Chapter 26: Summoned by the Moon Goddess! Second Update

  Watching this mother and son reunion, the clan leader stood beside them with a complex expression, gazing at Tang Lin's mother with a hint of guilt.

  Tang Lin hugged his mother tightly, the warmth of her embrace, the faint fragrance, and the familiar smile, all of which stirred up a storm in his heart.

  Mother! Mother!

  Tang Lin held her tightly, as if afraid of losing her again. Since childhood, he had heard from his father that his mother had passed away due to illness. Now, he could hug his mother again, and Tang Lin felt like he was dreaming.

  This kind of happiness surrounds him thickly, if it were a dream, he'd rather sleep forever!

  After a long while, Tang Lin's mother finally realized the presence of the clan elder beside her. Her face slightly flushed, she pulled Tang Lin's hand and said: "Come over and pay your respects, Lin'er, why have you come to the Long residence?"

  Tang Lin and the tribal elder followed him into the courtyard, a simple courtyard with a fence, a small pond floating with lotus flowers, carp jumping, quiet and secluded.

  After Tang Lin sat down, he immediately told his mother everything that had happened since he came here, including many things that happened when he was a child, how he couldn't practice martial arts, how he met Xiao Hui, and how he grew up all the way to today. He only hid the fact about Wu Qing Xuan and didn't mention it, after all, there was still the clan leader present.

  As for the clan leader, Tang Lin still had some reservations in his heart. As for Xiao Hui, it didn't matter if he said it out loud. With his current strength, he was already capable of protecting Xiao Hui, and as the clan leader, he wouldn't go to great lengths just for Xiao Hui's sake.

  As he spoke, Tang Lin sized up his mother. He found that she looked exceptionally elegant and beautiful, and judging by her age, she should be in her forties now, but she looked unusually young. Her pale skin, slender hands, and outstanding demeanor all exuded the charm of a mature woman, with every frown and smile revealing her allure.

  Tang Lin thought to himself: "My mother must have been a beautiful woman when she was young."

  Tang Lin's mother, Long Xiang'er, listened to Tang Lin's account of his tortuous experiences and felt anxious at times, delighted at times, and shocked at times. She had not expected that her husband and children, who were far away in a small border town after she left for so many years, would have gone through so much.

  Especially Tang Lin.

  Less than seventeen years old semi-saint!

  Although with Xiao Hui's assistance, Tang Lin's own efforts and insight are not to be underestimated, this innate talent is in no way inferior to hers back then.

  And also has the ability to awaken the blood of the barbarian tribe!

  His own daughter, however, married into the Grand Duke's mansion, and from then on, she had no worries about food and clothing. She was also at peace. As for his eldest son, he wandered outside as a knight-errant, perhaps in the future, he would be able to make a name for himself.

  The son has grown up, and the husband still loves himself.

  She felt as if she had no regrets in this life, seeing Tang Lin today. It was the happiest day for her in the past 16 years!

  The clan leader looked at the smile on Long Xiang'er's face, it was a heartfelt smile. His heart felt a pang of sorrow, he had never seen his daughter reveal such a happy smile when she was with him. For a moment, his heart seemed to have aged several decades, and his expression turned gloomy.

  "Father." Long Xiang'er looked at the clan leader and said sincerely, "Thank you for bringing Lin Er here. I'm unfilial, living here all along. For so many years, I haven't been filial, please don't blame me, Father."

  The clan leader's heart warmed up and he smiled bitterly: "As long as you don't blame me, that's all that matters."

  Long Xiang'er smiled and said: "How could that be? I understand Father's painstaking efforts, I've never blamed you, really!"

  The clan leader's heart skipped a beat as he looked at her and said, "Really?"

  "Of course." Long Xiang'er didn't think twice, looking at Tang Lin beside her, said: "You must not resent your grandfather either, do you understand? Grandfather has his own difficulties. Our Long family's bloodline is originally weak, if we intermarry with outsiders, the Long family will completely decline in the future, this is unavoidable!"

  Tang Lin nodded and said: "I know, but I still hope Grandpa can make an exception and let you meet with Father. If it's not possible openly, then we'll do it secretly."

  Long Xiang'er's eyes lit up and she hastily looked towards the clan leader with expectation.

  The clan leader frowned and glared at Tang Lin, saying: "You're still young, yet so cunning. What will you be like when you grow up?"

  Tang Lin said disapprovingly: "Isn't this also inheriting your excellent bloodline?"

  The clan leader was taken aback.

  "How to talk to your grandfather?" Long Xiang'er pinched Tang Lin's cheek, and immediately burst out laughing, saying: "Little rascal, after so many years, your father brought the three of you, he must be exhausted."

  "Isn't that right, I'm so tired." Tang Lin immediately added fuel to the fire: "Every day I'm exhausted like a mud pit, my waist is bent, originally only 40 years old, but looks like 80 years old."

  Long Xiang'er gave him a disapproving look and said, "You little scamp, don't you think I understand your father's body? How could his waist be bent? Don't underestimate him."

  Tang Lin scratched his head.

  The clan leader sighed and said: "The kid makes sense, I'll arrange a time for you to meet in secret, but don't let anyone know."

  Long Xiang'er's body shook, and she stared at her father in a daze, saying: "Really, is it really true?"

  The clan leader sighed: "I can keep you as a person, but I cannot keep your heart. I thought that after ten or so years had passed, your feelings for him would have faded, but it seems you still haven't forgotten him. Well, I'll make an exception this once."

  Tang Lin did not expect the clan leader to actually agree, he was stunned for a moment, then silently lowered his head.

