But none of that mattered anymore.
After learning that Zhong Kui had extended his life, Du Ziren finally let out a long sigh of relief. The heavy atmosphere gradually dissipated, and he began teasing Yang Yun.
"Old Yang Ghost, after holding it in for a thousand years, you went and unloaded it all on an old man."
"Tsk, tsk. Just thinking about it... what a beautiful image."
Hearing Du Ziren's mockery, Yang Yun looked at him expressionlessly. In the end, he only said two words: "Heh heh."
"Boring."
Du Ziren rolled his eyes and exchanged a few more words with Wang Ye. The atmosphere still seemed quite lively.
Having confirmed that these old fellows had more or less recovered their strength, Wang Ye had no desire to linger. He greeted them and turned to leave.
Nothing else. If they reminisced any longer, it would make them seem too close, and that thousand-mile rescue would become something taken for granted.
That would not do!
Absolutely not!
At the very least, he had to preserve the favor. Although the peaches had repaid most of it, even scraping together a little extra was fine.
Boss Wang never left empty-handed!
After Wang Ye left, no one was in the mood to chat anymore. Their gazes all fell upon the still-unconscious Zhong Kui. Seemingly remembering something, they ultimately sighed.
Zhong Kui.
They owed him far too much.
Only once Zhong Kui's vitality gradually stabilized and Cui Jue had awakened did everyone finally rise to their feet.
Yang Yun stared into the distance and suddenly asked, "Where is Lu Qing?"
Meng Po's expression shifted slightly. She instantly understood what Yang Yun meant and felt a headache coming on.
In truth, no one here was stupid.
They might not have anticipated that the Heavenly Court