Chapter 169 – Determined to Leave

“Huh?” Yun Che’s coldly spoken words caused Lan Xueruo to be little stunned for a long while before directly nodding her head, “If you’re willing, of course you can, after all, no matter what the result is, participating in the Ranking Battle is a very good training, and it can also lay a very good foundation for participating three years later. It’s just that there can only be three participants from the royal family, and these three need to be selected through a fair competition I don’t really have the absolute right to decide. Therefore, if Senior Brother Yun really wants to participate in this session’s qualifying battle, he needs to enter the top three of the Inner Palace Tianxuan Ranking within half a year.”

Yun Che currently replaced Murong Yi’s ranking in the Tianxuan Ranking, ranking seventy-three, stepping into the top three from seventy-three within half a year, anyone who heard that would feel that it was impossible to achieve …… No one would believe that the seventh ranked Xue Lang and the thirty-sixth ranked Feng Baiyi of the Tianxuan Ranking had already died in Yun Che’s hands.

In other words, Yun Che’s current strength was at least above the seventh place.

“I know.” Yun Che nodded his head, his gaze soft and firm as he looked at Lan Xueruo: “I will strive to qualify to participate in the Ranking Battle, and this time around, I’m not participating for the sake of practicing, but rather, I’m incredibly serious about wanting to participate in the …… So, Elder Sister, next, I’ll be away for a period of time. ”

“Leave?” Lan Xueruo’s eyes twitched, then hurriedly grabbed Yun Che’s hand, “Where are you leaving for? Why are you leaving?”

Yun Che backhanded Lan Xueruo’s small hand and gently said, “Elder sister, do you still remember what I said to you that night? I said that I will give you shoulders that you can rely on and depend on, and fight even the heaviest burdens for you……. It’s just that, although I have such a heart, the current me is too weak and I simply don’t have such a shoulder. What you are bearing, I can’t even go and intervene, otherwise instead of being able to bear it for you, I will become a drag and a hang-up for you, and may even become your soft underbelly.”

“When I received the simultaneous invitations from the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, Mentor Qin advised me to take the initiative to detach myself from you, because that’s the only thing that’s best for you, and it’s a kind of protection for myself as well. But this kind of thing, I can never do. How to deal with the joint invitation from the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, I’ve thought a lot over the past few days, and in the end, after weighing all that I currently possess, even though my heart is as high as it is, and my temper is as proud as it is, I can’t help but admit that right now, I simply don’t have the ability or qualifications to intervene in the turmoil in the royal family, much less to share anything for you. At the very least, if the Crown Prince and the Third Prince wanted me dead, they would both be as easy as a slap on the wrist.”

“Therefore, with their invitations, I can’t make a choice, that is, I can’t choose one of them, much less both choose and not choose at the same time, and the only thing I can do is to not make a choice, and leave silently.”

This was the choice Yun Che made after these few days of deep thought.

As the crown prince and prince of a country, the amount of power and the amount of experts under his command was absolutely beyond anyone’s imagination. After he left Liuyun City, he had spent most of his time in the circle of the younger generation, where he could still excel. However, the battle of the royal family was all but incomparable to the circle of the younger generation. As far as Xuanists were concerned, under the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, there would be no less than hundreds of strong people in the Earth Xuan Realm, strong people in the Tian Xuan Realm were bound to exist, and there was even the possibility that the King Xuan Realm would be involved, and even more so in the Spirit Xuan Realm. No matter who Yun Che chose, he would be equally involved in this circle. He had no power, and his Xuan power was low in this circle, and what he had was only influence in the younger generation, so in addition to adding to Lan Xueruo’s worries and attachments, what winds and waves would he be able to stir up?

And these, as a royal princess, Lan Xueruo saw more thoroughly than Yun Che.

Her lips moved several times, and time and time again, she wanted to speak. These days, she had been worried that Yun Che would be caught up in this, and leaving would be the safest option for him. But, again, she simply did not want to part with Yun Che’s departure, because she was now unable to imagine the days when she could not see him. Since an unknown time, Yun Che had become her spiritual pillar and support, and if he left in this way, she would be at a loss.

In the end, she chose to nod her head and gently said, ”Leaving is also good …… no, it’s the best. If you were just an ordinary Inner House disciple, even though they would pull in, they wouldn’t be so eager and strong. But your influence in the Imperial City is too great right now, and your choice will largely guide the tendencies of the younger generation of Xuan practitioners, so no matter who you choose, you will be completely involved in it, and, at the same time, be remembered and hated by the other party …… or even assassinated.”

“These days, I have been also good want to persuade you to temporarily leave the Imperial City …… but, but I can’t let go of you, in the middle of the Imperial City, my heart has never been able to settle down, if even you also leave from my side, I …… I …… “Lan Xueruo tightly grasped Yun Che’s hand and bit her lips.

Yun Che shook his head and said, “Elder Sister, don’t worry, I’m only leaving temporarily, and I won’t be leaving for a very long time. In fact, the reason why I wanted to leave the Imperial City, escaping the Crown Prince and the Third Prince’s invitation was only half of the reason, the other half, was that I wanted to go out and experience. The Cangfeng Xuanfu is indeed a place of cultivation that countless Xuanists dream of, but this place is too . Comfortable, there is pressure but no persecution, there are injuries but no threat of death. I need a place that can train me more, that can let me have shoulders that you can rely on sooner. Half a year …… senior sister, give me half a year, after half a year, I will definitely come back, bring a stronger self back.”

