Second Uncle, Black Mouse, Seclusion to Cross the Tribulation

After dealing with the matter of the woman surnamed Yin, Fang Shu returned to Solitary Gu Hall with Lü Daoist.

He handed the Daoist over to the hall's servants, then headed toward the council hall himself.

The moment he entered, Fang Shu spotted a familiar figure pacing back and forth by the entrance, waiting anxiously for something.

At the sight of him, Fang Shu's steps halted slightly, and his expression froze.

The man was none other than his second uncle, Yu Le.

Second Uncle also noticed someone arriving outside the hall. He immediately turned to look at Fang Shu. His expression plainly blanked for a moment, before a radiant smile spread across his face.

"Uncle!" Fang Shu called out, quickly striding over.

His second uncle, Yu Le, came forward as well. He gave Fang Shu a heavy pat on the shoulder and laughed as he scolded, "You little brat. The moment you came down the mountain, you stirred up such a huge mess in town. You truly had me worried... but as long as you're unharmed, that's all that matters."

Second Uncle looked Fang Shu up and down, repeatedly confirming that he was whole and uninjured before finally letting out a complete sigh of relief.

Uncle and nephew chatted idly in the council hall.

Fang Shu briefly recounted what had happened to him on the mountain, largely reporting good news while concealing the bad. Second Uncle likewise spoke a little of his own circumstances in town.

With a smug expression, he even released the wolf-smoke of vital essence above his head.

By now, not only had his cultivation fully recovered, he had also stepped into the realm of a Three-Tribulation immortal cultivator.

The moment Fang Shu saw it, he understood why, after so many years apart, he had seen so