"Long time no see, brother."
When two old guys met, a pat on the shoulder was about enough. No matter how stirred up they were inside, all they could say was, "Long time no see."
But seeing Senior Brother Guan as he was now still left Lu PingAn deeply moved.
Even by ordinary human standards, his senior brother should only have been in his early thirties. His temples should not have been gray, nor should he have looked like an old sailor weathered by wind and waves.
The pressure, along with endless trivial matters, must have been the culprits behind all this.
Just looking at that face, Lu PingAn knew Guan Xinxian had not had an easy time these past years.
Lu PingAn opened his mouth, wanting to offer a few words of comfort, but hollow phrases like "The team won't forget your contributions" or "Have you achieved your goal?" simply would not come out.
Seeing it, remembering it, and answering it with actions—perhaps that was how a man should act.
"Have you had dinner? If you're free today, let's eat together and have a few drinks."
"Sure. I'll call that panda over. You'd never imagine what happened to him." As he spoke, Guan Xinxian laughed himself.
No one would probably believe what they had gone through over the past few days. But this "young man" before him would likely believe them without hesitation.
"Uh, he reached Rule-level? Like you?"
"You..." Guan Xinxian was somewhat surprised. Lu PingAn already knew that he had only just broken through after waking up.
"There are some things we can talk about slowly..." Lu PingAn was in no rush. There was far too much that needed to be discussed properly.
Half an hour later, the temporary barbecue stall beneath the Redemption's bridge had become