Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Song Chi...

Mrs. Huo looked at Song Chi, tears shimmering in her eyes.

She slowly walked toward Song Chi, wanting so much to reach out and hold Song Chi’s hand but dared not. She could only clench her own palm tightly, suppressing her sobs, and asked Song Chi, "Child, I heard they said you’ve lost your memory. Do you not remember anything from your childhood?"

Knowing that the woman before him was his biological mother, Song Chi’s heart was not without ripples.

It’s just...

"I’m sorry, I don’t remember any of it." His memories of Rashomon were already faint, not to mention those of his early childhood.

Upon learning that Song Chi remembered nothing, Mrs. Huo suddenly covered her face and began to cry.

"I’m sorry."

She knew saying sorry wouldn’t help in the slightest, but she felt she owed Song Chi too much.

Mrs. Huo’s cries made Song Chi feel restless and troubled.

Song Chi thought for a moment and took out a piece of candy from his pocket.

It was a toffee, wrapped in brown sugar paper. Song Chi handed the toffee to Mrs. Huo, "This candy, it’s quite sweet, the girl I like really enjoys eating this."

Stuffing the candy into Mrs. Huo’s palm, Song Chi awkwardly comforted her, "I’m not dead, don’t be sad."

Mrs. Huo could no longer hold back and tightly hugged Song Chi, crying out loud, "My child!"

Due to being harmed by Huo Qinyou and Huo Wei, Mrs. Huo always believed the child she raised wasn’t her biological son, but Huo Qinyou’s child.

Therefore, she deeply resented Huo Wen’an.

Later, the truth was revealed, confirming that Huo Qinyou’s son was the deceased Huo Lanyue, and the one growing up beside her was always her biological son. Since then, Mrs. Huo had been crying all the time.

She hated herself for being blinded by hatred, mistakenly resenting Huo Wen’an, and losing Song Chi.

Song Chi let Mrs. Huo hold him without pushing her away.

Xu Xingguang tugged on Huo Wen’an’s arm, "Let’s go inside first."

"Okay."

Huo Wen’an patted Song Chi’s shoulder, "Don’t take too long."

He then led Xu Xingguang away.

Belial saw the Pilot Mansion’s car approaching, and immediately returned to the palace to share the good news. Learning that Huo Wen’an and the others had returned, the freshly awakened, somewhat unenergetic Huo Canghai suddenly became spirited.

Andariel spun around in front of Huo Canghai with a deep purple dress with a shallow V neckline. "Old Huo, does this look good?"

Huo Canghai replied, "It looks good."

Andariel set down the dress and took out a light blue dress from the closet, asking him, "What about this one?"

Huo Canghai: "This looks good too."

Andariel changed to a dark blue silk dress, "How about this one?"

Huo Canghai repeated, "This one looks good too."

Andariel angrily set down the dress, complaining to Huo Canghai, "Are you a recording machine? Can you only say that one line?"

But Huo Canghai indeed didn’t see much difference in the dresses. "You look beautiful, youthful and graceful, whatever you wear looks good. I’m just speaking the truth."

Sincerity is the killer move.

Andariel’s face lit up with a smile again, she said, "Then I’ll wear this one!" She picked up the dark blue silk dress.

The climate on Divine Concealment Island is warm year-round, Andariel, like a butterfly, pushed the aging Huo Canghai downstairs. Once in the elevator, Huo Canghai stared at the reflected images of the couple on the elevator wall, suddenly sighing, "I’ve grown old."

Andariel chuckled lightly, "You are indeed old."

"I don’t know how many more years I can accompany you."

Andariel continued to smile, "Don’t worry. When you pass away, I’ll have you cremated, then make you into a doll. I’ll hire the best sculptor to carve it into your likeness and place it on my bed. That way, you’ll always be by my side."

The words were eerie, but coming from Andariel, they seemed pure and innocent.

Huo Canghai thought for a moment, he said, "That might be painful. But when people die, they shouldn’t feel pain, so let’s do as you say."

Andariel suddenly bent over, her arms wrapped around Huo Canghai’s arm, her head pressed against Huo Canghai’s cheek. "Old Huo, don’t worry, if you leave me, I indeed would be sad for quite a while. But I’m strong, I’ll keep living, wanting to see our grandchildren born and tell them stories of how you ventured alone into chaotic battlefields, heroically rescuing beauties."

Upon hearing this, Huo Canghai felt reassured. "Hmm, that’s good."

Having a son has given Andariel hopes for the future, and now Huo Canghai could feel at peace even if he were to die.

The two arrived at the hall to see Belial holding a platter of delicious snacks and fruits, greeting Huo Wen’an and Xu Xingguang. Noticing how Huo Wen’an was able to walk on his own without a cane, looking much healthier despite having left for a short half month, Huo Canghai and Andariel were quite surprised.

Andariel took Xu Xingguang’s hand, praising her, "Xingguang, you’re truly amazing, in such a short time you’ve helped Wen An train to good health."

Xu Xingguang looked at Huo Wen’an, saying meaningfully, "He still needs to keep training; his stamina is somewhat lacking."

But Andariel, not as seasoned as Xu Xingguang, didn’t understand the hint, and she patted Xu Xingguang’s hand, continuously praising, "You’re absolutely right, he still looks a bit frail, needs good training indeed."

Huo Canghai wheeled himself in front of Huo Wen’an, examining him thoroughly before saying, "Tomorrow is your birthday, since you’re back, let’s have a birthday banquet together."

Andariel covered her mouth and laughed, she said, "We’ve prepared the things needed for a birthday banquet long ago, just that with you lingering in Capital City and the current international tensions, we feared causing any delay, that’s why we didn’t call you back."

Andariel sat Xu Xingguang down on the sofa and asked her, "Whatever you two want to eat, just say, I’ll have the kitchen prepare it."

"For the birthday banquet, just let mother decide." Huo Wen’an squatted down, supporting Huo Canghai’s wheelchair, looked up and said to him, "Father, I’m planning to bomb the Central Cave this afternoon."

"What?" Huo Canghai was startled, standing directly from the wheelchair.