Liu Xian gave an awkward smile and said to Wang Tianwen, "Brother Tianwen, this way, please. I'll take you to my home. My humble abode is rather crude, so I hope you won't disdain it."
Wang Tianwen did not think much of it and followed Liu Xian onward.
Along the way, Wang Tianwen saw countless thatched huts. The villagers of Liu Family Village were all sallow and emaciated. It seemed that even in the Central Plains Cultivation World, life was not easy for the common folk at the bottom.
After the time it took to finish a cup of tea, Liu Xian stopped in his tracks, staring in stunned disbelief.
"Brother Liu Xian, this is the humble abode you mentioned?"
Wang Tianwen wore a strange expression. Before them stood a manor covering five or six mu.
It had red brick walls and gray-tiled roofs. Two enormous stone lions stood at the entrance, while two broad-shouldered, stout servants stood guard with arrogant expressions.
The manor formed a stark contrast with the crude thatched huts, while the gatekeepers likewise formed a stark contrast with the sallow, emaciated villagers.
Liu Xian's face flushed bright red. He had only been away from home for a few years, yet his family had undergone a complete transformation.
Just then, a tall middle-aged man and a plump middle-aged woman walked out from inside.
"Hmm? Fourth Brother, you're finally back!"
The middle-aged man's face lit up with joy when he saw Liu Xian.
He was Liu Xian's Second Brother, Liu Hu. Liu Hu had strongly supported Liu Xian's studies and had quarreled with his wife over it all this time.
"Second Brother, what exactly is going on? Is this really our home?"
Liu Xian asked in disbelief. The changes in his family were simply too great!
"This is