Unrivaled Soldier in the City

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wenxue nodded repeatedly. "Yes, Father. It’s been so long. I never imagined you would come."

As she spoke, tears streamed from her eyes.

Seeing this, Old Master Lin smiled. "Wenxue, this is Lin Kuang, your son."

As he spoke, Old Master Lin pulled Lin Kuang over to stand before Nangong Wenxue.

Lin Kuang gazed at Nangong Wenxue with excitement. This was his mother. It was the first time he had seen her in his entire conscious life. Although mother and son were meeting for the first time, the bond of blood was unbreakable.

In an instant, Nangong Wenxue’s body began to tremble violently. Tears welled up in her eyes as she slowly lifted her shaking hands to gently caress Lin Kuang’s face.

"My son... my son... Is this really my son? He’s grown so big," Nangong Wenxue cried, her body trembling as she spoke.

Her trembling hands stroked Lin Kuang’s face, her eyes filled with an unconcealable longing.

Seeing this, Lin Kuang threw himself into his mother’s arms. "Mother, I’ve missed you!" As he spoke, tears streamed down his face, and he sobbed while clinging to his mother.

At that moment, Nangong Wenxue also burst into tears. Mother and son clung to each other, weeping with joy.

A powerful sense of familial love filled the hall, and even the eyes of old men like Diwu Baiyu, the Nameless Elder, and Old Master Lin grew moist. In this world, kinship, friendship, and love are the most important things, and kinship is the most difficult bond to sever.

The mother and son cried for over ten minutes before finally separating at everyone’s urging.

Touching Lin Kuang’s face, Nangong Wenxue said with a blissful, silly smile, "My son has grown so handsome. He looks just like me."

No one could have been happier than Nangong Wenxue. She had longed to see her son day and night for so many years. How could she not be overjoyed now that he was finally here?

Hearing his mother’s childlike words, Lin Kuang’s heart filled with warmth, happiness, and joy.

Looking at his sister, Nangong Wudi said apologetically, "Alright, Wenxue. You’ve truly suffered all these years. The Nangong Family has wronged you."

"No, Brother," Nangong Wenxue replied quickly. "Although it was difficult and I had to endure it in silence, I don’t regret it. It was what I had to do."

Pulling Lin Kuang over to Nangong Wudi, Nangong Wenxue said hurriedly, "Kuang’er, come here. This is your uncle. Quick, greet him."

Lin Kuang was confused. He had always thought his mother hadn’t returned because of the Family Head, Nangong Wudi, but it seemed that wasn’t the case at all.

Standing before Nangong Wudi, Lin Kuang bowed. "Uncle."

A smile spread across Nangong Wudi’s face as he helped Lin Kuang up with both hands.

"Good, good. My good nephew," Nangong Wudi said with a laugh, looking extremely pleased.

Everyone who witnessed this was bewildered, completely unable to understand what was happening. Even Liu Mu, the Tower Master of the Wumi Building, was baffled. This scene was completely different from what they had imagined.

At this point, Old Master Lin frowned and asked, his tone filled with confusion, "Family Head Nangong, Wenxue, what exactly is going on?"

Hearing Old Master Lin’s words, everyone turned their gaze to Nangong Wenxue and Nangong Wudi, waiting for them to speak.

Seeing that Nangong Wenxue was about to speak, Nangong Wudi stopped her. "Wenxue, let me explain."

Nangong Wenxue paused for a moment, but then nodded.

Nangong Wudi began to speak. "The matter is both simple and complex. In truth, our Nangong Family knew when Wenxue was with Guodong, and we did not object. We are not like other families who insist on marriages between social equals, so we never tried to stop Wenxue. Furthermore, you seniors can imagine, if we had truly wanted to stop her, do you think we would have allowed her to give birth to her child before returning?"

The crowd was slightly taken aback. This was true. If the Nangong Family had forcefully brought Nangong Wenxue back, forget having a child with Lin Guodong, even getting married would have been impossible. Everyone was well aware of this, given the Nangong Family’s power.

Looking at Nangong Wudi, Old Master Lin asked again, now even more bewildered, "Then what exactly happened?"

"There was a reason we didn’t summon Wenxue back," Nangong Wudi continued. "It’s related to the Zhantai Family."

"The Zhantai Family?" Old Master Lin repeated, his tone growing more perplexed. "How are they involved?"

"Because Zhantai Wuwei, the head of the Zhantai Family, was one of Wenxue’s suitors. When he learned that Wenxue was with Lin Guodong, he was enraged and came directly to our Nangong Family. He demanded that we bring Wenxue back and marry her to him.

"Of course, the Nangong Family would never agree. Given our standing in the Ancient Martial Realm, how could we bow to pressure from the Zhantai Family? So, we refused him outright. However, Zhantai Wuwei wouldn’t accept it and nearly came to blows with us in our own home.

"But in the end, he left. After more than a year with no contact, we thought the matter was settled.

"Yet, a year later, just after Lin Kuang was born, Zhantai Wuwei returned. This time, he brought his father with him—the Old Master of the Zhantai Family!

"We don’t know what methods Zhantai Wuwei used to convince his father, but the Old Master of the Zhantai Family also demanded that we bring Wenxue back. The Nangong Family refused. After all, even the Old Master of the Zhantai Family has to tread lightly on our territory!

"But what left us helpless was his threat. The Old Master of the Zhantai Family declared that if we did not bring Wenxue back, the Zhantai Family would use its full power to kill Lin Guodong and Lin Kuang!

"They didn’t dare to start an open conflict with our Nangong Family, so they chose to threaten us instead.

"Everyone, think about it. Who could possibly fend off an assassination attempt by the Old Master of the Zhantai Family? If he truly cast aside all decorum and stooped to such a level, how could Lin Guodong and the newborn Lin Kuang possibly survive?

"Therefore, we had no choice but to inform Wenxue of the matter. What choice did she have at that moment? She could only choose to leave, to leave behind the two people she loved most. Otherwise, they would die!"

Looking at everyone present, Nangong Wudi spoke with rising agitation, the fury in his voice barely concealed.