Huang Ran, usually a steady and tough man, now had tears brimming in his tiger-like eyes.
He fiercely wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes, strode forward, and heavily patted Huang Yan on the shoulder. His voice choked with emotion, yet he laughed with immense pride:
"Good!
Good son!
A fine man!
You came back whole and unharmed, and you've grown into such a towering man. Your father is... happy!
So happy!"
Huang Yan let his mother stroke his hair and gently reassured her:
"Mother, everything has been well for me at Spirit Hall. The elders and teachers of the Worship Hall have treated me like their own, and I've wanted for no cultivation resources. I've never suffered the slightest grievance.
Look, not only have I returned safe and sound, but I've become very strong now."
Ma Min broke into tears and smiled, nodding repeatedly.
"Good, good. As long as you're well, your mother can finally rest easy."
Only then did Huang Ran notice Qian Renxue, Shui Bing'er, and the two unfathomably deep accompanying guards standing behind Huang Yan.
As a Three-Ring Soul Elder, Huang Ran's horizons were limited, but he could still faintly sense the transcendent, sacred, and noble aura surrounding Qian Renxue and Shui Bing'er.
As for Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo behind them, they made the Black Snake martial soul within him tremble uncontrollably. That was absolute rank suppression stemming from the depths of his soul!
Startled, Huang Ran hurriedly tugged at Ma Min's sleeve. Looking at Huang Yan with some unease, he asked in a low voice:
"Xiao Yan... these distinguished people are...?"
Huang Yan smiled faintly, turned sideways, and graciously introduced them to his parents:
"Father, Mother, let me introduce them.
This is Qian Renxue. She is the young lord of