Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 108 Walking Alone
The storm subsided, but Chuzhou City was not peaceful.

The prefectural government was razed to the ground, and the whole city was talking about the battle and was curious about Li Fan's identity.

Everything seemed peaceful in the courtyard of the inn.

Li Fan and his group sat in the yard drinking, and Liu Ji waited on the side pouring wine for everyone.

She has now become obedient and her resentment towards Li Shan has dissipated.

She admired the demeanor of these great sword masters from Lishan.

"Thank you all for coming here, uncles and brothers." Li Fan raised his glass to express his gratitude.

"Junior Brother Xiaofan, you are too polite. I came back just to see you." Ji Hua said with a smile.

"Why, you don't plan to stay?" Mo Yang looked at Ji Hua: "I plan to leave this position of Jianfeng Peak Master to you."

"Brother Mo, don't look for me for this hard work. I have been on the run for more than ten years. I just came back. You want to catch me on that boring mountain?" Ji Hua looked at Wen Ruyu and asked, "Ask Brother Wen if he is willing."

"I don't want to." Wen Ruyu said bluntly.

"Look..." Ji Hua smiled and said, "In my opinion, it's time for Li Shan to change. Practicing hard in the mountains all day and going down the mountain to kill monsters is so boring. A sword cultivator should walk between heaven and earth and take revenge. Otherwise, how can he sharpen his sword?"

"The court of the Dali Dynasty is corrupt, but isn't Lishan also corrupt in another way? Among the most prestigious forces in Dali today, are there any who are like us in Lishan?"

"After pacifying the world, the Sword Ancestor did not cling to worldly power, so he retired to Lishan and founded his own sect." Wu Tong took over Ji Hua's words and said, "But there is some truth in what you said. Times have changed, and Lishan must also change."

"Then starting from this generation, Lishan needs to enter the world. If Lishan had recruited talents from all over the world, with Lishan's appeal, Lishan's disciples would have been all over Dali long ago. With one order, all parties would have responded, and there would be no disaster this time." Ji Hua continued: "Just like the academies in Dali, if we talk about foundation, they are far inferior to Lishan, but their influence in the world is no less than Lishan."

"It seems that it is still suitable for you to go back to Lishan." Wu Tong looked at him and said.

"Uncle Master, you are joking. I'd better take Junior Brother Xiaofan out for a walk and see the world." Ji Hua responded: "Junior Brother Wen, come with me."

"I plan to go to Chixiao City to take a look." Wen Ruyu said.

He must go to that city of sword cultivators.

"No problem." Ji Hua said, "What do you think, Junior Brother Xiaofan?"

Li Fan thought for a moment, looked at everyone and said, "Master uncle and master brother, I want to go out and explore on my own."

"Xiao Fan, do you mean that you don't want us to follow you?" Wu Tong asked.

"Yeah." Li Fan nodded: "Although I feel at ease with my uncle and brothers here, it doesn't feel like I'm adventuring."

Wu Tong was silent for a moment. Li Fan’s safety was too important to Li Shan.

"I agree with my junior brother's idea." Wen Ruyu was the first to express his opinion: "Without experiencing the test of life and death, how can one forge a true will for the sword? The master passed on the sword to my junior brother, not because he wanted him to grow up under his protection."

"I agree." Ji Hua said with a smile: "This way, I will be more like a Lishan swordsman."

Back then, he also went out alone to explore the world.

"As for Dali..." Although Wu Tong understood the situation, he was still worried.

"I will use an alias. The world is so big, and there are only a few people in Dali who have really seen me. Those big shots who set foot on Lishan in the past will not travel all over the world." Li Fan said: "Besides, Uncle Master doesn't have to worry too much about my safety. I still have the sword intent on me."

In addition, there is a magic sword in his body.

"Okay." Wu Tong said, "But we need to escort them for a while, and we can't leave any tail behind. In addition, we need to leave Chuzhou."

