(Second update)
"Hahaha! So you two little brats really have come back!" The newcomer's laughter rang out from afar, and in the blink of an eye, he flew up before the three of them. With his old farmer's clothes and honest, simple appearance, who else could he have been but Zhang Facai? His face brimmed with delight as he teased the two of them. "I thought you'd died out there! Finally willing to come home, are you?"
"Senior Brother Zhang!" Li Xiaoya was equally delighted and greeted Zhang Facai respectfully. Although the change was not especially obvious, his divine sense detected some improvement in Zhang Facai's cultivation over the years. He just wondered why Zhang Facai had yet to make a breakthrough.
"Martial Uncle Zhang!" Dong Santong was also delighted to see Zhang Facai, though he kept a straight face as he greeted him.
"Well! I never imagined you'd both really reach the Golden Core stage!" Zhang Facai paid Dong Santong's expression no mind, looking them over in surprise. Then he suddenly looked at Mother Li, glanced back at Li Xiaoya, and exclaimed, "Hey, junior brother! How did you manage to find yourself a twin sister while you were away?"
"Uh..." Li Xiaoya choked on his words and could only point at Mother Li. "Senior Brother Zhang, this is my mother!"
"Your mother?" Zhang Facai nearly bit his tongue in shock. "You found your family?" he cried incredulously.
"Hehe! You must be Yaya's senior brother, Zhang Facai? Thank you for taking care of my son all these years!" Before Li Xiaoya could answer, Mother Li spoke to Zhang Facai herself. Li Xiaoya had told her quite a bit about his life in the Heavenly Dao Sect, which was how she knew about Zhang Facai.
"Ah! You're too kind! Too kind!