Xiao Ho kept her head down as she ate, and Lu Anning’s posture was exactly the same.
He put down his chopsticks, and then the five of them—mother and children—also put theirs down.
"Since you’re leaving, I don’t even know what I should tell you. I don’t know what things are like over there either. But remember this: nothing is more important than your life."
As a military general, he knew very well how fragile life was.
"Father, we’ll definitely be careful."
"Alright then. Take all the gold and silver at home with you."
Xiao Ho shook her head. "Gold and silver are useless over there, and my benefactor will take care of them.
You four listen carefully. If the Xuantian Sect doesn’t take you in, then e back home with the senior." Qi Wen had already promised her that she would definitely bring them back.
The four brothers were unwilling. But seeing their mother’s expression, they could only nod in the end.
"I know what you’re thinking. Calves aren’t afraid of tigers when they’re first born—there’s nothing wrong with that. But remember, everything we’ve told you is something we’ve personally gone through or seen with our own eyes.
It’s all for your own good, so you can take fewer detours."
The four brothers nodded, thinking they’d talk about it again once they reached the Cultivation World.
Xiao Ho looked at her four sons; how could she not know what they were thinking? She had been the same back then.
Only after she was battered and bruised did she finally wake up, but by then the damage was already done.
Was she supposed to let her children run into walls the same way? Only now did she understand how Grandfather had felt back then, but it was already too late.
The family split up. Xiao Ho knew there was nothing she needed to prepare for them.
It was about an hour later when Lu Anning finally returned to the room. This was the first time since their marriage that things had been like this between them.
Xiao Ho looked at him, not even sure what she should say; forget it, just let it be.
Lu Anning lay down on the bed, and the couple didn’t exchange a single word.
Early the next morning, Qi Wen came out. Lu Anning looked at this woman—was this his wife’s benefactor, the senior?
Qi Wen didn’t spare him so much as a glance. "Your decision?"
"Senior, let the four of them follow you. Thank you for being willing to take them along. And please also take care of her a bit more."
Qi Wen nodded. "I’ll give you my word again. If the sect doesn’t want them, I will definitely send them back to your side."
"Thank you, Senior, thank you, Senior."
Qi Wen nodded, then looked at the four brothers. "Are you all ready?"
The four brothers nodded, then knelt together and kowtowed to their parents.
"Father, Mother, please take care of yourselves. We’ll definitely be careful out there, and we’ll remember everything you told us."
Xiao Ho nodded. "Conduct yourselves well. You must listen to the senior."
Right now, Lu Anning didn’t even know what he should tell his sons. He knew nothing at all about Cultivation, and he was afraid of saying something wrong.
"Just listen to everything the senior says." That was all he could manage.
Qi Wen released the Flying Boat. It could pletely run on Spirit Stones as well.
She waved, and the four brothers boarded the Flying Boat. She went up too, pasted an Invisibility Talisman on it, and the Flying Boat immediately disappeared from the couple’s line of sight.
Only after about the time it took to drink a cup of tea did Lu Anning stop craning his neck.
"The boys are gone, aren’t they?"
Xiao Ho nodded. "They should be. I’m not sure either."
"What’s the background of this benefactor of yours?"
"In my sect, I should address her as Ancestor. I don’t know what her current cultivation is. But it must be very high.
And she’s about the same age as me. What you’re seeing is just what she looks like after a Disguise.
If she hadn’t announced herself yesterday, I wouldn’t have recognized her at all."
"Can we trust her?"
"In the Cultivation World, if she isn’t someone you can trust, then there’s no one you can trust."
"Xiao Ho, will the boys be in danger?"
Xiao Ho shook her head. "I don’t know. In the Cultivation World, it’s the law of the jungle. If you’re weak, then your fate is to be bullied."
"Can they really be sent back?"
Xiao Ho gave a bitter smile. "I don’t know either. You could say I’m hoping they’ll be allowed to stay. My sect is the most powerful existence there is. If they really want to survive in the Cultivation World, the sect is the safest place."
Lu Anning understood what his wife meant—she was afraid that if the children were sent back, they would secretly run over again on their own. After all, that was the place they’d been longing for in their hearts.
"Xiao Ho, will they be able to e back to see us?"
"They can only e down the mountain after they reach Foundation Establishment. That’s also a way of protecting them."
"Will they be able to reach Foundation Establishment?"
"As long as they cultivate in the sect, they definitely can."
Lu Anning stopped asking. Now he was just hoping his sons could be accepted by the sect.
Qi Wen set the route. Although it had taken her close to a year on the way here, with the Flying Boat as transport, it would only take about two days to reach the Capital.
The four brothers were very curious about the Flying Boat, but they were still very restrained for the moment. Only after watching the senior leave did they dare approach the edge of the Flying Boat and curiously look outside.
"Big Brother, we’re flying in the sky now, right?"
Lu Qinghai nodded. "Feels like we could touch the white clouds outside."
Their hands were stopped by a barrier. They weren’t disappointed, just too curious about the Flying Boat.
Qi Wen was in the cabin, eating Spirit Fruit and chatting with Bao Bao.
"Gu Ersheng, just what kind of karmic tie do they have with the Xuantian Sect?"
"I can’t say. Don’t worry, it will definitely benefit the sect."
"Mm, alright. Once we leave the Mortal World I’ll switch to the Cloud-piercing Boat. Let’s hurry home; I already miss my parents and brothers."
"Aren’t Qi Hao and Qi Xuan out tempering themselves too?"
"My big brother and Second Brother will definitely be there. I’m guessing they’ve reached Nascent Soul by now. The timing of this trip was really bad. I didn’t get to see my mother reach Divinity Transformation, and I missed my two older brothers forming their Nascent Souls—such a loss."
Gu Ersheng didn’t say anything. Sometimes, some things really were predestined.
By nightfall, the four brothers were hungry. But they were embarrassed to disturb her.
Qi Wen came out and tossed them a Storage Bag. Inside were Spirit Fruits. "This is all I’ve got."
They’d managed to cultivate this far even in the Spirit Energy–poor Mortal World. After they ate the Spirit Fruit, they very quickly couldn’t hold on anymore and all sat cross-legged to meditate.
Before long, the third and fourth brothers both advanced to Golden Chain Fifth Layer, jumping two layers in one go.
The eldest and the second also advanced to Qi Refining Sixth Level.
After a night of Cultivation, the four brothers ended their meditation and looked at each other in excitement.
Of course they knew they had advanced. Looking at the Spirit Fruit, they were now impatient to eat more.
This time, after the Spirit Fruit went down, it didn’t have the same effect as the first.
But they still felt fortable all over.
"Big Brother, things from the Cultivation World are really great," the fourth said with a grin.
"Yeah, they’re really good stuff."
"I wonder if the senior will let us see Grandpa and Grandma?"
They had never met the elders, but every year the old couple would send them a great many good things. So they wanted to see the two elders before they left.
At dusk, the Flying Boat stopped above the Capital.
Qi Wen came out of the cabin. "Do you know where your house is?"
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