Tian Yang stood there, completely dazed, even long after Ren Xia had left. Eventually, almost absentmindedly, he lifted his hand and touched the spot where Ren Xia had kissed him.
The warmth was still there.
However, Huang Xiao Li's smiling face suddenly appeared in his mind, instantly snapping him out of his daze.
'Kulas was right. She's a dangerous and unpredictable woman. I need to be especially careful when around her…' Tian Yang thought to himself as he left the Celestial Sword Sect.
After leaving the Celestial Sword Sect, Tian Yang traveled deep into the wilderness, searching for a secluded area away from prying eyes.
Once he found a desolate, untouched area, he finally set his focus on sothing he had long neglected—his martial techniques.
Although his cultivation base had grown significantly over the past fifty years, his martial techniques remained stagnant.
During his ti in Han Zexian's cavern, his mind had been entirely consud by the diary and the engravings on the walls, leaving little to no ti for him to practice his martial techniques.
While Tian Yang trained, Ren Xia tried to acquire information on Kulas. The first person she went to for such information was naturally her own family.
Coincidentally, Ren Xia's mother paid her a visit at the Celestial Sword Sect just a few weeks after her eting with Tian Yang.
Seated within her courtyard, surrounded by the gentle rustling of flowers, Ren Xia and her mother enjoyed their tea in peaceful harmony.
Their conversation was light and pleasant at first, with her mother inquiring about her ti at the sect, her progress in cultivation, and any challenges she had faced.
Ren Xia responded with ease, sharing details of her breakthroughs and training progress.
However, as the conversation continued, Ren Xia eventually brought up Kulas, a na she hadn't ntioned to her family for decades.
"Mother, this may sound random, but have you heard from or about Kulas recently?"
The mont Ren Xia spoke his na, her mother, who had just lifted her teacup to her lips, suddenly trembled.
A faint ripple disturbed the surface of the tea as her fingers montarily stiffened around the delicate porcelain.
For a brief second, an unreadable expression flashed across her usually composed face—one that Ren Xia had never seen before.
Then, slowly, she lowered the cup, placing it carefully back onto the table.
"Did sothing happen? You haven't ntioned him ever since your engagent was broken."
Ren Xia kept a calm deanor and responded, "A friend ntioned him not long ago, and I realized that I haven't heard a word about him for over fifty years now. I don't care about his situation, but it does intrigue how quiet he's been. Don't tell he died?"
Her mother didn't imdiately respond. Instead, a heavy silence settled between them, the only sound being the soft rustling of flowers in the gentle breeze.
Then, after what felt like an eternity, she finally spoke.
"Sorry, but I also haven't heard from him or the Immortal Might Clan recently."
Her voice was calm, steady—too steady.
"After your engagent was broken, our relationship with the Immortal Might Clan hasn't been the sa. It might take so ti before things return to normal."
On the surface, her words were logical and reasonable.
But Ren Xia knew better.
She had spent a lifeti reading the subtle nuances in her mother's expressions and tone.
And right now… her mother was lying. She wasn't just withholding information—she was deliberately hiding sothing from her.
"Is that so?" Ren Xia kept her cool and responded nonchalantly. "By the way, I wouldn't mind completely severing ties with the Immortal Might Clan."
Her mother shook her head and said, "You know that's not possible."
"I know."
As their eting neared its end, Ren Xia's mother set down her teacup and spoke with deliberate intent.
"Before I leave, I need an answer for you-know-what."
Ren Xia's expression remained composed, her response almost instantaneous.
"If you're talking about who my next fiance will be, I am still considering my options."
Her voice was calm, unaffected—as if she had expected this conversation from the very beginning. Despite how last-minute the question might have seed, Ren Xia knew this was the true reason for her mother's visit.
"Your father and I both know you're trying to delay it as long as possible, but you really need to make up your mind soon, as it'll greatly our clan. We love you, but our patience has a limit, and it's running thin."
"Of course, mother." Ren Xia managed to keep a calm deanor until the very end.
Once her mother left, Ren Xia's calm expression turned grim.
"Love ? What a joke. I am nothing but an object with a price in their eyes," she coldly sneered.
After failing to acquire any information on Kulas from her family, Ren Xia changed her thods, using more unorthodox thods.
A few years later, in the midst of his training, Tian Yang noticed the communication jade slip Ren Xia had given him was trembling.
He quickly answered it.
"Hello?"
"I have the information you want."
Ren Xia's voice resounded from the jade slip, her tone calm but carrying an undertone that Tian Yang couldn't quite place.
"Great. I'll co to et you at the Celestial Sword Sect," Tian Yang responded imdiately.
However, Ren Xia quickly rejected the idea.
"No, let's et sowhere else. I'll give you the location in a few days."
The mont she said that, Tian Yang's expression darkened slightly, and a bad feeling settled in his gut.
"Okay..."
And with that, their conversation ended.
For the next several days, Tian Yang waited anxiously for Ren Xia to reach out again.
A week later, Ren Xia finally reached out with the location.
"I'll be there in three days," Tian Yang replied.
"Okay."
Without hesitation, Tian Yang set out toward the destination.
Three days later, he arrived as promised, stepping into a private room at a quiet restaurant where Ren Xia was already present. Yet, the setting was anything but ordinary—there was no food on the table, and Ren Xia was in disguise.
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