Cozy Family Moments

Notting City, at the city gate.

Along the main road paved with bluestone slabs, pedestrians thronged the streets. Merchants and travelers from all corners gathered in this border town, where goods from the two great empires were distributed, creating a strangely flourishing commercial scene.

Yang Ming, Tang San, and Xiao Wu met up at the gate. After nearly a year, all three of them had grown.

Because he often stayed in the dormitory cultivating Soul Power, Yang Ming's complexion had become much fairer than before. With pale skin, red lips, short brows, bright eyes, and white robes, he was not devastatingly handsome, but his features were sharply defined and well proportioned.

Moreover, Yang Ming looked rather mature for his age. Though only seven, he looked fourteen, standing around 1.3 meters tall. If he had a folding fan in hand, he truly would have deserved the saying: "A gentleman like jade upon the road, unrivaled beneath heaven."

Yang Ming had not stood beneath the city wall for long before he caught the attention of the young girls on the road. He was very familiar with those looks; whenever he practiced swordsmanship under the moon, the girls watching would wear the same expressions.

To avoid this face bringing him unnecessary trouble, Yang Ming had specifically bought a conical hat with a veil hanging down to cover his face.

Tang San looked at Yang Ming's outfit and could not help snickering.

"Yang Ming, it looks like you're quite popular now."

Yang Ming rolled his eyes and said irritably,

"You two are really late. I've been waiting here for you for an hour."

Xiao Wu raised her hands, gesturing toward the many large and small packages she carried.

Looking closely, they contained nothing more than little gifts, all rather distinctive.

"We went to buy