He left as soon as he said he would.
After all, the Ghostwork had to be returned eventually. Besides, after studying it for so many days, he had more or less figured out the principles and details. All that remained was constant revision and experimentation. Once he completed the Nine Forms, he could seek out the ultimate realm of his own Scene Tremor.
After jumping directly from the office to his residence in Yacheng, he strolled under an umbrella to Tide Sound and launched a surprise inspection on a certain salted fish!
Let me see whether you've finished your graduation thesis!
He swaggered all the way into the living room and heard an excited cry.
"Big Brother! Big Brother!!"
Amid the fluttering of wings, a silver bird flew up from in front of the television playing cartoons and descended toward him. "Did Big Brother come to play with me?"
"Hm?"
Ji Jue seemed to freeze for a moment. He instinctively caught her and examined her in confusion. "...You are?"
Gloria froze. Her eyes widened atop her tiny head, plainly revealing shock and sorrow, and a mist was already beginning to cloud them. Then she heard Ji Jue laugh.
"Hahaha, how could I possibly not recognize Xiao Jiu!"
The good little girl he had personally coaxed away from Mercury—he wouldn't forget her even if she turned to ash!
He skillfully scratched Xiao Jiu beneath the chin, his fingers brushing through her silver feathers. "Feels like you've gotten a little chubbier. Have you been eating lots of things with your sister?"
"No, I haven't! I haven't gotten chubby at all!"
"Then you've grown up a tiny bit?" Ji Jue held Xiao Jiu and sat down on the sofa. "Why haven't you come to play with me lately? I thought you didn't want