"Master, by the time you read this letter, your disciple will already have set out on a long journey."
"I am not going to seek your traces. I simply want to take a proper look at this world, to know just how vast it truly is, and to seek out some of this world's truths."
"There is no set date for my return. Perhaps I will come back one day; perhaps I never will. When my lifespan nears its end, I will simply find a place and bury myself."
"You need not worry about my safety. Your disciple is very, very strong now. Perhaps even you, Master, are no match for me!"
"The dynasty has only just stabilized, yet some have already carved out a new path in martial arts. I can foresee that in the future, powerful qi-and-blood martial artists will emerge one after another. There is not much meaning in my staying any longer, and that is one reason for this journey."
"I still have so, so much I want to tell you, but I do not wish to commit those words to paper in this letter."
"I hope that one day in the future, if I can meet Master again, I can personally tell you about some of my experiences from these years of traveling."
"As I write this, I am already filled with incomparably intense anticipation for this journey. I want to set off at once and embark upon an unknown road."
"That is all. Master, you must take care of yourself!"
—Lin Jing.
There was not much written in the letter. It merely mentioned, in simple terms, that Lin Jing had already departed on a long journey.
Holding the letter in his hand, Li Qing remained unable to come back to his senses for a