The reason was simple: Xiao Long had stayed in her room for too long.
She was worried someone would notice and start gossiping. That was the last thing she wanted, since she was thin-skinned...
Xiao Long did not insist and left.
After leaving, there was basically nothing for him to do.
After all, there was truly nothing in the Great Thousand World that still held his attention.
That bargain-bin grandfather of his had one of his clones specially looking after him and was living quite well.
There was no need for Xiao Long to disturb him.
As for his children, Xiao Long had not paid them much attention either.
For some reason, after coming to this world and gaining such formidable strength, Xiao Long no longer placed much importance on such things.
After all, if Xiao Long wanted children, he could create dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of them anytime, anywhere, with a mere thought.
So, after providing his children with enough to live on, Xiao Long had not bothered managing them much. He could not be bothered dealing with those troublesome brats either.
Still, now that he had returned, he gathered his children and met with them.
As it turned out, over the past thousand years, Xiao Long had even gained great-great-great-great-great-great... grandchildren.
An enormous family had sprung up, leaving Xiao Long utterly speechless...
While Xiao Long waited for these people to settle everything so he could return to the Investiture of the Gods World,
His mother-in-law came looking for him.
That was right, Xiao Wu had come to see him.
"Mother-in-law, may I ask what you need from your son-in-law?"
Xiao Long was exceptionally polite and respectful toward his mother-in-law. As for why, even he did not know.
"Um, Long'er, may I ask... have you heard any news