Nine Star Hegemon Body Art

Chapter 1517 The Warmth of Family

Long Chen hastily spread his divine sense, and his hard gaze quickly softened.

He managed to find them. They were living in a simple thatched hut on a hillside a few dozen miles from the village.

There was a small courtyard outside of it filled with sprouting vegetables. There was also a small orchard blocked by a wooden fence. It was a quiet and content place, isolated from the clamor of the world.

There was a woman in the orchard, picking a newly ripened fruit. Rubbing it clean with a towel, she handed it to a girl beside her.

This girl looked to be eight or nine years old. Her hair was tied in two small pigtails. She had a pair of pure and innocent eyes.

"Mom, you spent all day weeding. You should eat it first," said the girl cutely.

"Xiaoyu, I'm not tired. This is the first ripened fruit of the orchard. You have to taste it to see if it's good or not." The woman smiled lovingly.

"No, you have to eat it first! Otherwise, I won't eat it either!" the girl insisted.

The women smiled. "You really are just like your brother. So stubborn."

The woman helplessly took a small bite of the fruit before handing it to the girl.

Only then did the girl happily receive the fruit and take a big bite of it. The fruit's juice dripped down her face, but she was very happy with the taste.

"Eat slower. A young lady must be refined. You can't eat so inelegantly. You really are just like your brother." The woman lightly rebuked her.

Taking out a handkerchief, she wiped off the juices on the girl's face. The girl seemed to already be used to it and continued happily eating the fruit.

"Mom, you said my brother went out to study and he'll return when his studies are finished. How come he still isn't back? The fruit's already ripe, and if he doesn't come back, he won't make it.." Suddenly, the girl sensed she had said the wrong thing as her mother's eyes turned red. "Mom, I'm sorry..."

The woman slowly knelt down and looked the girl in the eyes. "Your big brother Long Chen is working hard at his studies. He's just like you, a smart, thoughtful child. If he hasn't returned, it just means he's still working hard. Once he succeeds... he'll definitely come back to see us..."

"Mom, your unfilial son has returned." Just at this moment, an equally emotional voice rang out not far from her.

The woman's whole body shook as she slowly turned around. She saw that at some unknown time, a tall, handsome young man had appeared behind her.

The immaturity of youth that had been present on this face the last time she had seen it had been removed by the passing of time. It was still the same face, but after going through hardships, it looked different. The thing that hadn't changed were those emotional eyes.

"Chen-er..." Long Chen's mother felt like she was dreaming.

"Mom... your child has been unfilial." Tears flowed out of Long Chen's eyes. He was filled with guilt. He truly was an unfilial son. He had a thousand things he wanted to say, but he wasn't able to say any of them.

"Chen-er, it really is you..."

Mrs. Long was also crying as she held Long Chen. She held him tightly as if she were afraid he would fly away.

No matter how high his cultivation base rose, no matter how his name shook the land, he would always be a child in front of his mother. Within his mother's embrace, all his emotions spilled out like a dam had been opened.