightforward, Zhang Tie did not resort to falsehoods and stated directly, "Since Fellow Daoist has been frank with me, I have no reason to conceal anything either. He is my junior brother, and we once studied under the same master."
"Oh? That means he is currently in the realm you came from?" A sharp gleam flashed suddenly in Xuan Gu's eyes; though his tone was flat, it could hardly conceal the turbulent undercurrents beneath it.
"Not quite so." Zhang Tie shook his head slowly, not delving further into the question, and instead looked at Xuan Gu with a trace of interest. "Let us set this matter aside for now. As for Fellow Daoist, why don't you first tell me what kind of past interactions you had with this Junior Brother Han of mine?"
Hearing this, Xuan Gu's expression turned slightly complicated. After a long