A Li

"Young master."

"A Li."

"Young master."

"A Li."

Their four hands clasped tightly, their four eyes met. Xu Yi smiled like a spring flower, dazzling and alluring, while tears glimmered in A Li's eyes.

Though they had been apart for decades, it felt as if they had lived through several lifetimes.

"Young master, you look different."

Xu Yi's figure flickered, shifting from Zhong Ruyi's appearance back to his original one. A Li's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down his face.

He had once been a little river fish in the Great Yue Realm. By a stroke of fate, a bead from Xu Yi had awakened his spirit and opened his mind. He had then followed Xu Yi through several fortuitous encounters before they parted ways. Even after their separation, he knew that his young master's friends had been looking out for him behind the scenes.

"Enough, enough. Isn't this a bit too mushy? Where did this little brat come from? This whole scene is so sickeningly sweet..."

Old Desolate couldn't stand it any longer from inside the Starry Sky Ring. What was all this for, anyway? He'd never seen Xu Yi act like this before. It was enough to make him green with envy.

With a thought, Xu Yi moved Old Desolate outside and smiled. "A Li, this is Old Desolate, Old Desolate. Old Desolate, this is A Li, an old friend and brother of mine."

Old Desolate stared at A Li with his nostrils in the air, about to speak, when A Li said, "Hello, Little Desolate. I'm Xu Li. Just call me Big Brother A Li."

He could tell that Old Desolate was Xu Yi's demon pet. Since he was a demon pet, there had to be some order of seniority. He figured that, apart from Big Sister