182. Going Home
One year later.
Boom—!
The plane carrying tourists glided through the clouds, leaving a long white rainbow in its wake.
Holding a suitcase with one hand and wearing high heels, a fashionable girl dressed in an orange stand-collar down jacket walked through the crowd of disembarking passengers, her short black hair just grazing her neck, revealing a faint rose tattoo at the back of her neck.
【Wen Han, you are different from other witches.】
【We have never encountered a situation like yours.】
【It’s like a very small bottle, and the “evil” within you has become a part of that bottle; it cannot be washed away by purification or transformation.】
【Perhaps you should start taking action.】
【Return to Star River City; there will be someone to teach you to become a qualified Light Mage.】
【By the way, have a pleasant journey home.】
The voice from her memories became chaotic with the interference of the airport announcement.
Holding her daughter’s hand, Wen Han suddenly stopped, taking off her sunglasses.
“Star River City…” She took a deep breath, looking around her familiar surroundings, unable to suppress a smile on her face, “Back again, safe and sound.”
“Mom!” Little Yuan, who had grown quite a bit over the year, widened her eyes, “Are we going home?”
“Yes.” Wen Han squatted down, rubbing her daughter’s face, “We can finally go home~!”
“Yay! I want to eat Grandma’s cooking!”
“Okay.” Wen Han smiled slightly, then picked up her ringing phone, “Hello? Mom!… Yes! Little Yuan and I just got back… It might take about two hours to get there… Mmm… Mmm… Got it~ I miss you too~ Come on, Little Yuan, give Grandma a kiss!”
As the phone got closer, Little Yuan pouted, “Grandma! mua!”
Wen Mu instantly burst into laughter.
Wen Han nodded gently and continued talking on the phone while holding her daughter’s hand, making her way towards the taxi area.
……
“The flight from Sabru to Star River City has arrived…”
At the same time, on the other side of the airport, a wave of arriving people was pouring out.
Amid the crowded throngs, several tall figures moved quickly, effortlessly surpassing one silhouette after another.
“Captain, I remember Star River City is your hometown, right?”
The two black-clad men beside him recalled something and excitedly looked at the figure walking in the middle.
Neat short hair, simple suit, and a somewhat noticeable scar on his neck.
The man referred to as the captain looked expressionless as he stared ahead.
Observing everything around him, he seemed to have only begun to recall something vaguely.
“Mm.” After a moment, he remained as cold as a statue.
“I remember the captain was transferred from Star River City before, right?” Another man beside him finished speaking and suddenly realized he had misspoken, quickly covering his mouth, “Sorry, Captain! I didn’t mean to.”
The man didn’t care, turning sharply to walk in another direction.
“They’re here, they’re here!!!”
Just as the three stepped out, a man holding a placard rushed over.
“You finally made it!!!”
Pushing up his glasses, Fat Brother stammered for a moment before finally breaking into a smile.
“Old Su, welcome home!”
The camera followed Fat Brother’s gaze, revealing a face bearing a slight smile.
But even that smile carried a hint of coldness.
“Long time no see.” Patting his old teammate’s shoulder, Su Zeheng looked up, “Where’s the car?”
“It’s outside. I’ll take you to eat first…”
“No need.” He turned and walked in another direction, “I’m back this time for work; everything can wait until after I’m done.”
“Well, the Light Magic Society…”
“I won’t be going back for the time being. Anyway, Old Bai and the others have left too; meeting you is enough.” Suddenly turning back, he said, “Fat Brother, lead the way.”
“Oh… hey, wait for me!”
Seeing Su Zeheng walking away, Fat Brother slapped his forehead and hurried to catch up with the fast-moving figure.
……
“Okay, Mom… Mmm… We’ll talk later.”
The driver had already loaded the suitcase.
Wen Han hung up the phone and noticed Little Yuan had gotten in, so she quickly opened the car door.
Bang!
The car door closed with a snap, and it drove off.
Step…
At the same moment, Su Zeheng exited the airport, casually glancing at the departing car before instantly locking his gaze onto these familiar scenes.
“Captain?” a younger brother behind him asked curiously.
He silently shook his head, “Let’s go. We’ll return tomorrow.”
……
Whoosh—!
Those once-familiar scenes now appeared before him.
The iconic buildings of Star River City loomed ahead, and the surrounding skyscrapers didn’t seem to have changed much.
Wen Han looked thoughtfully at everything, unable to help but hug her daughter close.
“Little Yuan, do you miss home?”
“Yup!” Little Yuan nodded, “Mom, the place we went to was so boring; there weren’t any kids to play with!”
“Didn’t we just come back?” Wen Han ruffled her daughter’s hair, “But Little Yuan is a big kid now, so you can’t just think about playing; you have to study hard from now on~”
“Okay.” Little Yuan pulled out a test paper from her backpack, “Sister Xingchen said my grades have improved!”
“Oh?”
Wen Han took the test paper in surprise, glancing at the foreign language that made her head spin, “You… can read this?”
She couldn’t understand a single word of it, and Little Yuan was only just over five years old…?
“Yup!” Little Yuan replied confidently, “I don’t think it’s hard; Sister Xingchen said I’m a genius!”
“Mua!”
Seeing her daughter thriving, Wen Han couldn’t help but kiss her forehead heavily.
“When we get home, Mommy will reward you with something!”
“Yay!” Little Yuan was even more excited, bringing Wen Han a moment of accomplishment as a mother.
Little Yuan was gradually growing up, and her mother was safe and sound.
And I… have finally come back.
In just one year, so much could happen. Wen Han sat calmly in her seat, unable to suppress a faint smile.
……
Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!
With delicate white fists rapping on the door a few times, the door creaked open.
“Oh my!” Wen Mu suddenly beamed with excitement and hugged Wen Han, quickly grabbing Little Yuan to embrace her as well, “Oh dear… Little Yuan has grown taller; Grandma can hardly hold you anymore.”
“Grandma, let Little Yuan hold you!”
“Okay, okay, from now on Grandma will let Little Yuan hold her.”
The three generations enjoyed a joyful reunion back at this familiar old home.
Wen Han placed the luggage to the side and looked around, “Mom, how have you been these past days?”
“What else could it be?” Wen Mu rolled her eyes, “You’re on a business trip; how could I stop you? After all, work is important… what matters is you are back now. So, do you have to leave again?”
“… Probably not.”
Hesitating for a moment, Wen Han shook her head.
“Though one can never say for sure, but I probably won’t be leaving in the short term.”
“Just don’t take my granddaughter away with you!” Wen Mu said, her face beaming with happiness, turning to grab an apple to hand to Little Yuan.
Wen Han warmly watched the heartwarming reunion and then suddenly remembered something, walking step by step to the balcony.
Ding… ding… ding…
The keyboard made noise as she touched it.
Finding the contact, she dialed the number.
Beep…
