"Sorry, I'm late." A hint of apology colored Xiao Ze's voice.
"Xiao Ze?"
Seeing the figure suddenly appear in the sky, Queen Medusa could no longer keep her composure.
Her petite figure flashed past, and in an instant she appeared before him. Her voice was a little hoarse. "You... finally decided to come back?"
"Sorry I came back so late." Xiao Ze wrapped both arms around the beauty in his embrace. No words could match the warmth of holding her in his arms at that moment.
The next moment, under Queen Medusa's slightly widened eyes, Xiao Ze kissed her, taking her tender, rosy lips into his mouth before she could refuse.
After a long while, their lips parted, and both of them were breathing a little erratically.
Queen Medusa lightly pounded his chest with her small fists, a trace of bashfulness and indignation in her beautiful eyes. "You actually have the nerve to come back. Do you know how old your daughter is now?"
"Sorry."
At the mention of their daughter, Xiao Ze reached out and gathered the little girl—who was staring intently at him with her dark, round eyes—into his arms. His handsome face softened into a warm smile.
The family of three held one another tightly. Perhaps this was the joy of family.
Xiao Ze's arrival naturally caught the attention of the Xiao Alliance. In no time, countless experts rose into the sky. Their usually imposing vice-leader was now nestled in a man's arms like the girl next door, leaving them all dumbstruck.
"Third Brother?"
"Xiao Ze?"
"Alliance Leader?"
But when they recognized the man in the blue robe, wild joy suddenly surged through them, and they called out to him by all sorts of names.
Though several years had passed since they last met, many still recognized