"Uncle, of course I remember you! All these years, you..."
Looking at the back before him, at once familiar and unfamiliar, Yu Tianheng started to speak, then stopped.
The words he had never spoken churned in his heart, but he did not know how to express them.
"Come on! Let's talk up ahead!"
With that, Yu Xiaogang stepped forward.
"All right!"
Yu Tianheng answered and followed closely behind.
Uncle and nephew walked one behind the other, soon arriving outside Shrek Academy.
The grassland outside the city stretched as far as the eye could see. A breeze swept gently over it, bringing waves of fresh air.
Yu Xiaogang stopped and turned to look at Yu Tianheng behind him, a complicated warmth in his eyes.
"Tian Heng, it's been so long! Has your grandfather been well all these years?"
At the mention of Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Tianheng's eyes dimmed. He unconsciously clenched his fists, a trace of gloom in his voice:
"Grandfather... he's the same as ever. Every day, aside from cultivating, he keeps watch over the clan's affairs. He's grown a little more withdrawn than before."
He looked at Yu Xiaogang. This uncle of his was also someone the clan kept shrouded in secrecy.
He had met him a few times as a child. In his memories, he was a gentle elder who always carried an air of sorrow.
Later, however, he had suddenly disappeared from the clan. Whenever he was mentioned afterward, the elders were always vague.
"Uncle, is having Shrek's students go to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy on an exchange really good for them?"
"Trees that reach the heavens don't grow in greenhouses. They need tempering, not just in Soul Power, but in their minds as well."
"The strife at Heaven Dou Royal Academy won't necessarily be a