Chapter 1704: Old Friends After a Long Time

"Your Majesty…" Wu Juesheng walked up to Xiao Fan with a face full of smiles and bowed respectfully.

Behind him followed Wu Liang. When he first met Xiao Fan, he had been very aggressive, only to be easily suppressed by Xiao Fan!

Meeting again now, things had changed even more drastically.

Xiao Fan had directly become the Human Emperor…

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Wu Liang bent down in a bow, his attitude extremely respectful.

Behind him followed Pavilion Master Qiao Yuanzhou, Qiao Rong, and Wu Qingyan.

Seeing that Wu Juesheng had bowed, the others exchanged glances; feeling that Xiao Fan's status was no longer what it used to be, they decided to bow as well.

But the result… was the same as before. There was a buoyant force beneath them, and they could not kneel down.

"No need for such formalities." Xiao Fan looked at the two women with a cheerful smile.

"Elder Qiao, has your health been well lately? I left in a hurry last time and didn't have the chance to visit you," Xiao Fan said with a smile to Pavilion Master Qiao Yuanzhou.

Back then, this old gentleman had stood up for Xiao Fan several times, and Xiao Fan kept those kindnesses in his heart.

"I'm, I'm doing well…"

Even though Xiao Fan's tone was peaceful, Elder Qiao was still very nervous, feeling an inexplicable pressure.

Xiao Fan then looked at Wu Qingyan and Qiao Rong, smiling lightly. "It's been many years since we last met. You two haven't aged at all; instead, you've become even more beautiful…"

"Pfft, it's only been a few years. Who would age that fast?" Qiao Rong curled her lips, seemingly finding the feeling of how she first interacted with Xiao Fan.

Wu Qingyan's face flushed slightly, and she remained silent.

“Hahaha… There's no need for formalities when meeting me in the future. Isn't it better to be normal?" Xiao Fan said happily.

"I didn't want to be formal with you either, but…" Qiao Rong was quick-tongued, but she stopped halfway through her sentence.

She wanted to say that she didn't want to be polite.

But would Wu Juesheng allow that?

"But what 'but'? Don't be so hesitant…" Xiao Fan waved his hand, interrupting her.

He wasn't a fool; he could guess a fair amount.

He had met Qiao Rong at the Jixian Sect. At that time, she was very weak, and he had protected her for quite a while because of it.

"Greetings, Elder Qiao."

Long Miaoyin stepped forward, curtsying to Pavilion Master Qiao Yuanzhou with a smile on her face.

Having been the Goddess in the Heavenly God Palace for many years, her temperament had been invisibly refined and changed. Combined with her natural beauty, any woman who saw her would feel inferior by comparison.

"You mustn't, you mustn't…"

Long Miaoyin's gesture terrified Pavilion Master Qiao Yuanzhou, nearly causing him to faint.

Nearby, Wu Juesheng and Wu Liang were also stunned… and hurriedly moved to stop her.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Qiao Rong, and that is Wu Qingyan…" Xiao Fan smiled, introducing the identities of the two women to Long Miaoyin.

Back in Jingchuan City, Long Miaoyin had met Pavilion Master Qiao Yuanzhou.

Back then, it was because of Pavilion Master Qiao Yuanzhou that the Piaomiao Immortal Palace was deterred, and Xiao Tian's Master didn't dare to start a massacre.

Xiao Fan remembered these favors, and she naturally remembered them too.

"Hello to you both," Long Miaoyin said with a smile, greeting the two women.

Qiao Rong and Pavilion Master Qiao Yuanzhou were grandfather and granddaughter; she had heard Xiao Fan mention this before, but this was her first time seeing her in person.

As for Wu Qingyan…

It was said that Pavilion Master Qiao Yuanzhou helping Xiao Fan back then was also her idea.

In that sense, both husband and wife owed her a debt of gratitude.

"You are too kind…"

"Not at all…"

Qiao Rong and Wu Qingyan spoke one after another.

Although Xiao Fan had become the Human Emperor, his casual attitude was the same as before, quickly dissolving the barrier between them.

Furthermore, Long Miaoyin was very friendly, making them all feel a sense of goodwill.

Wu Juesheng and Wu Liang stood by with forced smiles, but Xiao Fan had no intention of paying them any mind, spending the whole time chatting with the two women.

As for the Wuhuang Province Imperial Family, they were the ones who owed Xiao Fan a favor.

And that brat Wu Liang had even fought with him back then.

However, Xiao Fan was magnanimous enough to choose to forgive him for those matters…

After all, he was the Human Emperor now; he had to have a broad mind.

"Where is Xiao Jin? How is that lion doing lately?" Wu Qingyan asked curiously.

While Xiao Fan was away before, she had raised Xiao Jin for a few years.

"He's with his father," Xiao Fan replied with a faint smile.

"His father?" Wu Qingyan was startled. "That guy has a father? Why didn't we know before?"

"Uh… he only just found out himself."

"…"

Xiao Fan didn't want his old friends to be in awe of him just because he had become the Human Emperor.

That feeling was not good.

This kind of atmosphere was more relaxed.

Of course… other people were a different story.

Certain people… were also a different story…

Mo Xingyuan approached cheerfully. This fellow hadn't left either; he let the Devil King leave first.

"Brother Xiao, you've finally risen! In the future, if I get into trouble, I'll just announce your name. Let's see who dares to bully me!"

Qiao Rong, Wu Qingyan, and the others looked over sideways… all wondering who this guy was.

"Believe it or not, to save myself the trouble, I'll personally break your legs to keep you from causing trouble," Xiao Fan said helplessly.

He understood Mo Xingyuan's personality very well.

He knew this guy was definitely capable of doing such a thing.

That was why when everyone was kneeling earlier, Xiao Fan had made Mo Xingyuan kneel as well.

It was precisely to give him a warning.

To tell him that his status was the same as everyone else's.

In the end, this shameless guy… came over on his own initiative!