Across the hundred thousand li of the Dragon Domain, a distant warship streaked through the sky like a meteor.
On the warship, Long Jiuyyao stood alone against the wind. He spread his arms, embracing the fresh breeze that blew against his face in the Dragon Domain.
"Dragon Domain, I'm back," Long Jiuyyao murmured softly to himself.
Long Jiuyyao first returned to his own courtyard with Lan Xinhuang. Looking at the familiar things in the yard, a sense of closeness welled up in him.
He walked step by step to the back courtyard. Everything here was the same as before.
But it was not entirely unchanged. A graceful figure sat in a rocking chair, bored out of her mind as she scuffed her feet against the ground. "Father said Brother would be back today, didn't he? Why isn't he here yet?"
Long Jiuyyao and Lan Xinhuang said nothing, quietly listening to her complaints.
But after so long, how could she fail to notice the people behind her?
Yuan Xin turned her head slightly, and with one glance she saw Long Jiuyyao and Lan Xinhuang, who had been standing behind her for quite some time.
After several years apart, the moment Yuan Xin saw Long Jiuyyao, she could no longer hold back the longing in her heart. Her soft body leaped lightly, and she threw herself into Long Jiuyyao's arms.
In those few years, the little girl from before had grown into a slim, graceful young maiden.
Long Jiuyyao looked at the younger sister he had not seen in years, his heart filled with joy. He raised his hand and gently stroked the top of her head, while she felt the warmth of his palm.
A moment later, Long Jiuyyao loosened his arms and asked, "Xin'er, do you know why Old