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Chapter 119: From Now On, Only Enjoyment (Catch-up 725)
Chapter 119: From Now On, Only Enjoyment (Catch-up 725)
Hearing the young man's clear and resonant poetry, the people inside the Divine General Manor all turned slightly pale.
The world knows no man who does not know you!
How domineering and confident, yet so true.
A fourteen-year-old Heavenly Being Grandmaster, unprecedented in history, had left their Li Family.
"Tian Gang, can't you talk to Li Hao more gently, a bit softer?"
He Jianlan felt a pang of sorrow, thinking of the obedient child who used to come to pay respects every morning, and couldn't help but say to Li Tiangang.
Li Tiangang snapped back to reality, but his face remained expressionless, and he said nothing.
"Li Tiangang, you've driven Li Hao away, the most brilliant genius our Li Family has seen in a thousand years."
Li Muxiu seemed to have lost all his anger, his face looking weathered and bleak. He looked deeply at Li Tiangang and said:
"You will surely regret the words you spoke today."
Li Tiangang's lips twitched slightly. The child's talent was indeed shocking, and he had seen it with his own eyes, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.
But, regret?
Various scenes of recent days flashed through his mind. Finally, he took a deep breath and said in a low, resonant voice, "I will not regret it. The one who should regret is him. I couldn't break his stubborn bones, but the Demons will."
"Within three years, he will surely beg to return, crying. He will realize that what he has abandoned today is something many people in this world dream of. He is still young and doesn't appreciate his blessings!"
Saying this, he turned to look at Li Muxiu and the people present, and slowly said:
"I issue this warning as the Li Family True Dragon: no one is to aid him in secret, or they will face severe punishment according to the family laws!"
After saying this, his face turned cold again, and he said:
"Helping him is harming him. Don't interfere with me; I will make him come back!"
The crowd's expressions all changed slightly, not expecting his resolve to be so absolute.
"Seventh Uncle", Li Xuanli hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back.
Li Muxiu's lips trembled slightly, and he said, "Do you know that his injuries are not yet healed? Today, as he leaves, how many people will be watching him?"
"Our Li Family is a thorn in the side of the Demons. How many Demons will ambush and assassinate him along the way as he leaves Qingzhou?"
"The millennia-long enmity between the Li Family and the Demons could all fall on that child's head!"
The crowd's pupils constricted, immediately sensing the dangers the young man would face on his journey.
Li Tiangang remained expressionless and said, "Second Uncle, Li Hao is my child. If you can think of these things, I have thought of them too. I will send people to secretly watch over him and act if he is in danger."
He looked earnestly at Li Muxiu and said, "I gave him three years, not out of spite, but to let him temper his character. These three years are a favor to him. I will petition the ancestors to postpone the True Dragon determination for three years. If he can reform by then, the position will still be his."
Li Muxiu's face twitched, looking at the young man's gradually fading silhouette, feeling a bitter taste in his heart.
The child has never cared about the True Dragon. After three years... he will likely care even less.
Moreover, with that child's talent, if he devotes himself to cultivation, he might reach the Three Immortalities in three years...
At this moment, a figure suddenly ran over, passing through the crowd and quickly heading toward the young man.
It was Ren Qianqian, Li Hao's Sword Attendant, who had recently joined the Divine General Manor.
She had not yet begun practicing the Rain Listening Pavilion's cultivation techniques, but although her household registration was in the Divine General Manor, no one stopped her as she followed the young man.
However, the young girl had set out alone, without carrying the Black Sword Case.
Chen Hefang, seeing this, came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Muxiu, Li Hao didn't bring his sword. How can this be? Eternal Night, quickly bring it to him."
Li Muxiu was also stunned and immediately released his senses. He quickly found the Black Sword Case in the Mountain and River Courtyard and teleported it over. He then took the sword case and caught up with Li Hao.
"Li Hao, you forgot your sword."
Li Muxiu looked at the boy in front of him, hesitated, then finally said with a pained expression, "Second Uncle, don't be sad. I don't want this sword anymore. Please thank Grandmother for me and have her give it to someone else."
"Who else in the Li Family deserves this sword besides you?" Li Muxiu couldn't help but ask.
Li Hao's gaze fell on the black sword case, and he remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Just handle it as it was originally intended. In any case, I won't want anything from the Li Family anymore."
With that, he turned and continued walking.
"Li Hao..."
"Second Uncle, please go back."
The boy didn't turn around, merely waving his hand as he spoke.
Li Muxiu's eyes were filled with a complex mix of emotions. He looked down at the black sword case in his hand, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth.
Two generations of owners had abandoned it.
Eternal Night, it seems, is destined to sleep in the darkness forever.
Li Hao walked down the street, feeling lighter and more at ease with each step.
He saw Song Yufeng and Song Qiumo at the entrance of the Divine General Manor but only nodded slightly, not saying much, as if they were not particularly close.
He didn't want to involve Tan Palace Academy.
Footsteps approached from behind, growing closer, then gradually slowing down.
Li Hao didn't turn around, saying, "I'm no longer the Young Master of the Li Family. Why are you still following me? You should go to Rain Listening Pavilion and tell Old Zhao. She'll release you from your servant contract."
Ren Qianqian shook her head, holding her sword and said, "Without Rain Listening Pavilion's cultivation techniques, I can learn other techniques from you."
"My cultivation techniques might not suit you."
Li Hao replied, "Besides, the journey to Heavenly Gate Pass is uncertain. Whether we'll survive is unknown."
"Then we'll face the demons and monsters together", Ren Qianqian said.
Li Hao paused for a moment, then continued walking, his voice calm, "Very well, let's go together."
Ren Qianqian's face lit up with joy. She nodded and quickly followed him.
Feathers of snow fell, accompanied by a frosty cold mist.
