Separation, Supreme Sword Sect

After deciding on their next destination, Su Ming also set forth new requirements.

He hoped that the Treasure Pavilion under Qian Youcai's command could provide protection for Hang City, Hu Xing, and the others.

After all, Hu Xing was implementing his 'Cultivator Education Program' there and had helped him to some extent before.

As for Liao Qi, Su Ming mentioned him as well.

For something that was a simple favor yet could increase Su Ming's favorability, Qian Youcai naturally would not refuse.

He then took action, bringing Su Ming and the two Little Girls into the Outer Void.

The two Little Girls had woken up by now, and the unfamiliar surroundings filled them with fear.

Thus, they instinctively huddled behind Su Ming.

While comforting them, Su Ming informed them of where they would be going next.

"No! I don't want to be separated from Brother."

Lin Zhaodi's eyes welled with tears as she tightly gripped the hem of Su Ming's clothes.

Su Yingluo also rarely expressed her own thoughts: "I don't want to be separated from Master either..."

Both of them were clearly unwilling to leave Su Ming's side.

Although Su Ming was also somewhat reluctant, he knew in his heart that he currently lacked the ability to protect these two Little Girls.

Therefore, sending them to the Taishang Sword Sect was imperative.

After a good deal of comforting, Su Ming continued.

"I promise you that I will visit you in a while. As long as you Cultivate well, I'll grant each of you a wish when we meet again, okay?"

"Brother, keep your word!"

"When have I ever lied to you? I'm more worried that you'll forget about me once you're at the Taishang Sword Sect."

"No, I will never forget Brother!"

"Yingluo will never forget Master either!"

Though they were reluctant, they understood why Su Ming was doing this; they weren't completely ignorant.

Su Ming dotedly patted their heads, then looked at Qian Youcai beside him.

"Senior Qian, I'll have to trouble you."

"It's nothing. That fellow Lou Guiyi might even have to thank me properly."

Qian Youcai said, reaching out to the two Little Girls, "Come, come to Uncle."

Although the two Little Girls were somewhat resistant, with Su Ming's reassurance, they finally gathered the courage to walk over to Qian Youcai.

"Then, Little Nephew, I'll be taking them now. Liao Qi will also get in touch with that Hang City you mentioned. You and your grandfather should have a good chat."

Qian Youcai knew he had to be decisive in taking them away. If they lingered and let Su Ming talk more with the two Little Girls, Su Ming might go soft-hearted.

So, he did something that might offend others: without letting the two Little Girls say their final goodbyes to Su Ming, he led them directly into a spatial portal.

Their departure was so abrupt that Su Ming hadn't even reacted yet.

But he soon realized why Qian Youcai had done it.

"Senior Qian really is..." He shook his head, caught between laughter and tears, then looked at the elderly man beside him.

Su Wenjian.

His grandfather.

The two of them, now alone, were exceptionally silent, lacking the harmony they had when communicating through consciousness earlier.

After staring at each other for a long time, Su Wenjian finally spoke first: "Grandson... do you know the situation with your parents?"

"I do. They are currently trapped in a Secret Realm left behind by the Chaos Dao Lord."

"Then, did your father ever tell you about our Su Family's past?"

"Father did tell me. He doesn't blame you all; he just still has some unresolved knots in his heart."

"He once asked me to deliver a token to Uncle Xiu, and I've already asked Sister Die to help me send it over."

"In that matter, we ultimately failed your father..." Su Wenjian sighed.

They, who should have been Su Wu's backup, had almost backstabbed him at the final moment back then.

Facing Su Wenjian's remorse, Su Ming didn't say much. After all, this was a matter for the previous generation.

Besides, he wasn't qualified to completely forgive everything on his father's behalf.

"Grandfather, let's not talk about these sad things for now. The priority is to head to the 'Endless Fierce Realm' as soon as possible."

"You're right. Once your parents emerge from that Secret Realm in the future, I will go and apologize to them properly."

Su Wenjian opened a spatial portal with a wave of his hand.

"Grandfather, please leave a strand of your will here, so that when Sister Die returns, it will be easier to explain my whereabouts to her," Su Ming suddenly said.

He could fully imagine what Yu Die would be like if she returned to find him gone without a single message left behind.

Su Wenjian, knowing who Yu Die was, followed Su Ming's request and left a strand of will on the spot.

After ensuring the instructions were correct, Su Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief and stepped into the spatial portal... Taishang Sword Sect.

Qian Youcai finally arrived there with the two Little Girls.

However, after landing, the two Little Girls looked at Qian Youcai with unhappy faces.

If they hadn't been forcibly taken away, they should have had time to say goodbye to Su Ming.

"You two, stop sulking. I did this to get you to the Taishang Sword Sect as quickly as possible so you can become stronger."

"Think about it. If your cultivation is insufficient in the future, this kind of thing will happen many more times, and you'll never truly be able to stay by my Little Nephew's side."

The two Little Girls, who were still sulking, immediately fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

Qian Youcai continued to push his point.

"Only when you are strong enough—strong enough that my Little Nephew no longer has to think about how to protect you—can you truly be with him forever, and perhaps even develop a more intimate relationship..."

Faced with Qian Youcai's hint, Lin Zhaodi hadn't reacted yet, but Su Yingluo's face had already turned red.

"I'm telling you, if you don't hurry and Cultivate, my Little Nephew might be snatched away by someone else."

"Who? Who wants to snatch Brother away!?"

Lin Zhaodi and Su Yingluo suddenly became extremely agitated.

"Who else could it be? Naturally, it's my Little Nephew's fiancée. To tell you the truth, before he met you, my Little Nephew already had a fiancée..."

With Qian Youcai's capabilities, how could he not have investigated Luo Ningshuang's information?

"However, he and his fiancée are currently in separate places and cannot meet for now. Once both of them reach Perfection in their cultivation, my Little Nephew will be living happily with his fiancée. At that time, I don't know if there will still be a place for you by his side..."

Faced with Qian Youcai's intimidation, Lin Zhaodi and Su Yingluo's faces turned pale. This was not the ending they wanted to see!

Thus, the two Little Girls glanced at each other and directly dragged Qian Youcai toward the main hall ahead.

Seeing this, Qian Youcai also shouted toward the front, "Lou Guiyi, you fellow, hurry out and meet me! The disciples you've been worrying about for so long, I've brought them to you!"

"Qian Youcai, what kind of wicked schemes are you cooking up now?"

A figure arrived as swiftly as a shadow; a slovenly-looking fellow reeking of alcohol appeared before Qian Youcai.

Seeing this, the two Little Girls immediately felt that he was unreliable.

Qian Youcai saw through their thoughts and said, "Don't worry. Despite his slovenly appearance, he's considered a notable Sword Cultivator even in the Outer Void."

"Wrong!" Lou Guiyi wagged his finger and retorted solemnly, "I am the number one Sword Cultivator of the Southern Star Field in the Outer Void!"