When First Emperor asked that question, Jiang Li was momentarily stunned.
He had not expected First Emperor to ask such a thing.
But it was not a particularly troublesome question.
"Yu Yin and Bai Hongtu are both companions on my path of cultivation. When I first began cultivating, I encountered many difficulties. Thanks to the two of them, I was able to make it through."
"I see them as equals, with no distinction of high or low between us. When I have questions, troubles, or things I cannot understand, I tell them about it. They do the same, pouring out their grievances to me."
Thinking back to the three of them pouring out their woes to one another, Jiang Li's lips curved into a smile.
Back then, he had only begun to show signs of invincibility and had easily dealt with an Extraterrestrial Demon. The three of them gathered among the clouds to celebrate Jiang Li's achievement.
But as they celebrated, it somehow turned into a grievance session. Jiang Li could not remember who started it, but judging from experience, it had probably been Bai Hongtu.
Jiang Li complained that no one understood how to advance to the Great Ascension Stage. Bai Hongtu complained about why that bastard Jiang Li had become Human Emperor instead of him. Yu Yin complained that the Tian Yuan Imperial Dynasty was a pool of mud that could not be propped up no matter how hard one tried.
After they finished complaining, the three drank, and none of them dissolved the effects of the alcohol.
Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu drank themselves senseless and traded Drunken Fist blows. Yu Yin could not hold her liquor, and her drinking manners were no better. Her cheeks were flushed, her clothes disheveled, and she circled the two men