Chapter 1138: Chapter 705: Recasting the Big Array, Returning to the Village, The Joy of Old Friends

Immediately, they were shocked again.

"A treasure that can traverse the void— it seems that Mr. Lu Qing’s experiences in the starry sky are far more exciting than we imagined."

After a while, the First Saint Master finally sighed.

The other two Saint Masters nodded in agreement.

When Lu Qing arrived at the Holy Mountain earlier, due to the urgency of the situation, they didn’t actually notice how the Void Flying Boat appeared.

But this time, seeing the Void Flying Boat pierce through space and disappear, they truly realized the wonder of this Treasure Boat.

However, they all thought that the Void Flying Boat was a treasure Lu Qing obtained in outer space, unaware that it was acquired from two extraterrestrial guests back then.

Above Jiuli Village, a spatial vortex quietly appeared, and the Void Flying Boat emerged from it.

"Have we returned to the village already?"

Stepping out of the flying boat, the elder doctor looked at the familiar village below, and his heart and spirit were somewhat dazed.

Although he knew the Void Flying Boat could traverse the void, he was still surprised upon truly experiencing it.

Han Lingshuang also appeared equally shocked.

She knew Jiuli Village was located at the edge of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains in Cang State, far from the Holy Mountain, across many grand provinces, truly distant.

Even for a Golden Core Realm expert, controlling a flying magical treasure would take considerable time to cross.

Moments after entering the Silver Flying Boat, barely the passing of a few breaths, they had already arrived?

"Ah Qing, there’s one thing I need to tell you first."

As the group prepared to disembark, the elder doctor suddenly spoke.

"Please speak, Master."

Noticing the elder doctor’s serious expression, Lu Qing’s face also became earnest.

"You have been away from this realm for quite some time; over these years, quite a few people in the village have passed away. You need to be mentally prepared for this."

Lu Qing’s body trembled slightly.

Little Yan looked at her brother without speaking.

Wei Shanhai also gazed at Lu Qing.

Lu Qing has been away for sixty or seventy years, and many have died in Jiuli Village over these years.

One could say that the villagers Lu Qing was most familiar with are now barely any remaining in the village.

After a moment, Lu Qing took a deep breath, nodded slightly: "Disciple understands, Master, let’s go down."

The group descended towards Jiuli Village, landing in the Half Mountain Small Courtyard.

Sensing Lu Qing’s return, the Puppet Avatar emerged from the house, nodded to everyone, then transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

"Supreme, what’s that?"

Han Lingshuang was surprised upon seeing the Puppet Avatar with a face identical to Lu Qing.

"That’s a puppet avatar I crafted back then; don’t mind it," Lu Qing briefly explained.

He then said to the elder doctor, "Master, Little Yan and I will go home first, return tomorrow to attend to you, elder."

"Go ahead." The elder doctor nodded.

Immediately, Lu Qing took Little Yan, Little Li, and also Han Lingshuang, flying down towards his home.

Instantly, the Half Mountain Small Courtyard was left with only the elder doctor and Wei Shanhai.

"Old Doctor Chen, I need to return to the other courtyard as well; previously, Little Li suddenly returned, taking me away without Zi’an and the others knowing what happened; they might still be worried." Wei Shanhai said.

"Mr. Wei, please return to reassure them, so Zi’an and the others don’t worry too much." The elder doctor nodded.

Wei Shanhai saluted then displayed a movement technique to descend the mountain.

Upon returning to the other courtyard, Wei Xinghe and Wei Zian, along with others, rushed out of the house to greet him.

"Old Ancestor, what happened earlier? Why did your presence suddenly vanish from the village?"

Wei Zian asked hurriedly.

At this moment, Wei Zian’s presence was calm and solid, with a hint of middle-aged formality absent in his youthful days.

In terms of cultivation, he stood steadily at the Perfect Foundation Establishment realm, just a step away from the Golden Core Realm.

"Earlier, Little Li came back, saw Little Yan and Old Doctor Chen weren’t around, spotted me and took me out of the village." Wei Shanhai responded.

