Chapter 163 Li Muwan and Lin Che reunited, Li Muwan burst into tears

Zhou Ru was now twelve years old, and had long since shed her original innocent appearance, transforming into a mischievous one.

Under Li Muwan's tutelage, Xiao Ru'er had experienced much book learning from a young age, and her cultivation had already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, making her a second-grade alchemist.

For Li Muwan, Zhou Ru's improvement speed was not fast, but for a cultivator of her age, Zhou Ru's speed was absolutely rapid.

After all, reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage and becoming a second-grade alchemist at just over ten years old, it was likely that even peers wouldn't be able to rival her.

Zhou Ru pouted, waved at Xiao Bai in the distance, and frowned slightly, saying, "Xiao Bai, come here quickly."

The black and white striped tiger demon reluctantly ran over and lay in front of Zhou Ru, seemingly helpless against the words of this little ancestor.

Who told this little ancestor that she was Lin Che's disciple? And her, a mere tiger demon who had just developed sentience and whose cultivation was barely at the Foundation Establishment Stage, could not possibly be a disciple of the Hengyue Sect.

She could only pray that this little ancestor would, like the big black bear not long ago, let her go once she had enough fun, even if it meant just throwing her back into the mountain forest…

Zhou Ru jumped onto Xiao Bai's head, grabbed Xiao Bai's ears hard, and said unhappily, "Tonight, you're not allowed to eat dinner as punishment."

Xiao Bai helplessly shook its head, allowing the little ancestor to play on its body, but there was nothing it could do.

Li Muwan looked at the lively Zhou Ru and smiled, "Xiao Ru'er, don't worry, when your master returns, I'll have him catch an even bigger tiger for you."

Hearing this from her master's wife, Li Muwan, Zhou Ru, who had just been angry, immediately turned around to look at Li Muwan in front of her, asking excitedly, "Really? Bigger than Xiao Bai?"

Li Muwan extended her slender hand, rubbed Zhou Ru's head, and smiled, "Of course, bigger than Xiao Bai."

Zhou Ru nodded happily, patted Xiao Bai's head with her small hand, and said, "Xiao Bai, you can eat dinner tonight, but you have to use chopsticks."

Xiao Bai let out a bitter cry, lying on the ground looking utterly defeated; clearly, eating with chopsticks was not a new thing for it.

Just as Li Muwan was about to speak, her Intention seemed to sense something, and she immediately turned around, looking in the distance, her beautiful face filled with excitement.

Her Intention stemmed from her love for Lin Che; whenever she sensed Lin Che's aura, the Intention within her would respond.

Therefore, Li Muwan also knew that her husband, he, had returned.

Lin Che, at this moment, holding Hong Die's delicate body, instantly appeared here, also looking at Li Muwan before him, with a gentle expression on his face: "Wan'er, I'm back."

Li Muwan's eyes instantly reddened, tears rolling down like broken pearls, no longer able to suppress the longing in her heart, she lifted her skirt and ran towards Lin Che, throwing herself into his warm embrace.

"Husband…"

Li Muwan choked out, her voice trembling, hugging Lin Che's body tightly, tears blurring her eyes.

Lin Che tightly embraced her slender waist, feeling the sobs of the person in his arms, and with a pained heart, he kissed the top of her head, gently saying, "I'm sorry, I made you worry."

Zhou Ru's eyes widened, watching her usually dignified and gentle master's wife crying like a child, and her own eyes reddened as well.

She tugged on Xiao Bai's ear and whispered, "Master's wife looks so beautiful even when she cries…"

Xiao Hong stood to the side, looking at the embracing couple, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes, but it quickly turned into a relieved smile.

Hong Die quietly stepped back a few paces, giving space to the reunited Daoist couple, though she felt an indescribable emotion in her heart.

Li Muwan raised her tear-filled face, her fingertips gently caressing Lin Che's face, and softly asked, "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine." Lin Che caught her hand and lightly kissed it to his lips, then suddenly noticed a faint scar beneath her sleeve, and his brows furrowed, "This is…"

"I accidentally burned myself while refining pills." Li Muwan hurriedly tried to pull her hand back, but Lin Che held it firmly.

Lin Che's fingertips glowed with a moist spiritual energy, gently caressing the scar, which healed at a visible speed, returning to its original state.

Xiao Bai took the opportunity to quietly retreat, but Zhou Ru grabbed its tail, "No running! Master is back, I want him to see that you can use chopsticks now!"

The tiger demon's head drooped in despair.

Lin Che looked at Zhou Ru, who was riding on Xiao Bai's head, and softly said, "Xiao Ru'er, come here."

Zhou Ru looked at the empty space beside Lin Che and immediately became a little displeased, pouting and saying, "Bad uncle, last time you promised Xiao Ru'er you would bring her a gift, but your hands are empty, so you clearly forgot to bring Xiao Ru'er a gift."

Looking at Zhou Ru before him, Lin Che helplessly shook his head, but still said, "Then uncle will take you to catch a big tiger, one even bigger than Xiao Bai."

Zhou Ru, being a child at heart, immediately beamed with joy upon hearing this, clapping her hands and saying, "Uncle, you must keep your word this time; let's go now."

Lin Che rubbed Zhou Ru's head, picked her up, nodded to Li Muwan, and instantly arrived in the primeval forest behind the Hengyue Sect.

The beasts here, with the help of spiritual energy, had become demon beasts capable of contending with immortals, but fortunately, the Hengyue Sect had some reserves.

And to ensure the safety of mortals, they chose to set up a barrier here, forbidding demon beasts from stepping even half a step into this area, otherwise they would be directly annihilated by the restriction.

Lin Che stood with one hand behind his back, and with a wave of his right hand, all the tigers in the forest appeared here for Zhou Ru to choose from.

Zhou Ru looked at so many tigers before her and happily asked, "Uncle, are these all for me?"

"For now, you still need to cultivate, so you can only choose one; later, you can choose other tigers."

Zhou Ru also nodded obediently; after all, she already had Xiao Bai, and she just needed to find another tiger to help her beat Xiao Bai, since Xiao Bai wasn't listening to her.

"I want…" Zhou Ru blinked her star-like eyes, pointed at a completely black tiger, and said, "Uncle, this tiger is big, I want it."

"From now on, I'll call you Xiao Hei."

The black tiger, the strongest, having reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, looked towards Lin Che's position and bowed its head deeply, clearly understanding that if the human before it wanted to kill her, it would only require a single glance.

Moreover, this little girl had an immortal treasure protecting her body, so even those in the Infant Transformation Stage couldn't harm her, let alone a tiger demon only at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

Xiao Ru'er happily ran over, patted Xiao Hei's mouth, and then said, "Your teeth are quite sharp; if Xiao Bai doesn't listen in the future, you can help me beat it."