Knees slammed onto the ground all around the Ye Residence!
Countless people's legs gave way; they collapsed, faces white as paper, cold sweat drenching them.
They didn't even dare lift their eyes to that figure.
It was the terror and submission born in the deepest part of the Soul before absolute power!
Ye Nantian knelt too, but beyond fear his heart surged with boundless awe—and a wild joy he hardly dared acknowledge.
Such a mighty being!
This Senior… was unquestionably a supreme existence!
With a casual palm, she erased a Peak Fusion Cultivator, ten Soul Transformation experts, and an Earth Rank flying boat.
This level of power, this effortless demeanor... Linger has actually taken such a mighty figure as her Master!
Ye Nantian trembled with excitement, tears streaming down his aged face.
Ye Linger stood dumbly, her small hand tightly held by A Yao.
She tilted her head, gazing at the sky that had become empty and blue once more.
Then slowly lowered it, looking at the silver-haired figure ahead of her.
In her mind, her Master's gentle whisper echoed again and again:
'Your Master... is also an Immortal Ascension.'
Also an Immortal Ascension... Immortal Ascension... When she'd first heard it, she'd been shocked, disbelieving.
But now, after witnessing with her own eyes that reality-defying, imagination-shattering palm... all shock melted into boundless awe and gratitude.
And an indescribable sense of security and warmth, as though she had found the firmest support in the world.
Her Master was actually an Immortal Ascension on the same level as the Azure Profound Empress!
Moreover... for her sake, she had struck against members of the Ye Main Family Branch without hesitation!
This protection, this importance... Ye Linger's eyes reddened once more.
'Mas... Master...'
Her voice choked; she wanted to speak but found herself at a loss for words.
Gu Han slowly turned, looking at the teary-eyed Ye Linger and the bright-eyed A'Yao beside her.
The indifference and majesty on her face quietly faded, replaced by the gentleness she reserved for her Disciples.
'Frightened?'
Gu Han stepped before Ye Linger and gently ruffled her hair; the ice-blue strands felt exquisite beneath her fingers.
Ye Linger shook her head hard, yet tears kept falling.
'Disciple... Disciple is just... so happy... Thank you, Master...'
'Silly child.'
Gu Han laughed softly, then looked at A Yao.
'A Yao, were you scared?'
'Not at all!'
A Yao puffed out her little chest, excitement sparkling in her large eyes.
'Mama-Master is the best! One slap and the bad guys went flying! When I grow up, I want to be that strong too!'
The childish words eased the heavy atmosphere.
Gu Han smiled, her gaze sweeping over the Ye clansmen kneeling in silence.
Finally, she looked at Ye Nantian, still kneeling, his expression conflicted.
'Patriarch Ye, rise.'
Her voice was calm, betraying neither joy nor anger.
'Yes... yes! Thank you, Senior!'
Ye Nantian hurriedly stood, still bowing, afraid to lift his head.
'Since Linger has entered my gate, she is a person of Yaochi Immortal Palace.'
'As for today's matter...'
Gu Han's eyes swept the sky, as though piercing endless distance toward distant Tianfeng City in the Eastern Region:
'I will personally visit the Ye Family, then take Linger back to the Southern Region; none of you will be implicated.'
The words were spoken lightly, yet they made every Ye clansman shudder, cold seeping into their bones!
A personal trip to the Ye Family in Tianfeng City?
If anyone else had said it, it would be dismissed as madness.
But coming from her... no one dared doubt her ability!
Ye Nantian's heart shook; he bowed hastily.
'Senior, calm your anger! The Main Family... the Main Family may be at fault, but...'
He wanted to defend the Main Family yet had no idea how to begin.
Today, the Main Family had indeed been in the wrong, pressing too hard.
Having seen this Senior's methods, how could he dare the slightest defiance?
Gu Han ignored his dilemma, her gaze returning to Ye Linger, her eyes softening.
'Linger, bid your parents farewell. We depart in half an hour.'
'Yes, Master.'
Ye Linger answered respectfully; she knew the moment of parting had come.
She walked to her father, looked at Ye Nantian's complicated expression, and said softly:
'Father, your daughter must leave.'
Ye Nantian gazed at his daughter, now utterly transformed and extraordinary, emotions overwhelming him.
He opened his mouth, but in the end only sighed.
'Go then... follow your Master and cultivate well.'
'Your mother and I will take care of ourselves; don't worry.'
Ye Linger's eyes reddened; she nodded firmly.
'Daughter will not let you down!'
Half an hour later, before the gates of Ye Residence.
Ye Linger had already bidden farewell to her parents and several close clansmen.
She wore a long blue dress, her ice-blue hair pinned up with a simple jade hairpin.
The crescent mark between her brows shimmered faintly in the sunlight; her Aura was now cold and otherworldly, completely changed from three days ago.
Gu Han held A Yao's hand, standing quietly to the side.
Sensing the parting mood, A Yao stayed obediently quiet, merely watching curiously as Ye Linger spoke with her family.
'Master, this Disciple is ready.'
Ye Linger stepped before Gu Han and bowed respectfully.
Gu Han nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over Ye Nantian and the others.
'Patriarch Ye, when Linger has completed her studies, she will return.'
With that, she raised her hand and lightly slashed the Void before her.
'Riiip—'
A black spatial rift appeared, silver runes swirling along its edges.
'Let's go.'
Gu Han, holding A Yao, stepped into the rift first.
Ye Linger took one last look at her parents, at the Ye Residence where she had lived for sixteen years, then followed without hesitation.
The three figures vanished; the rift closed behind them.
Only the Ye clansmen remained, staring blankly at the empty Void, unable to return to their senses for a long time.
'Southern Region... Yaochi Immortal Palace...'
Ye Nantian murmured, eyes full of reluctance and worry.
'I hope the Main Family... does not bring ruin upon itself!'
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