"Haha! Brother Second Better! How does it feel to have a physical body again? Pretty good, right?" Li Xiaoya saw Li Xiaoya absorbed in fiddling with a strange, gleaming silver metal insect the size of a bee. The sight made him pause in curiosity, but he greeted Second Better first.
"Hm? Brother Li!" Second Better looked back and saw Li Xiaoya flying down from the sky. Delight crossed his face as he called out to him. His eyebrows and hair had all grown in now, making him look handsome and distinguished, far better than before. His two unusually thick eyebrows gave him a particularly honest look.
Of course, this was not Second Better's original appearance from before he lost his physical body. It was an appearance Li Xiaoya had created for him, which Li Xiaoya found rather amusing. It even bore some resemblance to his own original face...
"Thank you for looking after me all these years, Brother Li. Without you, this little life of mine really wouldn't have lasted much longer!" Second Better bowed to Li Xiaoya, his expression full of gratitude.
"Ah, you're being too polite, Brother Second Better. We're friends, so there's no need for that. Besides, haven't you helped me plenty over the years too?" Li Xiaoya said. Although Second Better was much older than him in actual years, he was also more innocent. After all, despite his long life, he had spent most of it on the Artifact Refining Dao and puppet techniques...
"Yes! This misfortune turned out to be a blessing! Not only did I ascend to the Upper Realm, my cultivation soared too!" Second Better said, still looking grateful.
"Mm!" Li Xiaoya sat down casually, unwilling to dwell on the subject any further, and changed the topic. "By the way, Brother Second Better,