The man who spoke stood nearly three meters tall, with rugged features. He stood there like a pillar, his towering frame blocking out the sun.
It was none other than Chen Luo, whom they had not seen in ages.
Despite all that time, he had hardly changed. He was still barefoot, his hair loose, looking like a wild man from Jiuzhaigou.
To be fair, Zhou You had not spent much time with him. At most, they had attended a birthday celebration together and fought once.
But spending more time with someone did not always mean learning more about them.
At least, it did not with Chen Luo.
Before Zhou You could speak, Lin Yunshao stepped forward and bowed rather stiffly.
"Uncle Chen Luo."
Chen Luo paused, then tried to clap her on the shoulder the same way. The young woman deftly dodged.
He did not mind. Scratching his chin, he said,
"Little Linzi, you're all right too? I was worried sick when we got separated. I even sent people back to look for you several times, but they never found you... Who'd have thought you'd already met up with Brother Zhou..."
"Pfft." The sound came from beside her.
Lin Yunshao took a deep breath and turned to see Zhou You's face red from holding back laughter.
"...Senior brother, is something wrong?"
"...Nothing. Just caught my breath wrong. Don't mind me, don't mind me..."
Little Linzi... Junior sister, so this day has finally come for you!
Lin Yunshao sighed, then said to Chen Luo,
"Uncle Chen Luo, could you call me Little Lin or Xiao Shao? Could you please stop adding 'zi' to the end?"
Chen Luo tilted his head in confusion.
"Why? Where I'm from, that's how we show affection..."
"The problem is, in most places, it's how people address