"You little rascal, when did you break through to the Qi Gathering Realm? Such a big event, and you didn't notify me right away. You waited until your housewarming and opening banquet to tell me!"
Not long after Shen Mo and Guo Zhao took their seats, Chen An's hearty laughter rang out.
He hadn't arrived yet, but his voice came first.
"It was only yesterday that I passed verification and received my Inner Sect qualification."
Shen Mo explained, "Since the opening banquet was coming up soon, I figured I'd wait until the housewarming to invite Uncle Chen to celebrate."
"Hahahaha." Chen An grumbled, but in his heart, he was truly happy for Shen Mo. "Now that you've entered the Inner Sect, your parents can rest in peace below."
He had watched Shen Mo grow up. Over the years, seeing his cultivation remain stagnant had often made him fret in secret.
Over the past few months, Shen Mo's cultivation had risen at breakneck speed, like a triple jump. Chen An had been astonished, but also deeply comforted.
"Oh? Who's this?"
As he spoke, his gaze suddenly fell on Guo Zhao, seated to his right.
"This is a friend from my sect, Senior Brother Guo."
Shen Mo introduced him, then leaned close to Chen An's ear and quietly told him about Guo Zhao's feelings for Chen Mengze.
"Oh~"
At that, Chen An's expression turned peculiar.
So someone had finally come along to root around in his own daughter's tender cabbage.
As her father, he felt a jumble of emotions: he was happy for his daughter, but his paternal instincts also put him on guard.
As for Guo Zhao, the person at the center of it all, he felt rather nervous under Chen An's scrutiny.
The atmosphere grew awkward at once.
"Uncle Chen,