CHAPTER 540: 537. LONG KE CONFESSES - MOTHER’S CURRENT SITUATION

After speaking, Wen Ping directly piloted the flying ship and left.

In fact, whether he mentioned his origins or not made no difference, as the Hundred Sects Alliance would find out sooner or later. Even if they didn’t investigate, they would eventually realize the existence of the flying ship. After all, it had been exposed back at Iron Mountain Pavilion.

They just hadn’t reacted yet.

After leaving the Dragon Spine Mountains, Wen Ping returned to Celestial Industry City, where he found Chen Da’s residence in the darkness. However, Chen Da was not resting at the moment; he was in the midst of a grueling physical battle against an iron stake.

Thus, even without using the Golden Divination Eye, Wen Ping knew that he must be practicing at least a simple Yellow Level cultivation technique.

Yellow Level techniques, particularly those focusing on body refinement, typically start from enhancing resistance to hits, fundamentally differing from Profound Level techniques and above. Practicing this way faces numerous bottlenecks, growth is slow, and to reach the Upper Profound Realm, it could take decades.

After decades, the lady of the Fang Family might have already married someone else, even if she didn’t want to, the Fang Family would force her hand.

"Chen Da!"

Chen Da, who was making the iron stake clang, immediately halted and slowly looked towards the source of the voice. Originally clenching his teeth as he cultivated, he broke into a slight smile upon seeing Wen Ping, "Sect Leader Wen, I thought you had left?"

"I’m leaving shortly." As Wen Ping spoke these four words, he clearly saw a look of disappointment on Chen Da’s face. To this, Wen Ping could only pretend not to notice, retrieving a book of the Profound Mystery Technique from the Dragon God Sect from his storage ring, "Take this... remember your promise to me!"

When Chen Da received the technique, Wen Ping clasped Chen Da’s hand and crushed the special jade stone containing the technique.

The moment the technique entered Chen Da’s mind, he paused.

After a long time, his lips began to tremble, and his face showed an expression of disbelief and shock.

"Profound Level Technique!"

Just as he uttered his exclamation of shock, Wen Ping was already nowhere to be seen. Chen Da hurriedly took a few steps outside.

But the alley was silent, with only the sound of crickets chirping.

Apart from that, there was nothing else.

...

As for Wen Ping, once back on the street, he directly addressed Long Ke, who was standing at the alley exit, "Elder Zhao, let’s go!"

Long Ke noted that Chen Da had not followed, and with a complicated expression, asked, "Sect Leader, why didn’t you just take Chen Da with you?"

"The flying ship can’t accommodate him."

After speaking, Wen Ping stepped onto a beast vehicle.

Watching Wen Ping’s retreating figure, a sense of bitterness surged within Long Ke. How could she not know that Wen Ping’s words were nonsense? Although she didn’t quite understand why Wen Ping ultimately chose not to take Chen Da, she understood Wen Ping’s current feelings.

This time, she asked herself again—Should she reveal the truth to Wen Ping?

The answer this time differed from before.

This time, the version of herself within nodded.

Once in the air on the flying ship, Long Ke remained silent, saying not a word, and if she spoke, it was awkward small talk.

Because she was contemplating her words.

This matter was significant to Wen Ping, so each word needed to be chosen carefully.

Doing so also went against her sister’s wishes, broke promises, and she needed to think about how to cause Wen Ping the least harm.

Upon entering Demon Emperor Lake, Long Ke suddenly spoke, "Sect Leader Wen, eh, I don’t think I’ve ever heard you mention your family."

"My family?" Wen Ping glanced at Long Ke, withdrawing his gaze sadly, "They’re just like Chen Da, fighting for their happiness, which is why they are not in East Lake. To love someone from another world means paying more to achieve a perfect ending."

"No wonder, so that’s why you would help someone like Chen Da." Dragon Ke chuckled awkwardly, as her mind brewed the words she would say next.

"By the way, when I was at Heaven-Gazing Gorge, I heard a story similar to Chen Da’s. It was about an unknown figure from Heaven and Earth Lake who fell in love with the Long Family’s third young lady while she was training, and they fell for each other. Speaking of which, love is sometimes a mystery; it’s hard to understand its purpose. Look at me, never longing for love, but isn’t it more free and unrestrained?"

At the end, Long Ke added her own fabricated thoughts, trying to distance Long Family’s affairs from herself.

Because ultimately, she felt it was better not to reveal her identity.

Although Wen Ping is steady, he’s still capable of impulsiveness in certain matters, and so she could only fabricate herself as an outsider. If she spoke too much or said the wrong thing, she could attribute it to hearsay.

Wen Ping followed up, "Once you experience it, you won’t say that. The fact is, in front of love, there’s no disparity in realms. Oh, the Heaven-Gazing Gorge you mentioned, is it the place where the Concealing Sky Tower is located?"

"Why, are you planning to check it out?" Long Ke was startled. It was the situation he most feared. Still, he quickly maintained his composure.

"No, just asking. By the way, what happened to the Long Family’s third young lady afterward?"

"Later... later, it seems her family brought her back. The tales are mixed and varied, so no need to elaborate. But apparently, the Long Family’s third young lady was particularly stubborn, saying that if anyone dared to harm her beloved, she would commit suicide. With no choice, the Long Family had to let her be, but she seemed to have promised never to see that unknown figure again. However, I think she was probably just stalling, and likely returned to find her love... Compared to the Long Family’s issues, Chen Da’s situation seems much simpler, though it’s hard to say what Chen Da’s future holds."

As she said this, Long Ke changed the subject, not daring to say more.

Upon hearing this, Wen Ping felt a surge of joy in his heart, though his face gave nothing away.

Back when he received the letter from Biyue Piaoling at Purple Dragon Mountain, the oddities of the mining accident made him want to inquire about his father’s whereabouts upon his return, but he had been too preoccupied.

Unexpectedly, Long Ke brought it up herself now.

From Long Ke’s information, it seemed clear that his father had been taken by his mother, and his parents were now surely safe. However, his father was at a disadvantage, especially now facing a powerful force beyond Heaven and Earth Lake with only a Profound Realm strength.

The gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth!

Wen Ping reminded himself silently, "Grow stronger, and do so quickly!"

The desire to grow stronger intensified at this moment. Upon returning to the sect, he must upgrade all the building levels, expand the cultivation space, build more new structures, and recruit more people!

His father’s affairs were his own.

In the future, he would lead his father into the Long Family and make the Long Family willingly marry off the father.

After a moment of silence, Wen Ping resumed the topic of Chen Da, as if indifferent to the Long Family’s matters, "I left a Profound Level technique for him; the rest is up to him."

"Indeed, he went to Dragon God Sect, and couldn’t afford those costs; better to have something practical." Long Ke smiled and then moved to one side to take in the scenery. Wen Ping said no more, turning and entering the cabin.

Meanwhile, in the sky, a black eagle was leading a large group of Wing Race Great Demons flying high above. Rather than flying, they seemed to be patrolling their territory.