When Xu Qing saw the clay people and the shrine coming over the horizon, he knew exactly who was on the way. And upon seeing Erniu, all of the exhaustion Xu Qing felt after having been hunted and experiencing the assimilation process... faded away.8

An instant later, the clay people were hovering in midair overhead.0

Erniu excitedly stepped out of the procession and dropped down next to Xu Qing. There, he punched Xu Qing softly on the shoulder, causing a stream of warm power to flow through Xu Qing. When Erniu sensed how weak Xu Qing was, and detected the evidence of how many times he had exploded, he said nothing. He just winked and laughed.0

“Little Junior Brother, tell me, when you were running for your life, were you thinking of me? Let me guess. Whenever I’m not around, you have a hard time stomaching food. You don’t sleep well. You just can’t get used to life like that! I bet your cultivation even gets boring. No matter what you did, you felt like something was missing.8

“Did I guess correctly? Well, did I? Hahaha! Come on, there’s no need to feel embarrassed. It’s fine! Just muster up the gumption to tell the truth!”0

Erniu was clearly feeling very pleased with himself, and yet, he didn’t forget to butter up Yu Liuchen while he was at it. Turning, he bowed deeply and plastered a very flattering look onto his face. “Well now, this handsome and elegant individual, who has such a noble demeanor and an imposing bearing, could only be the legendary Senior...2