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The meeting ended.

Sparse snowflakes drifted through the sky above the Imperial Capital.

Lin Yuan put on a black military overcoat and strode out of the Martial Arts Research Institute.

A military off-road vehicle had already been waiting outside.

The driver gave a crisp military salute and swiftly opened the door.

The vehicle moved steadily through the wind and snow, heading toward the military family compound in the Inner City of the Imperial Capital.

The Inner City's security level was now arguably the highest on Blue Star.

Every checkpoint along the way was staffed entirely by Second-Tier Martial Artists.

The detection equipment hidden in the shadows could even precisely capture faint energy fluctuations a hundred meters underground.

The off-road vehicle stopped before a detached courtyard.

Lin Yuan pushed open the iron gate, and the rich aroma of stewed meat rushed toward him.

"Brother!"

A blur shot out of the house.

A distinct ripple of True Qi spread through the air.

Dressed in pink coral fleece pajamas, Lin Xiaoxiao clung to Lin Yuan's arm like a koala.

Her Late Second-Tier Stage cultivation gave that pounce the force of several thousand pounds.

An ordinary person would have had their bones shattered on the spot.

Yet Lin Yuan did not even sway. He flicked her forehead in return.

"No manners at all."

Inside the house, Zhang Hui came out wearing an apron, still holding a spatula.

"This girl talks about you every day."

"I thought you'd be spending New Year outside again this year."

Lin Jianguo also rose from the living room sofa, holding a teacup as he smiled at his son.

Although neither of them said much.

The delight in their eyes was impossible to hide.

The family gathered around the table for a steaming hot reunion dinner.

There was no high-grade