"Yes, it was rare for the little fellow to earn the ancestor's favor. It was also his good fortune."
Li Xin's tone left Gu Hui even more speechless, but there was little he could say.
Little fellow it was, then. At least for now, Li Xin stood in the position of an elder.
"Ancestor, I'll go prepare my lessons first."
"Mm!"
He soon arrived at Lane 47, at a pancake shop.
Li Ci, dressed as a peasant woman, was busy working on the pancakes.
"You're back. Find yourself a seat!"
Li Ci's face lit up when she saw Gu Hui.
"Mm. After traveling for many years, I'm back." Gu Hui answered naturally, walking over to Li Ci's side to help her.
"Nian Ci, your skills have improved so quickly."
Li Ci did not mind him calling her Nian Ci. It was her name either way; what he called her did not matter.
"Of course. I've done this day after day for decades.
Big Brother Gu, have you gained anything from all those years of travel?"
Gu Hui nodded with a smile. "I gained quite a lot.
Where are Wei'er and Nian'er? I didn't sense their auras anywhere in Chang'an."
Li Ci rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Is that how you act as a father?
Wei'er is at the border now. He's a commander at Great Tang's frontier, stationed there year-round.
That boy too—every time he changes identities, he ends up in officialdom.
Over the years, sometimes he was a civil official, sometimes a military general.
The highest positions he reached were Frontier General and Chief Minister.
I think he has enjoyed every role immensely.
As for Nian'er, that girl has immersed herself in the Imperial Extremity Realm year-round. She should be using the Samsara Secret Art right now,