The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1225

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The Xin residence main courtyard

A man, a young woman, and a small creature are currently sitting calmly around a stone table while basking on the beautiful and calm scenery in front of them.

The man-made small pond with many beautiful colorful fishes swimming made the scenery picturesque and quaint.

"Uncle Xin… When will Little Ja come home… I really missed him so much…" Yao Xue, or Xin Xue, which the people in the manor called her, asked.

When the little fellow sitting on Yao Xue's lap heard her words, she lifted her head and looks at Xin Jong with a hint of expectation in her eyes. She too misses her master. It has been a long time since she last saw her master, so of course, the little fellow misses him too.

"The military is already calling back the reserves… your brother will be coming home soon…" Xin Jong said with a smile trying to placate the feeling of the young woman before him.

In fact, he has already treated the young woman as his true daughter and has given her the surname Xin. But of course, she still belongs to the Yao clan and would cause trouble once those people discovered that she is still alive.

Suddenly, the head of Xuanlong raised straight up as if she detected something. Then her body which is now as big as a cat jumps from Yao Xue's lap and into the ground.

Ew, ew…

The little guy sounds while looking in the direction of the gate of the manor.

Then the three saw an old man walking out of the inner room with a big smile on his face.

"Master Wang… You seem a bit happy today…" Xin Jong greeted with a smile while he stood up and gestured for the old man to sit with them.

"Haha… Well, I will not be the only one happy… It seems that we have a guest…" he said while looking in the direction of the main gate.

Suddenly, the figure of Xuanlong flashes as she disappears from her spot.

"Little girl, let her be… She wanted to see her someone… special…" Master Wang said with a mysterious smile.

The two were a bit confused, but suddenly they realized something. An excited expression appears on Xin Jong's face as he too hurriedly stands up.

"Master Wang… should we…" he asked.

"Yes, of course…" Master Wang nodded and the group walks towards the main gate.

The servants in the manor showed confusion in their eyes as they saw the masters of the manor walking towards the front main gate.

"What is happening?"

"Is there a special guest today?"

"I don't know… Maybe another military officer will be visiting us or another noble family…"

"Sigh… our manor's masters know a lot of influential people and those people like to curry favor with them."

"Hey, let's see who came…"

The maids and servants quickly walk towards the main gate and silently watch on the side.

Suddenly, the main gate opens, and the figure of Xuanlong jumps high up and landed on a young man's face.

"What the heck!" Xin Ja shouted as he was too startled.

He was not even able to dodge the figure as it sticks to his face.

Then that small figure climbs to his neck and began licking his cheeks.

"Xuanlong? You… you've already grown this big? Hahaha…" Xin Ja's laughter could be heard from inside the manor.

He lifted his little pet in the air and hugged her as he too really missed the little fellow.

Suddenly, from the corner of his eyes, he saw three familiar figures walking towards him. He could not help but shed a few tears as he dashes towards them.

"Papa… Sister Xue… Master…" he muttered as he hugged the three people.

"I missed you guys…" he said as he began to shed tears in his eyes.

For the long time that he was in the war, he would always communicate with them. But there is no amount of visual communication that can replace the actual feeling of hugging and talking with the people you love.

As he hugged the special people in his life, Xin Ja could not help but began crying. Well, how could he not cry, he is still a teenager after all.

However, behind Xin Ja, a beautiful tall woman stood rooted on the spot while watching the scene before her.

Her eyes especially are glued at the crying young woman who is hugging Xin Ja.

"You… Yao… Yao Xue…" suddenly Yao Mai Lin blurted out.

This time, Xin Ja and the rest are still basking in the emotion of reuniting but Yao Mai Lin's words seem to have poured cold water into their warm reunion.

Yao Xue in particular stood rooted on the ground and feels a bit stiff when she heard someone calling her name.

"Ah… I forgot…" Xin Ja said while hitting his head.

His mind was filled with excitement and eagerness to return that he has not thought about Yao Mai Lin and Yao Xue's relationship.

"You… You're still alive!" Yao Mai Lin said while she rushes to hug Yao Xue with tears in her eyes.

She did not expect that her cousin who is close to her heart is still alive. She really thought that she was taken by the bandits and was killed that day.

"Umm… Cousin…" Yao Xue wanted to explain.

Actually, she was there when Yao Mai Lin and Xin Ja left for their military service, but she did not dare show her face back then.

Yao Xue did not know what to say as she felt the shaking body of her cousin in her arms.

The group then enters the manor and Xin Jong asked the servants and the maids to prepare for a feast.

The two cousins began to talk while Xin Ja, Xin Jong, and Master Wang also talked. Meanwhile, Xuanlong just sits on Xin Ja's lap and enjoys being her master once again.

A festive atmosphere could be felt in the Xin manor, and the servants and maid joined the festivity of their masters.

The return of Xin Ja was truly a happy and joyous occasion for the Xin family, and the meeting of Yao Xue and Yao Mai Lin is also something that they celebrated.

While the party is happening, Yao Mai Lin showed a complicated expression as she wanted to ask this question after some time that the two has talked.

"Little Xue… Do… Do you still have a plan to return to the clan?" Yao Mai Lin asked with a hint of hesitation.

Although she already knew the answer, she still asked anyway.

"No way… I love it here… Uncle Jong and Little brother Ja are really good to me. And Master Wang is already my teacher and master in rune mastery. If I go back to the clan, I would be scolded, ostracized, and might even be killed. I'm not stupid to jump into that kind of trouble… pride, honor, and virtue? What can I do with those?" she said with a frown.

"Sigh… I understand. It is the clan's fault that you have suffered back then."

"Cousin Lin… Treat the old Yao Xue as already someone dead. I'm already Xin Xue…" Yao Xue said with a proud expression on her face.

"Oh, I like that you are proud of my family, big sister… Hehe…" Xin Ja suddenly said as he walked beside the two.

"But Little Ja, the clan would still recognize her…" Yao Mai Lin said with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Don't worry… I have found some herbs in the misty forest… And I have brought it here for this reason…" Xin Ja said with a mysterious smile.

Then Xin Ja walks back to his Master's side.

"Little Ja… I heard that you've designed a great Mecha for that brat 4th prince… You would not be forgetting about your master, now would you?" Master Wang teases.

"Haha… Of course not master…" Xin Ja said with a smile.

"Good… When you go back to school… I will let you form a new branch of learning in the academy. Let's call it Mecha Engineering Bay…" Master Wang said with a proud smile.

"What? But master… I…"

"No buts… You are already a member of the military force and a living hero in the town… If you form this new branch of learning then our academy will surely become more famous…" Master Wang said as if he could already see what the future holds.

Xin Ja could not refute this and nodded his head.

Meanwhile, Xin Jong just watches with pride as he looks at his son.

In his mind, he still could remember that day when he was born. The little child was weak and powerless. When his mother discovered that he does not have the ability to form his own core, she was dejected and even left the two of them.

He was devastated at that time and thought that everything is his fault. Although she loves him even though he is weak, he knew that she deserves the best.

But who could have known that she would just leave one day… and leave him to take care of their son.

"See that… That is my son… The son that I have raised up with my own two hands…" he muttered in his heart as tears began to fall in the corner of his eyes.

This is one of those days that he would say that… his life is really worth living.