"Absolutely not!"
As Lian Youming looked at the message in his hand, his qi dynamics surged almost beyond his control. His muscles and bones strained and trembled, as though he had become a vicious tiger glaring in fury.
But as he read the words, his thoughts shifted, and he gradually began to reconsider.
These words did not seem like a final farewell before a battle to the death. Otherwise, his master would at least have seen him and Lingyun one last time, rather than leaving without a word. Could he have gone to take care of something?
Yet the message implied that this journey held tremendous danger. Needless to say, he must have gone to face a powerful enemy.
Lian Youming raised his brows and gently exhaled, slowly calming himself. He closed the door again and returned home.
Seeing him return, Yan Lingyun asked, "How did it go?"
Lian Youming said gently, "Master should still be on the mountain. I'll go have a look in a bit."
But he hardly knew how to lie. The moment he spoke, he gave himself away.
Quick-witted as she was, Yan Lingyun blinked her almond-shaped eyes. "What do you mean, he should still be there?"
Lian Youming simply stopped trying to hide it. He said quietly, "Master left a message saying he'd gone on a long journey."
Yan Lingyun paused in the middle of eating. She, too, realized something, and her pretty face paled as she looked at Lian Youming. Only when he shook his head did she ease considerably.
"Why don't you go take a look now?"
"All right!"
Lian Youming could no longer sit still either. He rose to his feet.
Beside them, Lian Lei and Lian Shuang were utterly bewildered, but their expressions changed when they heard that the old man