Chapter 861: with translation of chapter title

At this moment, it was evening, the sun setting in the west, the sky filled with evening clouds, like a dream, far away the setting sun looked like a huge egg yolk.

A gentle breeze blew, the ancient forest lush and green, the beautiful scene like a painting.

"It really is the Abyss of Broken Souls! I never expected to come back so quickly!" Xia Zhimeng's delight overflowed.

For this journey, she thought it would take at least three to five years, never expecting to return home so quickly.

Although Ling Shaoyang said nothing, the excitement in his eyes already betrayed his current mood.

Indeed, who wouldn't love their hometown?

As for Hong Wu and the other disciples of the Divine Province Academy, they all wore looks of novelty. Apart from Duan Yu, everyone present rarely left Beimingzhou, let alone come to the Central Region.

"Instructor Ye, is this your hometown?"

Hong Wu asked.

Ye Qingran pondered and said, "I suppose so."

Previously she thought Ye Yu was her biological father, so Xiliang City naturally was her true hometown, but facts proved Ye Yu had no blood relation to her, and her mother Yun Ling was not from Xiliang City either; however, she grew up here, so this place could also be considered her hometown.

"I really can't wait to go see it!"

Qin Feixue also wore an expectant expression.

As for the people from the Yun Tribe, aside from Yun Tinglan, they were all full of curiosity. Is this the place where their little princess grew up?

Ye Qingran herself also felt quite emotional.

One could say this is the turning point of her life, and also the place where all her stories began.

After many twists and turns, she returned here again.

However, the difference is that the story's background is no longer sorrow and parting, but joy and reunion.

Fu Hanxiu stood here and couldn't help recalling that time when he, as Wuhen, sat with Ye Qingran and the two children on the cliff edge, watching meteors and making wishes.

"Come on, let's go check out Xiliang City!"

The group left the Abyss of Broken Souls and set off toward Xiliang City.

Everyone's strength was not weak, so naturally their speed was fast, and they managed to reach Xiliang City before dark.

Because this group of over a dozen people were all handsome men and beautiful women, walking the streets of Xiliang City attracted who knows how many onlookers. If it weren't for the darker sky compared to daytime, many wouldn't see clearly; otherwise, they would definitely draw everyone's attention, causing an unprecedented scene of chaos.

"Oh my, how happy! I'm back again!"

Xiao Hu watched the crowds come and go, his mood improved, and he instantly tossed all unpleasant thoughts behind him.

Xiao Chen was also deeply moved.

He still remembered how he had escaped from the Summit of Contending Deer and made his way all the way to the Central Region. In fact, he had never originally intended to come to Donglin Country; perhaps it was fate decreed in the dark, heaven wanting him to reunite with his mother, thus guiding him here.

"I am truly fortunate that I secretly escaped from the Summit of Contending Deer without Father Lord's knowledge; otherwise I would never have met my mother!" Xiao Chen exclaimed emotionally.

Fu Hanxiu's face grew dark.

However, he was not angry at all; in fact, he felt Xiao Chen had done the right thing.

"From now on, you must not do that again!" Fu Hanxiu said sternly, putting on a serious face.

"Got it!"

Xiao Hu thought for a moment and also said, "I'm also very grateful that, despite Niu Mo Wang Da Shu's opposition, I resolutely set out to find my father and mother."

"The moment I first saw my mother, I just knew she was my mother—look, my intuition was spot‑on!"

"Me too!" Xiao Chen protested.

Xiao Hu gave him a look, snorted: "I actually met Mother before you did! Besides, the only reason you met Mother was because she was anxiously looking for me and mistook you for me."

Xiao Chen was left speechless.

Ye Qingran glared at Xiao Hu: "You still have the nerve to say that? Do you know how anxious Mother was back then?"

Xiao Hu fidgeted with his fingers: "It's not like I didn't want to drag Mother down back then!"

"From now on, you must not do that again!" Ye Qingran said sternly.

"Got it!"

The group chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at Qin Ge.

Qin Ge is the most renowned wine house in Xiliang City, famed for its delicious food and elegant ambiance, deeply loved by the city's common folk, especially officials and nobles.

At this time, it was dinner hour, and Qin Ge's business was booming.

"Qin Ge!"

Xiao Hu pointed at Qin Ge's signboard, his eyes shining brightly, which amused Han Xing and the others, while earning Xiao Chen a white eye.

