Reunion After a Thousand Years

Deep within the Third Layer of the Heavenly Tomb, in Xiao Xuan's tomb.

At this moment, Xiao Yan and the other three had already been welcomed in by Xiao Xuan.

However, Xiao Yan, Xun'er, and Gu Yuan decided not to disturb Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen's reunion for the time being.

Because all three of them knew that this moment belonged to Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er were quite familiar with Xiao Xuan's tomb since this wasn't their first visit.

Only Gu Yuan seemed somewhat puzzled after entering Xiao Xuan's tomb.

To put it simply, Xiao Xuan's tomb felt somewhat familiar yet strange to him.

This is not a contradiction.

It felt unfamiliar because it was his first time here.

The familiarity stemmed from the fact that he saw a trace of the Xiao Realm within the tomb that Xiao Xuan had created...

As a descendant of Xiao Xuan, Xiao Yan can be considered half the master here.

Therefore, during the time when Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen were together, it was Xiao Yan who was in charge of entertaining Gu Yuan.

"Uncle Gu Yuan, is this your first time visiting the tomb of our ancestor Xiao Xuan?"

Seeing the change in Gu Yuan's eyes, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask.

When Xiao Yan asked, Gu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

"Yes, it's shameful to admit, even though my Gu Clan has controlled the Heavenly Tomb for so many years, I've always been ashamed to come and see your ancestor. After all, it's my Gu Clan that has wronged him!"

Now that things have come to this point, and he has already chosen to see Xiao Xuan, there's nothing he'd be embarrassed to say.

In fact, compared to other members of the Gu Clan, Gu Yuan was already considered very generous.

Yes, he did not fully fulfill the promise he made to Xiao Xuan!

But that was because he was in the position of the Ancient Clan Chief, and sometimes he had to put aside his personal feelings for the sake of the clan.

It was precisely because he felt guilty that, before Xiao Xuan led the Xiao Clan to fight the Hun Clan, he had already promised to give the Tuoshe Ancient Jade to the Gu Clan, but Gu Yuan was too embarrassed to take it.

This matter wasn't even mentioned to the clansmen!

Even in this day and age, the original plan to send Xun'er to the Xiao Household to seize the Ancient Jade was more about ensuring her daughter had a happy childhood.

Otherwise, if he wanted to steal the Ancient Jade from the Xiao Household without anyone noticing, he could do it with his eyes closed!

Furthermore, having Xun'er grow up in the Xiao Household during her childhood can be seen as a way to re-establish connections between the Gu Clan and the Xiao Household.

After all, even if Xun'er hadn't fallen for Xiao Yan, once Xun'er became the patriarch of the Gu Clan, wouldn't she be expected to take care of the Xiao Household as well?

Gu Yuan's actions essentially established a bond between the future Ancient Clan Chief and the Xiao Household.

Therefore, from all perspectives, Gu Yuan has done nothing to wrong the Xiao Household.

If he had to say, the only person he felt somewhat sorry for was Xiao Xuan...

Gu Yuan essentially transferred Xiao Xuan's guilt onto the Xiao Household family.

Therefore, even though Gu Yuan had known for a long time that his daughter had fallen in love with Xiao Yan, he did not do anything like in some fantasy novels, forcibly separating the two.

This, too, is a form of compensation!

It's often said that Gu Yuan in the Original Work was the one who won without lifting a finger, but in reality, he did quite a lot.

Most importantly, everything he did was on the right side!

He always sided with the right side; no wonder he eventually became Dou Emperor).

As for the Hun Tiandi, all he could do was grumble and leave the group chat...

Xiao Yan was initially unaware of the intricacies involved, but later, because of Xun'er, he chose not to dwell on it.

Now, even though Gu Yuan himself pointed it out, Xiao Yan was able to maintain a calm attitude.

"Uncle Gu Yuan, the Gu Clan is the Gu Clan, and you are you!"

Therefore, Xiao Yan gave Gu Yuan a very serious reply.

It's easy to tell from Xiao Yan's words that he truly never blamed Gu Yuan for his initial decision.

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Gu Yuan smiled.

It must be said that Gu Yuan, who was not bound by the will of the Gu Clan, was indeed a very easy person to get along with.

Xiao Lin had already experienced this firsthand.

While Xiao Yan, Gu Yuan, and Xun'er were chatting and passing the time, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen, the two cousins, had also completed their touching reunion after a thousand years.

The two talked for a long time, from the time when the Xiao Clan had never been destroyed a thousand years ago, all the way to the present.

Xiao Chen poured out his heart to his cousin!

It's important to understand that although Xiao Lin and Xiao Yan are also members of the Xiao Household, they are ultimately descendants of Xiao Chen, separated by countless generations.

There are many things that Xiao Chen cannot tell the two of them.

But it's a different story when facing Xiao Xuan!

Despite being a man of few words, Xiao Chen became quite talkative after seeing his cousin in person, rambling on and on about what he wanted to say to him.

Only Xiao Xuan could possibly manage to make a burly man who used to carry Blood Axe reveal this side of himself.

As for Xiao Xuan, his performance wasn't much better than Xiao Chen's.

After all, he had always thought his cousin was dead before he met him!

It wasn't until he heard the other person mention it that he realized that the other person had been trapped in the Demonic Flame Space for the past thousand years.

It's also his fault for only thinking about breaking through to the Dou Emperor Realm back then. When the demonic fire appeared in the world a thousand years ago, he didn't specifically try to compete for it, which led to him missing the opportunity to rescue his cousin.

However, this could be considered a case of having a silver lining despite a wrong.

If he had actually rescued his cousin from the Demonic Flame Space back then, they might not have had this chance to meet today.

Although Xiao Chen had always regretted not participating in the final battle back then, Xiao Xuan now felt extremely fortunate about it!

Of course, the main reason why Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen were so excited was that they were not only from the same clan, but also of the same generation, and even cousins.

Is there anyone in this world closer to them than these two cousins?

The answer is clearly no!

Therefore, the two talked for a long time during their meeting...

Fortunately, Xiao Chen also knew that they had more important matters to attend to when they entered the Heavenly Tomb.

Otherwise, the two of them would have been chatting for who knows how long.

After chatting, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen naturally reappeared in front of Xiao Yan, Xun'er, and Gu Yuan.

"I apologize, I was a little too excited to reunite with Brother Chen after a thousand years, and I neglected my duties..."

As Xiao Xuan finished speaking, the two cousins bowed apologetically to Xiao Yan and the other two, who had been waiting for several days.

In response, Xiao Yan and the other two smiled and waved their hands dismissively.

This is only human nature; what's there to blame them for?