RETURNING FROM THE IMMORTAL WORLD

Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

Tang Xiu said with a laugh, "Who dare say that Mom is old? You are and you will always be forever young and beautiful in my heart. Ah, right, the school is on holiday so I don't need to go to school for tomorrow and the day after. Four days later I'll attend the College Entrance Test, and the test itself will be held in our school."

Su Lingyun said with a deep concern expression, "Xiu'er, you don't need to feel pressured. Consider it as an ordinary exam. Even if you can't get the admission to enter a top university, Mom will still feel happy even though you can only enter an ordinary one."

Tang Xiu said, "I have the confidence that I can give you the provincial top scorer for this test."

Su Lingyun was amused by his words and said with a tease, "Smelly boy, you do know how to coax you Mom to be happy, don't you? Ah, right. Have you eaten yet? I'll go to the kitchen to cook some food for you..."

Tang Xiu promptly replied, "It's ok, Mom. I had already eaten. Recently, I've been tutoring some classmates of mine for supplementary lessons and they just treated me to dinner this evening."

Whilst looking at the gray hairs on his mother's temples, Tang Xiu thought for a moment and decided to not go back to South Gate Town tonight, but to his real home. Spending time and accompanying his mother was, after all, his lifelong greatest wish.

At early hours...

Tang Xiu accompanied Su Lingyun to shut the shutters and close the restaurant. Then, they walked home together. The street lights outside were dim and there was only a handful of pedestrians on the street, while vehicles were still converging on the road as though a dragon and steadily flowing.

"Mom, do you always go home at this time, everyday? Alone?" Tang Xiu's expression was a bit unsightly. With his Spiritual Sense he had observed the surroundings and he didn't find Banshou and the others around.

Su Lingyun said with a smile, "Ah, yes! Our home is very near from here, and it only takes ten minutes on foot. Take a look at those street lights. The light is so bright and the ground is well-illuminated, so you don't need to worry to step on something and sprain your legs."

Tang Xiu continued, "And, what time the restaurant is open for business everyday?"

"Ah, I can only come over at 9AM every morning. As for buying vegetables and meats, Banshou and the others are doing the job. If not, I could have died due to fatigue." Said Su Lingyun.

Tang Xiu nodded and no longer said anything. However, he was actually thinking about it inside. His mother went back home at this very late hour every night, that was too unsafe. He must assign someone to protect her in secret. Nowadays, it was better to be safe than sorry and be prepared just in case. If something unfortunate occurred to her, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

After arriving at home...

Whilst lying on a familiar bed, Tang Xiu looked at the familiar scenes in the room with quite a headache as he felt that he was lacking in manpower. When he was in the Immortal World, he commanded a large number of loyal and devoted subordinates who were always ready to do each and every bidding he threw at them. As long as he issued any orders, some Immortals would carry them out.

But now, he had just only returned back to Earth recently and he must do a lot of things by himself. He lacked abilities and was weak; he wanted to do his own things, wanting to make money for his cultivation practice, going to college to fulfil his mother's wishes. But then, he wouldn't be able to protect his own mother.

"Should I train some trusted subordinates?!"

The thought popped inside his mind. However, in this age where wealth was of the most import, he found himself really too poor. Although he got a lot of money recently, but he only had a few millions on him right now. Such as the money he got from Tie Long as well as the compensation from the Rising Dragon Martial School, all of them had been taken by Kang Xia to develop the company. Moreover, the recent purchases of medicinal herbs and ingredients also cost him quite a sum.