Today's first update: Chapter 2134! 1/3!
"Little Kun, what's wrong?" Yang Yao keenly sensed the intense emotional fluctuations within Xu Kun.
Xu Kun did not explain. His eyes brimmed with urgency as he looked at Yang Yao. "Yao Yao, I need to return to the Human Race Battlefield first. Once the battlefield opens, you can leave ahead of me. If there isn't enough time, don't wait for me."
"Did something happen?" Yang Yao asked nervously.
Xu Kun shook his head. "Don't worry. It's nothing dangerous. I'll handle it quickly."
Without waiting for Yang Yao to question him further, Xu Kun hurriedly left the Monkey Race Battlefield and logged back into the Human Race Battlefield.
The moment his feet touched the ground of the Human Race Battlefield's central hub, he saw that graceful figure he had longed for in his dreams, yet had never dared to express his yearning for.
She had her back to him, looking like an immortal maiden. For a moment, Xu Kun stared at her in a daze.
His throat bobbed as he murmured, "Auntie..."
Her slender figure trembled. Her hands twisted together as she turned back with a complicated look in her eyes.
Yet the reserve she had maintained instantly shattered upon seeing the person she had missed for more than three hundred years.
Tears welled in her beautiful eyes as she lifted her skirt and ran toward him.
"Little Kun!"
The two embraced, breathing in each other's scent. At that moment, silence spoke louder than words.
Only when they seemed ready to melt into each other's embrace did Yang Chan take the initiative to cup Xu Kun's cheeks.
"Little Kun, you've gotten thinner."
Xu Kun gazed at her face, unwilling to miss even the slightest detail. "Auntie, how could you be so heartless?"
"I..."