Li Chenghuai, now just over ten years old, held onto Li Yuexiang's hand and behaved himself as he paid his respects. Li Xizhi raised an eyebrow as he watched; one was a younger sister he had never met, and the other was his son whom he hadn't seen in many years.
The faces of these two were both unfamiliar and familiar, and it seemed they were not very close to him.
Yang Xiao'er was very excited, hugging the somewhat bewildered Li Chenghuai and fussing over him with warmth. Meanwhile, Li Xizhi felt a sense of wistful loss while Li Xuanxuan watched him closely.
Cultivators might spend years in seclusion, easily missing many things; that's why so many children of noble families lacked discipline, were extreme in their behavior, indulgent, and inept. The Green Pond Sect's seclusion from the outside world was indeed an effective way of distancing emotional ties.
