"Junior Sister Mu, now that you're here, I finally have company. Other than the few people before us, I normally have no one to talk to. I can't exactly drag those disciples over for a chat, can I?
They're all men, and they've practically turned your elder sister into a man herself. From now on, we sisters must grow closer and closer..."
As Ren Yanyu spoke, she pulled Mu Guyue to one side and sat down with her on a large bluestone. Mu Guyue wore a smile as well, but said nothing further.
Banjiang, who had been standing in the rear the whole time, merely stood with his hands lowered, quietly watching everything before him. His heart was filled with contentment and happiness. This was the family he wanted.
From the bottom of his heart, he deeply respected Li Yan. Li Yan's appearance had changed everything about the Broken Army Sect, so naturally, Banjiang had no doubts about anyone Li Yan brought back.
"Junior Brother Li, after Jia Fugui and Donglin Tingyue returned that year, we learned of your disappearance.
No matter how we searched afterward, we could no longer find even the slightest trace of you. What exactly happened? How did you vanish for so many years all at once?"
Shangguan Tianque's expression turned solemn as he asked about what concerned him most. Li Yan still wore a smile and waved his hand.
"Of course something went wrong. I nearly didn't make it back!"
Li Yan's words startled Shangguan Tianque and the other two. They immediately knew that Li Yan had encountered grave danger.
Li Yan then began recounting, in broad terms, the explanation he and Mu Guyue had discussed beforehand.
He said that after accompanying Donglin Tingyue and the others into the Heavenly Demon Grassland, they had successfully