He stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard gate. His father, the sect leader, opened the door, and Qi Guan immediately pounced on him.
"Father, I miss you so much! You have no idea how much I've suffered since I left home—worse than a dog's life! Waaah..."
Qiguang Guizhang was originally overjoyed to see his son return, but now he couldn't feel happy at all.
"Son, I know you've been wronged, but can you at least get up from me? These days, my old bones aren't what they used to be..."
Qi Guan then realized that they had all become ordinary people.
He quickly got up and pulled his father, who had been knocked to the ground, to his feet.
"Dad, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I just got a little excited because we haven't seen each other for so long."
Qiguang Guizhang rubbed his aching lower back while holding his hand.
"Father knows, Father is happy to see you. When you disappeared without a trace, the entire sect searched for you every single day. Now that you're back, that's good, that's good..."
Upon hearing this, Qi Guan cried even louder.
"Dad... I'll never be separated from you again, sob sob sob..."
"Alright, alright, from now on, we'll rely on each other..."
"Depend on each other for survival? What does that mean? What about your fellow disciples?"
Qi Guan Guizhang looked at him as if he were a fool.
“They are just your fellow disciples, not your biological sisters. They have families, parents, and now they are all ordinary people. Naturally, they should go back to their own homes. Otherwise, what are they doing here? Just standing there staring blankly?”
Qi Guan then realized why it was his father who opened the door.
He looked around the vast mansion and suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Then, Father, can we still afford to hire servants now?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Guan Guizhang immediately knew what the boy was thinking.
"Stop dreaming. We are penniless now, barely able to feed ourselves. From now on, Dad will be responsible for washing and cleaning at home, and you will be responsible for going out to earn money to support the family."
Qi Guan returned...
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