CHAPTER 1235: CHAPTER 1207: HAPPY NEW YEAR

Time waits for no one, nor does it stop for anyone’s disappearance.

In the blink of an eye, New Year arrived.

In the Palace of the Nether King, although some people were not Huaxia people, more than half of them belonged to Huaxia, and recently, some new martial artists had joined the palace.

For them, the arrival of the New Year brought a different kind of sentiment.

The cultivation journey of martial artists is like a road where you can only move forward, never backward, continuing straight ahead.

Only when you’ve gone far enough, looking back suddenly, would you see some of the sceneries you once missed.

Especially now, it’s even more so.

These martial artists who once lived in the Enchanted World wouldn’t have experienced such a strong atmosphere there, and many would still be in closed-door cultivation, unaware of any changes outside when the New Year arrived.

But here is the outside world.

Many looked at the decorations, the shop closures, every household pasting couplets, and travelers returning home, and these martial artists couldn’t help but silently ponder in their hearts.

What exactly have I missed out on over these years?

Li Chen felt like he had missed many things. Since he left Panlong Village as a child, he began his journey alone.

For nearly ten years, he hadn’t gathered with his four grandfathers and single-handedly established the enormous power of the Palace of the Nether King, recruiting a group of loyal brothers.

But what he lost was ten years of time with the elderly.

No matter how strong someone is, they will age, let alone the fact that the grandfathers were already not young.

A martial artist is not a god; they only live slightly longer than ordinary people.

The old ones have become older.

"Wife, did you notify the grandfathers?" Li Chen asked, wearing an apron and busying himself with the dishes, speaking to Lin Yi who had just walked into the kitchen.

"Do I need you to tell me? Of course, I did. Oh, and Zhong Tian will come over later," Lin Yi replied, rolling her eyes.

"Hmm, Zhong Tian is my junior brother, and I am now one of his few family members, so it’s only natural for him to come over." Li Chen nodded.

Although almost every woman at home could cook, in terms of skills, Li Chen was still more professional.

Li Chen never felt that cooking was a menial task. As the saying goes, ’Food is the first necessity of the people.’ No matter how skilled you are, if you go hungry for ten days or half a month, can you still be so agile?

Li Chen had really experienced the lack of food and water, so he understood the importance of eating more than any martial artist.

So, at this New Year, he rolled up his sleeves and headed into the kitchen, planning to personally prepare a nutritious dinner.

"Oh, it seems Yao Chou and Jiang Bingyu also want to come over. Their family members are all within the family and didn’t come out, so they plan to come to pay New Year’s regards and have a meal." Lin Yi mentioned.

"No problem. A couple more people don’t matter." Li Chen waved his hand, looking indifferent.

"Hmm, Ye Tu also wants to come. He said you’re his boss, also his master, and now he doesn’t have family anymore, so you’re considered his family too, so he wants to come."

Li Chen’s face stiffened: "Dear wife, can you tell me everything at once? Is there anyone else?"

"Probably...not?" Lin Yi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

What do you mean probably not? Is there or isn’t there! Li Chen rolled his eyes heavily.

"Uh...wife, why don’t you have Xiaoxiao and the others buy two more rice cookers back?" Li Chen paused and then spoke.

Lin Yi nodded understandingly and quickly turned to walk out of the kitchen.

Martial artists are all big eaters. If they let their stomachs go, no one would be full tonight.

So, Li Chen planned to cook a couple more pots of rice, which Lin Yi had already considered. Even if Li Chen hadn’t mentioned it, that’s what she intended.

Looking at the three or four pots in front of him, Li Chen sighed helplessly: "Looks like we’ll have to clear all the stock in the fridge today."

At this moment, Li Chen’s phone rang.

"Boss, Happy New Year!" Ye Tu’s excited voice came from the phone.

"Okay, Happy New Year." Li Chen replied absentmindedly, holding the phone between his neck as he considered whether he should call for help, as he was indeed quite busy himself.

"Boss, Catherine also heard about you and asked if she should bring the brothers over to have a meal with you," Ye Tu asked.

"No! No!" Li Chen hurriedly said: "Let’s not do that, I’ll choose another day for the brothers to gather. Today you can come by yourself, and of course, Catherine can come too, but the others, for now, let’s put it off."

If Li Chen called all those guys over, he suspected they might turn his house upside down. While Yao Chou and the others were fine, if those other guys came too, the meal might really not turn out well.

Not to mention his father-in-law was coming over to ’inspect.’ Li Chen really doubted whether a big scene would be made.

"Oh, okay then. Boss, I’ll be there later." Ye Tu said and hung up the phone.

After hanging up, Li Chen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

That’s probably all there is, and he didn’t need to worry about it anymore.

When Li Chen had almost finished preparing the meal, the grandfathers had already arrived, and Ye Tu was sitting on the sofa with Yao Chou and Jiang Bingyu, seemingly discussing cultivation matters.

Unexpectedly for Li Chen, his great-grandfather, who always came and went like a shadow, had also arrived and was chatting with Zhong Tian.

The other grandfathers were chatting happily with the women beside them, all looking very pleased.

"Oh, truly a big family with a big business." A voice that didn’t provoke dislike came from beside Li Chen.

Turning his head, Li Chen’s face darkened a little.

"Why are you here?"

"Happy New Year, Lord Nether King." Zi Zhao looked at Li Chen with a smile: "I’m a businessman but also a martial artist who’s lived long enough. All my family members have already passed away, and I had nowhere to go for the New Year, so I came here to pay respects and have a meal. What’s the matter, am I welcome?"

As he spoke, Zi Zhao pointed to the gift he placed at the corner of the wall, smiling rather foxily.

"Welcome," Li Chen replied with a somewhat forced smile: "Happy New Year."

Another meal crasher!

Li Chen began to worry about the dinner he had prepared.

Seeing Li Chen coming out, the group put down their tasks and gathered around the specially prepared dining table, all wearing festive smiles.

Especially the elderly, who seemed to see the image of the Li Family once again, smiling very happily.

At that moment, the doorbell rang crisply from outside.

The long-awaited Lin Shu finally arrived.