After Liu Changxu and his Senior Sister arrived in Sea Rainbow City, they found the two children, Jiang Hua and Jiang Li, at the Guest Lodge without any trouble.
When a middle-aged female Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Sea Rainbow City Guest Lodge brought the two children before Liu Changxu and Su Jinxiu, both knelt in greeting.
"Greetings, Master, Martial Uncle, and Martial Aunt!"
"Good! Get up, quickly."
After helping his disciple Jiang Hua to his feet, Liu Changxu carefully studied the changes in him.
It was already October of year 3199 of the Great Tang Calendar. In the months since they had last met, Jiang Hua had grown a little taller, made clear progress in his cultivation, and remained in far better spirits than Liu Changxu had expected.
It seemed the Sea Rainbow City Guest Lodge staff had taken good care of the two children. Of course, this was mainly out of respect for their Golden Core True Person masters. Besides, the children were already accustomed to living on their own, so the problems Liu Changxu had feared had never arisen.
In high spirits, Liu Changxu and Su Jinxiu gave a generous reward of spirit treasures to the female Foundation Establishment cultivator responsible for caring for the children, then took them along on the journey back to Many-Treasure City.
Their encounters on the way there had shown just how dire the situation in these waters had become. They had to return as soon as possible and prepare for battle.
Sure enough, on their return journey, Liu Changxu's party encountered several large groups of sea monsters in succession. They had to make many detours and took a full eight days to reach Many-Treasure City.
It was noon when they arrived.
Upon entering Many-Treasure City, Liu Changxu sensed that the atmosphere