Dali has a vast territory, and if he leaves Chuzhou, not many people will know Li Fan.

"Chuzhou Vajra Temple and some other forces participated in the battle of Lishan." Li Fan said.

"We'll destroy it along the way." Wu Tong said.

"Okay." Li Fan nodded. Although he couldn't take revenge personally, it would be the same if Li Shan took action.

"Junior Brother Xiaofan, I have something for you. Consider it a gift." Ji Hua took out a jade slip and handed it to Li Fan, saying, "This is a map of Dali. I got it when I was traveling around the world. It records in detail the territories of the 36 states of Dali and the locations of some representative forces. I have marked some special places."

"Thank you, senior brother." Li Fan was not polite.

With the map of Dali, it would indeed be more suitable for him to travel around the world.

"Come, let's drink." Ji Hua smiled, and the group continued to drink, feeling very happy.

Many people gathered around the inn, all wanting to see the true appearance of Lishan's top cultivator with their own eyes.

Any one of the people who walked out of the small courtyard was a top figure in Dali.

"The Cui family is here." At this time, several figures walked into the inn. The first one was Cui Lengzhou, who came with Li Hongyi and her daughter.

They knocked on the gate and saw Li Shan and his group drinking.

"I'm sorry to disturb you all." Cui Lengzhou apologized.

"It's okay, it's almost done." Li Fan said with a smile: "Why are you here, senior?"

"The matter of Chuzhou is over. Hongyi guessed that you were going to leave Chuzhou City, so she came to see you off." Cui Lengzhou said.

"Indeed." Li Fan nodded.

"When do we set off?" Cui Lengzhou asked.

Li Fan looked at everyone and said, "Uncle and Brother, I have finished drinking. It is time for me to get going."

"Yes." Everyone stood up.

"Liu Ji, go prepare the horse." Li Fan said to Liu Ji.

"Junior Brother Wen and I are about to set off. Junior Brother Xiaofan, you can come find us when you want to gain experience during this trip." Ji Hua said.

"Okay." Li Fan responded.

"Junior brother, take care." Wen Ruyu instructed.

"The same goes for Junior Brother." Li Fan said.

"I'll wait for you." Wen Ruyu patted Li Fan on the shoulder, and then he and Ji Hua walked forward with swords.

"Take care, my two junior brothers." Mo Yang instructed.

"Brother, it seems that you are getting old and a bit long-winded." Ji Hua smiled and said, "Let's go."

As soon as the words fell, the sword whistled in the sky and disappeared in an instant.

Mo Yang and the others withdrew their gazes. He was not that worried about Ji Hua and Wen Ruyu, as both of them were great sword practitioners.

Especially Ji Hua, there are not many people in the world of Dali who can kill him.

"Senior Brother Ji is really free and easy." Li Fan smiled as he watched the two disappearing figures. He was also happy that his junior brother was traveling with Senior Brother Ji Hua. He wanted to travel alone for another reason, which was that he didn't want his junior brother to follow him all the time.

Junior brother, he wants to pursue his own sword path.

"How can I not be free and easy? Your uncle Gu hasn't seen him for more than ten years." Mo Yang smiled and shook his head. Li Fan didn't dare to respond.

However, Master Gu should be happy to have such an outstanding disciple.

Liu Ji prepared the horses, and the group walked out of the inn.

Li Fan and Liu Ji mounted their horses, and the Cui family members also mounted their horses and prepared to follow.

"We'll give you a ride." Cui Lengzhou said.

"Okay." Li Fan did not refuse. He turned around and looked at Wu Tong, saying, "Uncle Master, tell the old blind man to take care of his body. He needs to live a few more years to see his little disciple become a great swordsman."

"I'll help you convey the message." Wu Tong nodded with a smile. After the battle of Lishan, he had let it go.

Since the master has forgiven him and taught Xiaofan the way of swordsmanship, what else does he have to worry about?
After getting over his emotional knot, Wu Tong often visited the old blind man and chatted with him.

