The whole group on the platform stared at Hao Ren, and the atmosphere grew extremely awkward for a while.
Hao Ren had thought up all kinds of things to say when reuniting with his friends after such a long separation. He had drafted everything from sentimental speeches to jokes to casual everyday chatter, but the sight before him forcefully shoved every word right back down his bronchial tubes. Although he had already known what these people had been doing outside when Lily blurted out certain truths earlier, he had never imagined that they had spent the entire time playing mahjong, Fight the Landlord, eating hot pot, and fooling around with game consoles. Even when he had finally finished saving the world and emerged, what he saw was still this utterly heartbreaking scene...
Couldn't these people do something else—something united, tense, serious, and lively?
After the awkwardness lasted a few more seconds, everyone on the platform finally came back to their senses one after another. Raven 12345 wiped the little paper strips off her face in one sweep and was the first to greet Hao Ren. "Oh, you made it back safely! Welcome back, welcome back..."
Little Elizabeth immediately began shouting, "You cheated! You made another excuse to get the paper strips off your face!"
Lily blinked, casually stuffed the slice of meat on her chopsticks into her mouth, and shouted indistinctly as she chewed, "Landlord, you're finally back (chomp chomp)! You know how long you were delayed afterward (chomp chomp)? Several months, several months! By the way, why does this meat taste kind of strange..."
Girl, you ate raw meat!
Hao Ren planted his hands on his hips and swept his gaze across the crowd, raising his eyebrows. "I just got back from saving the world, and this is how