The man in blue robes seemed quite familiar, arriving uninvited and casually seating himself on the railing at one side of the treasure ship.
When he saw the jug of wine on the table beside Su Yi, he made a casual grasping motion and took it into his hand from afar. He raised it to his nose and sniffed it, his brow creasing slightly as if he disliked it, before tossing it back.
From beginning to end, Su Yi lay in the rattan chair without the slightest reaction. The man in blue robes could not help but freeze for a moment.
Then he raised his thumb and praised, "Little brother, you remain unruffled in the face of danger and can keep your composure. Not bad at all."
Su Yi blinked. "A chance meeting is fate. Your Excellency looks kind-faced to me, so I presume you cannot possibly be a villain harboring ill intent."
"I look kind-faced?"
The man in the blue shirt rubbed his face and chuckled. "Little brother, you have sharp eyes indeed! You can even tell that I'm a good person."
Su Yi smiled. "To be honest, Your Excellency, my eyes have always been accurate. Otherwise, I would not have survived until now."
The man in the blue shirt beamed and nodded repeatedly.
Then, he glanced at the Black Dog and asked Su Yi, "Is this Black Dog the spirit pet you keep, little brother?"
Su Yi shook his head. "It insists on recognizing me as its foster father, but how could I take a dog as my godson?"
The man in the blue shirt froze, his expression turning strange. "Is that so? Odd. This Black Dog looks rather familiar to me."
Su Yi asked, "Who does it resemble?"
Reminiscence surfaced in the man in the blue shirt's