After all, back then, their relationship was just like that of Li Fan and Wen Ruyu, and they were the best of brothers.

"Master uncle, take care of yourself too." Li Fan said.

"Yes." Wu Tong nodded.

"Uncle Xing, Brother Mo, take care." Li Fan greeted them one by one, then turned around and rode away.

Looking at Li Fan's back, Wu Tong said, "Escort him a little longer, don't let him follow."

"That's right." Mo Yang nodded.

Several people flashed and disappeared from the spot.

The crowd gathered around the inn all looked at Li Fan's back in the distance.

I don’t know if I will ever hear his name again.

Outside Chuzhou City.

Liu Ji urged her horse forward alone, Cui Lengzhou and Cui Yushang fell behind, and Li Hongyi and Li Fan walked side by side.

"Where are you going?" Li Hongyi asked.

"I don't know. I'll just go wherever I can." Li Fan responded. He had not had time to study the map of Dali given to him by Senior Brother Ji Hua.

Li Hongyi became depressed again and didn't know what to say for a moment.

This is the second time we are parting.

But the last time she left, she was alone.

This time, it was Li Fan who left, and she had her mother and grandfather.

"Can we meet again?" Li Hongyi asked with a smile.

"It should be possible." Li Fan said: "Miss Li, I want to become a great swordsman. In the future in Chuzhou City, you will hear my name."

Li Hongyi smiled brightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Li Fan, and said lovingly, "I believe it."

She never doubted.

Li Fan will definitely become a great swordsman.

The most advanced swordsman.

"Then I will stay in Chuzhou City and wait for your name to be heard." Li Hongyi said with a smile.

"Okay." Li Fan nodded and said, "Miss Li, goodbye."

"Yeah." Li Hongyi nodded.

Li Fan turned the horse's head, squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and the horse immediately galloped away into the distance.

Li Hongyi looked at Li Fan's back, still with a smile in her eyes, but tears kept falling down.

After this farewell, I don’t know when we will meet again.

"Thank you." Li Hongyi whispered.

"Miss Li, we are all from the same world, so be more free and easy." Li Fan waved his hand and shouted.

"Okay." Li Hongyi responded loudly, but she still couldn't stop crying. She didn't want to cry, but she couldn't control herself.

"Brother Xiaofan, if you need anything, just send a message and I will be there." Cui Lengzhou shouted.

"Thank you, senior." Li Fan responded cheerfully. Cui Lengzhou looked at his back, then glanced at his granddaughter, thinking that it was a pity.

If Li Fan was just an ordinary Lishan disciple, it would be fine and he could be kept in the Cui family.

But Li Fan was too outstanding, and the Cui family was too small.

His vision is the world.

Cui Yushang walked forward and quietly stayed beside her daughter. She also glanced at Li Fan's back. Of course, she liked such a boy.

Li Fan caught up with Liu Ji, only to see Liu Ji looking at him with a smile and saying, "Why don't you take him along? I'm sure Miss Li will agree."

Li Fan was too lazy to pay attention to her.

"Your senior sister has said that the kings, princes, generals and ministers down the mountain all have three wives and four concubines. If you like, you can take her as a concubine. Your senior sister will probably agree. If you want to marry Fairy Ye, you can just keep the position of principal wife." Liu Ji was afraid that the world would not be in chaos.

"My senior sister also told me to take you in." Li Fan glared at her.

"Really?" Liu Ji straightened her chest and smiled seductively: "If you like it, what can I object to?"

"Ah."

"I don't like goblins."

Liu Ji stopped teasing him and rode along. It would surely be exciting to follow this young man on his journey through the world.

She had been trapped in Lin'an County with her master Yu Qing, and gradually she came to like this feeling.

"Gee!" Liu Ji shouted with a smile. The road is long and the whole world is her home.

(End of this chapter)