"There is no one in this world I cannot meet," Xu Zimo replied.
"If you do not ask, how do you know he does not want to meet me?"
"Since that is the case, I shall ask for you," the Fish Emperor replied.
He made no elaborate gestures. He simply faced the heavens and shouted.
"Mr. Zhuge, will you meet this man?"
As his words fell, the sky first sank into silence, as though contemplating something.
In the end, the clouds and mist overhead dispersed, restoring the clear, bright sky.
It was as though the willows had cast their shade and flowers had bloomed, revealing yet another village; the heavens looked entirely renewed.
The Fish Emperor glanced at Xu Zimo in surprise.
Only then did he say, "Mr. Zhuge is willing to meet you."
"Interesting," Xu Zimo replied.
"You call out like this from here, and he can respond?"
Seemingly disdainful of Xu Zimo's doubts, the Fish Emperor replied, "Why else would Mr. Zhuge be called an extraordinary man?
When I call his name directly, he can sense it.
With a pinch of his fingers and contemplation of the celestial phenomena, he can know what is happening here."
"Mr. Zhuge can alter the celestial phenomena. The cloudless skies and brilliant sunshine just now were his way of agreeing."
"If clouds and mist blanketed the sky and the heavens turned dim, it would mean he did not wish to meet you."
"You are a Three Corpses Expert, yet it seems you are thoroughly convinced by him," Xu Zimo replied.
"Mr. Zhuge possesses great talent. I once repeatedly invited him to come forth, but unfortunately, he never thought much of me," the Fish Emperor said with a self-mocking laugh, unconcerned.
"He told me that Three Corpses was already my peak, and that