Chapter 233 All Grown Up

"Who are you, sneaking around in this miasma forest? Get out here!"

With a loud shout, the attack followed.

Wei Li raised the corner of his mouth slightly and fought back with ease.

The tactics used were exactly the same as those used by the newcomer.

"Huh?" The other person stopped, and the shadow dissipated. In the misty fog, the young man stared at the person opposite him. After a moment, the hostility on his body dissipated, and was replaced by a casual teasing, with a smile in his eyes. "Rat, do you dare to take off the mask?"

"Second brother, you have recognized me but still call me a rat. Are you deliberately insulting me?" The young man in black clothes chuckled and reached out to take off the mask.

The sunlight penetrated the branches and leaves, and the mist sprinkled down, gently falling on the face of the young man in black clothes, outlining his delicate and handsome eyebrows.

She has long eyebrows, eyes like bright stars, a hanging nose and thin lips. When she smiles slightly, the red teardrop mole under her eyes is very attractive.

There is not a single blemish on the face.

Su An put his hands on his hips and laughed, "You have the same martial arts style as me. Su Wu hasn't come back yet, and Su Wen, Bai Yu, and Tian Bao are outside the woods... I guessed it was you when I saw your moves! Brat, you're finally back!"

Su An immediately raised his head and shouted to the people who were watching the excitement above the forest, "What are you waiting for? What did we say at the beginning? When Wei Li comes back, we will definitely beat him up! Come on, do it!"

Without a word, Su Wen pounced on the rabbit like an eagle, "Come on!"

Bai Yu followed closely behind, "How can I be left out of this matter?"

Tianbao flexed his wrists, ready to jump down, but was stopped by the people on the ground below, shouting, "Tianbao, don't come down! If you come, we can't have fun!"

Tianbao, "..." Why don't you take her out to play?

"I can be a little weaker." The girl struggled, wanting to fight.

Below, "Men and women should not touch each other!"

Tian Bao was so angry that his face was expressionless. "You guys take your time to fight. I'm going home to eat first."

After noon.

The villagers should have just finished lunch at this time.

Grandpa and grandma, parents, uncle and aunt, aunt, master and mistress, wheat ears... were all at home at noon.

Tianbao turned over and ran across the miasma forest towards the village. Facing the sunshine and breeze, she tore off the human skin mask that had been covering her face, revealing her beautiful and ethereal face.

Her face was filled with smiles, extending to the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

They are all the joy of young swallows returning to their nests.

The old man wanted to follow Tian Baofei, but he also didn't want to miss out on the fun. He was so anxious that he stood on the tree branch and stamped his feet, "I say, fight faster! We have to get home!"

The four teenagers stopped fighting, looked at each other with evil smiles in their eyes, and then quickly turned and ran towards the village, "No more fighting! Let's go home! Grandpa Du, we're leaving first!"

"You bastards, you're all itching for trouble!"

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At noon, a heat wave swept through the quiet village.

The Su family was in high spirits. Huo Ziheng and his wife also came to the Su family yard. The adults sat together and looked the people who had returned home carefully from head to toe.

Everyone had a smile on their face.

"They have grown taller and grown up." Old Mrs. Su smiled, with redness in the corners of her eyes. The sadness she felt when her children left home was now filled with relief.

Old Man Su was tongue-tied at the moment and just kept nodding, looking at the children in front of him unwillingly.

They have indeed grown taller.

Except for Xiao Wu who has not returned home yet, the other teenagers have grown up, and the childishness on their faces has been replaced by steadiness and determination.

Among these children, Xiao An has become more mature and worldly-wise with growing experience, Xiao Wen's eyes are filled with wisdom from accumulated knowledge and experience, and Bai Yu is more unrestrained and free-spirited but has begun to learn to restrain some of his edge.

The one who changed the most was Wei Li. The experience on the battlefield made him much more calm and steady, and he already had the aura of a general.

Stories began to appear in the children's eyes.

The only constant was their sweet baby. From childhood to adulthood, the calmness and indifference in her eyes had never changed. No matter how long she had been away from home, the attachment she showed to her family when she returned never changed, never making them feel unfamiliar.

The old man blinked away the moisture from his eyes and sighed.

No matter what, as elders, we feel sorry for the hardships our children have to endure away from home, but we are also pleased with their growth and happy that they return safely.

Su Da tried to act like an elder in front of the children, but his efforts were unsuccessful. He simply gave up pretending and hugged each of the brats tightly, patting them on the shoulder and saying, "Okay, just come back!"

Su Erze had no burden of being an elder. He circled around the boys, feeling both envious and jealous. "How did you grow up? Did you go out and eat ginseng every day? Or did Du Lao feed you special tonics? In less than two years, you've all grown taller than me! Fortunately, Tianbao is still growing normally."

He Daxiang couldn't stand it any longer and came up to slap her man away, "Do you know how to talk? You know Tianbao has always wanted to grow taller, but aren't you just hurting her by saying this?"

Tian Bao's face was filled with sorrow. "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, neither of you can talk any worse than the other."

Stabbing her with a knife and a sword.

Everyone, "..." covered their faces and laughed.

Liu Yuelan was so amused by her daughter that she stepped forward and pinched her fair face, "You've always been so strong-willed. You even want to compete with your brothers in this?"

Tianbao had a sour face and didn't move, letting his mother pinch his face obediently.

Su Xiuer is someone who can't sit still. Seeing that Du Lao and the children have all returned, she immediately rolled up her sleeves and went to the kitchen. "You guys sit down first, I'll make you something to eat. You'll be home at noon. You haven't eaten anything all morning, right? You must be starving. I'll make sure you all have enough to eat when I get home!"

Wei Li raised his foot and wanted to catch up, "Aunt, let me help you."

The woman stopped him with a smirk, "You haven't been home for seven or eight years. It's so hard for you to come home and let your grandparents take a good look at you!"

The poisonous old man squatted beside him and shouted dissatisfiedly, "The children are all treasures, but no one cares about me when I go home!"

Just as he finished speaking, the woman at the kitchen door said with a smile, "Old Du, your favorite dry pot rabbit head, can I make you a whole pot?"

Successfully changed the old man's expression from gloomy to cheerful.

The room was filled with the sound of talking and chatting for a while. Huo Ziheng couldn't get a word in, but he was in no hurry. When Huo came, she had brought a handful of sunflower seeds with her, just to eat them and join in the fun.

The only one left beside the two of them was Wheat Ear, running around anxiously, always wanting to pounce on Sister Tianbao. If he hadn't been held by Mrs. Huo, he would have definitely been hanging on Tianbao.

"Sister Tianbao, Sister Tianbao, look at me! Little Wheat Ear misses you so much! I don't want to eat or drink every day. Look at me, don't you think I've lost a lot of weight~! I miss you so much that I want to lose weight too!"

Huo Ziheng was helpless and patted her head. "Sister is back. We can see her every day from now on. Why are you so anxious?"

"How can I not be anxious? It feels like a long time since we last met. My sister and I haven't seen each other for hundreds or thousands of years! If I don't speak, my sister won't recognize me!"

Amused laughter was heard again in the main room.

The laughter floated out of the courtyard and fell into the ears of the villagers who were listening excitedly outside, and pulled the corners of their mouths into smiles.