BATTLE THROUGH THE HEAVEN
Departure

Xiao Yan walked out of the auction house to stand at the bustling crossroads. He stared at the city he had known for over ten years for a long time before sighing in loneliness. As he tightly clenched his fists, as if to boost his morale, he gently said to himself: "The outside world will definitely be more exciting …" Xiao Yan smiled as he threw away the last bit of depression in his heart and walked forward step by step, he disappeared into the crowd.

After preparing all the supplies, Xiao Yan decided to relax and calmly enjoy the peaceful routine for the remaining two days. Understanding Xiao Yan's mood, Yao Lao did not say anything to disturb him and let Xiao Yan plan his days.

The perceptive Xun Er could feel something from Xiao Yan's calmness during these two days, so the little girl accompanied him whenever she had time; her lively eyes were filled with unwillingness and longing.

Faced with this mark, Xiao Yan felt somewhat helpless. The only thing he could do was to gently comfort Xun Er when the two of them alone were improving her mood a little.

As Xiao Yan walked down the small path in the clan, he lazily stretched his back. Today was the day he was about to leave, in fact he had just seen his father to inform him of his plans.

Although Xiao Zhan was very reluctant to hear the news of Xiao Yan's departure, he clearly knew that Xiao Yan could not be restricted in the small Wu Tan City and given his talent, he knew that Xiao Yan could not be limited, only in the sky of the endless outside world could he soar.

When the eagle child grows up, it will soar in the sky!

"Yan-er, in the future, if you have the chance, you can go to Stone Desert City outside of the Jia Ma Empire to take a look. Your first and second brother has established themselves there. In recent years, they founded a mercenary group called ‘Desert Steel’, which has become a considerable force in the area. "

As Xiao Yan recalled what his father had said in the study, a small smile appeared on his face. After going through the Maturity Ceremony, his two brothers left home to feel the world and at that moment, father was not the leader of the clan. In the past few years, perhaps due to the fact that it was a long journey back or because they were busy with their mercenary group, they rarely returned to Wu Tan City. Yet Xiao Yan still remembered the brotherly bond they had when they were young.

"Xiao Yan." The soft and gentle voice of a woman caused Xiao Yan to stop in the middle of a step as he turned the path. Raising his head to look at the beautiful woman by the roadside, he could not help but smile and ask, "Instructor Ruo Lin, shouldn't you be in the registration tent?"

"I went back to get some stuff. Right now, Xun Er is taking over for me. " With a light smile, Instructor Ruo Lin slowly stepped forward as his gaze swept over Xiao Yan before gently asking: "Plan to leave?"

"Yes." Yeah." Xiao Yan rubbed his nose as he nodded.

"Have you told Yu \ ‘er and Xun \’ er?"

"It's okay. Otherwise, they become emotional when we part, we better go quietly. " Lifting shoulders, Xiao Yan smiled.

"It may be easy for you, but others may be saddened by this." Instructor Ruo Lin gave a reprimanding look to Xiao Yan before being silent for a moment. Soon after, he softly said: "I hope that a year later, I will hear news of someone clashing with the Misty Cloud Faction."

A little startled, Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. After staying in the clan for a few days, there would be some loud mouths that would talk about the situation between Nalan Yanran and himself, so Xiao Yan did not ask how he could know.

"Actually, I was very interested to know, when he found out how much power you have now, what kind of expression would he have?" A mischievous smile suddenly appeared on Instructor Ruo Lin's face.

Stretching out his hand, Xiao Yan continued to talk to Instructor Ruo Lin for a while before leaving. Under his attentive gaze, he slowly disappeared at the end of the road as he walked away.

Xiao Yan followed the small path and entered his room. From under the pillow, he took out three Storage Rings. Wearing one of the deep red rings on his finger, he carefully placed the other two on his chest. Even though the three rings were all low-grade, they were still priceless objects. When traveling outside, one should not blatantly point out his wealth; xiao Yan clearly understood this principle.

The things that Xiao Yan brought with him were very simple, all of his items were stored inside the ring. As he stood before the door, Xiao Yan stared into the now empty room and laughed out loud accompanied by the soft creaking sound of the door closing. From the crevices of the door, the last ray of sunlight slowly disappeared

Xiao Yan's departure did not bother anyone. A plain-clothed young man walked out from the main entrance empty-handed before slowly disappearing at the end of the street under the respectful gaze of the clan guards. Perhaps these guards did not know that when he left this time, it would be a year before he returned home.

Xun Er's mind was not calm; on the forehead of the young girl, melancholy could be seen. Anyone could tell from his bewildered eyes that his heart was not in it today.

"Junior Xun Er, drink some water."

