Ran immediately replied, "Following your previous instructions, Lord Torikaze, we found a very scenic stretch of coast to bury Second Uncle. No one will set foot there casually in the future and disturb his peace."
With that, Torikaze was satisfied.
"Good. When will it officially begin?"
"In two hours, we'll set out for the destination. I'll personally carry Second Uncle's Crystal coffin and bury him myself."
That was only proper. Qinghe had no children in his life and had always valued Ran greatly. Before he left, he had helped Ran so much; naturally, Ran had to bury Qinghe himself.
"Good. That way, all he did for you won't have been in vain. He held on through that grave illness without dying because he wanted to finish this last task for you."
"As long as you don't forget his heart, that's enough. As for everything else, you've already done very well."
Having received Torikaze's approval, Ran felt somewhat relieved. Before this, he had always felt that he hadn't done enough.
After staying at the Daimyo Estate for some time, Ran received calls from the Kage of every nation, offering their condolences and saying they would send ceremonial gifts for Qinghe.
That was about the most they could do. After all, they did not even know who Qinghe was.
The new version of the Sealing Scroll had not yet been released on a large scale. Even if they were told, they would not know what Qinghe had actually done.
So there was no need to rush such matters.
After the Kage expressed their condolences to Ran, the calls ended as well.
Ran's mood looked fairly stable today, nowhere near as extreme as it had been on the first day.
At the time, Torikaze had truly felt that he was on the verge