Morning.
Leng Residence.
The two sisters, Leng Qingying and Leng Yuer, knocked on the gate of the courtyard where Song Wen was staying.
"Senior, may I ask why you summoned the two of us?" Leng Qingying asked softly.
"Come in!"
As Song Wen's voice fell, the courtyard gate swung open.
The two women stepped into the small courtyard and saw Song Wen already seated at the stone table in the yard.
A teapot and three teacups sat on the table.
Wisps of steam rose from the teapot, carrying rich spiritual qi and a faint fragrance. It was clear that spiritual tea had already been brewed.
"Sit and speak."
As Song Wen spoke, he lifted the teapot and poured each of the women a cup of tea.
Having spent decades together, the estrangement of the past had long since faded. Neither woman stood on ceremony, and each took a seat beside the stone table.
"Senior, you seem a little different from usual today," Leng Yuer said.
"Oh? How am I different?" Song Wen asked with interest.
"I can't quite say." Leng Yuer tilted her head, studying Song Wen. "But you must have something important to announce."
"You're a clever girl. I do indeed have something important to announce."
Song Wen paused slightly, his gaze drifting toward the rolling mountain range beyond the courtyard, before he continued.
"I am leaving."
"Leaving?"
Both women's eyes widened, their faces filled with shock.
"Senior, where are you going?" Leng Qingying hurriedly asked.
"I don't know. I have no destination for now," Song Wen said.
"Then will you return, Senior?" Leng Qingying pressed on.
"Perhaps I will, perhaps I will not," Song Wen said. "Leng Qingying, I once promised to help you reach the peak of Void Refinement, but some matters have progressed faster than I