"Brother Aotian, it's been five years since we last met..." Long Aotian ignored Long Xin's enthusiasm and led him into his courtyard without expression.
As soon as the two went inside, Tianning and several other heads huddled together.
Jiang Xi: "A conspiracy! This must be a conspiracy!"
Fu Hongming reviewed the situation: "The poison on Fourth Junior Brother's body was administered by the Long family! Five years ago, when the sect was in trouble, Fourth Junior Brother also encountered trouble while he was with the Long family. Although he claimed to the outside world that it was the betrayal of his brothers and women, in fact he had severed ties with the entire Long family."
Shi Qinxin added: "You should know that Fourth Junior Brother's father has been highly valued in the family division all these years. His own gifted child was harmed by his own clan, and his cultivation has regressed. As a father, there is no reason for him to collude with the culprit who harmed his child!"
Tianning boldly speculated: "Could it be that he's biding his time and enduring hardship?"
Everyone: ?
Tian Ning: "It just means to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. I'm just guessing."
With so little known information, Tianning was just guessing, after all, she was a woman who had read so many stories!
Fu Hongming: "We'll have to wait for Fourth Junior Brother to come out and see for ourselves."
No one knows what they talked about inside, but Long Aotian came out with an even more sour face. Even though Long Xin wanted to say a few more words, "Brother Aotian, I remember our friendship from when we were kids..."
"If you have nothing else to say, then get lost!" Long Aotian showed no mercy.
Long Xin could only leave awkwardly, and no one else offered to see him off; instead, they all gathered in Long Aotian's courtyard to find out what was going on.
"I need to go back to the Long family," Long Aotian announced.
There wasn't much of a reaction from the crowd: "Oh."
Long Aotian: "..."
"I'm leaving today."
Tian Ning raised his hand: "Fourth Senior Brother, I want to go too!"
"No! You can't go! You... stay in Sword Guard Mountain! I know you want to buy storybooks, I'll have someone deliver them to you."
Tian Ning had considered that Long Aotian would refuse, but was this reaction a bit too impulsive?
“Junior Sister is worried about you, and I will go with you!” Shi Qinxin said, “Fourth Brother, your senior brothers and sisters are all here. You know, you were our beloved youngest before.”
How could we bear to watch you face the storm alone!
Long Aotian curled his lip: "He's over forty years old, what do you mean by 'youngest'?"
Tian Ning was surprised. So, his fourth senior brother was already over forty? As expected of the cultivation world, he showed no signs of aging.
Long Aotian grumbled and turned his head: "You don't need to come with me, I can go by myself."
"You two are only at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and the Fifth Stage of Foundation Establishment, your cultivation levels are even lower than mine. What help can you possibly be?"
"Fourth Junior Brother," Jiang Xi took out a mustard seed bag, "Second Senior Brother knew that your journey would be dangerous, and originally intended to give this to you to help you, but since you are unwilling to accept the kindness of Third Junior Sister and Junior Sister, then Second Senior Brother will just leave this as is."
Long Aotian: "..."
That's really dark, second brother!
That's a whole bag full of talismans; anyone would know how to choose them!
Moreover, this trip back to the Long family was fraught with danger, and Long Aotian was not entirely confident. He hurriedly took the mustard seed bag from Jiang Xi's hand and agreed to let Tian Ning and Shi Qinxin go together. However, he proudly said several times that they were not allowed to interfere, and that he could handle it all by himself!
Men always carry this inexplicable confidence, especially Long Aotian.
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