Douluo: Steadily Becoming Stronger in Shrek

Chapter 246 Return to Taoyuan Village

After the two left, Lin Chen also started to set off, preparing to head to the Douling Empire.

After being away from home for so many years, it's time to go back and take a look.

With Lin Chen's strength, this war that swept across the continent naturally would not threaten him, but if he wanted to bring some forces with him, it might be a bit troublesome.

But Mr. Lin doesn't have these ideas, he just wants to keep himself out of trouble.

After renting a carriage, Lin Chen traveled towards the direction of the Douling Empire. About two days later, Lin Chen entered the territory of the Douling Empire.

"Young man, the Douling Empire is ahead. I can only take you here." said the coachman.

Lin Chen nodded and threw out a gold soul coin.

"Thanks!"

When the coachman came to his senses again, Lin Chen had disappeared.

"Hey, I really met a master today." The coachman said excitedly. He stayed there and looked around for a few minutes before driving away.

Lin Chen appeared in a deserted place, walking slowly.

After picking up the map and looking at it, Lin Chen rushed towards Taoyuan Village.

About two days later, Lin Chen returned to the place where he had stayed for several years.

Taoyuan Village has not changed. The layout of the village and the shops on the street are exactly the same as the last time Lin Chen returned here. At most, there are a few new shops.

Walking on the familiar streets, I would occasionally say hello to some elderly people I know here.

However, there were relatively few elderly people, and most of the people playing here were children that Lin Chen did not know.

As for young people, there are very few of them. Most of the young people in the village choose to go out and work hard to make a name for themselves.

Young people always think like this, always wanting to be the best in the world, but few people can really do it. When they have experienced hardships, they will gradually become more open-minded.

"Back then, I thought the same as that brat in my family. After experiencing a lot of setbacks outside, I came back in disgrace!" An old man said to Lin Chen with a smile.

"Haha, maybe your son is much better than you?" Lin Chen responded with a smile.

"Alright, alright, it's rare for you to come back, go see your uncle Chang." The old man waved his hands impatiently.

"Okay, you can have fun by yourself."

"Tsk, I still need your care, little brat!"

After finishing the chat with the old man, Lin Chen rushed to his home.

After returning to his familiar home, he cleaned it up first and then rushed to Chang Bo's home.

At this time, Chang Bo was sitting at the door of his house smoking. When he saw Lin Chen coming, he smiled and said, "You kid, you only come back once in so many years."

Hearing what Chang Bo said, Lin Chen not only did not laugh, but frowned instead.

He could see that Chang Bo's health was extremely poor.

Lin Chen walked up, took away Chang Bo's cigarette, and said seriously: "Chang Bo, you can't smoke anymore. Your health condition is not optimistic."

Chang Bo snatched the cigarette from Lin Chen's hand and continued smoking, knocking Lin Chen on the head.

"You are so disrespectful. I know my own body well. I have old problems. What am I afraid of?"

Lin Chen was helpless, but he also followed Chang Bo's lead.

It's not that Lin Chen couldn't compete with Chang Bo. With his level 97 cultivation, how could he react slower than an ordinary person? He just didn't want to compete with Chang Bo. After all, this was the old man who watched him grow up.

Compared to the last time he came back, Chang Bo's gray hair and beard have become more, and dense wrinkles have also appeared on Chang Bo's face. "Time is really like a white gap." Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh.

"Go see your parents right away, kid, and stop getting in my way." Uncle Chang said pretending to be angry.

Lin Chen saw through it but didn't say anything. He smiled and walked towards his parents' grave.

Arriving at his parents' grave, Lin Chen first cleaned up the weeds that were not many around it, then sat down, leaning against the small pile of earth, sometimes staring at the sky in a daze, and sometimes telling his parents what had happened over the years.

It was not until nightfall that Lin Chen returned to his home.

Now Chang Bo’s health has deteriorated sharply. He has long stopped cooking for himself and instead eats out at Lao Li’s house on the street.

But he did not forget Lin Chen.

There was a knock on the door. Lin Chen opened the door and was pulled out by Chang Bo.

"Come on, come with me to Lao Li's house for a meal."

Lin Chen didn't say anything or resist. He just let Chang Bo pull him and controlled his pace to keep up with Chang Bo.

"Hey, Old Li, are you serving dinner so early?" Uncle Chang pushed the door open and said with a smile.

"It's because you, old man, are in poor health. Eating later will upset your stomach. Oh, Lin Chen is here too." Old Li said sarcastically as he brought out a plate of food.

But this kind of sarcasm only exists among close friends.

Chang Bo was not polite at all and directly pulled Lin Chen to sit down.

At this time, a white-haired woman came out of the kitchen, holding a plate of boiled chicken in her hand.

"Lin Chen is here." The woman put the boiled chicken on the table and said kindly.

Looking at the boiled chicken on the table, Lin Chen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Although Taoyuan Village is a paradise, it is not a wealthy village. People here usually only eat chicken during festivals, but this dish of chicken shows signs of being cooked for the first time. Lin Chen knew that they were probably cooking it for themselves.

After all, when I was a child, I had gone to Uncle Li's house for meals, although not many times, but they were still very nice to me.

"Mr. Chang, stop smoking your cigarettes. It's bad for your health." The woman advised.

"It's okay. Don't I know what I'm like? It's an old problem." Uncle Chang said indifferently.

"Hmph! Next time if anything happens, don't ask me to buy medicine for you!" Old Li also came to the table and interrupted.

Afterwards, Lin Chen ate while listening to the two old men bickering, which he found quite interesting.

After dinner, Lin Chen took the initiative to take on the task of washing, while the two old men and an old lady sat at the door chatting.

"Such a peaceful life is not bad." Qian Renxue looked at them and said with some envy.

"If you don't plan to seek revenge on Tang San, that's fine too." Lin Chen said.

"Haha, if Tang San finds out that I'm alive, I'm afraid he will come looking for me first." Qian Renxue said sarcastically.

Lin Chen thought about it and it seemed that this was really possible.

After all, in this peerless Tang Sect, only those who are not members of the Tang Sect can become gods. It is normal for Tang San to find an angel god who has an opposing stance to him.

Without continuing the topic, Lin Chen looked at the three elderly people sitting in front of the door, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

When I become a god, I will live this kind of life with Sister Le Xuan.

(End of this chapter)