From afar, they could see the outline of Guo Village. Zhang Xiaohu's eyes grew slightly warm. When he had left Guo Village several years ago, his heart had been filled with remorse. He hated that he had been unable to protect his own younger brother, making their parents worry. Back then... he had only wanted to learn of his brother's whereabouts as soon as possible, without thinking too much... too much.
Yet in the blink of an eye, several years had passed. There was news of his brother, who was likely already home by now, while he... though he had gained a certain position, that position was mostly that of a puppet. And... he was returning home at such a helpless time. "Zhang-lang? Is that... Guo Village up ahead?" Ever since leaving Misty Manor, Changge had no longer called Zhang Xiaohu junior brother. She did not even call him Xiaohu, only Zhang-lang! How could Zhang Xiaohu fail to understand the resolve behind that form of address? His heart was sweet and aching all at once.
"Yes, that is Guo Village... the place that gave me life and raised me..." Zhang Xiaohu murmured.
"It looks... rather ordinary, Senior Brother!" Chen Chen was too embarrassed to call him Zhang-lang and could only continue calling him Senior Brother. Yet Changge knew Chen Chen's feelings, and they were no different from her own resolve!
"A mountain need not be high; with an immortal, it gains renown. Water need not be deep; with a dragon, it gains spirit!" Changge said with a smile. "This Guo Village... will surely shake the world with its name one day!"
Zhang Xiaohu looked at the two women with a smile. "If that happens, then you two... will become immortal maidens as well."
Changge's face went slightly pale, but she