Half a year was actually very short if it was used as a Xuanist’s cultivation period. One reason Yun Che would compress the time to this extent was because the Cangfeng Ranking Battle was held in half a year, and a more important reason was that he was afraid that if too much time passed, something too big would change in the royal family and he would not be by Lan Xueruo’s side.

“Then where are you …… going this half year, have you thought about it?” Lan Xueruo asked worriedly.

“Not yet, but I believe that after leaving the Imperial City, I will find out right away.” Yun Che said with a relaxed face.

Lan Xueruo endeavored to suppress the ten thousand unwillingness that welled up in her heart, and softly said, “Half a year, it’s not that long. Since you’ve already chosen, I …… will be in the Imperial City, waiting for you to come back with peace of mind. But, no matter what, don’t give yourself too much pressure, and don’t put yourself in danger …… The reason why I still stay in the palace is all because I can’t leave my father behind. I personally went to the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce yesterday …… but even the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce has never had a Soul Burning Flower If this is the destiny of my father s father, then, after my father s death, I will give up the identity of the princess, and wherever you go, I will go to …… what royal rivalry. What patricide hatred, it really doesn’t matter, my life afterward will be enough as long as I have you, so make sure you don’t put too much pressure on yourself, okay?”

Yun Che’s heart violently trembled, and reached out his arm, forcefully holding Lan Xueruo tightly …… Her words were enough for Yun Che to never lose her.

It was just that, for Lan Xueruo, for Yun Che, the greatest pressure was never the royal family strife, but the Burning Heaven Sect’s Burning Jade City!

“Senior Brother Yun, when do you plan to leave?”

“…… Now.”

“Huh?”

“I won’t give up my identity as a disciple of the Cangfeng Xuanfu… On the side of the Qin Mansion Master and Yuanba, I also ask senior sister to help me inform …… that after half a year, I’ll be back …… will definitely be back!” …………………………

Bringing all of his belongings with him, under Lan Xueruo’s tearful eyes, Yun Che quietly left the Cangfeng Xuan Mansion and left the Cangfeng Imperial City.

“Why did you come to such a sudden decision?” Behind him, the Little Fairy’s ethereal and ethereal cold question resounded.

The Little Fairy once again took the initiative to speak to him, Yun Che’s heart was very comfortable, “It’s not really very sudden, the thought of leaving, I have had it many times in the past two days.”

Although he had had the thought, he had been very hesitant. He ironically wouldn’t tell the little fairy that the reason he suddenly left …… so decisively was because her statement to Xia Qingyue gave him a great stimulus.

“Then where have you decided to go?”

Yun Che looked out to the northeast and slowly said, “The place where Xuan Beasts roam …… the 1,800 mile Death Wasteland!”

“What?”

The name “Death Wasteland” actually caused the Little Fairy, who had the strength of a half-step Wang Xuan, to bring shock to her voice: “You’re actually going to train there? Do you know that it is known as the paradise of Xuan Beasts and the hell of Xuan Masters? Every year, countless numbers of adventurers die in it.”

“I know, I’ve heard grandpa talk about it when I was very young. I just didn’t expect that I would set foot in that place one day. I think that in the entire Cangfeng Empire, there is no place more suitable for training than there.” Yun Che said calmly.

“Since you already have a place to go, why don’t you tell her?”

Yun Che sighed quietly, “The Death Wasteland is one of the Cangfeng Empire’s three most ferocious places, and the number of Xuan Beasts in it is a hundred times greater than the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. If I tell her, she will be worried about my safety day and night, and will have trouble sleeping and eating.”

The little fairy did not make another sound.

Yun Che slung his heavy sword on his back, took out the map he had purchased beforehand and glanced at it, his feet flew as if he were flying as he traveled on foot towards the north, and soon disappeared at the end of the road, far away from the Cangfeng Imperial City that was surging with dark currents.

He was proud of himself, but was by no means reckless.

The temporary avoidance was only for a stronger return!

Ten days later.

Death Wasteland, Cangfeng Empire, one of the infamous dangerous land, north and south of 1,800 miles, east and west across 1,600 miles, the wasteland is coiled with countless Xuan beasts, and most of these Xuan beasts temperament is on the side of the violent. The fierce reputation of this place and the dense distribution of Xuan beasts also attracted a large number of experience and treasure hunters to come, but every year, hundreds of thousands of Xuan people who died in it. This was how the “Deadly Wasteland” got its name.

The night was like a wash, the moon was high in the sky, and a dark aura shrouded the surrounding area of the Death Wasteland all year round. In the distance, the long roars of Xuan Beasts were constantly heard.

An inn was situated here, each one filled with Xuanists from all directions. Thirty miles further on was the area of the Death Wasteland, and the guests in the inn were all people who wanted to venture into the Death Wasteland.

Under the night curtain, a young man carrying a heavy sword with a calm face walked slowly against the morose aura.

“Finally arrived.”

Looking at the light coming through the windows of the inn and listening to the creepy Xuan Beast roar in the distance, the teenager stopped his steps, looked into the distance, and whispered to himself.