"Tsk, it wouldn't be good if it got stolen."

Xuan Yi, who was taken away by Long Yan, was very confused.

This matter seems to have nothing to do with him, right?

...But since things have come to this, let's see how it goes.

I don't know how well Long Yan has mastered other spells, but none of them can compare to his escape technique.

When it comes to traveling and escaping, Long Yan is an absolute master, surpassing even those at the Void Refinement Realm.

Soon, he led Shen Shuan and Xuan Yi to see five people standing in mid-air outside Dragon Island in the distance.

At this moment, several dragons blocked the way in front of the five people, and both sides had hostile gazes.

Well, the main issue is that the Dragon Clan and Yun Shuling are giving each other unfriendly looks.

Long Ba scrutinized Yun Shuling closely, his gaze somewhat critical, and asked, "Are you Shu An's master?"

I was sleeping peacefully in the clouds when I was woken up by that telepathic message, and the content of it was quite something.

Long Ba immediately regained his senses and was the first to arrive at the scene to greet the five people.

Yun Shuling met Long Ba's scrutinizing gaze with composure, her cold eyes unwavering.

"So what if it is?"

As she spoke, she silently gripped the hilt of the sword at her waist with her right hand.

They looked ready to start a fight at the slightest provocation.

Seeing this, Long Ba sneered inwardly, "A mere Nascent Soul cultivator has quite the temper."

Upon seeing this, Nian Yao realized something was amiss and, fearing a conflict might erupt, quickly coughed a few times to smooth things over: "Ahem, fellow Daoist, you also know my granddaughter?"

To be honest, he spent most of his years in seclusion practicing Buddhism, and he rarely saw his granddaughter or even his daughter.

The last time I saw that girl was more than ten years ago.

The little child climbed onto his lap and, without any shyness, grabbed his beard, begging for candy.

...So cute.

After thinking it over, Nian Yao couldn't help but smile, but the next second he frowned in confusion—

How could he see a granddaughter who was exactly the same as he remembered?

"Hey, An'er?"

As soon as Nian Guoyao finished speaking, everyone immediately followed his gaze.

A cute little girl with white hair and blue eyes was being held in the arms of Long Yan, who had a dragon's head and a human body.

At this moment, Shen Shu'an and Nian Guoyao were locked in eye contact.

Shen Shu'an wondered to herself, "Who is this white-bearded old man? And why are there five of them? Are there really that many people?"

Nian Guoyao was puzzled: "How come this child hasn't grown at all in over ten years?"

No, upon closer inspection, her hair was completely white, and her originally dark eyes had turned ice blue.

  

"An'er?"

Before Nian Guoyao could even ask, Nian Qiuhua gasped in surprise.

She was shocked when she saw Shen Shu'an, who was tiny and had changed her hair and eye color.

How did her An'er become like this, even her hair has turned white?

Shen Shuan was also a little nervous. Having lived two lives, this was the first time she had ever met her parents.

[Beep, host stress level detected has risen to 40.]

"...Mother?"

Shen Shuan hesitated for a moment, but finally called out the name.

Her gaze swept over the four people opposite her, each face matching the one in her memory.

Mother, father, sister, and maternal grandfather all came.

"younger sister?"

"An'er, how did you become like this?"

Shen Wanqiu exclaimed in surprise, while Shen Wuming, with the deep love of an old father for his son, was completely baffled.

Upon seeing this, Shen Shu'an felt a sudden pang of homesickness.

So she raised her head and looked at Long Yan, who was holding her, with her bright, sparkling eyes.

Shen Shu'an: "OvO"

Long Yan: "...?"

Long Yan silently carried Shen Shu'an to Long Ba's side.

What's going on? This isn't what he expected.

In this situation, he seems a bit superfluous.

Wait a minute, Xiao Shu'an is clearly a dragon cub, but how come four of the five people opposite her look so much like her?

Wasn't it adopted?

Long Yan was greatly puzzled and fell into deep thought.

This scene caused not only Long Yan, but also all the dragons present, and even the usually aloof Yun Shuling, to fall into deep thought.

The meeting between the two sides was not as tense and confrontational as expected; instead, it was a harmonious reunion of family members.

Even Xuan Yi, who had been silent all along, carefully scanned the three people who looked remarkably like Shen Shu'an.

This is indeed different from what he knew.

"This must be Senior Longyan, right?"

Before Long Yan could come up with a reasonable conclusion, Yun Shuling spoke first.

She looked at Shen Shu'an in Long Yan's arms. Although the child's age and appearance were somewhat different from what her master had told her.

Judging from the reactions of the four people beside her, they must be her apprentices.

So she immediately nodded slightly to Long Yan and said, "My master's Daoist name is Mingyan. He has a long-standing personal relationship with you. I am Yun Shuling, and I am his disciple."

"I am honored to have come today. I wonder if you would allow us to visit Dragon Island and discuss my disciple's matter properly?"

As they spoke, Yun Shuling and Shen Shuan met eyes.

In an instant, two pairs of equally icy blue eyes collided from a distance.

Shen Shu'an looked at her cheap master, feeling both confused and impressed, and gave him a well-behaved half-tooth smile.

