Old Tyrant Song's Whisper in the Ear
When Song Shuhang said "old," he wasn't referring to a difference in appearance, but to a difference in temperament and aura.
Just like him now—compared with his appearance last year, he didn't look "older." However, he had experienced too many storms and hardships over the past year, so his aura and temperament made him look more weathered and mature than his year-ago self.
Even if their appearances were identical, his temperament made him look "much older."
The "Ghost Song Shuhang" behind Daozi was the same. Although he looked almost identical to Song Shuhang, his temperament made him appear slightly "older."
Even though "Ghost Song Shuhang" floated behind Daozi like a cloak, his temperament still looked exceptionally mature.
A truly mature man looked mature no matter what he was doing!
[Shuhang, what did you do?] Northern Great Emperor contacted the reviving Song Shuhang at once and asked urgently.
This 8.5th Heavenly Dao plan was also extremely important to him. Like Song Blockhead, he had a close friend he wanted to redeem. Thus, he also hoped that the 8.5th Heavenly Dao plan would succeed smoothly.
Moreover, the "Heavenly Emperor's Throne" that Daozi had ultimately sat upon was an opportunity he had exchanged for from Song Shuhang at the cost of "throwing away his dignity"... Now, the anomaly behind Daozi was clearly related to the "Heavenly Emperor's Throne."
If he hadn't known Song Shuhang's personality, Northern Great Emperor would almost have wanted to file a complaint against Tyrant Song with the "Consumer Rights Protection Association"!
Song Shuhang explained, [It wasn't me, Northern Senior. I don't know how this Ghost Song appeared either... But look carefully. He isn't actually me. He's a little older than I am.]
Northern Great Emperor was silent for a moment before saying,