Aba, Mendi, and the older, twenty-three-year-old Shenshang had all changed significantly with the passage of time. Just as Yue Anlan had anticipated, they had grown up to be even more handsome and talented. Each of them possessed a unique blend of striking looks, imposing authority, tactical brilliance, and formidable combat prowess. These were not mere adjectives, but accurate portrayals of each man: Abao with his burgeoning majesty as the Demon Prince, Mendi with his calculated schemes, and Shenshang with his raw, iron-willed strength.
While they seemed to have shed all traces of their childhood, to Anlan, everything remained exactly the same.
"Lan'er."
Chapter 18