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Ye Yuchan's tone, as if she were announcing a major event, made Yun Ping squint his eyes.

He asked in a deep voice, "What happened at the courtyard house?"

"To be precise, it's not really a matter concerning our courtyard."

Ye Yuchan hesitated for a moment before uttering these heavy words.

"It's not just our Yuntian Academy; in fact, the Demon Dynasty has been devouring the Lantian Empire for years, and our courtyard house is located on the empire's border, so..."

She paused, as if gathering her emotions, before continuing her sentence—

"Therefore, including Yuntian Academy... a corner of the Lantian Empire has been occupied by the Demon Dynasty."

"The entire Jinglin City...including the adjacent Maple Leaf City, and other surrounding areas..."

"It's already a dead zone."

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29. Back to the courtyard house?

Jinglin City was destroyed.

To put it bluntly, Yunping didn't think that Xiao Jiang and Yuan'er were capable enough to withstand the Demon Dynasty's offensive.

Even the current Lantian Empire seems to have only avoided falling in a short time because the Demon Emperor and the Four Demon Lords were still preoccupied with other matters. If the Demon Emperor were to come in person, even if the Lantian Empire brought out all its resources, it would probably not be a match for him.

The formation used to protect the courtyard house has likely lost its original function over time and can no longer defend against external enemies. If the Demon Dynasty were to invade, the courtyard house would probably be a wasteland by now.

As for Xiao Jiang and Yuan'er... and the whereabouts of the fourth brother, Gu Xingzhuo, Yunping had no idea.

This is also why Yunping decided to set off the day after resolving the mess with the Ranshan Sect.

As for the Ranshan Sect—

"Grandpa, are you really leaving?"

"Go back to practicing your skills properly, or you'll get beaten unconscious again."

Standing in front of the Ranshan Sect's gate, Yunping changed back into a snow-white long robe, just like before.

He looked at Ren Yao, whose chest wound had not yet healed and whose face was slightly pale, and reached out to pat the girl's head: "Next time, your grandpa won't be able to help you. You'll have to rely on yourself."

Ren Yao chuckled and nodded obediently.

These past few days, although this old man Yunping has been eating and staying at her place for free, in the end, she really owes a debt of gratitude to him. Otherwise, she doesn't even dare to think about what would have happened to that silly girl, Ren Yao.

Yunping was not only Ren Yao's savior, but more accurately, he was the savior of the entire Ranshan Sect.

Therefore, when they learned that Yunping was leaving the Ranshan Sect, Sect Master Xun Ranqing, along with his elders and Ding Bo and others, came to see Yunping and Ye Yuchan off.

It is extremely rare that the leader of the entire sect stands before the mountain gate of Ranshan Sect.

This kind of spectacle was something that only happened once in the past, when it was basically just the great general who was in charge of protecting the country from the Lantian Empire. At other times, no matter who came, they couldn't stand such an exaggerated scene.

Li Junxiao naturally arrived as well.

However, her expression was not as natural as Ren Yao's. At this moment, she seemed to still be immersed in the incident involving her sister, Li Linsa.

His apologetic gaze remained fixed on Ye Yuchan.

Perhaps noticing Li Junxiao's complicated expression, Ye Yuchan stepped forward, patted her shoulder, and comforted her, "The past is the past. Your sister just chose a different path. I don't blame her. And even if I did, she has received the punishment she deserved. You don't need to take it to heart."

Li Junxiao raised his head and saw Ye Yuchan's clear eyes. He couldn't help but bite his lower lip and nod slightly.

Ye Yuchan indeed did not blame Li Linsa.

In the face of the Demon Dynasty's invasion, how many people in this world can hold onto their principles and not be devoured by that terrifying power? Moreover, she probably understands that Li Linsa's betrayal was merely to protect himself and his sister.

Ye Yuchan could not agree with the idea of ​​entrusting one's future entirely to the Demon Dynasty in order to save one's life.

As for Li Junxiao, she may need some time to process this change.

"Uncle Yun, please take care on your journey."

Ding Bo's side, on the other hand, was treated with greater solemnity.

Yunping's appearance was like a great man descending from the heavens for the Ranshan Sect. Without this man, the Ranshan Sect would have already been reduced to a sea of ​​blood and become food for Zhou Yi and Jin He.

Therefore, when Ding Bo uttered these words, Xun Ranqing, the sect leader of Ranshan Sect, and several branch peak elders all knelt down with a thud, and just like that, they knelt in front of this seemingly ordinary young man.

