As Ye Lin handed over the Storage Bag, Tian Qing trembled as he rose to his feet and solemnly accepted it from Ye Lin with his wrinkled hands.
"All right, that settles things here. I should be on my way."
After finishing everything, Ye Lin stood and looked up at the sky.
"Aren't you going to see them?"
Looking at Ye Lin's back, Qingling asked. The two people she meant were the elderly couple.
"No, I won't. Going would only cause more trouble. Knowing they're safe is enough. Let them think I'm dead."
Ye Lin sighed, then flew off into the distance.
"I'm leaving."
When Ye Lin's voice reached their ears, the two of them felt as though a lifetime had passed.
Watching Ye Lin disappear, they felt a strange ache in their hearts.
Ye Lin was now a powerful cultivator, while they were nothing but ordinary mortals.
And after this departure, they might never see him again.
"Let's go. Brother Ye's gone."
Tian Qing looked at Qingling beside him and put an arm around her. Qingling gave him a sweet smile.
This time, she felt a weight lift from her shoulders. She had finally let go. The man before her was her husband now, the man she would spend the rest of her life with.
As for Ye Lin, she would let him seek out a world of his own and find what belonged to him.
"I'm back."
Toutian showed no surprise when Ye Lin suddenly appeared beside him.
He already knew what Ye Lin had gone to do. To be honest, it had been a truly touching scene.
"Do you know where the next Stone Stele is?"
Ye Lin looked at Toutian and asked softly.
"The Glazed Dynasty Imperial Capital."
After hearing the answer, Ye Lin stood on