Yan Susu and Ma Dao watched from the side, both momentarily stunned.
The Sword Soul rose to his feet and stood shoulder to shoulder with Yu Ke. The two even raised their hands and clasped them together.
The Sword Soul naturally changed the way he addressed him as well.
"Fellow Daoist Yu."
"Fellow Daoist Sword Soul."
Yan Susu and Ma Dao still had not fully adjusted.
Just a few days ago, this Sword Soul had chased them hundreds of miles with sword in hand, murderously fierce. Yet now, he turned and gave the two of them a slight nod in greeting.
Yan Susu even secretly wondered whether her eyes had deceived her.
The scene before her was simply too unreal.
Yu Ke and the Sword Soul chatted freely for a while longer.
Yan Susu, Ma Dao, and Xie Wanwan could not get a word in edgewise. They could only nod repeatedly from the side in agreement.
With familiar warmth in his voice, Yu Ke smiled and called, "Senior Brother Sword Soul."
The Sword Soul hurriedly declined. "Though I have cultivated for many years, when it comes to how long I have been in the Divine Firmament Sect, I truly cannot bear the title of senior brother. I ought to call you Senior Brother Yu instead."
Yu Ke nodded frankly.
The Sword Soul froze. Where was the expected round of mutual demurral? He had simply accepted it so openly?
Yu Ke added, "With Junior Brother Sword Soul's talent and aptitude, you will surely be able to enter Fairy Yunxiao's service someday. When that time comes, it will not be too late for us to settle who is senior and who is junior."
"For now, I shall reluctantly serve as senior brother for a while."
Hearing this, the Sword Soul could only