Chapter 126: Growing in Absence
Neither of them had ever expressed the slightest interest in cultivation before. I could hardly wrap my mind around the sight of them practicing martial arts so diligently, especially not in Elder Ming’s courtyard.
This wasn’t the return I had imagined, and yet, it was just another reminder of how much things had changed while I was away.
And clearly, I wasn’t the only one who had been changing.
“What the hell?” I blurted out.
Both of them turned toward me, their faces lighting up in unison. In a flash, they rushed at me with surprising speed, faster than I could react. Lan-Yin reached me first, her arms wrapping around me in a tight hug.
“Kai! You’re back!” she exclaimed, her voice brimming with joy.
The force of her hug almost knocked me off balance, and I quickly noticed how much stronger she felt. Gone was the delicate, refined aura she used to carry. Now, her hair was tied in a practical bun, her shoulders broad and defined, and her grip was strong—far more than I remembered.
Before I could comment, Wang Jun barreled into me next, laughing as he tackled me to the ground. “Kai, you bastard! You didn’t even tell us you were coming!”
I grunted under his weight. Wang Jun had always been big, but now he was even more robust, his frame solid as a mountain. The roundness that used to soften his features was gone, replaced by hard lines and a square jaw. He looked like a completely different man.