Just as everyone was chatting and laughing in the courtyard, ripples suddenly appeared in an open space, and a figure hurried into view.
After looking around, the figure finally found his target. Under everyone's astonished gazes, he rushed up to Shenhe, scooped her up, and spun her around in the air.
Caught off guard, Shenhe flushed with embarrassment and hurriedly slapped the newcomer's shoulder, scolding, "Yucheng! Put me down already! Everyone's here!"
After spinning around with Shenhe in his arms a few times, Yucheng finally set her down, but his excitement refused to subside. His eyes brimmed with affection as he looked at her.
Still blushing, Shenhe asked, caught between laughter and tears at his sudden appearance, "Yucheng, why are you back so soon? Didn't Kuki Shinobu say it would probably take another few days?"
Yucheng gave her nose a playful brush and said dotingly, "That was when the ship would arrive. You brought me such wonderful news, of course I couldn't wait to get back. I used Kamui to travel here directly, so I arrived a few days ahead of schedule."
Hearing his explanation, Shenhe felt a touch of emotion alongside her joy, but when the words reached her lips, they became, "Mm, it's good that you're back."
At that moment, little Klee, who had also recognized the newcomer, immediately skipped toward Yucheng, who swiftly caught her in his arms.
Klee's soft voice already carried a hint of tears. "Yucheng, you're finally back! I missed you so much."
Yucheng stroked her little head and smiled. "I missed you too. Look what I brought you from Sumeru!"
With that, Yucheng took a complete set of Aranara wood carvings out of the Kamui Dimension. These strange creatures, with their inexplicable charm, immediately caught Klee's attention.
Especially after Yucheng told her about