Chapter 1263: Projection
The man under the mask looked around twenty-seven. His grey hair was combed into a side part, going well with his handsome face and eyes curved at the tail like a peach blossom petal. A beauty mark adorned the corner of his left eye. His thin lips made him look playful without being unpleasantly frivolous. He looked like the typical charming playboy one couldn’t help but be drawn to.
Cerulean Dog raised an eyebrow at Adept Horse. “You’re a member of the Twelve Zodiac Signs, buddy?”
“Adept Horse.”
“Adept Horse.” Cerulean Dog stroked his chin with his long, bony fingers. “Nice name. But what a shame. It seems that none of the companions I know are around.” He turned to the others. “Anyone else here belong to the Zodiacs?”
They had numerous questions to ask this man, but the man in question launched into small talk as if it were the natural thing to do. They had no choice but to play along for now.
“Heavenly Dog.” Heavenly Dog glanced down at the girl sleeping in his arms. “Lovely Lamb.”
“Green Snake,” Qing Ling said.
“Dark Horse,” Gao Yang said.
“Haha, you need not introduce yourself. You’re a certified celebrity with many aliases.” Cerulean Dog rattled off while bending his fingers, “Dark Horse, Seven Shadow, Qi Ying, Jintiannan, Liu Li, son-in-law of the Spectres, the Divine Scion, Master Gao...”
He stopped all of a sudden, doing a double-take at Qing Ling. His eyes lit up with recognition. “Oh, it’s you, Cousin! You’ve changed a lot. I didn’t recognize you at first.”
Qing Ling, meanwhile, had recognized him at a glance, but she wasn’t surprised. They had anticipated this possibility.