"Old Ancestor, what did you say? Little Li came back?"

Surprised, Wei Zian’s eyes widened suddenly.

Beside him, Wei Xinghe and Mrs. Wei, with hair already greying, were equally shaken.

Mrs. Wei, in particular, couldn’t help but say: "Old Ancestor, you said Little Li came back, so that means..."

"Yes, it’s as you think; Mr. Lu Qing has returned as well." Wei Shanhai nodded.

Upon confirmation from Wei Shanhai, everyone stood there dumbfounded.

Although Lu Qing’s departure was known only to the elder doctor and Little Yan back then, no one else knew.

However, over all these years, Lu Qing hadn’t appeared again, and later when Demon Cultivators ran rampant, Lu Qing hadn’t stepped in to eliminate demon spawn either.

Gradually, Wei Shanhai and the others understood Lu Qing had left this realm long ago to explore the starry sky.

Originally, they thought Lu Qing might return in a mere few decades.

Yet unexpectedly, it had been sixty or seventy years, and still no news of him.

Their minds even considered more than once if Lu Qing encountered some mishap in outer space.

Otherwise, why would there be no news for so many years?

Just that, taking into account Little Yan’s feelings, everyone dared not discuss this topic openly.

Now suddenly hearing that Lu Qing and Little Li had indeed returned from outer space...

This, how could Wei Zian, Mrs. Wei, and others not be immensely delighted?

Only a middle-aged woman beside Wei Zian appeared somewhat bewildered.

As Wei Zian’s wife, although she had heard her husband speak of that legendary figure, she didn’t have much of a concrete feeling.

Thus, among everyone present, she was the least able to feel the excitement and shock.

After a while, Wei Zian finally snapped out of his daze and immediately wanted to dash outside.

But as he moved, Wei Shanhai called out to stop him: "Zi’an, where are you going?"

"I’m going to see Brother Lu Qing; I haven’t seen him in years, and I terribly miss him!"

"That’s improper! Mr. Lu Qing has just returned home; he’s likely busy with some matters. You’re not suitable to disturb him now; wait until tomorrow when you’re prepared and then visit him, so as not to be impolite, understood?"

"Yes, Old Ancestor."

Though Wei Zian was eager to see Lu Qing, after such a reprimand, he dared not disobey the Old Ancestor, and could only sulkily comply.

But quickly, remembering something, his eyes lit up again.

"Oh right, Brother Lu Qing is back; I must tell Master and Sister Hu. They’ll be thrilled hearing this!"

Saying so, he rushed out of the courtyard.

This time, Wei Shanhai didn’t stop him.

Because he knew, Ma Gu and Hu Zezhi shared significant ties with Lu Qing.

With Lu Qing’s return, informing them is appropriate.

Yet thinking of Hu Zezhi, Wei Shanhai sighed deeply for reasons unknown.

As for the middle-aged woman, she stared at her usually composed husband, who abruptly acted so lively, with mouth slightly agape and rather surprised.

She also glanced at her still-excited father-in-law and mother-in-law.

In her mind, curiosity about Lord Lu Qing, mentioned by everyone, grew even stronger.

What kind of peerless figure could cause everyone in the family to be so exuberant upon just hearing of his return?

"Finally home again."

At the Lu Family house, Lu Qing stood at the entrance, reflecting on the plants and trees in the yard.

Though he had been away for years, nothing substantial had changed at home.

Except for some trees in the yard growing taller, even weeds are not in excess.

Moreover, he noticed that the items inside the house were spotless, clean, and tidy.

He immediately understood, the villagers must have often come to clean and tidy up, maintaining it like this.

After all, he knew in recent years, due to overseeing the Holy Mountain, Little Yan rarely had time to return.

Inside the house, Little Li was showing White Flood Dragon and Han Lingshuang things, recounting life here in the old days.

Lu Qing smiled, ready to stroll through the village.

At that moment, he saw an elderly man, slightly hunched, carrying a wooden basin, a towel draped over his shoulder, shakily making his way inside.

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