Before Huo Hai could say anything, Yun'er turned and ran, leaving a string of laughter behind her. Perhaps this girl alone could stay cheerful all day long, never saddened by anything.
"Brother Huo, we're leaving. You must come visit us when you have time." Blood Rose spoke softly as she passed Huo Hai. Yet there seemed to be something unfamiliar woven into her words.
Huo Hai paid no attention, submerged as he was in gloom. By the time he came back to his senses, Blood Rose had already boarded the airship. It slowly rose into the sky, and he could just make out several figures waving at him. Huo Hai watched until only a tiny black speck remained overhead, then turned away and exhaled.
They had finally reunited, only to part again in the blink of an eye. It was easy to imagine how Huo Hai felt. He shook his head and gathered himself. After all, he still had family here. Leaving the airship's landing site, Huo Hai walked out.
Coming toward him were his father, grandfather, and second uncle. His father and grandfather carried themselves with far more gravity than before. This was not an aura born of strength, but the bearing of men in authority, a distinctive pressure.
"Father, Grandfather, I'm back." Huo Hai stepped forward and spoke quietly. At the sight of him, Huo Kai's face filled with smiles. Almost all the Lineage's current prestige had been brought about by Huo Hai. His son truly was outstanding. Without Huo Hai, whether the Huo Family could even have survived the Demon Calamity would have been uncertain. This Demon Calamity had been far too terrifying.
Of the Lineages in the Western Frontier, almost all those that had pledged themselves to the Huo Family were still around. Those that had