Yu Hongxi's words brought a lump to his throat. Li Luo recalled his mother—hands always stuffed deep in the baggy pockets of her clothes, and a relaxed smile on her face. He knew better than most just how proud of a person she really was.

Whenever she entertained important guests, Tan Tailan would always pull a long face after they left. "Spending time on these idiots darkens my future," she would complain to a young Li Luo.

Later on, when Li Luo started to get a little older, he realized that these were all important people in the Xia Kingdom.

At times like these, Li Taixuan would come...