The atmosphere that followed was lively enough. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land was still a happy occasion, and with Fat Dragon cracking jokes beside them, things remained quite cheerful.
Zhao Dezhu and Zhao Yishi, these old friends who had not met for many years, chatted happily as well.
After so long apart, they were naturally delighted. Back when they were in the Great Xia Kingdom, the two had been extremely close.
Meanwhile, Chen Qiu sat beside the bonfire in silence, deep in thought. A vast shadow swallowed him whole. Zhao Yishi had piled up the bonfire, so naturally it was not small—the flames soared several zhang high, while the shadow cast by Badan sitting beside it enveloped Chen Qiu entirely.
"Immortal Cancer."
This was the second time he had heard that name. The first had been from the Bai Family patriarch, who had told him that his daughter suffered from this Heavenly Disease. Now, he learned that Zhao Yishi's grandfather suffered from it as well.
A Heavenly Disease that only immortals could contract.
Then how had the Bai Family patriarch's daughter caught it?
Was there something wrong with that woman, or was there something wrong with this Heavenly Disease? Perhaps there was an infinitesimal chance that it could descend upon a non-immortal.
From their conversation, he also learned that Zhao Yishi had been brought out only a few months ago. Before that, he had always remained in the Great Xia Kingdom. A few months earlier, while sleeping in the rear mountain, he had suddenly been enveloped by a powerful suction force, then appeared on a Fourth-Grade Continent.
That suction force had been wielded by Zhao Yishi's grandfather.
Apparently, Zhao Yishi's grandfather had never had a family background in his life, nor any descendants beneath his knees. Before