290: go home

Today's Maple Leaf City is filled with the sound of cranes and winds, with most shops basically closed and a sense of kill permeating the streets.

Almost all Cultivators in the city who could fight have been mobilized.

He calmly and leisurely arrived at the Lin Family mansion.

The guard responsible for the defense was a new face. As soon as he saw him, his expression sank, and he stepped forward with a Magical Artifact, intending to question him.

Zhou Luo took out the Sixth Elder's identity token.

Seeing the identity token, the man's face showed surprise, and he quickly bowed respectfully: "Sixth Elder!"

Zhou Luo nodded and walked into the mansion.

Inside the Lin Family mansion, it was even more deserted than three years ago. Apart from the patrolling guards, there were basically no male adults present.

Before long, he arrived outside the Zhou Garden.

The Zhou Garden today was still much the same. The only change was perhaps that the guards at the entrance had disappeared.

He arrived at the entrance, just about to push the door open and enter.

Creak—

Just then, a crisp bird cry sounded.

He looked up and found a small blue bird standing on the adjacent eaves.

The feathers on this small bird were azure-blue. A pair of sharp eyes stared at him, and its willow-like tail feathers shimmered with a hint of colorful light.

Zhou Luo's eyes flickered.

Azure Luan?

He released his Divine Sense, covering the azure-blue small bird, and immediately felt a magnificent power surge within its body.

The power was pure and flawless, carrying a hint of surging aura.

Indeed, this was the Azure Luan egg he had placed beside Xiao Changqing back then.

He didn't expect that after three years, this little fellow would have already hatched.

He smiled and pushed open the courtyard door. A small fellow was standing right at the entrance.

The little fellow held his head up, grinning happily at the small bird, constantly waving his small arms.

Beside him, a maid was carefully watching him.

Zhou Luo's sudden appearance instantly attracted the attention of both of them.

The maid looked puzzled, seemingly not recognizing Zhou Luo.

The little fellow also pouted, looking at him with confusion.

"Who... are you?"

A childish voice came from the little fellow's mouth, showing no hint of fear.

Zhou Luo smiled calmly and picked him up.

"I am your Father."

Looking at Xiao Changqing in his arms, Zhou Luo beamed with joy.

Under his perception, this little fellow's body already had spiritual energy appearing, which meant he had begun Cultivation.

Xiao Changqing was only a little over three years old now, just starting Cultivation, but from the looks of it, he seemed to be doing quite well.

As expected of a Second Grade Spiritual Root, the absorption of spiritual energy is much faster than usual.

Xiao Changqing looked up at the man in front of him, feeling a bit unfamiliar, but instinctively wanting to be close.

He didn't speak, just looked at him curiously.

The maid beside him trembled, and quickly bowed: "Master, you're back."

Zhou Luo smiled slightly and walked inside, holding Xiao Changqing.

"Xiao Qing."

At this moment, Xiao Changqing called out.

The azure-blue small bird behind him flapped its wings and landed steadily on Zhou Luo's shoulder, twisting its head.

Zhou Luo didn't mind and walked all the way to the main building, holding the little fellow.

During this time, he could also see other little fellows running around in the courtyard, accompanied by bursts of laughter and joy.

These were the children born after he went to the Immortal City. The oldest was already nearly ten years old.

"Husband!"

At this moment, a somewhat excited voice suddenly rang out.

Lin Yiyi walked over from a distance, overjoyed. Immediately after, other women also emerged from the house and came before him.

After not seeing each other for many years, Lin Yiyi had grown from a twenty-year-old young girl to a middle-aged woman. Time had made the previously lively and active young girl more dignified and virtuous, which had a unique charm.

With the help of the Face Preserving Pill, although these women's faces showed a hint of wrinkles, they were still as radiant and moving as those younger than them.

Before long, Lin Xi, Yao Wu, and the others all appeared.

Especially Yao Wu, after seeing Zhou Luo, her eyes turned red, wishing she could rush over and hug him directly.

But in front of so many older sisters, she could only stand aside, silently looking at him, her eyes full of love.

"You're back?"

Lin Xi, dressed in a white dress, smiled at him.

"Danniang."

Xiao Changqing called out timidly.

