When Ye Wudao landed at the door of the Divine Dragon Mansion, the sky had already begun to darken.
When the two guards at the door saw him falling from the sky, they were stunned for a moment, and then quickly bowed and saluted.
Ye Wudao waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite, and then walked straight in.
He scanned Divine Sense and found the location of Qi Yunting, which was in the small garden in the backyard.
As he walked through the corridor, his steps were brisk, but also a little tight.
It had been more than half a year, and he didn't know what expression to use in front of her.
The half year in the Myriad Worlds Academy seemed like a blink of an eye to him, but to Qi Yunting, it was a real half year.
The moon gate of the garden has arrived.
Ye Wudao Slow down and walk sideways.
Qi Yunting was sitting on a stone bench. There was a book and a cup of tea on the stone table in front of her. The tea cup was empty, but her fingers were still resting on the rim of the cup. Her eyes fell on the pages of the book, but she was not turning the pages.
She heard footsteps and raised her head.
Ye Wudao stood three steps away, looked at her, and said, "I'm back."
Qi Yunting looked at him for a few breaths, then put down the book and said in a lukewarm tone, "I thought you planned to live in the Myriad Worlds Academy for the rest of your life."
Ye Wudao took a step forward and sat down opposite her. "There are a lot of things, and Myriad Worlds Academy time passes quickly inside. I didn't realize until I came out that half a year had passed outside."
"Half a year." Qi Yunting repeated the number, as if weighing its weight.
"You didn't say come back and talk to me before you go in. I counted the days, three days, five days, ten days, one month. Zongzhu Wang said Myriad Worlds Academy is very dangerous. I almost thought you were like those who went in before and would never come back."
Ye Wudao wants to say something, but his throat feels tight.
He really broke in without thinking too much, without telling her clearly, without giving her an accurate estimate.
He sat on the stone bench, was silent for a while, and then said, "I'm sorry."
Qi Yunting looked at him for a long time, then moved the corner of his mouth slightly. "Okay. Just come back."
She got up and went to the house to make another pot of tea and filled his cup.
When the hot tea was brought to him, the aroma rose along with the steam and it was warm.
Ye Wudao picked it up and took a sip, then the whole weight was lifted from his shoulders, and asked, "How is your grandpa lately?"
Qi Yunting gave him a second cup of tea and said, "After you left, he took care of himself in the Divine Dragon Mansion and was in much better spirits than before. He just kept talking about when you would rebuild Heaven Gate Sect."
Ye Wudao put down the tea cup and said softly, "The sect has been built. At the junction of East Heavenly Domain and Central Heaven Domain, I won the land in the arena before. Wang Jian sect master helped me manage it. Now we just need to set a date to open the sect."
Qi Yunting raised his eyes and looked at him. "The sect has been built? Why didn't you say anything when I went to Blue Star to find you?"
Ye Wudao said with a smile, "I just talked to the sect leader at that time, and I didn't know that the sect leader was so efficient in his work."
Qi Yunting was silent for a while, and slowly rubbed his fingers around the rim of the cup, and then said softly, "He has been waiting for this day for a long time. You may not know that the old Heaven Gate Sect plaque is still hanging on his bedside, and it has been wiped clean."
Ye Wudao didn't answer the call.
He knew that he had seen the plaque, its edges were polished and shiny, as if it had been touched repeatedly with fingers.
"Then you will be the sect leader and my grandpa will be the deputy sect leader?" Qi Yunting said softly.
"No." Ye Wudao shook his head.
"He will be the sect leader, and I will be an elder. I am not good at taking care of these secular affairs. I will stand up and hang Myriad Worlds Academy in the sky, and someone will naturally come. It is best for him to worry about the daily affairs of the sect."
"Besides, I will be in retreat soon."
Qi Yunting glanced at him, frowned, and asked, "Are you planning to go into seclusion immediately after rebuilding Heaven Gate Sect? When will the opening ceremony be held?"
"Three days later." Ye Wudao whispered back.
"Three days?" Qi Yunting frowned, "It's too late. Who will come? You didn't even have time to send the invitation."
Ye Wudao took out a jade talisman from his arms and put it on the table. "Wang Jian The sect master has sent me the communication talisman. North Heavenly Domain Those sects that participated in the Demon Race war all know my name. Plus me During the previous battle on Arena Tournament, people from Central Heaven Domain and East Heavenly Domain also knew me. The news was spread that Heaven Gate Sect was rebuilt, and Myriad Worlds Academy was supported by me, and someone would come."
Qi Yunting looked at him, was silent for a long time, and said, "The date for the opening ceremony has been decided, but what about our date?"
Ye Wudao was silent when he heard this. After a long time, he stood up and walked to Qi Yunting, and said softly, "Then let's do it together with the opening ceremony!"
Qi Yunting blushed and replied softly in a voice as thin as a mosquito's moan, "Yeah!"
Then the two of them sat quietly for a while, as the dusk turned from dark orange to dark blue, and the night wind blew from the other end of the corridor, gently turning the pages on the table.
Ye Wudao reached out to hold the page, and Qi Yunting's fingers also stretched out. The two people's fingertips touched, and then their hands were tightly held together.
The next second, Ye Wudao hugged Qi Yunting, and the two disappeared into the back garden.
Early the next morning, Ye Wudao looked at Qi Yunting, who was still sleeping soundly, and covered Qi Yunting with a quilt.
He was tired after a long night yesterday and he didn't want to disturb Qi Yunting.
He found Zhao Yiyuan in the courtyard of the Divine Dragon Mansion. Zhao Yiyuan was sitting in the courtyard playing with an old incense burner.
Ye Wudao walked in, squatted down opposite him, and said straight to the point, "Senior, Heaven Gate Sect's territory has been cleared up, East Heavenly Domain and At the junction of Central Heaven Domain, the land vacated by the Yuqing Sect. Wang Jian Sect Leader helped me arrange for people to build the main hall and several side halls, and the mountain gate was also erected. The sect will be opened in three days, and you will be the sect leader."
Zhao Yiyuan paused while playing with the incense burner in his hand.
He looked up at Ye Wudao, and the corners of his wrinkled eyes twitched slightly. "Am I the sect leader?"
Ye Wudao nodded and said, "Who are you not? Heaven Gate Sect is your sect, and I rebuilt it to save your life. Sect leader, you sit in the chair, and I will stand beside you as an elder."
Zhao Yiyuan was silent for a long time.
He put down the incense burner, patted the ashes on his hands, and said in a hoarse voice, "Boy, when I saved you at Desolate Domain, it was just a casual thing. I never thought about asking you for anything in return."
Ye Wudao said, "I know. But I want to return it."
Zhao Yiyuan looked at him for a while longer, then lowered his head, repeatedly rubbed the missing corner of the incense burner with his rough palm, and whispered, "Okay. I will be the leader of the sect. But you sit in the main seat. During the opening ceremony, you have to stand in the middle, so that everyone can see that you are the one who held it up. I will just stand next to it."
Ye Wudao wanted to say something else, but Zhao Yiyuan raised his hand to stop. "That's it."
Ye Wudao swallowed back what he wanted to say and said, "In addition, Yun Ting and I also plan to hold our wedding together on that day."
Zhao Yiyuan glanced at Ye Wudao and said with a smile, "Double happiness! What a good thing!"