Since his return had been unexpected, Xiao Yan had not brought any gifts. Still, he would be taking his family up to enjoy a life of ease before long, so there was no rush. His sudden return was clearly a delightful surprise for the Xiao Clan, especially the women in his life, who had all been eagerly awaiting him.
"Brother Xiao Yan! You're finally back!" The moment Xun'er saw Xiao Yan, she threw herself at him, becoming the first to fall into his arms. The other women followed one after another, hugging him tightly. It was only because they were out in public that things stopped there. Otherwise, judging by their enthusiasm, Xiao Yan had no doubt they would have seized him on the spot for a long-overdue free-for-all...
"All right, all right. We just haven't seen each other for a while. It's not as though anything happened to me. There's no need for this-look, everyone else is watching." Looking at the figures who had haunted his heart and dreams, a rare tenderness, gentle as water, surfaced in Xiao Yan's eyes. He lightly patted their backs, signaling for them to rein in their emotions lest they make a spectacle of themselves.
"Hehe, hurry up! Hand over all the tasty food and fun things from the Great Thousand World!" Compared to Xun'er, Zi Yan was much more practical. She held out a hand and demanded gifts outright, leaving Xiao Yan rather speechless. She was already the Dragon Emperor, yet she still had the temperament of a little girl...
At this point, Xiao Yan suddenly realized something was wrong. By his estimate, it should have been a year or two since he left the Dou Qi Continent. He had only been seventeen before ascending, and these girls had still been at an