When Su Lin and the others first saw the middle-aged man before them, they were briefly stunned.
Huh? Who was this?
Oh, this was Cheng Gujian.
After searching their memories for three seconds, they finally found the answer.
It was not really their fault for failing to remember him immediately. After all, they were not familiar with this former Grand Duke and had barely exchanged a few words with him.
Wasn't that exactly how it was...? The trio had not sailed with Xu Shi to the Hualan Empire back then, and when the final battle broke out, they had not even participated in the royal palace battlefield. Xia Wuyou had been the one involved.
Later, Cheng Gujian became Xu Shi's meat paste. After being brought back to Night Sin City, he had remained at the Feather Pen with Wen Shengkui, living in seclusion and rarely showing his face.
Then came the era of the Grand Alliance. Cheng Gujian left without saying goodbye and set out to sea alone. After that, they rarely heard any news of him.
Yet unexpectedly, he had appeared here.
Still, Su Lin did not think Cheng Gujian's appearance was a coincidence—anyone could tell this was likely an arrangement Xu Shi had made before her arrival. He had sent the nearest SS-class Ascendant ahead to provide support, and Cheng Gujian just happened to be that person.
Well, perhaps it was still a coincidence, just not entirely one.
If she had to name what surprised her, it was that Cheng Gujian was actually willing to follow Xu Shi's orders. She knew exactly what sort of relationship those two had. Calling them enemies would not have been an exaggeration; even adding "sworn enemies" would not have sounded out of place.
At any rate, Cheng Gujian had probably never accepted