He was not the legitimate son, so according to the address, he had to respectfully address Lin Xi, the legitimate mother, as Danniang.

"Did you call me Father?"

Lin Xi looked at him gently and asked with a smile.

Xiao Changqing shrank his head slightly, then looked up at Zhou Luo and weakly called out: "Father."

Zhou Luo smiled and rubbed his head, then looked up at the women.

"It seems everyone is doing well."

All the women showed happy smiles.

After the reunion, there was small talk.

Zhou Luo led everyone to the main hall of the main building and talked with them about external matters.

Some time ago, Maple Leaf City was besieged, and these people were all uneasy.

But now that Zhou Luo was back, they felt an inexplicable sense of security.

It was as if with the man before them, it didn't matter even if the sky fell.

Through the mouths of the women, Zhou Luo also roughly learned about the current situation of the Lin Family.

In summary, it was four big words.

Precarious situation.

"Where are Chang Sheng and the others?"

At this moment, Zhou Luo suddenly realized that Xu Changsheng and the others seemed to have not returned yet.

Lin Xi said worriedly: "Since Maple Leaf City was besieged, we haven't received any information."

Zhou Luo's eyes sank: "Didn't they evacuate?"

With the battle situation so critical right now, according to his arrangements, they should have left the Spirit Mine and returned to the Zhou Family long ago.

But that was not the case.

Lin Xi pursed her lips and lowered her voice: "The Zhou Family said that Spirit Mine is of utmost importance, so they were told to continue holding out."

The Lin Family valued that Spirit Mine so much naturally because it contained a small Spirit Veins, and it was a Second Order one.

"Foolish!"

Zhou Luo said with displeasure.

The Zhou Family is about to be destroyed, what's the point of guarding that Spirit Mine?

Lin Tianxiong clearly wanted to rely on his children's status as Immortal Sect Disciples to gamble that the Lu Family wouldn't make a move, and even if the Lu Family did, he could use the opportunity to weaken his own strength.

This calculation was too obvious, and Xu Changsheng and the others actually stayed.

Zhou Luo could even foresee their difficult situation at this moment, and at the same time, he grew to hate Lin Tianxiong even more.

His decision back then killed Lin Zhishou, and now he was actually using his own children.

After this war is over, he will definitely make the other party pay the price.

"I'll go take a look."

To prevent his children from having an accident, he decided to personally go to the Spirit Mine to see.

He only stayed for one Time after returning before leaving in a hurry, intending to bring his children back.

Just as he left, the Family Head Lin Tianxiong sent someone to inform him to come over.

...

At the city gate, Zhou Luo took out his token and asked the other party to open a gap in the formation, intending to leave.

Seeing that it was the Zhou Family's Sixth Elder, the other party did not stop him.

However, on the city wall, the Lin Family Old Ancestor, who was resting with his eyes closed, took a deep look at him.

"Is he Zhou Luo?"

Looking at his figure leaving towards the distance, he asked calmly.

This Lin Family Old Ancestor had heard a lot about Zhou Luo.

Especially how the other party had brought glory to the Lin Family multiple times and shown extraordinary Pill Refining talent.

Therefore, when a foreigner was made a Zhou Family Elder, he did not refuse.

In his opinion, as long as it could make the Zhou Family stronger, an Elder position was nothing.

If the other party could save the Lin Family, he wouldn't even mind giving up the Family Head position.

After all, the current Family Head had disappointed him too much.

If it weren't for his decisions, the Lin Family wouldn't have fallen to this point.

The humble Lin Xuanfeng beside him lowered his head and said respectfully: "Yes, Old Ancestor."

"Wasn't he not in Maple Leaf City?"

The Lin Family Old Ancestor asked.

"It is indeed strange. He should be in the Immortal City right now."

Lin Xuanfeng also looked confused.

However, the Lin Family Old Ancestor suddenly recalled the abrupt aura that appeared just now.

Originally, he thought it was an illusion, but now it seemed that the aura was very likely the other party.

But how did the other party enter the city under the gaze of so many people? He even almost deceived himself.

He watched the figure that had evaded the enemy's detection gradually move away, a hint of confusion on his aged face.