@InedibleSpook Yeah, I think that's pretty much a given, but a lot of the hooks and hits you've mentioned are so far back that a fair number of people will have forgotten them by now. The question is what's this deal he's got going with the Association? Surely, if this was something his (father?) was in on they wouldn't have to do all this sneaking around. Looks like he's defecting to the Association or something, but if Noh gets to listen in on his conversation with the Earth Dragon we might get a hint next chapter.
Everyone and their dog's about to be out to bribe dad and he's got an elite assassin squad coming for his head, but all I care about is seeing him reunite with his kids and getting his reaction to what's been happening with them, lol (especially the fact that the brothers haven't been studying their characters =P).
Can you imagine Noh's reaction if he's with his kids when the assassins strike and they're put in harms way? It's convenient that there's a three-way battle between the Association heads for the three kids (and it seems like they may be matched up since one boy is played up as faster and the other as stronger and the girl had a strong reaction to the Flying Dragon) as well as three old hidden masters latching on to particular kids, but I could totally see the kids rejecting all other masters after seeing their old man go all-out, lol. There's no telling what kind of turn this series is going to take.