Hao Ren and Han Lingshi sat inside Sunshine teahouse, and they were looking at the old lady sitting across them on a chair as well. Hua Shuyan took a sip from the tea, and said, "Well, I am what you call a Seer."
Hao Ren and Han Lingshi exchanged gazes, and the latter asked doubtfully, "Are you a mber of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion?"
Hua Shuyan opened her eyes wide, she asked, "How do you know about the Heavenly Secret Pavilion?"
Hao Ren turned to look at Han Lingshi and the latter continued, "Over the years I have initiated a lot of exploration expeditions, and one of them caused the staff to stumble upon the ruins of a great sect, this place was called Heaven's Path Sect. There we found a few scrolls that recorded the internal structure of the sect and even so techniques and artifacts left behind after destruction. However, the only place where we didn't find anything was a pavilion.
It was so clean that it almost did not exist, only a small series of etching on the floor of the pavilion. The mark is not as big as my index finger but it said, "Heavenly Secret Pavilion, last Pavilion Master, Seer Yang Xuan."
That is all I know."
Hua Shuyan nodded and replied, "Yes, it was indeed as you said, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion was a small departnt that was governed by the Heaven's Path Sect, however, the last pavilion master used his skills to look into the future and he revealed the heavenly secret. The result was a tribulation from the heavens.
None survived. The entire populace of thousand and four hundred people were reduced to nothing but ashes. The tribulation punished the entire sect for the mistake committed by the Pavilion master. I was a re attendant who was given the task to move all the technique scrolls out of the sect and place them in a secret place, by the ti I reached my destination, everyone I knew had vanished from the world."
She took out a letter from her bosom, and the lady handed it over to Hao Ren and said, "This was the only thing that survived the exodus and it was written for by the Pavilion master."
Hao Ren carefully opened the letter, the paper was papyrus, and it was wrapped in a thin layer of spiritual energy otherwise it would have crumbled under the winds of ti. The young man read the content, 'Xiao Yun, master has made a grave mistake and probably by the ti you co back, none of us might survive this ordeal. This letter is my last command decree to you. Don't let the legacy of the heavenly secret pavilion go to vain. Learn what you can, I hope that you can pass it down to soone who can use this technique to make a difference in the world, in a good sense.'
Han Lingshi was surprised and then she looked at Hua Shuyan, and asked, "Elder, don't you wish to go back to the Spirit Shimr Continent, at all?"
Hua Shuyan shook her head and replied, "What can I achieve there? I have five years left in my life span."
She sighed and Hao Ren said, "Elder, didn't you ask how we managed to reach the Dao Realms?"
Hua Shuyan nodded and Hao Ren said, "It was because soone guided us. This person is a survivor of a massacre and ca over to the Spirit Shimr Continent from a higher plain."
The old lady was surprised and then she remarked, "The foreseen really ca true."
This caused the two people to exchange a glance and Hao Ren asked, "What do you an?"
The old lady sighed and said, "The secret that Master Yang Xuan divulged was the existence of higher plains. At that ti the average cultivation level used to be Dao Integration. Thus, the news about the higher plains was a big calamity level secret. The tribulation erased the sect but it increased the spiritual energy inflow of the world. Increasing the level of cultivation in the long run."
Hao Ren and Han Lingshi did not think there would be such a mystery behind a ruin. He asked, "Then how did you end up here?"
Hua Shuyan said, "I was hunted down by the people from the big sects. They knew that I was the one who transported all those techniques from the heavenly secret pavilion to another location. Finally, I managed to cross the breach and ca here. Hiding and using the mystic techniques to cover my tracks."
Han Lingshi nodded and said, "Even till date, there are a few old undying relics that are looking for the traces of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's legacy. So, it is a good thing that you hid here."
Hua Shuyan nodded and Hao Ren said, "Elder, if you want to, why not co along with us? Back in the Spirit Shimr Continent, we can assure you that no harm will co to you. You can practice your skills. We will never ask you to peek through the secrets also. If you find any suitable disciples, then you might be able to pass down your legacy to them. No?"
Hua Shuyan was surprised by the offer, and then she asked, "What about the people I have here? I have a son, a daughter-in-law, and they are very filial to . How can I just leave them?"
Hao Ren smiled and said, "I assu that you have left them with so techniques to cultivate the basic realms and live longer than a usual person, and if I am not wrong you have told them to behave in moderation right?"
Hua Shuyan nodded and Hao Ren said, "I am sure they must have questions in their hearts. If you were to clarify things with them I am sure they would understand. Probably you being unable to fulfil the final decree has limited your cultivation as an obstacle."
The old lady sighed, and she took a sip from the tea cup and said, "I will think about it."
Hao Ren and Han Lingshi nodded, before the young man asked, "How did you know about my sister?"
Hua Shuyan replied, "I t her when she ca back to see you for the first ti. I warned her that lying would make things difficult. Then I t you and Miss Han, I found that the red line of fate between the two of you is too thick and fates were intertwined to such a level that I have never seen anything like that."
Hao Ren and Han Lingshi nodded, and Hua Shuyan asked, "Shall I tell you sothing else about you?"
Han Lingshi and the young man shook their heads and replied, "No, we would like to find out everything on our own."
The trio chatted a few more minutes, and then Hao Ren said, "We will be leaving in a few days, so I will co and ask you here if you wish to go along. Please think about what you want to do carefully."
The old lady nodded, and then bade them farewell.
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Han Lingshi held his arm and asked, "To think that she is a seer. If we could have soone like that in the court, it would be nice."
Hao Ren nodded and replied, "Even if we don't use the skills to divulge the heavenly secrets, it should be enough to have them calculate the national fortune in the general direction. The people can really use so superstition. I am beginning to wonder how they are not feeling suspicious about the weather analysis that Xiao i has been doing for them all these years. However, regardless of what we want, everything depends on Elder Hua's decision. I will not renege my promise."
After a few minutes, they reached the Rising Sun apartnt and retired for the day. The following days, the couple just enjoyed themselves, they drove around the city, and used quick transport to visit the various wonders of the world, and clicked pictures as well.
They seed to be back in the honeymoon period, teasing each other, playing with each other, and it was all just that blissful. However, unknown to Han Lingshi, Hao Ren was comprehending different things at the sa ti. He was working on his understanding of life as well. Han Lingshi was not holding back, these emotions that she felt helped her improve her cultivation comprehension as well. They were both doing this to get stronger so that if the Gram family decided to make a move, they would be able to fight back without relying on anyone else.
After all, in the world where strength was supre, if they depended on others, then it would be foolishness. Given the power Gram family commanded, they might buy off soone. Yes, although all these years, Hao Ren has cultivated the emotion of loyalty, it was still not sothing that could be guaranteed in a place where everyone was driven by benefits.
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