Covered in wounds and barely able to walk after Crossing the Tribulation, Xiao Mo was carried back to the Xiao Mansion by Huang Shan.
When Xiao Mo was less than thirty zhang from his courtyard, he saw his mother standing outside, anxiously gazing down the path home.
Seeing her son return, Zhou Ruoxi's eyes instantly lit up, and she hurried forward.
"Mother..."
Xiao Mo called out, feeling guilty, as if he'd done something wrong and didn't know how to explain it to his mother.
Zhou Ruoxi looked at her son's scorched, blackened skin, her thin lips pressing into a tight line.
Xiao Mo could even see the corners of his mother's eyes turning red.
But in the end, Zhou Ruoxi only gently stroked her son's face and said softly, "All that matters is that you're back..."
Zhou Ruoxi withdrew her hand and gave Huang Shan a slight bow. "Thank you for bringing Mo'er back, Master Huang. I appreciate you taking such good care of him."
