She spoke softly as she looked at the kneeling members of the Han Clan, some of whom were shivering in fear. Her tone softened further as she turned to Shen Yuan, “I have decided to journey along with you.”
She said as she looked him in the eye, “There is nothing worth staying for anymore. My parents, and my brother all left already. There are now only painful memories remaining here. It’s better to leave with you.” She said with a sad expression on her face.
Shen Yuan looked at her for a moment before sighing and shaking his head, “As you wish, there was no grudge between us anyways. And even if I spare him he can’t be a threat to me.”
He pulled his saber back from his neck, the Grand Elder released a sigh of relief looking at it.
Currently, Han Tianfeng was the backbone of the Han Clan, anything can happen to the rest of the members but he must live.
Han Tianfeng didn’t say anything else as he stood up silently and walked backward from where he left, before entering the Main Hall, he paused and said, “I will be entering closed-door seclusion. Handle all the clan affairs yourself.”
The other elders looked at each other with helpless looks but they couldn’t do anything as well and simply nodded their heads while Grand Elder said, “Do not worry about that, you can cultivate in peace and leave the clan to me.”
Han Tianfeng lightly nodded his head and went inside.
Shen Yuan looked at all of this with indifference since it had nothing to do with him, the only thing worthy of him to note here was Han Qingyu. Who looked at the closed door of the Main Hall for some time before turning towards the Grand Elder.
“I will soon be leaving the clan, thank you for everything you have done for me, Uncle Han Mu.” She bowed towards the Grand Elder and thanked him for whatever he had done for her because if it wasn’t for him, they wouldn’t be able to keep the status of children of Clan Leader when their parents passed away.
Grand Elder Han Mu just shook his head sadly and softly said, *Go and stay away from this clan, this place was never suitable for you ever since your parents left.”
Han Qingyu nodded as she took out another ancient-looking seal from her storage ring.
All the Han Clan members’ eyes widened as they looked at the seal in her hand, they didn’t think that she would take it out before leaving.
“You can keep this Uncle Han Mu, it is the treasure of the clan and it should stay here as well.” She tossed the seal towards the Grand Elder who hurriedly caught it.
Han Qingyu felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from her as she released a long sigh, ‘With this, I can leave freely without feeling guilty about taking something that belonged to the clan.’
She then turned towards Shen Yuan and asked with a light tone, “Shall we leave now, Big Brother Yuan?”
Shen Yuan nodded his head and turned around to leave the Han Clan, just then, the Grand Elders’s voice echoed from the back, “Please take care of her, Young Lord.”
Shen Yuan paused slightly as he replied in a light tone, “You need not worry about that, I will treat her a lot better than you bastards ever did.”
Grand Elder Han Mu could only sigh as he saw Shen Yuan and Han Qingyu leaving toward the burial site of Han Ming and her parents.
Shen Yuan and Han Qingyu took care of Han Ming’s funeral before leaving the clan estate.
…
In the bustling streets of Mountain Blade City, Shen Yuan and Han Qingyu were walking together.
They didn’t say anything ever since leaving the Han Clan estate. Han Qingyu was lost in her thoughts while Shen Yuan was discussing his battle with Yue Lan.
He was trying to remember the sensation he felt at the end of the battle, the sensation of the Saber Intent.
[You held back quite a lot in that fight. Han Tianfeng would have been a puddle of blood if you had attacked him at your full power.]
She broke his thoughts as his voice echoed in his mind.
Shen Yuan looked ahead of him calmly and replied, ‘Of course, I held back, I didn’t want to destroy Han Ming’s home on my first visit. And even Han Qingyu didn’t have much hatred towards her clan. Han Tianfeng might be strong for his clan but he wasn’t worthy enough to be a threat in my eyes.’
Yue Lan got silent as she considered his words for a second,
[It’s good that you are learning to restrain your strength. The higher planes aren’t so forgiving. But this also highlights another problem, you are taking this way too lightly. In the world of cultivation, no one knows what can happen. The loser of the previous fight can turn the tide in the next battle and win by beheading his enemy.]
She continued lecturing him about his carelessness in making enemies but not taking care of them.
Shen Yuan felt his ears buzzing from all the nagging as he said hurriedly, ‘Alright, alright, I understand, so calm down now. I will be more careful next time.’ he said with a light chuckle.
Yue Lan got silent as she realized he wouldn’t understand the significance of it right now.
Shen Yuan understood why she got silent, ‘Do not worry, I know what can potentially happen. I have read this plot far too many times to forget about it. But Han Tianfeng wasn’t the type of individual to forge long-lasting grudges, otherwise, he wouldn’t be thinking of becoming the clan leader and shouldering massive responsibilities.’
He explained his reasoning to her, making her nod in agreement,
[I was just warning you for the future. I don’t have any problem with your current decision.]
Shen Yuan nodded and dropped the topic. He looked towards Han Qingyu as she was lost in thought, “Feeling homesick already?” He asked in a light teasing tone.
Han Qingyu smiled and shook his head, “It’s not that Big Brother Yuan, I’m just thinking about where I should go from here. I don’t know even if I can follow you through your journey or end up becoming a dead weight.”
Shen Yuan smiled gently and patted her head, “First, you don’t need to call me big brother, you can address me however you like. Second, I’m heading towards the Radiant Lotus Sacred Sect to join it. You can travel with me there and join it with me.”
Han Qingyu’s eyes widened in shock, “A-Are you talking about THAT Radiant Lotus Sacred Sect?”
Shen Yuan looked at her in confusion and asked, “Yeah, that’s the sect where my big sisters cultivate. Do you know about it?”
Han Qingyu looked at him as if she was looking at him for the first time, “You really don’t know about that sect?!? It’s one of the most famous sects of the Aurora Zone, hell it might even be one of the top sects of the entire Eastern Desolate Region!”