Old Friends, New Matters

You greeted the girl before you. "Ling'er!"

Xu Ling'er opened her eyes and said happily, "Master!"

Then she rushed over, hunching herself slightly as she gazed at you with eager, pleading eyes.

You reached out with your right hand and rubbed her little head. She immediately narrowed her eyes like a kitten. As long as she had you, nothing else mattered to her.

"There, there. Good girl, Ling'er."

After you coaxed her for a couple of sentences, she obediently followed behind you as you continued onward.

Beyond the garden lay an even vaster world.

"Father Yun!" When you approached the two people leaning against each other ahead, Bei Chenguang hurriedly stood up.

You pressed one hand downward, signaling for him to sit. There was no need to be so restrained.

You pointed at the cool figure beside him. "Keep Sister Yue Li company properly. You're not a child anymore, and she only just managed to come back."

Before you could finish speaking, you saw Bei Chenguang smoothly sit back down beside Jiang Yueli.

His movements were utterly natural, as though rehearsed. The moment he stood to greet you, he had already been preparing to sit back down the next instant.

After all, he had experienced this kind of scene far too many times.

"Forgot your father the moment you got a wife." You shook your head.

Jiang Yueli also gave you a slight salute. "Father Yun."

You nodded in response. In this life, you had watched the two little ones grow up. You knew her well, and she also... respected you.

Probably respected you. In her eyes, you were simply a very strange person.

You continued walking onward.

You saw Chu Heshang lying on the grass and playing a game called "Heaven and Earth Heroes Chronicle."

Ever since his debut,