The next morning, after spending a night in Yangzhou City, Liu Changxu set off for home as the Yang Household's cultivators respectfully saw him off!
However, there was one extra passenger aboard the Ruyi Nebula Ship: Liu Changxu's granddaughter, Yang Shizhen.
His daughter Liu Fuhong had originally intended to wait until the war ended before taking her children to Peach Blossom Island.
But after earnest persuasion from her husband, Yang Tianbao, and the Yang Household's Clan Head, Yang Jincheng, Liu Fuhong finally agreed to let her younger daughter, Yang Shizhen, go to Peach Blossom Island in her stead to fulfill her filial duties.
For Yang Tianbao and Yang Jincheng, the threat of clan annihilation they had faced just yesterday had driven home the importance of having Liu Changxu as their powerful backer.
They knew perfectly well that, were it not for Liu Fuhong's safety, a Spirit Transformation powerhouse like Liu Changxu would never have traveled two million li to rescue them.
Yet the bond between the Liu and Yang lineages currently rested entirely on Liu Fuhong. If she were no longer around, Yang Tianbao and the two children alone would never carry enough weight to persuade Liu Changxu to act. The reason was simple: Liu Changxu's relationship with his son-in-law and his two grandchildren was rather distant!
Yang Jincheng was an old fox who had lived for centuries, and he naturally knew what would benefit the Yang Household most. That was what had led to today's arrangement.
Inside the Ruyi Nebula Ship, Yang Shizhen was exceedingly well-behaved at first, since she had only just met her grandfather, Liu Changxu! Even when she spoke, she was cautious!
As they spent more time together, Yang Shizhen discovered that her grandfather had an excellent temper and treated her with warmth and kindness. He