When he arrived at the ninth level of the Human Emperor Tower once more, there was no commotion at all.
Unlike before, when he had needed to clear each floor one by one, Jiang Dali now passed directly through the levels of the tower and arrived at the ninth floor, where he saw the Human Emperor, whose entire body radiated a distinctive aura.
His posture remained perfectly straight. Merely standing there, he possessed Dragon-Tiger bearing, his presence imposing.
In an instant, all the memories he had once been "forced" to forget surged back into his mind like a reversing tide, and he immediately recalled his previous encounter and conversation with the Human Emperor after time had been reversed.
The Human Emperor slowly turned around. Divine light shot from his eyes. After studying Jiang Dali for a long while, he smiled faintly and said, "I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."
"Us."
Jiang Dali caught that the other man had not referred to himself as "I," but had said "us." He seemed more approachable than before.
He stared into the Human Emperor's faintly smiling eyes, which carried a familiar feeling of déjà vu. Ordinary people would never dare meet the Human Emperor's gaze, which seemed capable of seeing through one's very heart.
But he dared.
Not only did he dare.
He even felt that those eyes were incredibly familiar.
His memories seemed to overlap with his previous experience.
He remembered that when he had first met the other man, he had felt the same sense of familiarity, especially toward those eyes. After cupping his fists in salute, he said calmly, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Your Majesty said you did not expect us to meet again so soon. Then when did Your Majesty think I should come see you again?"
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