Elder Xu maintained his bow, his smile so sincere it gave them goosebumps.
Black Mountain stared blankly for a long while before finally reacting. "Are you... all right?"
"Perfectly fine!" Elder Xu hurriedly waved his hands. "You've come such a long way, fellow Daoists. You must be tired. How about... something to eat first?"
Black Mountain and Red Wind exchanged a glance.
Both demon beasts had the same question in their eyes: had this old man been possessed?
But Black Mountain reacted extremely quickly.
With his bear paws behind his back, he paced a couple of steps and cleared his throat. "Ahem... judging by your sincere attitude, I imagine you've encountered some sort of... fortuitous opportunity?"
Elder Xu's smile stiffened.
How was this bear... so perceptive?
But things had already come to this, and he had no intention of hiding it.
He couldn't hide it anyway.
Elder Xu drew a deep breath and honestly recounted everything that had just happened.
As Black Mountain and Red Wind listened, their eyes grew wider and wider.
When Elder Xu finished, Black Mountain fell silent for a long time.
Black Mountain and Red Wind exchanged a glance.
Then Black Mountain's bear eyes suddenly lit up.
Si Chen was coming?!
His bear paws trembled with excitement.
Red Wind's tiger tail lashed with a snap, his tiger eyes shining.
Seeing their excitement, Elder Xu's heart pounded uneasily.
He asked cautiously, "Fellow Daoists... who is that senior to you?"
Black Mountain clasped his bear paws behind his back and raised his chin, looking unfathomable.
"He is my... brother."
Elder Xu froze.
Brothers? Brothers with that mighty figure?
A fourth-tier bear like you?
But he was a shrewd old hand too. He instantly adjusted his expression and gave a thumbs-up.
"You hide your depths well, fellow Daoist!"
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