The gluttonous Xiao Hu is hopeless!

That said, the food at Qin Ge is really delicious!

"Mother, I want to eat clay‑pot rice!"

Ye Qingran chuckled as she ruffled Xiao Hu's hair, saying, "Whatever you want to eat, Mother will agree to today." The poor lad had been crying all day from yesterday to today and had grown thin.

"Yeah!" Xiao Hu was very happy.

"Today I'm treating everyone; welcome to my Qin Ge."

Qin Feixue and the others only then realized that Qin Ge was actually Ye Qingran's property.

"Sis, your hobby really hasn't changed at all."

Lu Yunfeng laughed and teased.

In Huaxia, his sister liked investing in hotels and restaurants. Unexpectedly, after coming to this world, she still retained this unique hobby.

Ye Qingran gave Lu Yunfeng a sideways glance and said, "Who made you and Qin Shuo such food lovers?"

Lu Yunfeng rubbed his nose and gave an embarrassed smile.

Qin Feixue took in the scene, feeling quite perplexed. She didn't know why, after Lu Yunfeng's soul returned, he seemed to have become a completely different person.

Before, he was gentle and refined, quiet and reserved; now he has become talkative, his temperament gaining a touch of elegant roguishness, leaving her unable to read him.

"Instructor Ye should know the reason behind it; I'll find a time to talk with her." Qin Feixue thought to herself.

At this moment, a very arrogant voice came from the Wine House of Qin Ge.

"Pay? Shopkeeper Zhu, did I hear wrong?"

Ye Qingran's face darkened as she came to the front gate of Qin Ge and looked inside, discovering that Zhu Laifu was alone facing a group of young people in white clothes.

She was very familiar with their clothing; at a glance she recognized them as members of Wuji Hall.

Zhu Laifu accompanied with a smile: "Esteemed One, you didn't hear wrong. You and your friends have already run up a tab ten times at our Qin Ge, reaching the limit; according to Qin Ge's rules, you should pay the bill."

Originally Qin Ge had no rule allowing tabs, but because they didn't want to provoke and offend Wuji Hall, Shopkeeper Zhu made an exception for the Wuji Hall people once.

I never expected the Wuji Hall people to have no intention of paying at all!

The leader of that Wuji Hall group, a young man in his twenties, hearing Zhu Laifu's words, gave a cold smile: "Shopkeeper Zhu, do you know who we are?"

Shopkeeper Zhu, neither humble nor arrogant: "I know; you all come from Wuji Hall, your status is noble."

"You know we are from Wuji Hall, yet you dare to ask us for money?"

"If you gentlemen find the price unsuitable, we can give you a discount."

"Shopkeeper Zhu, as the manager of Qin Ge, how can you be so oblivious to favors? I ask you, are Qin Ge's rules greater or Wuji Hall's rules greater?"

Shopkeeper Zhu gave no reply; that person then said, "We are Esteemed Ones of Wuji Hall! Our status is exalted—how could you mere mortals compare? That we deign to grace your establishment with our presence is Qin Ge's honor, a blessing cultivated over eighteen generations of your boss's ancestors! Not being grateful would be enough, yet you still dare to ask us for money?"

Zhu Laifu's face turned grim.

"Zhu Laifu, don't refuse a toast only to drink a penalty! Today I lay down my words: no money, no payment!"

Having said that, several people made a move to leave.

Zhu Laifu's face was very grim, yet he did not forcibly detain them. Recently, the Wuji Hall people have been especially arrogant in Xiliang; if he were to clash head‑on with them, Qin Ge would be the one to suffer.

Seeing that Zhu Laifu and the Qin Ge people dared not stop them, the Wuji Hall folks grew even more arrogant, swaggering out the door.

"Stop!"

A voice came from outside Qin Ge, startling everyone present.

Everyone was astonished; Qin Ge's people didn't dare to stop the Wuji Hall folks—who else would dare do that, tired of living?

The Wuji Hall people also blinked in surprise, then soon showed a look of disdain.

At this moment, a group approached Qin Ge, led by a man and woman whose beauty could make heaven and earth lose their color.

Upon seeing the arrivals, everyone's eyes flashed with astonishment at their beauty.

"Are these two immortals descended to the mortal realm? How can they be so handsome?"

Not only them, but the child beside them and the retinue behind them—each more beautiful than the last; pick any one at random and they could be the top beauty of Xiliang.