Horse Yin Hidden Aspect

After leaving the valley of Lü Yinlin's Secluded Residence, Duan Rong returned to the Lü Family Estate.

The last time he had stayed at the Lü Family Estate had been over a year ago, when he had been cultivating the Great Vajra Realm Mandala at the sect's Mountain Body Divine Statue.

Since then, he had not set foot in the Lü Family Estate for over a year. Several months ago, when he had been comprehending the first step of Condensing the Nascent Soul, he had considered returning. He had even seen Shen'er and Qian'er playing in the courtyard, yet he had still turned and left. He had truly passed by his own door without entering.

Now that he had finally reached the Nascent Soul Realm, the obsession in his heart to devote himself wholly to profound cultivation seemed to have faded considerably. Thinking back on those six or seven years of Bitter Cultivation, it seemed there had been nothing in his heart but cultivation. Qing Zhu, Xiao Yu, Shen'er, and Qian'er had seemingly all been cast to the back of his mind. Though he had returned once or twice during that time, his heart had not been there. His mind had constantly been occupied with cultivation, never truly on them.

Over these years, he had truly neglected them—especially Shen'er and Qian'er. He had spent far too little time accompanying them as they grew up.

It was still afternoon when Duan Rong returned to the Lü Family Estate. The family was naturally overjoyed. Li Baoyue immediately began arranging a proper reunion dinner to welcome Duan Rong home, while Xiao Yu and Zhu Xiaoqi went over to help as well.

Duan Rong played Chinese chess with Shen'er and Qian'er in the courtyard.

Lü Zhongtang had taught Shen'er and Qian'er Chinese chess. Originally