Black Robe Alley stood in the southeastern corner of Sea City. It was where Sage Jing had first risen to prominence, and after his Saint Enfeoffment, it had been preserved as a historic site.
The buildings in Black Robe Alley had remained as they were in those days, and visitors were rare.
Yet a purple-robed Great Scholar emerged from one of its houses. His hair was half black and half white, his features handsome. His eyes seemed to hold the Void, as though this world found no place within them.
Lei Konghe, the Literary Grandmaster who had escaped from Burial Saint Valley, had finally recovered completely from his injuries and regained all his strength. Literary Qi surged around him until, under his deliberate control, the escaping energy dissipated and his robes slowly settled.
The fierce winds in the courtyard gradually died away.
Standing in the courtyard with his Official Seal in hand, Lei Konghe rapidly read the messages within it in chronological order, soon reaching the last one.
It was a message Lei Tingyu had left him, saying that he was about to leave Sea Frontier City for the Half-Sage Former Residence. If no further messages followed, it meant he was still near the residence or had already entered it, and Lei Konghe was to make his way there as soon as possible.
A faint smile appeared on Lei Konghe's face as he read Lei Tingyu's message, and affection for his elder brother flashed through his eyes.
Although his Literary Rank surpassed Lei Tingyu's, he was more than ten years younger and had been cared for by him since childhood. Thus, after entering Sea-Cliff Ancient Land, he had helped Lei Tingyu eliminate the Water Race Emperor Realm beings despite his own grievous injuries, only then entering seclusion to cultivate.
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