Nether River Follow-Up! Thanks to [Nangong Yanxiao Who Rose Against Heaven] for the Inspiration Capsule!

Just as everyone finished buying clothes and was about to leave, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind them. "Junior Brother Xu?"

Xu Changqing turned around and found a woman who looked vaguely familiar.

He had not recognized her at first, but as she approached and he caught the pungent smell of alcohol, memories from the past came flooding back.

Drunkard, formation master, Han Xin!

Xu Changqing said in surprise, "Senior Sister Han?"

Han Xin's gaze swept over Ruo Qunshuang, Linglong, An'an, and the three disciples beside him. A trace of envy flashed through her eyes. "In barely a decade or so, you not only found a Dao companion and had a son and daughter, you even took in several disciples!"

Xu Changqing likewise looked her up and down.

Compared to his memories, she had become more mature, and her figure had filled out as well.

The only thing that had not changed was probably her habit of drinking as if her life depended on it.

Han Xin teased, "What, you couldn't recognize me?"

Xu Changqing waved a hand. "Not that. It's just that you've changed quite a bit too."

Han Xin drew a breath. "These past years, I've been following Li Lingbi in the Central Region.

Not long ago, I successfully broke through to an Earth-Grade Golden Core.

I came back this time to update my information."

Xu Changqing hurriedly offered her a gift. "Congratulations!"

Giving Spirit Stones would have seemed too hasty.

Giving something else, she might not have been interested.

So he gave her the milk liquor he had always been selling.

Though after all these years, the market had become saturated and it was no longer as wildly popular as before.

Still, no matter what, it continued bringing him hundreds of thousands of Mid-Grade Spirit Stones