It's a profoundly delightful occasion when old friends reunite. Especially in such remote corners of the Border. And especially when you're nearly destitute, starving in the streets... It was as if Yuan Zhao, with wings attached, swooped down from the skies bearing the ticket to a fresh meal, filling Huai Shi with gratitude.
I didn't regard you as my best friend for nothing!
"But how did you end up looking like this?"
He had been tousled by the sea breeze and scared into a cold sweat by Leviathan. If it weren't for the Book of Fate, his Source Substance would've scattered from just one glance.
Huai Shi knew without looking in a mirror just how haggard and spooked he appeared.
"It's a long story," Huai Shi sighed, obviously not wanting to admit he was duped here by the unscrupulous Raven perched on his shoulder. He quickly changed the subject. "What about you?"
"Uh, I was with..."
