"Huh?" The girl seemed to find Li Xiaoya familiar too, but could not remember who he was. Puzzled, she said, "I feel like I've seen you before, but maybe I haven't. Have you seen me before?"
"Hey, has it been so long that you've forgotten me?" Li Xiaoya laughed, then looked her up and down and teased with a chuckle, "You've grown a tiny bit, but you're still just as adorable!"
The man in Black Armor and the female cultivator, meanwhile, hid behind Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong without a word, their expressions changing drastically. They seemed to be using the two as shields, but Zhang Hong shifted aside, whether deliberately or not, and moved close to Li Xiaoya, separating them from the other pair.
"Oh? You're... you look so familiar! Who were you again?" the girl asked adorably, tilting her head as she pondered.
"Shut your mouth! Who are you to tease our young mistress?" one of the cultivators beside the girl suddenly snapped coldly.
"Oh dear, those little pups around you haven't changed at all. Still barking at anything and everything," Li Xiaoya said lazily, looking up at the sky without even glancing at the cultivator. Seeing that the girl was still lost in thought, he smiled faintly and said, "Spiritlight Lake."
"Oh, it's you!" At his words, the girl suddenly flushed with recognition and cried out excitedly. Delighted, she said, "It's been so long! You've become much more handsome!" The young girl was quite pleased by Li Xiaoya's good looks and made no attempt to hide it.
"Young mistress, we don't know this man's background. You should be careful," another male disciple told the girl, his expression dark.
"What are you talking about? He's my friend!" The girl gave him a displeased glance and spoke unhappily. Indeed,