  "Father!" Long Xiang'er fell to her knees in front of the clan leader with a "thud", tears streaming down her face, saying: "Your daughter is unfilial!"

  The clan leader waved his hand and lifted her body, sighing softly: "Get ready, I'll arrange for you to meet in a while, but just meet, and no one can know."

  Long Xiang'er looked at her father with gratitude, her body slightly trembling, and was so moved that she couldn't speak.

  The clan leader looked at her gently, stroking away a disheveled strand of hair, then glanced at Tang Lin beside her and smiled: "You mother and son are reunited, I won't disturb you." With that, he turned around and walked out of the bamboo fence yard.

  "Grandfather!" Tang Lin suddenly shouted out loud.

  The clan leader's body shook slightly, and he stopped in his tracks, but didn't turn around.

  "In the future when the Long family needs me, even if it means going through boiling water and walking through fire, I will exhaust all my strength to help!" Tang Lin said word by word.

  The clan leader's figure stood still for a long time, his mouth seeming to twitch slightly before he stepped out of the courtyard.

  After the head of the clan left, Tang Lin sat with his mother and talked about what had happened over the years.

  Although it had been over a decade since they last saw each other, Tang Lin felt as close to his mother as blood is thicker than water, without any estrangement or distance, everything was so familiar and natural.

  That day, Tang Lin had his mother's cooking.

  On this day, Tang Lin got into his mother's arms.

  That day...

  So many things happened on this day, it was Tang Lin's happiest day, he slept extremely sweetly, as if he had returned to his childhood.

  What Wu Shen, what saint, Tang Lin has forgotten everything. In his heart, there is only his mother, and the warmth of this moment.

  In this small courtyard, Tang Lin lived for over a dozen days, and the time seemed to pass like flowing water, not feeling long at all.

  Every day, watching the sunset, watching the sunrise, smelling the fragrance on his mother's body, smelling the fragrance of food, listening to his mother's voice, Tang Lin felt that the happiest thing in life was nothing more than this.

  He is no longer alone.

  ……

  On this day, the clan leader arrived outside the enclosure, holding a golden scroll in his hand. The golden scroll emitted a strong and sharp golden light, like tiny needles.

  The clan leader looked at Long Xiang'er and Tang Lin sitting on the stone table, laughing, with a gentle gaze, and said softly: "You two come over first, there is an imperial edict."

  Long Xiang'er and Tang Lin were surprised, but still stood up, walked to the front of the imperial edict, and knelt down on one knee. Although they were all family members here and didn't need to pay respects, Tang Lin had been well-read in poetry and books since childhood, with great wisdom in his heart, and believed in etiquette, filial piety, and benevolence.

  Filial piety comes first, and benevolence is the foundation. This was the consciousness that Tang Lin had been indoctrinated with since he was a child. As a subject, seeing the emperor and paying respects was a matter of etiquette.

  Long Xiang'er saw Tang Lin and paid her respects. Although she was unwilling to be a human mother, she lost her manners, so they both knelt down on one knee.

  The clan leader unrolled the scroll, and a dazzling golden light burst out from it, shining into the eyes of the two people, making them unable to lift their heads to look straight.

  The clan leader glanced through it, then rolled up the scroll and said to Tang Lin: "The Ice Emperor has issued a decree summoning you to enter the palace. It is said that the Moon God's Tower has intentions to invite you to join."

  "God of the Moon's Loft?" Tang Lin was taken aback.

  He stood up, took the imperial edict from Tang Lin, opened it and saw that although the words written by the official were respectful and rich in talent, with dozens of elegant ancient seal characters flying about, the general idea was to ask him to enter the palace and discuss joining the Moon God Building.

  "Ling'er has such talent, it seems that the Moon God Pavilion is moved. Dragon Xiang'er smiled and said: 'Joining the Moon God Pavilion is not bad, and with this relationship, our Dragon family's status will rise a lot.'"

  The clan leader hesitated and shook his head, saying: "On the surface, it seems that our Dragon Family is taking advantage, but in reality, it's the Moon God Pavilion that's taking advantage!"

  "Oh?" Long Xiang'er was taken aback.

  "For so many years, the Moon God Pavilion has been the patron deity of the Cangxue Dynasty. In the Cangxue Dynasty, there may be people who don't know about our Long family, but there is absolutely no one who doesn't know about the Moon God Pavilion! And the Moon God Pavilion was even built next to the imperial palace, its momentum far surpassing that of the Golden Temple. Do you think the Ice Emperor would really be willing to submit under the Moon God Pavilion?"

  "You're saying..."

  "The Ice Emperor had long been thinking of controlling the Moon God Pavilion, with imperial power above all else. However, those two old witches from the Moon God Pavilion were too powerful, so the Ice Emperor only dared to think about it and didn't dare to act rashly. But the Moon God Pavilion was already on guard. Now that someone from my Dragon family has joined them, it's like we have a connection. From now on, the Moon God Pavilion will be even more stable in its position within the Cang Snow Dynasty and will become even more unscrupulous!"

  Tang Lin heard the words of the clan leader and secretly admired him in his heart. He didn't think that behind this imperial edict, there would be such a thing. Indeed, everything related to politics and the palace was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

  These high-level forces possess not only strength but also insight and wisdom beyond ordinary people.

  "The Moon God's Pavilion..." Tang Lin gazed into the distance, as if he saw that majestic and grand purple pavilion.

  ……

  The second update is delivered, still short of one vote, short of one vote to surpass the eighth place in front, brothers, ask for a monthly ticket!!! RQ