241: Chapter 241 Reunion with My Sister

On the outskirts of the New God Society territory, the Howling Wind Canyon.

The blood-colored gale, like the eternal wailing of billions of vengeful ghosts, ceaselessly sliced against the thousand-foot dark red cliffs, whipping up a sky full of scarlet dust and staining everything between heaven and earth with an ominous crimson hue.

A slender figure stood silently at the entrance of this destructive gale-filled canyon.

The figure remained motionless; it was Lu Chen!

His calm gaze swept past the raging gale, looking toward the tranquil pure land inside the barrier, which stood in stark contrast to the purgatory scene outside.

Suddenly, the space in front of him rippled violently like a water surface disturbed by a thrown stone, and a beautiful figure, filled with shock and urgency, flashed out as if tearing through space.

As the light dissipated, it revealed Shen Xiyun's stunningly beautiful face, which was currently filled with extreme shock.

Her beautiful eyes widened as she stared fixedly at the figure before her—a person who was both familiar and yet seemed incredibly strange—her red lips slightly parted, her heart trembling violently.

"It really is him! Lu Chen! He actually... really came! And alone at that!"

What shocked her even more, almost overturning her understanding, was that with her currently stable Rank 9 Legendary cultivation, combined with the keen perception brought by her top-tier spatial talent, she could not fathom Lu Chen's depth at all!

Three years! Only three years! This boy, who back on Blue Star still needed her to look after him a little, had actually grown to a point where even she, a Rank 9 Legendary, could not fathom?

"Lu Chen... you... how could you..." Shen Xiyun's voice carried incredible shock, and for a moment, she didn't know how to organize her words.

The reality before her far exceeded her wildest imagination.

"Big Boss Shen, long time no see." Lu Chen looked at this guide who had once provided shelter to his younger sister, a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth: "As you can see, I've come to find Xiao Yun!"

Scene change. New God Society headquarters.

"Brother!!!" A crisp female voice, filled with endless surprise, longing, and a choked sob, like a wind chime piercing the clouds and splitting rocks, came rapidly from afar with unprecedented urgency and excitement!

The emotion contained in that voice was so intense.

A fiery red figure, like a burning meteor, or perhaps a swallow that had finally found its nest, threw herself straight and resolutely toward the figure she had been dreaming of for three whole years!

Lu Chen had already opened his arms, and the moment the red figure was about to crash into his embrace, a gentle yet majestic invisible force field naturally manifested, neutralizing all the impact, leaving only the warmth and weight of something regained.

Lu Xiaoyun used all her strength to tightly hug her brother's tall and solid waist. She buried her head deeply into that familiar and reassuring chest.

All the longing, all the grievances, and all the loneliness of gritting her teeth and persisting in a foreign land for three years, all transformed into scalding tears at this moment, pouring out like a broken dam, quickly soaking the lapels on Lu Chen's chest.

"Brother! It really is you! It really is you! I'm not dreaming, am I? Wuu... Xiao Yun missed you all so much! So much!"

She sobbed uncontrollably, her delicate body trembling slightly from extreme excitement. Her originally lively beautiful eyes were now red and swollen, yet they shone surprisingly bright, filled with the immense joy of reunion.

On Lu Chen's cold, stern face, like a snow-capped mountain frozen for ten thousand years welcoming a ray of spring sunshine, the ice and snow instantly melted, revealing a rare, extreme tenderness and doting affection that would move even the hardest heart.

He gently wrapped one arm around his sister's shoulders, and with his other hand, just like when they were little, he gently and rhythmically patted her back, his voice so soft it could drip water:

"Silly girl, it's not a dream. Brother is here, and Mom and Dad are both doing well. They miss you day and night."

"Mom and Dad... are they okay? Did those Nine-Star Guild big shots give you a hard time?"

Lu Xiaoyun suddenly raised her tear-blurred face, her small hands tightly gripping Lu Chen's clothes, asking eagerly, her eyes filled with worry and longing.

"Mom and Dad are both fine, and they have also had their Awakening for the Divine Favor Talent; they are already pushing for Rank 8."

Lu Chen reached out, using his fingertips to gently wipe away the teardrops constantly rolling down her cheeks.

"The Great Xia is very safe and prosperous now, better than at any time in the past. It's just waiting for our family's little princess to return."

"Really?" Lu Xiaoyun laughed through her tears, her tear-stained smile like a lotus flower blooming after the rain, breathtakingly beautiful.

