Departure

"What did you say? You want to resign from your position as captain of the guard?"

At Laman Manor, Wilson, the commander of the guard, stared at Leian with wide eyes, his face full of shock and suspicion, as if he couldn't believe what his ears had just heard.

"Yes, Mr. Wilson, you heard me correctly. I am here to resign. I plan to take my parents to live in the county seat."

Leian repeated his words from just a moment ago.

Over a month ago, after initially grasping the Worldly Momentum, Leian had naturally broken through to the realm of a ninth-rank warrior. Taking advantage of this year-end escort of tax funds back to Qingshi Town, he sought out Commander Wilson to voice his intentions.

Beyond the realm of "Momentum" lay the Laws and Profound Mysteries.

There were no texts for this; even Leian could not guarantee when he would be able to touch upon this realm, especially since he was cultivating the Destruction Rule.

The four great rules were not like the seven great laws. The latter were divided into six types of profound mysteries, each with a corresponding name, and one could at least infer their meaning from the words. The former, however, was a single entity, and even the original work had no excessive descriptions of it.

Leian knew very well that if he wanted to advance further, staying in such a small place and practicing behind closed doors would absolutely not work, especially for the Destruction Rule, which clearly required combat.

Furthermore, Leian himself wanted to go out and see the world. He had been in this world for thirty years and had never left Hashan County. Now that he was a ninth-rank powerhouse, he was fully qualified to venture across the continent.

Upon hearing that Leian wanted to take his parents to live in the county seat, Wilson looked Leian up and down while shaking his head with a smile:

"The county seat isn't that easy to stay in. With your current sixth-rank..." Wait.

Before he could finish, he suddenly felt as if he had discovered something incredible. He quickly pulled back his focus and, sensing the aura radiating from Leian—the exact same aura he had felt when he himself broke through to a seventh-rank warrior—he asked in disbelief:

"You've become a seventh-rank warrior?"

Leian smiled slightly, appearing open and relaxed, and replied: "Yes, Mr. Wilson, I broke through a month ago."

This was naturally a lie; as for the seventh-rank warrior aura on his body, it was something he had deliberately disguised.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you dare to take your parents to the county seat."

Wilson looked enlightened. A seventh-rank warrior in the county seat was fully capable of serving as a captain of the guard, with an annual salary of three to five thousand gold coins—more than enough to support a family.

If one wasn't afraid of death and was willing to work as a mercenary, or go to the Youquan Mountain Range to hunt magical beasts, earning tens of thousands of gold coins a year wasn't impossible.

Thinking of this, Wilson couldn't help but look at Leian a few more times, feeling genuinely envious.

The talent of the young man before him was better than his own. He had reached the seventh rank at thirty, while Wilson had already passed forty when he became a seventh-rank warrior. It would be very difficult for him to advance further in this life, but Leian clearly still had a chance.

Any lord would not easily let such a powerhouse leave. But Wilson was only the acting commander of the Laman territory; once Randy Rachel came of age, Wilson would eventually have to return to the county seat.

Since that was the case, why not do him a favor?

Thinking of this, Wilson patted Leian on the shoulder with a beaming smile and said: "Since you've decided, Leian, I have absolutely no problem with it. However, you had best go and say a word to Lady Tina."

"I know. Then thank you, Mr. Wilson."

Leian nodded with a smile. Although with his strength, no one could stop him if he wanted to leave, this was, after all, the place where he was born, and since he was taking his parents along, it was always better to leave on good terms.

After settling things with Wilson, Leian prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, Wilson was in high spirits and kept pulling him aside to talk about the county seat, even enthusiastically informing him of things to watch out for while living there.

After listening for a while, Leian slowly realized that Wilson was trying to curry favor with him, and he couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.

In fact, telling Wilson he was going to the county seat was just a pretense; his true destination was the imperial capital.

Since he had decided to venture across the continent, he first had to place his parents in a safe location, and within the entire Byron Empire, there was no place more suitable than the imperial capital.

By then, he only needed to reveal a little of his true strength, and ordinary people would definitely not dare to provoke him; he might even be able to secure a small title from the Emperor.

After all, a thirty-year-old ninth-rank warrior was definitely one of the top geniuses on the continent—even the later genius Sword Saint Olivia was only about that level.

After chatting with Wilson for a while, Leian used the excuse of visiting Lady Tina to take his leave.

In fact, it wasn't really an excuse, because he truly did go to see Lady Tina.

For a talent like Leian, Lady Tina was certainly unwilling to let him leave, but she also understood that Leian had been recruited into the guard by her father, Laman, and might not necessarily be loyal to Randy, the future heir to the territory.

And a guard whose loyalty could not be guaranteed, no matter how strong his power, could not be used with peace of mind.

As such, Lady Tina's thoughts coincided with Wilson's, and she also chose to do him a favor and agreed to Leian's request.

Having successfully resigned from his guard duties, Leian was in a great mood. After leaving the manor, he rushed home to tell his parents his plans.

Upon learning that their son wanted to take them away, the Barry couple felt a bit reluctant, but they had no other complaints about being able to live in a big city.

Leian valued his parents in this life very much. In a world where one could attain longevity in the Saint Realm, he hoped his parents could live forever.

Over the years, under his supervision, Barry and Annie had never given up on their cultivation.

Leian had even used the convenience of being the captain of the guard to borrow a testing crystal ball from Lady Tina to help his parents test their cultivation talent.

Their talent was average; Barry had medium earth-element affinity, and Annie had medium wind-element affinity.

After learning their talents, Leian found a battle-qi cultivation technique for each of them from the Cleo Family collection.

Now, Barry was already a fifth-rank warrior, and Annie had also broken through to the fourth-rank warrior realm not long ago.

With such strength, living to be one hundred and thirty or fifty was no problem at all.

If they cultivated to the sixth-rank warrior realm, they could live for two hundred years, and once they broke through to the seventh rank, that meant a lifespan of three hundred years.

As such, as long as Barry and Annie did not give up on their cultivation, it should not be difficult to grind their way to the ninth-rank realm.

In the following days, Leian began to prepare for the journey.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. On the day winter turned to spring, the Leian family set off in a carriage.

At the entrance of the small town, Edwin and the others watched the carriage gradually move away, their feelings exceptionally complex. Once upon a time, they had also thought about leaving the town to venture across the continent, but dreams were ultimately just dreams; their strength didn't allow it, and they lacked the courage.

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ps: I have something to do today, so just one chapter. I will try to write more tomorrow.