Long Jingtian's figure rippled slowly through the air like a wave, before finally solidifying completely.
"Snow Immortal, seeing you safe and well puts my mind at ease."
Long Jingtian's handsome face wore a warm smile. His gentle gaze settled on Xu Yi's face. "I've long heard of Love Seeker's name, but I never expected you to be an old friend of Snow Immortal's. That certainly took me by surprise."
"This human, Xu Yi, pays his respects to the Lord of the East Sea. Zi Han is a close friend of mine from the human race. She vanished for years, and I never expected to meet her again in the Demon Domain of the East Sea. I heard from Zi Han that she survived thanks to Brother Long's rescue. I offer my thanks."
Though Xu Yi was shaken to the core, he revealed nothing on his face. He returned Long Jingtian's courtesies without the slightest misstep.
His thoughts raced, and he quickly pieced together the crucial details.
Niu Tongtian and the other demons had plotted carefully, yet failed to keep Long Jingtian from escaping. That was hardly difficult to understand.
Nor was it surprising that Long Jingtian had managed to return to the Winter Palace World, though it was sealed by an array formation.
Once he had sorted through the clues, Xu Yi no longer found Long Jingtian's return strange.
Besides, Xue Zihan had noticed Long Jingtian before he had. That proved there must be some secret art between them that allowed them to sense each other.
So it was no surprise that Long Jingtian had found them so quickly.
It was even easier to understand how Long Jingtian had seen through the fact that he and Xue Zihan were old friends.
After spending two years with Xue Zihan, Long Jingtian