"Sorry, I'm late."
Looking at the adorable daughter in his arms, Xiao Ze felt his heart melt.
"You've got some nerve saying that. If you'd taken any longer to come back, I would've taken our daughter and remarried!" A flicker of displeasure crossed Queen Medusa's beautiful eyes as she sulked.
Xiao Ze rubbed his nose and hurriedly pulled Queen Medusa even closer, as if he were truly afraid she might run away.
"Everyone's watching. You're going to ruin my dignity acting like this." Queen Medusa's pretty face flushed slightly, and she seemed a little embarrassed.
"We've been married forever. Who'd dare say a bad word about my wife?" Xiao Ze cast a challenging look at the people of the Xiao Alliance.
They all smiled sheepishly. Who would dare make fun of the vice leader? They weren't ready to lose their heads.
"Third Brother, it's been years. You finally decided to come back."
"If you'd been another two years, we brothers would probably have had to go to the Central Plains and drag you back ourselves."
Smiles filled Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's eyes. Unlike Xiao Ze, who was still brimming with youthful vigor, the passage of time had etched plenty of weathered lines onto their faces.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, it's good to see you both." Xiao Ze turned to look at the man at the head of the Xiao Alliance, his heart stirring with emotion.
"You brat, you haven't changed one bit. We're the ones who've gotten old." Xiao Ding couldn't help teasing him.
"How can you say that, Big Brother? To me, you'll always be hale and hearty. You don't look old at all." Xiao Ze smiled.
Xiao Ding nodded slightly. They had all changed over the years, but the bond between brothers remained the same.
"Heh, Alliance