What the father wants to see most is the mother who has been waiting for him for twenty years, not some uncle or cousin.
According to the agreement made back then, if Xia Qingchen defeated Yu Qingyang, he would release his mother from house arrest and reunite them.
It seems now that there is not.
A trace of loneliness and disappointment flashed across Xia Yuan's expression, but it was quickly covered up.
He put his arm around Xia Qingchen, with a forced smile on his face: "Your uncle and cousin are willing to come, which shows that they recognize me, which is already good."
Is it really good?
In fact, he was probably comforting Xia Qingchen.
His father didn't want Xia Qingchen to be disappointed. After all, he once risked his life in order to win a bet and narrowly won in the end.
He can be disappointed himself, but he cannot let his son feel discouraged.
Xia Qingchen had seen through all the worlds, how could he not understand what Xia Yuan was thinking, and said leisurely: "Father, what was my uncle's stance on your marriage contract with your mother back then?"
He originally didn't want to pay attention to the Huang family's affairs, but since the other party came to visit, it was still necessary to briefly understand it.
"Your uncle...of course supports me and your mother." Xia Yuan said with a smile.
But he couldn't hide the forced look in his smile.
Xia Yuan had been holding back for many years and had long been able to hide his emotions and anger, but he could not even hide this trace of reluctance. It was easy to know what his uncle's stance was back then without asking.
"Well, where are they?" Xia Qingchen said slowly without revealing anything.
Xia Yuan took out a letter from a flying pigeon and unfolded it for Xia Qingchen to read.
The letter stated that they had arrived at the Immortal and Demonic City and were about to enter Xia Qingchen's fiefdom.
The payment date was one day ago.
In one day, it’s almost time to arrive at Liulidu.
"Qingchen, come with me to greet you at the city gate. You can't delay it any longer." Xia Yuan took the arrival of his uncle and cousin very seriously.
Xia Qingchen put down the letter, looked at the snowy sky, and sighed slightly: "Okay, wait at the south gate."
Walking through deep and shallow snow, Xia Qingchen and Xia Yuan walked side by side to the South City Gate.
Also sent along was the honor guard from Liulidu, which was specially used to welcome distinguished guests.
South City Gate.
The heavy goose-feather snow does not stop all year round, blowing and falling, and the wind blows back into the snow flow, blocking people's sight.
Xia Yuan walked back and forth at the city gate with his hands behind his back, feeling uneasy and nervous. Perhaps he didn't know what to say to the Huang family after twenty years of separation.
"Father, don't be anxious." Xia Qingchen felt sour in her heart as she looked at her father, who was wearing thin clothes.
Without his help, Xia Yuan would probably still be a poor little family leader living silently in Yun Gucheng.
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry." Xia Yuan grinned, but his eyes were full of anxiety.
Xia Qingchen silently took out three pieces of gravel, condensed them into a round stone plate the size of a palm, and put it into Xia Yuan's arms: "Put it into your arms."
This object is a sacred object inherited by the Lounanwu priest tribe, and its function is defense.
After Xia Qingchen was instilled with divinity, he completely activated the power of the divine object.
Not only can it resist damage from foreign objects, but it can also protect against cold and heat.
"Good boy." Xia Yuandongjiang's body relaxed a lot, and he touched Xia Qingchen's head happily: "You are the greatest pride of me and your mother! If your uncle sees you, he will also be proud of you."
Xia Qingchen smiled softly and stood in the wind and snow waiting silently with Xia Yuan.
Time passed bit by bit.
Half a day passed and still no uncle or cousin came.
Even if they ride on the most ordinary monsters, it is enough to reach Liuli City from the Immortal and Demonic City, not to mention that they should not be ordinary people.
"I should have thought of it a long time ago." Xia Qingchen shook the falling snow from her shoulders and said calmly.
They sent letters half a month before they came, and they sent letters again when they arrived at Fairy and Demon City.
The two summonses were obviously a reminder to them that they must welcome their arrival.
So they must be taking their time along the way.
"Father, you go back first, I can wait alone." Xia Qingchen looked at his father, whose head was covered with snow, and felt unbearable.
The Huang family really knows how to abuse their Xia family members!
It was freezing and snowy for a person who was not very good at cultivation to wait for half a day.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can I wait at home when your uncle comes?" Xia Yuan reproached him with sincerity: "We can't let your mother's family laugh and say that we don't know etiquette, do you understand?"
Aren't they the ones who don't understand etiquette?
Xia Qingchen remained silent and continued to accompany and wait.
Another half day passed, the sky was getting dark, and the divinity in the sacred stone was exhausted. Xia Yuan felt the chill again and couldn't help but sneeze.
He comforted Xia Qingchen, who looked slightly gloomy beside him: "Qingchen, don't worry, they are coming soon."
Thousands of miles away.
In the vast white snow, an antique purple-gold wooden carriage, driven by three unicorn-like monsters covered in flames, slowly came towards Liuli City.
In the carriage.
In the warm light, an elegant middle-aged man in a double-breasted gown was slowly playing chess. Opposite him was a young man who looked very similar to him.
The young man has a dignified appearance. Both his body shape and facial features are somewhat similar to Xia Qingchen's, and he is exceptionally handsome.
If you don't identify them carefully, you might misidentify them.
"Dad, we are almost there, why not speed up the pace of the beast cart to prevent my uncle who has never met me from waiting for a long time." The young man dropped a white piece and sipped the hot fragrant tea and said.
There was a white bone hairpin embedded in the elegant middle-aged hair. He looked at the chessboard and said calmly: "So what if we make him wait for us a little longer? Being able to come to see him is to give him face."
The young man smiled and dropped another white stone: "What I mean is, at least we have to pretend that we are on the road."
The elegant middle-aged man put down the black stones in his hand and stopped playing with a lack of interest: "So what if I don't pretend? Can Xia Yuan still have an opinion?"
"That's true. I guess that uncle has been looking forward to our arrival for a long, long time." The young man leaned against the wall of the carriage, showing a hint of hidden contempt in his eyes.
The father and son were none other than Xia Qingchen's uncle and cousin!
"But we are not here to find him." The elegant middle-aged man said calmly.
The young man shook his head: "My Huang family will not accept him as a small person, unless a miracle happens to his son and he has the strong blood of the ancestors of the Huang family."
"In this case, he can still be recognized by our Huang family."
Yes, they came here not to see Xia Yuan, but to see Xia Qingchen.
"But Dad, my cousin is not part of the Huang family at all. Why does grandpa have to test his divine bloodline?" the young man frowned.
He obviously had some quibbles about this matter.
The elegant middle-aged man said calmly: "After all, he has the blood of my Huang family. If the blood of the gods is detected, it would be okay to give him a name in the Huang family."
"If not, that would be better. From now on, the Xia family, father and son, and our Huang family will no longer have any connection."
The young man sighed slightly: "Hey, it's really unnecessary! How can you expect to be able to detect the bloodline of a god when my aunt and an ordinary person gave birth to a child in the wild?"
The elegant middle-aged man said calmly: "Of course not. However, the main reason we left heaven was to be invited to attend the gathering at the Imperial Tomb in the human world. Things here are considered to be on the way, but it will only waste a little time."
The young man held his palm, and a hazy moonlight glow circulated: "With this little time, it is better to practice."