"Young friend Wang?"
A figure promptly flew out of that streak of light.
Dressed in white and looking like a youth, he was indeed Xuanyuanzi, the great tortoise True Spirit from the Little Cang Realm!
Seeing Wang Ba now, Xuanyuanzi was both surprised and delighted, yet scarcely able to believe his eyes. Clearly, he had never expected to encounter Wang Ba here.
Wang Ba was likewise overcome with surprise and delight.
Of life's three great joys, meeting an old friend far from home was undoubtedly the most heartening at this moment.
But seeing Xuanyuanzi now, Wang Ba could not help glancing at the Primordial Gods and Devils in the Primal Chaos Source Substance far behind him. Both delighted and puzzled, he asked, "Fellow Daoist Xuanyuanzi, how-how did you come here?"
Xuanyuanzi was equally astonished.
"I haven't even asked you yet, fellow Daoist. What brings you here...?"
As they spoke, the serpent-headed, human-bodied Primordial God and Devil who had driven Wang Ba back earlier, Ji Hu, suddenly flew over. He stared at Wang Ba with vigilance and wariness, his forked tongue flicking and dangerous light gleaming in his slit pupils. Then he turned his head slightly toward Xuanyuanzi and said gravely, "Be careful of this cultivator. Don't let him deceive you."
Xuanyuanzi paused briefly, then seemed to understand something. He hurriedly smiled at Ji Hu and reassured him, "Brother Ji Hu, don't worry. This is a dear friend from before my ascension. I never expected to meet him here today. I'll just chat with him a little. There's no need for concern."
Wang Ba had been about to explain, but this sight left him momentarily stunned.
He was secretly astonished.
Xuanyuanzi actually seemed very familiar with the Primordial Gods and Devils of the Still Cave?
What surprised him even more was