Li Weidun raised his brows and remarked with feeling:
"Yeah, it really has been a long time, Ye Chen."
"We once thought you were dead, but naturally, you weren't. Instead, you used your actions to slap every last one of us hard across the face!"
"Hehehe, just as expected—you're as unique as ever!"
"And from now on, you're even going to become one of those Apex Hunters!"
"Just thinking about how I'll have to bow to you whenever I see you from now on makes this elder, who once looked down on you and even picked fights with you, unable to save face."
Ye Chen responded amiably:
"How could that be? If you really did that, I'd be the one who felt uncomfortable."
Li Weidun nodded heavily.
"Mm, that's true."
Then, the two exchanged smiles, the picture of harmony and goodwill.
"Hehehe!"
With an arm around Xiya, Amanluo sighed at Ye Chen.
"Ye Chen, all of a sudden, it feels like the distance between us has grown so far~"
"It was already such a shame that I wasn't assigned to the same group as you this time, and now you've gone and transformed into an Apex Hunter. I'm afraid you'll be acting alone a lot from now on, won't you?"
"I really hope we'll still have chances to fight side by side in the future~"
Hearing this, Ye Chen answered with a smile:
"There will be opportunities eventually."
After giving it some thought, Amanluo said:
"Hehe, anyway, while you still have a few free days before officially being promoted to Apex Hunter, let's find a time to get together! Otherwise, seeing you again later might be as hard as climbing to the heavens! What do you think, Xiya?"
Xiya nodded with a smile.
"Mm, of course."
Oko stared at Amanluo