Zhang Chen gave Zhang Shi the three lights divine water and told her to undergo Marrow Cleansing to restore her body. He then began checking the Three Little Ones' cultivation progress, explaining the intricacies of their profound cultivation methods while secretly employing his divine abilities to inspect their souls and bodies meticulously, guarding against any covert measures the Zhang Family might have planted.
Fortunately, Zhang Gaqi had indeed not disappointed him. The Zhang Family had left no hidden contingencies on the Three Little Ones.
Time hurried by, and soon the day of his return to the ancestral fold arrived. Early that morning, Zhang Chen stepped out of the Xie Family residence and headed toward the Zhang Family.
The Human King had been pushing for Zhang Chen's return to the ancestral fold behind the scenes, with several elders of the family secretly lending their support. No one could stop it.
When Zhang Chen arrived at the Zhang Family residence, he found its side gate open, just as expected. Zhang Gaqi stood before the entrance, watching him approach with a complicated expression.
Zhang Gaqi looked as though he wanted to say something, but his thousand unspoken words ultimately became a sigh. "Come on. We'll go straight to the ancestral hall. The clan elders are already waiting for you there."
"I thought someone would block the gate today and refuse to let me in." Zhang Chen teased Zhang Gaqi with a smile.
"Matters in a great family aren't that simple. Even if there are ten thousand conflicts, no one will make a public scene and invite outsiders' ridicule. To a great family, reputation matters more than life. For a lineage passed down through generations, nothing matters more than face," Zhang Gaqi explained.
Zhang Chen nodded and followed him deeper into the residence. The