After the Immortal Huiyan and Du Cang achieved their goals, they left the banquet.
Before long, the guests whose hearts were no longer in the banquet also dispersed one after another.
Shen Qing and Li Xian changed out of their ceremonial robes and put on ordinary clothes. Then they came to the front of the True Man Honghua and Yu Xuzhi.
The two elders were sitting gloomily in their seats. All their previous dignity in front of others was gone, and they showed their vulnerable sides in front of their own disciples.
Yu Xuzhi's face was full of exhaustion, and his voice was a bit hoarse. "Now that the betrothal ceremony is over, you two should leave the mountain immediately."
Li Xian and Shen Qing glanced at each other, and both found a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
"Master..."
Shen Qing was about to say something, but Yu Xuzhi waved his hand and interrupted her.
"It's not that we don't want to keep you. It's just that the Main Shrine has become more and more active. It's useless for you to stay on the mountain. It's better to go down the mountain quickly to seek opportunities."
The True Man Honghua also nodded, looking at Shen Qing with kind eyes. "Child, you've suffered a lot of grievances in the sect before. I'm sorry for you..."
"I failed to notice in time all the unfair treatment you received from Heng Ling. As the sect master, it's my dereliction of duty," a look of guilt appeared on the True Man Honghua's face. "Fortunately, you're a magnanimous child and didn't blame me."
"Take good care of yourselves when you go down the mountain."
The sincere emotion in the True Man Honghua's eyes touched Shen Qing.
"Sect Master, please don't say that. When I was in distress, it was the Qingyun Sword Sect that sheltered me. I'll always be grateful and will never forget it."
The True Man Honghua's nose twitched, and he looked at Shen Qing with relief.
This child had grown up under his indirect care. Although he had been absent for a long time during her growth, seeing Shen Qing now, elegant and betrothed, and gradually showing her abilities, as an elder, he felt very gratified.
Then, the True Man Honghua gave Li Xian a warning look.
"Shen Qing is a simple girl. She's been on the mountain for a long time and has little experience in the world. When you go down the mountain for training, you must take good care of her for me, okay?"
Li Xian nodded seriously and tightly held Shen Qing's hand. "Please rest assured, True Man. I'll surely protect Shen Qing well!"
"Good, good, good..."
The True Man Honghua trusted Li Xian. A disciple chosen by Yu Xuzhi couldn't be bad.
"Go down the mountain quickly. We've packed everything for you. Take the storage bags and be careful about everything."
"Shen Qing, I don't know how long this trip will be. I hope you can successfully form a Nascent Soul. If you encounter difficulties, come back to the sect for help. The sect will always be your backup."
"Yes, Sect Master..."
Feeling the sincere love of the two old men, Shen Qing's voice choked with sobs.
Under the reluctant gazes of Yu Xuzhi and the True Man Honghua, Shen Qing and Li Xian took the prepared things and were ready to go down the mountain.
When they were about to leave, Qi Nian and Hong Chaoyang also came tearfully to say goodbye to them.
Shen Qing couldn't help but smile. "Why does everyone act as if it's a farewell for life? It's not that we won't see each other again. We'll be back in a while."
Hong Chaoyang was reluctant to part. "I know, but I just can't bear it. After you leave, my mother also asked me to go down the mountain for training. I really hope we'll meet on the way."
Qi Nian sighed. "Master is leading the law enforcement hall disciples to the Demon Cave. I have to go with them. Otherwise, I could also go down the mountain for training with Chaoyang."
Hearing that Qi Nian was going to the Demon Cave, Shen Qing couldn't help but feel a bit nervous and quickly admonished her. "Make sure you bring enough Mind - Clearing Pills and Poison - Repelling Pills. You must take good care of yourself."
The three little sisters got together and chatted chattily. Beside them, Li Xian and Xiao Jinglan stood together, watching the three girls say goodbye reluctantly.
"It's just going down the mountain for training. Why do these girls have so much to say?"
Xiao Jinglan was extremely puzzled.
As cultivators, wasn't it normal to go down the mountain for training? They weren't not coming back. Why make it so sad?
Li Xian turned his head, looking like you don't understand. "As someone without a fiancée, of course you don't understand."
Xiao Jinglan stared at him in disbelief. "I... You... Hey... Don't think that just because I call you Senior Brother, I'm really afraid of you!"
"You're even younger than me, but you always look so mature and steady!"
Xiao Jinglan complained angrily, but Li Xian remained calm. He even reached out and patted Xiao Jinglan's shoulder.
"The road to chasing a wife is long. Let's encourage each other."
As Li Xian said this, he even looked at Hong Chaoyang seriously.
"Shen Qing, it's getting late. We should go down the mountain."
Shen Qing turned around, smiled at Li Xian, then quickly said goodbye to her two little sisters, and walked out of the mountain gate side by side with Li Xian.
The steps spreading down from the mountain gate were winding and seemed endless.
Suddenly, Shen Qing remembered the day when she first went down the mountain and accidentally met Li Xian leading the disciples of the Five - Element Dao Sect leaving. She couldn't help but laugh.
"We're really destined. We always seem to meet on this journey."
Hearing this, a faint smile curled up on Li Xian's lips. "Yes, from now on, we'll be on the same path, my fiancée."
A ray of sunlight just broke through the clouds and shone on Li Xian and Shen Qing.
The clouds slowly dispersed, and the warm golden sunlight spread on the steps under their feet.
Even though the road ahead was dangerous, Shen Qing was no longer afraid.
When she was reborn, she was all alone. Now, there was Li Xian beside her, the sect behind her, and the care of her close friends.
No matter what happened in the future, she would only become more courageous in the face of setbacks and would never back down.
"The Sword Tomb will open soon. We need to get there as early as possible."
As Shen Qing said this, she took out a small flying boat from her storage bag.
The flying boat was for two people and looked like a small boat used for boating on a lake in the mortal world.
The flying boat only needed five middle - grade spirit stones to start and could take them to the location of the Sword Tomb.
After boarding the flying boat, Li Xian skillfully took out five middle - grade spirit stones and threw them into the starter. Then he helped Shen Qing spread out the soft cushion and took out some snacks and prepared tea.
Shen Qing sat carelessly on the soft cushion, enjoying Li Xian's service.
"This spiritual fruit is good. Bring more."
"Okay."
The flying boat took off. For safety's sake, Shen Qing placed two boundary stones and seal stones to hide their aura at the bow and stern of the boat.
The Qingyun Sword Sect was located in a remote place. After rising into the sky, there was no one around. After eight days, Shen Qing, who was used to seeing the clouds disperse and gather in the sky, finally saw more and more flying boats in the sky.
The closer they got to the Sword Tomb, the more flying boats there were.
Shen Qing and Li Xian took off their sect clothes and put on the clothes that ordinary casual cultivators would wear. They put away all their valuable things and became inconspicuous in the crowd.
Of course, this was what they thought. Li Xian and Shen Qing's looks were extraordinary, and they still stood out in the crowd.
Sure enough, as soon as they got off the flying boat, they were targeted by someone.