The noble young man walked through the snowstorm, accompanied only by a white fox and a sword attendant, with nothing but the wind in his sleeves.
He had entered the world of martial arts without his sword, and now, as he re-entered, he had no sword to wear.
"Long road ahead, from now on, I'll only seek joy, and idle worries will not bother me..."
The young man suddenly sang out, letting out a carefree laugh.
At the entrance of the Divine General Manor, Song Yufeng and Song Qiumo watched the departing youth in silence.
They hadn't expected that after the intense conflict between father and son, things would become so strained that this exceptionally talented young man would leave home and sever ties with the Li Family.
Countless people would do anything to enter the Divine General Manor and have a connection with the Li Family.
Yet, this young man discarded it as if it were worthless.
"Who says the heavens are unwelcoming? The sky sends snow to accompany one person."
Song Yufeng murmured to himself.
At the entrance of the manor, Li Yuanzhao stared at Li Hao's receding figure until it disappeared. He muttered, "From today on, is Hao Ge considered to have lost his father?"
Upon hearing these words, his mother, Xiao Yujing, gave him a stern look and glanced at Li Tiangang, whose face was as expressionless as iron. She frowned.
Bian Ruxue, standing beside Li Yuanzhao, suddenly trembled, her eyes widening as if struck by lightning.
Images flashed through her mind, memories from years ago when she walked and cried, following Uncle Lin to the illustrious Divine General Manor.
In that unfamiliar environment, it was the child with eyes like stars who told her that her father was in heaven.
That day, she found a new source of comfort in her grief over losing her father.
Now, after so many years, the young man who had consoled and accompanied her was losing his father right before her eyes.
Yet, he had left without her by his side, and she hadn't even managed to offer him a word of comfort.
Thinking of this, a wave of bitterness surged in her heart, as if she had been pricked by a sharp thorn, making her feel a deep pain.
She hurriedly chased after, but the wind and snow had intensified, and there was no sign of that person anywhere.
……
……
Heavenly Gate Pass is located north of the Liangzhou border.
Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, with cold winters and hot summers. The land is barren and poor, but rich in mineral deposits. The people here do not favor farming; most make a living through animal husbandry and trade, with most of their food supplies coming from other regions.
At this moment, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
The cold moonlight illuminated the earth.
In a lush forest clearing at the Liangzhou border, a bonfire was burning, with two people and a fox sitting around it.
On the bonfire, green vine sticks were skewering tiger paws and tiger livers, roasting over the flames.
The aroma wafted through the air, and the amount of food was clearly more than enough for the two people.
"Almost done, just a bit more."
Li Hao patted Little White Fox's head and said with a smile.
They had been away from Qingzhou for five days. With Ren Qianqian's money, they managed to rent a carriage and arrived in Liangzhou after a bumpy ride.
After returning the carriage at the post station, they had to walk the rest of the way to the border.
Fortunately, after five days, Li Hao's injuries had fully healed.
During his free time, he pondered his various cultivation techniques, integrating them to create a unique technique of his own.
When he first entered the Tianren Realm, the hastily combined powers were far from reaching the Grandmaster Realm's full potential. Now, after refining his technique, he was confident he could easily defeat his previous self in another battle.
As for whether he could defeat that person, Li Hao didn't want to think about it for now.
"Old Feng, it's almost ready."
Li Hao looked up and called out into the forest.
Earlier, at the Divine General Manor, it was Old Feng who sent him a mental message, persuading him to come to Heavenly Gate Pass.
Otherwise, even if he wanted to sever ties with the Li Family, he wouldn't have risked his life by coming alone, which would have been tantamount to suicide.
The forest was silent, with no response.
Li Hao was already used to it and didn't mind.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the nearby forest.
Li Hao looked up, his divine soul leaving his body to investigate, and saw a familiar figure pushing through the grass and approaching.
Soon, Bian Ruxue's figure followed the light of the bonfire and arrived at the campsite.
Seeing Li Hao, her face lit up with joy, and she said, "Great, I finally caught up with you!"
"Why did you come here?" Li Hao was surprised, frowning. "The journey is dangerous."
"I didn't encounter any demons", Bian Ruxue replied.
She looked at the young man by the bonfire, and the emotions she had been holding back for days suddenly welled up, her eyes slightly reddening.
"Back then, you were by my side, and now, I want to be by yours."
Li Hao looked at her in surprise and said, "Aren't you pursuing the Sword Dao anymore?"
Bian Ruxue was taken aback, fell silent for a moment, and then said, "I won't give up the sword, but I want to be by your side. Otherwise, I can't feel at ease."
Li Hao immediately understood that she felt guilty.
He smiled casually and said, "Silly girl, don't worry about me. I'm not as fragile as you think. I don't cry like you do."
Bian Ruxue thought of the embarrassing times when she used to wake up from nightmares in her childhood, and her face turned slightly red.
"Let's not talk about the past. Back then, when my father wasn't around, you were by my side. Now, I want to be by yours."
"Do you want to repay me this way?" Li Hao asked with a smile.
Bian Ruxue bit her lip slightly but didn't deny it.
"If you've chosen the Sword Dao, don't be indecisive. With your character, you won't even reach the foot of the mountain, let alone the peak."
Li Hao said, "As for that debt, I don't care about it. I've been by your side, and you've been by mine. It's even now."
Bian Ruxue was taken aback, her eyes slightly dazed. Looking at the young man's carefree smile, she hesitated and asked, "Really?"
"Really."
Li Hao smiled sincerely.
The flames of the bonfire danced in the cold night breeze.
The warm yellow light illuminated Li Hao's face. He smiled at the girl by the bonfire and said:
"Go back. I'm waiting for you to reach the peak of the Sword Dao. When you do, come back and tell me what you see up there."
(End of Chapter)
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