Mr. Xu actually left?
Damn, did he sense that I was going to get him to teach in Qingliang Prefecture for free?!
Ren Ye stood beneath Qinghe Academy's Dragon Gate, filled with regret. He had meant to ask Mr. Xu in person how to strengthen his physical body further before entering the Heavenly Capital, only to discover that the man had already departed with his work done.
He felt the remorse of someone who considered any missed bargain a crushing loss.
Still, the Little Bad King felt that an "old scholar" like Mr. Xu, whose origins were obscure and whose thoughts were hard to fathom, probably would not fade into obscurity during such a flourishing age in the Migration Land. They should meet again, then; he just did not know when that day would come.
Hopefully soon. Qingliang Prefecture really needs a great scholar who'll pick up a ruler.
Even if I have to get on my knees, I'm dragging him there.
After reading the letter Mr. Xu had left, Ren Ye raced to the Gutan Ancestral Land at lightning speed. But when he visited the Heaven-Reaching Residence there again, he failed to find his beloved Senior White-Striped Chicken either.
He had left too, and had also left Ren Ye a letter.
"With the affairs of Nine Li settled and the month-long term fulfilled, I must travel far and wide, seeking a way to defy heaven and extend my life. When the two years are up and you face Prince Gu Huang of the Wall-Facing People in your decisive battle, I will come to the Heavenly Capital."
"No outsiders may enter the Ancestral Land. That includes those from the Myriad Phenomena Sect."
After reading White Chicken's letter, Ren Ye instinctively speculated, *Mr. Xu left, and my big Whitey left too,