Feicui Long finally headed home, when he arrived, Andrea, Annie and the girls were waiting for him outside, Feicui Long felt a bit warm, although since the seal on his emotions broke he has been able to feel them and express them.
There are still traces of that sensation of numbness… and that is normal, the nightmare devil devouring formation is an extremely sinister formation, even if it is destroyed it takes time to recover, added to the fact that his brain has been occupied with other things…
Mónica, the youngest of all, who is now three and a half years old, runs toward him and hugs him saying: "Daddy you're back!"
Feicui Long upon hearing her, feels truly bad for his daughters, crouching down he hugs them all and tells them: "I'm sorry my little ones, daddy has been busy this year, I will make more time to spend with you next year…"
As for… how he would make that time, he really had no idea, but he would think of something later, he had too many things on his mind and today is the last day of the year, so he wanted to focus on spending it with his family and friends.
Feicui Long looks at Andrea and says to her: "Thank you for taking care of them as always, Andrea, you have really been working very hard."
Andrea responds very nervously: "N-no… i-it's n-nothing."
Feicui Long shakes his head and says: "Really, thank you very much, you did a lot for them… may I ask you another favor?, can you change them into their more elegant clothes?"
Andrea, between nervous and confused, asks him: "C-can I ask why?"
Isabella answers for him while taking Andrea by the arm: "Because we have to go to a party, come quickly, let's hurry Andrea."
…
When they leave, Feicui Long looks for Mariane and finds her resting while talking with Annie, he gently touches her shoulder and says to her: "My little Mariane, I need you to help me with the portal."
Mariane, who was very distracted, startles when being called my little Mariane by her master in front of other people and says embarrassed: "Master! why are you suddenly calling me that?, in front of Annie…"
Feicui Long laughs lightly and says to her: "Alright, alright, don't waste time, we need to establish the portal quickly."
Mariane stands up and says goodbye to Annie, following her master, they go down the stairs to the basement…
This basement began to be built by Feicui Long after he changed the floor of his bedroom, since he had to establish an escape route for safety, it was a big problem because it is difficult to build something underground beneath something already built.
For that very reason it is not finished, but even so it is already functional and it is the perfect place to build the portal that connects with the Palace of the Sky Lion, far from everyone else's eyes and perfect as a trade and escape route.
Just like before, the two begin to work quickly with the materials, establishing the inscriptions, carving them directly into the blocks and placing the core.
Although it was relatively simpler than the first time, even so it took them about 3 hours to establish the master formation, when they finished Feicui Long looks at Mariane and says to her: "Mariane, you can go get ready, put on your best clothes… I know I don't say this normally, but as a star disciple you must look good for this party."
He moves slightly closer to her and hugs her softly, stroking her hair while saying: "You are very beautiful my little one, but you always like to dress so casually, it's not bad, but this is an elegant environment and among nobles, so you need to dress better."
Mariane adjusts herself within her master's embrace and says nothing for a while before asking: "Master, will we ever be like before?"
Feicui Long is startled a bit, he remembers the promise he made to her back then… and simply sighs saying: "I really don't know my little one… I don't know."
Feicui Long hugs her a bit more tightly, it is true that Mariane has been more than 6 months since he rescued her from the sealing coffin and she should have gotten used to it a bit, but he cannot say anything, for your life to change making a 180 degree turn in which you go from living in your master's divine palace for millennia to living in a rural little town full of unknown people is… at the very least difficult to accept.
The two leave the basement and go up to the third floor, each enters their own rooms, Feicui Long finally enters to bathe and dress…
…
When he enters the bathroom he finds Isabella waiting for him with her beautiful body, her beautiful legs white like pearls and long with incredible delicate touches protruding from the bathtub with greater capacity than his old shower…
It was without a doubt an impressive sight, he could barely resist the temptation and have a round with her, but he knew it would be rude to make his in-laws wait, so he only bathes with her…
After the shower they help each other dress, Isabella is being dressed in her best dress, one that Feicui Long gave her for her birthday and that he himself is putting on her.
