"Big Brother Lin, you must have found that amusing."
On the way back, Lu Qingqing brushed the strands of hair by her ear, concealing the embarrassment in her heart.
However, Lin Chang'an merely shook his head gently.
"Not at all. Brother Shen's choice was not wrong, nor was yours, Junior Sister."
Shen Lie was even older than Lin Chang'an. At his current age, especially after using a Rank-Breaking Pill to advance, he had long since stopped dreaming of Foundation Establishment.
Though he appeared to be a Qi Refining Late Stage cultivator, he had neither a trade nor any willingness to venture outside. If he wanted to run a little business and live a steady life, he had to make sacrifices in other areas.
"I only hope this child won't disappoint his father."
Lu Qingqing looked at the child in her arms, a sincere smile appearing on her face.
In the Cultivation World, parents hoped their children could inherit the regrets they had failed to fulfill and realize the Foundation Establishment dream they had pursued in their youth.
Under the setting sun, they headed home. As they passed the foot of the Market's back mountain, Lin Chang'an suddenly became alert. Without revealing anything, he swept a glance behind him from the corner of his eye.
"Junior Sister, take this talisman. When the time comes, just run back."
At his secret transmission, Lu Qingqing's pupils constricted, but her expression did not change in the slightest.
"Big Brother Lin, I have protective Talismans. Be careful."
The two communicated through secret transmissions. As they passed a corner, a figure in the distance, his face covered in burn scars, hid in the woods. Looking at the two figures afar off, a vicious gleam surfaced in his eyes.
"Two Rogue Cultivators and a child—their cultivation cannot