Chapter 1517 (1/2)

Chapter 1517: The Warmth of Family

Long Chen hastily spread his divine sense, and his hard gaze quickly softened.

He managed to find them. They were living in a simple thatched hut on a hillside a few dozen miles from the village.

The small courtyard outside of the hut was filled with sprouting vegetables. Not far from it, one could also see a stretch of orchard that was blocked by a wooden fence. It was a quiet and content place, isolated from the clamor of the world.

There was a woman in the orchard, picking a newly ripened fruit. Rubbing it clean with a towel, she handed it to a girl beside her.

This girl looked to be around eight or nine years old. Her hair was tied in two small pigtails, and she had a pair of pure and innocent eyes.

“Mom, you spent all day weeding. You should eat the first one,” said the girl cutely.

“Xiaoyu, I’m not tired. This is the first ripened fruit of the orchard. You have to taste it to see if it’s good or not.” The woman smiled lovingly.

“No, you have to eat it first! Otherwise, I won’t eat it either!” the girl insisted.

The woman smiled. “You really are just like your brother. So stubborn.”

The woman helplessly took a small bite of the fruit before handing it to the girl.

Only then did the girl happily receive the fruit and take a big bite of it. The fruit’s juice dripped down her face, but she was very happy with the taste.

“Eat slower. A young lady must be refined. You can’t eat so inelegantly. You really are just like your brother.” The woman lightly rebuked the girl.

Taking out a handkerchief, she wiped the juices off the girl’s face. The girl seemed to be used to it and continued happily eating the fruit.

“Mom, you said my brother went out to study and he’ll return when his studies are finished. How come he still isn’t back? The fruit’s already ripe, and if he doesn’t come back, he won’t make it..” Suddenly, the girl sensed that she had said the wrong thing as her mother’s eyes turned red. “Mom, I’m sorry…”

The woman slowly knelt and looked the girl in the eye. “Your big brother Long Chen is working hard at his studies. He’s just like you, a smart and thoughtful child. If he hasn’t returned, it just means he’s still working hard. Once he succeeds... he’ll definitely come back to see us…”

“Mom, your unfilial son has returned.” At this moment, an equally emotional voice rang out not far from her.

The woman’s whole body shook as she slowly turned around. She saw that at some unknown time, a tall, handsome young man had appeared behind her.

The immaturity that had been present on this face the last time she had seen it had been removed by the pa.s.sing of time. It was still the same face, but after going through hards.h.i.+ps, it looked different. The things that hadn’t changed were those emotional eyes.

“Chen-er…” Long Chen’s mother felt like she was dreaming.

“Mom… your child has been unfilial.” Tears flowed out of Long Chen’s eyes. He was filled with guilt as he was truly an unfilial son. He had a thousand things he wanted to say, but he wasn’t able to say any of them.

“Chen-er, it really is you…”

Mrs. Long was also crying as she held Long Chen. She held him tightly as if she were afraid he would fly away.

No matter how high his cultivation base rose, no matter how his name shook the land, he would always be a child in front of his mother. Within his mother’s embrace, all his emotions spilled out like a dam that had been opened.

In front of his brothers and beauties, he was the most dependable companion.

In front of his enemies, he was fierce and vicious, striking fear into their hearts with just his name.

Only in front of his mother was he neither an unrivaled hero nor a fierce fiend. He was just a completely ordinary child.

Ever since he had stepped onto the path of cultivation, he had never lowered his head in the face of the countless obstacles and setbacks. Even in front of the slander of the entire world, he could wave it off with a smile.

With his mother, it was like he had returned to his childhood, and all his grievances spilled out. Only in his mother’s embrace could he feel warmth and comfort.

“Good child, don’t cry. As long as you’re back, everything’s fine… Xiaoyu, why are you hiding? Haven’t you been missing your brother every day? Now your brother’s back. Do you not recognize him?”