Li Ye had thought he would be staying with the Su Family for some time.
He had not expected it to end so quickly.
After bidding Su Ya farewell, he prepared to set off for Ruoquan Island.
Long ago, his master had given him the deed and ownership of that island, and had also arranged for Senior Brother's Beaver Xiaobai to head to Ruoquan Island early to make preparations.
"It is time for Senior Little White to meet you."
"Senior Brother, how are you feeling now?"
Li Ye did not choose to immediately travel there via teleportation array. Instead, he had the Bamboo Wood Ant transform into a boat and sail across the Eastern Yang Sea.
He sat at the bow, watching the seascape on either side swiftly recede. The damp sea breeze wet his hair, making it flutter in the wind, and his somewhat heavy mood soon dispersed.
Senior Brother, meanwhile, sat beside him and answered, "After all, I am not me. Who knows whether that little fellow will be delighted to see me."
That was what he said.
Yet there was still unmistakable unease on his face.
That little fellow had begun following him long ago, and its comprehension was exceptional. It had long ceased to be merely a spirit pet—it was a friend who had traveled alongside him.
The current him truly was not "him."
So he genuinely did not know how to face Little White.
It left him with the fearful unease of a traveler growing timid as he neared home.
It was a strange thing.
Naturally, Li Ye understood his Senior Brother's conflict.
He was only teasing him now. He had already thought of how to respond. "Don't worry."
"Master's Wife, Master, and your junior brother—I will all help you, Senior Brother."
At those words,