Yun Shuling: "

Yun Shuling casually looked away.

She's quite adorable, this apprentice of hers.

Meanwhile, Nian Qiuhua and the others couldn't contain themselves any longer and couldn't wait to step forward and have a proper talk with Shen Shu'an.

Nian Qiuhua, in particular, kept her gaze fixed on Shen Shuan's face the entire time, never looking away for a moment.

Yes, that's what my daughter looked like when she was little.

She looked a little older than when her husband accidentally hit her on the head.

only……

Nian Qiuhua glanced at Shen Shuan's bright and lively ice-blue eyes.

Compared to her previous misty and bewildered look, her daughter, though small in stature, now appears much more intelligent.

"Of course, please come in."

Seeing that Yun Shuling had said so, Long Yan immediately agreed.

The baby in my arms is blinking its eyes and looking at me expectantly!

The dragons are domineering and decisive in their actions, but they would never go so far as to sever kinship ties.

Upon hearing Long Yan's words, the cloud dragons that had been watching the spectacle all turned their attention away and disappeared back into the clouds, no longer staring at the five people.

Aside from Long Ba, he glanced at Long Yan without leaving a trace.

Long Yan met Long Ba's gaze. Remembering that Long Ba had been at the head of the group when he arrived, Long Yan couldn't help but feel a little moved and went to Long Ba's side.

Long Ba's massive dragon head tilted slightly, meeting those large, moved eyes.

Long Ba: "..."

"What are you looking at? Let's go."

Long Ba felt a chill and withdrew his gaze, taking the lead in walking into Dragon Island.

He glanced at Yun Shuling not far away, then at Long Yan beside him who was still moved, and thought to himself, "Still grinning like an idiot. If that little Nascent Soul cultivator wanted to attack you, beating a little Nascent Soul cultivator like you would be a piece of cake."

The thought crossed his mind, and he looked at Shen Shu'an again, clicking his tongue inwardly: "Tsk, it wouldn't be good if she were snatched away."

Thinking this, Long Ba also transformed into a human body with a dragon head, protecting Shen Shu'an on his right side.

On the way, Nian Qiuhua finally held Shen Shuan in her arms.

Shen Shu'an felt a little unfamiliar with this kind of hug. She looked up at Nian Qiuhua's face and nervously gripped the clothes on Nian Qiuhua's shoulders.

"An'an, how have you been on Dragon Island these past two days?"

Shen Shuan met Nian Qiuhua's concerned brown eyes and nodded.

"Um."

She responded softly, then tentatively tilted her head and gently rested it on Nian Qiuhua's shoulder.

Yay! I successfully leaned on Mom's shoulder!

[Beep, host stress detected to have dropped to 0.]

The system in Shen Shu'an's mind was teary-eyed and adorable; for some reason, it seemed to be a bit like sensory integration!

Nian Qiuhua felt a slight sense of relief upon receiving an affirmative answer. That was good.

She looked at that innocent face, her palm stroking the child's back, her cheek pressed against Shen Shu'an's head.

This scene reminded her of her daughter's childhood.

Ever since An'er hit her head, she has always leaned gently on her shoulder like this, but she speaks less and has become much more taciturn.

Thinking of this, Nian Qiuhua's eyes welled up with tears.

After that incident, her husband and she couldn't sleep at night, and they would hug each other and cry bitterly.

In the end, having no other choice, they had to search far and wide for treasures to feed the children, while their eldest daughter had just entered the sect and was also busy with other matters.

Therefore, she decided to keep the news a secret and only sent the same tonics as her youngest daughter.

Shen Wuming stood quietly to the side, his gaze frequently sweeping over the white hair and icy blue eyes, unable to hide his worry.

Shen Wanqiu also stepped forward and said to Shen Shu'an, "Sister, yesterday, I failed to protect you..."

Shen Shu'an looked up directly and gently interrupted Shen Wanqiu, saying, "Sister, how can you blame yourself for this?"

"Uncle Yan is at the Nascent Soul stage; even the sect elders didn't have time to react."

"Besides, it's good that I've come to Dragon Island; it might even be a good thing."

As she spoke, seeing Shen Wanqiu's still troubled face, Shen Shu'an silently reached out her small hand.

"Sister, smile."

Shen Wanqiu: "..."

Shen Wanqiu held the soft object in her hand, and her heart softened as well. Suddenly, she didn't know what to say.

These past two days, she has also been unable to sleep at night, constantly worrying about her kidnapped sister.

Although I don't know what happened or why my sister has become so domineering.

But only now did she finally feel a little relieved.

On the other side, Nian Guoyao was walking and talking with Yun Shuling, Long Yan, and Long Ba.

On Dragon Island, visitors' spiritual senses cannot be used to scan freely, so he only lightly swept his spiritual sense over Shen Shu'an.

But after a careful examination, he couldn't find anything amiss. Instead, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "My granddaughter, how come she really does seem like a dragon?"

Only Xuan Yi, who was forced to be held in Long Yan's arms, silently observed the expressions of everyone present.

Because of his long-term solitary life, constantly observing his surroundings had become a habit for him.

He lowered his eyes slightly, his long eyelashes obscuring the expression in them.