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Hearing the man's words, Ling Mo Xie suddenly felt a pang of sadness in his nose. He remembered back when he was still on Earth, during a time of financial hardship. His father would send him to school, stopping at a distance to avoid embarrassment, watching him enter the campus.
However, he wondered if he would ever return to Earth and see his father again.
"Boss! What's wrong? Are we going or not?" Bai Yunfei called out helplessly when he saw Ling Mo Xie suddenly fall silent and not speak after a while.
"Ah?" Ling Mo Xie came back to his senses, glanced at the "ugly" man, and said, "You should come with us! If you can't go home, where else can you go?"
Upon hearing Ling Mo Xie's words, the man looked up at him, his mouth opening and closing several times without uttering a word. However, Ling Mo Xie could see from his eyes that he was quite moved by the suggestion.
After hesitating for a moment, the man slowly shook his head and said in a low voice, "I don't know if my presence will bring resentment to her and her mother. Besides, my ugly appearance might embarrass them and lead to their exclusion!"
Ling Mo Xie was taken aback by the man's words and replied, "Don't worry. If they really do become resentful, I have ways to heal them. You shouldn't worry about embarrassing them either. After all, don't you think they wouldn't want you to leave?"
The man hesitated again after hearing Ling Mo Xie's words before finally saying hesitantly, "Well... okay! I'll go back and take a look. If it really... then I will..."
Hearing the man's self-talk, Ling Mo Xie smiled. What could be more important than family reunion? Sometimes, the people you want to protect may not wish for you to bear everything alone.
Bai Yunfei looked at Ling Mo Xie in confusion after hearing his advice to the man. When Ling Mo Xie noticed Bai Yunfei's puzzled gaze, he said nothing.
He simply smiled as he watched the man nod in agreement to return together. Meanwhile, the child in Bai Yunfei's arms changed from a previously sullen expression to clapping and laughing innocently.
The man followed Ling Mo Xie and Bai Yunfei toward his "home," while Xiao Chi was asked by Ling Mo Xie to take Sun Xiaoxiao to the camp where the Ling family was stationed.
Ling Mo Xie and the others had not walked far from where they had argued with Azure Emperor's two disciples, so they soon saw the sparsely scattered tents outside the camp.
The tents were quite shabby; some were dirty, and others even had numerous patches.
Since the resentment in Tianfeng City had reached a boiling point, it became difficult for these low-level cultivators to obtain things they previously didn't care about.
Even the fabric used to set up these tents was exchanged from higher-level cultivators for other items, as hardly anyone would carry fabric or similar items while hastily fleeing.
Those higher-level cultivators had struck it rich amidst the chaos. Relying on their cultivation, they were not easily affected by the resentment and only needed to leave Tianfeng City within a certain timeframe. They ventured into Tianfeng City in groups, and the items left behind in the empty houses became their spoils.
However, besides the resentment in Tianfeng City, there were also people and spirit beasts already infected by it, which added to the risks. As a result, the casualties among these "adventurers" were not small.
In stark contrast to the dilapidated tents here, the tents closer to the center of the camp were increasingly magnificent, large, and luxurious!
Seeing this scene, Ling Mo Xie couldn't help but reflect that no matter the circumstances, there was always a clear class distinction!
Unlike Ling Mo Xie's sentiments, the man showed no signs of dissatisfaction; it seemed that everything was as it should be. His gaze fell upon a small tent tucked away in the corner.
That tent was very small and had several patches on it. In this already impoverished area of tents, it appeared particularly shabby.
That was his temporary home. He still remembered that he had exchanged two spirit stones he had been reluctant to use for the materials to set up this tent.
"What's wrong? Is that your home? Let's go take a look!" Ling Mo Xie guessed from the man's expression and said to him.
"Daddy! We're home! Hehe, Mommy must be waiting for us!" The young girl in Bai Yunfei's arms giggled, clapping her hands happily at the man.
The man initially wore a hesitant expression, but upon seeing the joyful girl smiling at him, his dark features softened slightly. Although he looked rough, it was evident that he wore a warm smile.
"Alright, let's go home!" The man's voice was deep and calm, but beneath that calmness, intense emotions surged.
At that moment, the children playing among the sparse tents looked up and saw the man. Some gasped and were frightened into loud cries, while a few braver ones picked up stones and threw them at him, shouting, "Monster! Monster! Look, the monster is here!"
Hearing the children's cries, many adults rushed out from their makeshift tents, shielding their children behind them. Without hesitation, they charged at the man.
Various spells flew through the air. Even though these people were low-level civilians, the sheer number of spells interwoven together looked quite formidable and was awe-inspiring.
The man was taken aback and quickly waved his hands, saying, "Wait! Don't attack! I... I am Zeng Zhou!"
He was originally a neighbor to these people and had some rapport with them.
But they did not listen at all. One person exclaimed in disbelief, "You are Zeng Zhou? No! It can't be! We clearly offered you to..."
That person seemed to remember he had said something he shouldn't have and quickly shut his mouth.
Zeng Zhou was stunned. It was... it was them!
Memories began to resurface little by little. He recalled that the reason he was captured by the Azure Emperor's people was that a few neighbors had asked for his help and led him to a secluded place outside the camp. While he was helping them, the Azure Emperor's people suddenly arrived, and those neighbors ran away in a hurry.
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