Having not seen Xiaoqing for a long time, Ye Li could not help but walk to its side while it was sleeping and put his hand on its head.
After just two touches, Xiaoqing seemed to notice something was wrong and woke up suddenly.
Xiaoqing, who had just woken up, seemed to have not yet come to his senses. He instinctively resisted someone touching his head, and immediately stabbed Ye Li with his long mouth.
Xiaoqing is a demon beast in the Concentration Spirit Stage after all, and his physical strength is amazing. Even if he is in a daze, this attack has the lethality of a demon beast in the Concentration Spirit Stage.
But now Ye Li is no longer the same as before. His strength has been improved to the Divine Stage. He just stretched out his hand and grabbed Xiaoqing's long mouth lightly.
Ye Li didn't use much effort, but Xiao Qing found that she couldn't move her head at all.
It was not until this time that he finally came to his senses and looked at the person standing in front of him with surprise.
"Xiao Qing, I haven't seen you for so long. Why do you attack me as soon as I come back?"
Hearing Ye Li's words, Xiao Qing couldn't help but twist her neck quickly, making a humming sound from her sharp mouth, as if she was saying something.
After Ye Li laughed, he let go of its mouth. Xiao Qing immediately chirped at Ye Li, jumped up from the ground, and rubbed its long neck towards Ye Li.
Although Ye Li could not understand Xiao Qing's words, Tunri in his body could translate for him.
"Ye Li, Xiao Qing said that it was very worried about you. It hadn't seen you for a year and didn't know if you were dead or not.
It was just upset and drank too much, and it didn't recognize you just now, so it attacked you."
Hearing Tunri's translation, Ye Li quickly reached out and stroked Xiaoqing's long neck and said, "Okay, okay, I know you didn't mean it, hahahaha.
Thank you for your waiting this year!"
Ye Li said this sincerely. Xiao Qing was able to wait for him for a whole year without leaving him even though she was unsure whether he was alive or dead. This is something that even many human friends cannot do.
Luffy looked at the intimacy between Xiaoqing and Ye Li, and said with a smile: "Xiaoqing, how about we hold a banquet for Brother Ye tonight and drink all night?"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing hurriedly shook her head and started chattering.
After Tunri's translation, Ye Li said to Luffy, "Xiaoqing said it doesn't want to drink anymore. Now that I'm back, it doesn't need to drink anymore, so it won't drink with you tonight." After hearing this, Luffy showed a look of disappointment on his face and said, "It doesn't want to drink anymore, what a pity, that means there won't be anyone to drink with me!"
Ye Li looked at Luffy's disappointed expression, reached out and patted Luffy's shoulder, and said, "It doesn't want to drink anymore, but I can drink. I'll drink with you tonight."
Hearing this, Luffy's face immediately showed an extremely surprised expression, and he said: "Brother Ye, are you serious? I can drink a lot, don't get drunk!!!"
Ye Li raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, what a coincidence, I can drink quite well, you should be careful too."
The two looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter. The friendship that had experienced life and death together and gone through hardships together was relatively solid.
That night, Ye Li and Luffy drank together until midnight. Luffy was indeed a heavy drinker as he said.
As the people of the Haiyuan clan are extremely powerful, ordinary alcoholic beverages are of no use to them. The wine they prepare for the talisman masters is specially made.
They found a plant in the sea. When adding a little bit of it when brewing wine, the wine would become very mellow. After drinking it, even the extremely powerful people of the Haiyuan clan would get drunk.
Ye Li and Luffy drank together until midnight, and Luffy finally passed out from drunkenness.
As for Ye Li himself, he was also a little tipsy.
This was the first time he experienced the feeling of being tipsy after drinking. When the alcohol took effect, it brought back countless thoughts to his mind.
Suddenly, he missed his hometown very much.
After twelve years of separation, Ye Li felt a strong sense of longing for his family and friends.
Therefore, he decided not to stay in the Abyss Continent any longer. He planned to set off after dawn and rush back to the Black Eye Continent.
They had already discussed the situation on Luffy's side while they were drinking. Luffy would send two people who were specifically responsible for liaison to go back to the Black Eye Continent with Ye Li.
There is a very special bird on the Abyss Continent that can identify directions in thick fog areas, so the thick fog cannot prevent this bird from traveling between the two continents.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the bird must have been to the Dark-Eyed Continent.
Therefore, the two people sent by Luffy will follow Ye Li and take the bird to the Black Eye Continent. After arriving at the continent, the person in charge of communication will raise the trained bird, and when there is a need to deliver a message, the bird will be released and returned to the Abyss Continent.
If a full-scale battle breaks out one day and Ye Li needs Luffy's help, he will ask these two people to release the bird back to Haiyuan Continent for help.
Luffy will take his elite forces and rush to the Black Eye Continent by ship.
Before leaving, Ye Li will also leave a route map to the Black Eye Continent, which is recorded on his own ship, and he will give it all to Luffy.
The next morning, after Luffy woke up, Ye Li prepared to leave.
They had already discussed that Luffy would bring people to accompany Ye Li to find his own ship and record the nautical chart.
Ye Li also remembered the agreement he had made with Haiyuan Saint Lamaner. He wanted to find him and take him to the Black Eye Continent.
Luffy was accompanied by two Divine Appearance Stage masters who were responsible for protecting his safety, and two talisman masters who were specifically responsible for communication also followed in the team.
Xiaoqing had already flown into the sky at this time, following everyone all the way towards where Ye Li parked the boat.
There are no horses on the Haiyuan Continent, so the only way to travel is by walking. However, the people on the Haiyuan Continent have strong physiques, so they can run as fast as horses.
With their speed, it didn't take them long to reach the area where Ye Li came ashore.
Xiaoqing found where Ye Li's ship was moored as quickly as possible. After Ye Li removed his disguise, his single-person ship was revealed.
Ye Li took Luffy and others on board, recorded the nautical chart, and then gave it to Luffy.
"Luffy, I have to go back. I've been out for quite some time. If I don't go back, my family will be worried."
Ye Li said to Luffy.
When Luffy heard this, he felt a little reluctant.
However, Luffy is now the chief after all. He has matured a lot and knows that separation and reunion are the norm in the world.
"Brother Ye, I know you still have responsibilities to shoulder, so I won't keep you any longer.
I hope we will have the opportunity to meet again in the future. If you are free, you are welcome to visit me anytime. "
Luffy said to Ye Li sincerely.