Then it was Feicui Long's turn, who is being dressed by Isabella with the suit that she bought for him, the two took an extra hour between the bath and dressing…
…
When everyone finished getting ready, he brought everyone with him… from Andrea, Caroline, Freja, Arianne, the twins, Mariane and the 10 troops that had stayed behind before.
The latter came because he wanted to let them reunite with their families as a reward for working so hard, after all, the other troops were able to be with their families for a day, it is true that they had to risk their lives for that, but even so it is fair that those who protected the town also have that moment.
Holding Isabella's hand, who was wearing the beautiful white dress with platinum touches, he activated the portal…
An amethyst colored line formed from the base of the portal made of energy granite, which then expanded little by little, from it spatial energy surged wildly, but it was contained by the formation which forced it to spin and spin, forming an amethyst vortex.
When the vortex stabilized, a clear image almost as if it were a high definition movie was projected, the image of an elegant room inside a palace was shown.
Feicui Long says while turning slightly, revealing his beautiful face and his beautiful emerald hair, his eyes of the same color with that golden shine and that pupil black as the darkest night says: "I want to thank you all… my companions, my friends and my family, this has only been the first half or almost a year since we met, I hope I can continue to count on you."
They enter with firm steps with Isabella through the portal, they arrive on the other side where several members of the Sky Lion Guard are waiting for them.
They receive them with an extremely polite salute, Feicui Long nods back to show his respect.
Immediately after, the others begin to enter the portal including his daughters and it is precisely at that moment that Isabella's parents enter the hall, the two enter smiling seeing how the two are holding hands.
They approach slowly and say: "It is a joy to have both of you and the others here for the New Year's party, honestly I did not think you would complete the other portal so quickly."
Feicui Long replied: "Of course I had to be fast, how could I spend the New Year without seeing my dear parents-in-law?"
Cecilia smiled brightly saying and laughed lightly: "Hahaha, how flattering it is to hear that coming from you."
Johan warmly touches Feicui Long's shoulder and says to him: "It is nice to hear that you want to spend this New Year with us."
Isabella then interrupts and says: "Alright, alright, you can talk all you want later, let me introduce them."
Isabella introduces her friends to her parents first: "Dad, Mom, these are the team members from when I was an adventurer, you already know Andrea, but you might not know them, this elven lady here is Caroline Desertspirit, this dwarven lady here is called Arianne Zauber and finally this greater beastwoman girl is Freja Silfvermåne."
Cecilia greets them politely nodding her head, while Johan gives them a handshake and greets them warmly: "Nice to meet you, my daughter was always telling me about you."
Isabella then introduces the twins and Mariane: "You probably already saw them last week, but there was not much time to introduce them, these two beautiful teenagers are my sweetheart's nieces, Melina Telos and Callista Telos, while this emerald haired woman is my darling's disciple, her name is Marianne."
Johan warmly greets them and says: "Nice to see you again, I hope you enjoy our humble party."
Then Isabella proudly approaches the girls and begins to introduce them: "These beauties are our daughters, this little one here is three and a half years old and her name is Mónica, this one is called Teresa and she is six and a half years old, this other one is called Alma, she is seven and a half years old, then there is the sweet Aura, who is eight and a half years old and finally the oldest of all, Karla who is now twelve and a half years old."
Johan and Cecilia look at them and remain silent for a moment… surprisingly the one who rushes to greet and hug them is not Johan, but Cecilia who gives them a big hug, although she knew they were not her biological granddaughters, they were still her granddaughters.
She gives them a big hug and says to them: "You can call me Grandma."
Holding the face of the smallest Mónica she says: "You are absolutely precious, whenever you want you can stay with us and we will pamper you."
Everyone, Isabella, Feicui Long, even the members of the Sky Lion Guard and Johan, are left surprised by that change in attitude never before seen in their lady.
It is not until Isabella's grandmother arrives looking for them and shouting that Cecilia finally, embarrassed, lets them go: "There you are!, what are you waiting for making everyone wait like hosts!?"
Then the grandmother sees the girls and says: "I see… so those are my great-granddaughters right?, I thought I would never get to see them…"
Then they all left, some to visit their families and others to the New Year's party… a party with certain surprises…