She had never doubted her brother's words in the slightest, and at this moment, the last trace of haze in her heart completely dissipated, filled instead with immense happiness and pride.

Beside them, Shen Xiyun listened to the brief conversation between the siblings, and the raging waves in her heart had reached their peak, almost drowning her reason.

What? Lu Chen's parents also had their Awakening for the Divine Favor Talent? The Great Xia is very safe?

Although she had learned through special channels of the New God Society that the Western Allied Forces had united with the two great overlords of the Invading Monster to launch a national war against the Great Xia.

What was going on? She certainly would not have imagined that the Western Allied Forces and the two Invading Monster overlords had all been wiped out by Lu Chen.

Just then, a gentle and holy light, as if it could purify all filth and sorrow in the world, quietly descended upon the scene.

The light was not blinding, but carried an indescribable majesty and tranquility.

The president of the New God Society, Esther Vera, appeared silently beside them, as if stepping out of the light.

She was still dressed in a plain white robe, unstained by dust, with snow-white hair cascading down her shoulders like a waterfall; her face was holy, and her temperament was ethereal and otherworldly, like a goddess stepping out of a painting.

She looked at the siblings hugging tightly, a perfectly measured, kind, and gentle smile on her face, her eyes filled with the care of an elder for a Junior.

"Teacher." Shen Xiyun instantly snapped out of her immense shock, hurriedly gathering her thoughts, bowing respectfully, her posture humble.

Lu Xiaoyun also noticed the arrival of her Grandmaster and, feeling a bit embarrassed, pulled back half a step from her brother's embrace, though her small hand still tightly gripped Lu Chen's sleeve, and she obediently called out: "Grandmaster."

"Brother, this is my teacher's teacher, the president of the New God Society, Grandmaster Vera!"

Lu Chen raised his head, his calm gaze meeting the mysterious president's.

Esther Vera smiled at Lu Chen, her tone carrying undisguised appreciation and a hint of perfectly measured curiosity: "So you are Lu Chen, the brother Xiao Yun often mentions? A hero truly emerges from among the youth."

"That child Xiao Yun talks about you, her brother, several times every single day. Hearing it, I, as her Grandmaster, have almost developed calluses on my ears."

Her gaze appeared peaceful and kind, like a spring breeze, but in the deepest part of her profound eyes, a barely perceptible trace of probing intent, containing divine power, flowed silently like invisible tentacles, attempting to sense Lu Chen's true strength.

However, what made her heart slightly tremble was that her Divine Thought perception, which had always been invincible and could even pry into the foundations of powerhouses at the same Rank, vanished without a trace the moment it landed on Lu Chen, like a clay ox entering the sea!

This boy—the secrets hidden on him probably far exceeded her estimations!

At the same time, the moment Esther Vera appeared, Lu Chen's near-instinctive dangerous intuition, honed through countless life-and-death battles and tempered in mountains of corpses and seas of blood deep within his Soul, twitched imperceptibly.

A faint, almost illusory feeling... similar to the inhuman, aloof, "divine" indifference he felt when facing the Evil God of Life during the divine play, where all living beings were viewed as mere chess pieces, flashed by and vanished.

But when he focused and sensed carefully, the other party's aura was perfectly harmonious, no different from a top human powerhouse, with a gentle aura overflowing around her, and the loving, gratified look when she gazed at Xiao Yun was sincere and did not seem fake.

Thoughts raced through Lu Chen's mind, but on the surface, he remained calm and composed, like an ancient well without ripples. He nodded slightly to Esther Vera as a return greeting, his tone peaceful and polite:

"President Vera, I've heard much about you! Thank you and your organization for the meticulous care and cultivation of my younger sister over these past three years; Lu Chen will keep this in mind."

"Xiao Yun has extraordinary talent and a pure Heart-Nature; she is the greatest hope for the future of our New God Society. It is our honor to be able to teach her; why speak of thanks?"

Esther Vera's smile remained gentle, and when her gaze turned to Xiao Yun, it was filled with undisguised expectation and pride.

"Once Xiao Yun's class advancement ceremony is completed and her Divine Favor Talent is completely awakened, establishing an supreme divine foundation... her future achievements will surely surpass us all, leading us toward a new era."

Her words were gentle and firm, carrying a kind of prophetic authority, adding a touch of mystery against the backdrop of the howling gale.