「Three days later, the escort caravan returned to Qinghe County.」
Zhao Lin was supposed to report back to the Liuhe Sect immediately, but perhaps because he had been away from home for so long and missed his family, he had been feeling a bit anxious these past few days.
He knew it was most likely his imagination, but he couldn't shake the feeling of unease. He said to Yuan Cheng, "Senior Yuan, I'd like to go home and check on things first. You..."
Yuan Cheng smiled with understanding. "This is your first long trip away from home. It's normal to be homesick. I'll explain things to Master. You go on ahead."
Zhao Lin thanked him and rushed home without stopping.
When he walked through the door and saw his parents and older brother sitting perfectly fine in the main hall, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
'Looks like I was just overthinking things.'
The matchmaker, Hu Damingbai, was a guest at their home, sipping the hot water his brother, Zhao Shan, had handed her.