Seeing that even the sect leader had knelt, how could Ren Yao and Li Junxiao not kneel as well? They immediately put both knees on the ground and bowed to Yun Ping and Ye Yuchan.

"Take care on your journey, both of you."

—It's more serious than I imagined.

Although Yunping really wanted to persuade them to get up—he wasn't one to care much about etiquette—he could roughly guess from Xun Ranqing and the others' solemn expressions and upright posture that they probably weren't willing to stand up like that.

This is a form of respect.

A gesture of respect to one's savior.

Xun Ranqing knew this better than anyone else. Yun Ping had saved his life, and Yun Ping had also saved his sect, Ranshan Sect. As long as Yun Ping said the word, he would do anything, even if it meant being a slave.

After that, Yunping didn't ask for any reward... he didn't even ask for anything. He just asked Uncle Ding for two pots of tea. In addition, Ye Yuchan even gave up her position as the boss of the Chamber of Commerce to Uncle Ding.

In every respect, Ye Yuchan and Yun Ping had no way to repay the great kindness and virtue shown to the Ranshan Sect, and only kneeling could express their respect.

Therefore, neither Yunping nor Ye Yuchan tried to dissuade them.

The master and apprentice exchanged a glance, and then Yunping finished speaking.

"Please take care, everyone."

—After that, he turned and left.

Yunping didn't have much attachment to the Ranshan Sect.

He just thought that Ren Yao, the girl in the Ranshan Sect, was adorably silly, much like his own silly deer disciple—although calling her a silly deer wasn't quite right, her brains weren't that bad either.

So when he came, he was all alone, and when he left, he only took two pots of tea with him.

That being said...

"It seems you're quite close to that girl named Ren Yao."

The flesh around her waist was pinched halfway by her fair little hands.

The old rogue raised an eyebrow and his lips twitched. He noticed that the woman surnamed Ye beside him clearly had jealousy written all over her face: "I just think that girl is a bit silly, and she looks a bit like Ruoxue."

"Oh ho? Why do I feel like that girl looks at you with a little bit of admiration... You've become her idol."

"How would I know why? Maybe... it's because I'm too handsome?"

"Your face is even worse than before, what's so handsome about it?" Ye Yuchan added, "But your skin is still as thick as ever, like a city wall."

"If you don't have a thick skin, it's easy for someone to hurt you with just a few words, and that feels really painful."

Ye Yuchan rolled her eyes but did not refute.

In the past, she would have thought Yunping was just making excuses, but now... she herself has actually become thicker-skinned—except when facing Yunping.

As the two bantered and talked about trivial matters, they failed to notice that the Ranshan Sect's gate was getting further and further away behind them.

The kneeling crowd kowtowed heavily in the direction the two had gone.

This bow was a farewell.

Because after that, no one knows when they will meet again.

Do not--

They didn't even know if they would ever have the chance to see the two of them again.

After all, the place Yunping and Ye Yuchan were going to was within the territory ruled by the Demon Dynasty.

…………

……

However, the Ranshan Sect is still quite a distance from the original Jinglin City.

It would take quite a while to get there on foot.

Therefore, a means of transportation has become an indispensable item.

And unsurprisingly—

"I never thought that after so long, sitting on this thing again would give me a feeling of nostalgia."

Nearly a thousand meters above the ground.

A chilling wind whistled past her ears. She pressed down her silver hair, which was flying wildly in the air, and sat down next to the young man in white, her eyes filled with an indescribable helplessness and emotion.

In response to Ye Yuchan's statement, the creature, bound by a jet-black iron chain and with a form completely different from humans, spoke in a hoarse voice:

"I still find it a bit unbelievable. It seems like only a short time has passed, but that little girl who was only at the Profound Gate stage has now cultivated to the Void Realm."

"Is that so... The last time I sat here, I was still in the Profound Gate stage..."

Recalling the first time she rode the flying chicken, Ye Yuchan silently reached up and rubbed her forehead, her expression as if she had a stomachache.

Yes.

Speaking of transportation, we must mention Yunping's four divine beasts—the Flying Chicken!

When Ye Yuchan first saw these four chickens at the Transcendental Stage, she was shocked. She never imagined that a mere chicken could defeat ten thousand of her...

More than 20 years later, Ye Yuchan felt a sense of nostalgia as she boarded a plane again.

"But speaking of which, boss..."

Next to the chicken that had just spoken, a thinner chicken that was flapping its snow-white wings suddenly spoke, its voice sharp.

Are you sure this is the direction?

"What? You're questioning the boss's sense of direction?"