"M-Master!?"
Li Tiezhu practically scrambled up from the ground on all fours. Without even bothering to dust off his backside, he dropped to his knees with a thud.
"Master! It's me! Tiezhu! Don't you remember?"
He gestured vigorously as he spoke, afraid Si Chen wouldn't remember him.
Of course Si Chen hadn't forgotten. The title "Immortal Emperor" had simply left a deeper impression on him. Watching the boy's flustered antics, he found it a little amusing.
"Get up. I haven't forgotten."
Just then, Black Mountain and Red Wind came over too. Black Mountain looked around with his bell-sized eyes wide open. "What the hell? Where is everyone? Brother, who are you talking to?"
They could only hear Si Chen's voice, but couldn't see Li Tiezhu, who was concealed by the system.
Si Chen offered no explanation and merely waved a hand casually.
The concealment effect that had put Li Tiezhu 5,000 points in debt, plus hefty interest, instantly broke down.
A living, breathing person appeared out of thin air, still kneeling.
Black Mountain jumped and roared in his rough voice, "Fuck! Where the hell did you pop out from, kid?!"
Red Wind frowned slightly too. He hadn't sensed the slightest trace of an aura just now.
And it was actually this kid?
Li Tiezhu himself was even more dumbfounded. Instinctively, he screamed inside his head, You damn system! Didn't you say absolutely no one could discover me?! What the hell is going on?!
Inside his mind, the system played dead with absolute commitment.
"M-Master..."
Li Tiezhu scratched his head and hurried to explain, "I-I just happened to be nearby... I saw someone trying to harm you, so I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help..."
His words made Black Mountain and Red Wind exchange a