A gentle male voice sounded beside Xun Er. A handsome young man was currently smiling while holding a cup of fresh water in his hand.

His train of thought slipped, Xun Er raised her head to stare at the handsome young man beside her. This young man was the strongest among the current registration team, even Luo Bu was much weaker than him. Moreover, this person did not have a fake smile expression from Luo Bu that could be easily seen. As Xun Er chatted with the other female students, she discovered that many of the girls on the team had a good impression on this young man who was not only strong but also gallant and gentle.

However, even though the youngster's smile was gentle and non-offending, it couldn't attract much attention of Xun Er. He glanced at her before shaking his head, "No need. Thank you." Thank you."

Xun Er's cold attitude did not cause any change to the young man's expression. He shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't mind at all and kept a cup of water while smiling lightly and saying, "In today's registration test, if not for the help of junior Xun Er, I'm afraid we're going to be flooded with work, sorry about this. "

"Instructure Ruo Lin asked me to come and help." Xun Er shook her head and turned her head as she looked at the young man who seemed like there was still a lot she wanted to say before gently asking, "Senior, can I have some alone time?"

"Hey hey, Lin Nan what happened? Do you have feelings for her? " As he approached the tent, a happy and seductive voice suddenly sounded.

Pausing his steps, the young man named Lin Nan glanced towards Luo Bu's smiling expression. Relaxing, he leaned against the nearby tent pole and took a sip of the cup in his hand. His gaze tilted slightly as he stared at the skinny young girl in the sunlight. Passion danced within those eyes as he said, "It's rare to see a high-class girl, no girl in the academy can compare to her."

"But he's not interested in you." Luo Bu joked and smiled.

"Interests need to be nurtured, there is still time. What rush? " Lin Nan smiled lightly and said.

"He ..... had a good relationship with a man named Xiao Yan." Luo Bu seemed to carelessly put out that comment, but he glanced towards the young girl in the distance at the same time.

The water cup that swayed became a little sluggish as Lin Nan's brows furrowed tightly, "Did that fellow really last twenty rounds with Instructor Ruo Lin?"

"Indeed right. That day you were testing with some other people so you couldn't see but we all personally witnessed Instructor Ruo Lin using ‘Ular Air’. But that guy can still hold it. " Luo Bu said in a deep tone. As he recalled the fight that day, a flash of surprise could not help but flash across his face.

Lin Nan tightened her grip and drained all the water in the cup in one gulp. His lips curled as he said, "Even if it were true, I wouldn't give up because of that. The man's talent in training is indeed very good, but if we compare how to curry favor with women, he is far from my level. Hey, in addition he will be leaving Xun Er for a year; in this year, I have plenty of time to make Xun Er's feelings for him waver "

At this point, Lin Nan was somewhat proud of herself; as an experienced player, she was sure she knew how to capture the heart of a young girl.

Xun Er's. At this moment, outside the square, Instructor Ruo Lin suddenly ran over before finally stopping in front of the young girl. Gasping for breath, he softly said, "He's gone."

Xun Er's little hands trembled slightly as she paused for a moment before slightly tilting her head.

"Xun Er, don't be sad. This separation is not forever. " Instructor Ruo Lin sighed and comforted as he looked at the now silent Xun Er.

"Good." Lightly nodding his head, Xun Er suddenly stood up and under the puzzled gaze of Instructor Ruo Lin, she walked towards the duo outside the tent, Lin Nan and Luo Bu.

The young girl slowly walked over, finally stopping right in front of the duo. There was no trace of anger visible on his gentle face while his lively eyes looked at Lin Nan and he gently said, "Senior, will you accompany Xun Er to argue?"

"Eh ...." Lin Nan became dazed upon hearing Xun Er's request. A long while later he smiled and said, "Of course I won't refuse such a request from junior Xun Er. During the fight I will suppress my strength to your level. "

Xun Er blinked her long eyelashes and without a word she went straight to the tent, a calm expression on her face.

"Hey, you must be careful, his strength is a Dou Zhe of six stars." Luo Bu reminded as he watched the young lady enter the tent.

"I've advanced to seven stars two months ago." With a light laugh, Lin Nan looked at the tent, a smile on her face as she said, "It seems like this is a good start, most girls are weak at heart at a time like this."

The corner of Lin Nan's mouth was slightly raised as she brushed her clothes before entering the tent under Luo Bu's envious gaze.

Standing outside the tent, Luo Bu waited for a few minutes before the tent cover was opened and the young lady slowly walked out with an apathetic expression on her face.

"Eh" Looking at Xun Er who came out first, Luo Bu could not help but be surprised. But when he saw the look on the young lady's face, he did not dare to open his mouth to ask.

The young lady stood outside the tent and raised her delicate face to stare at the setting sun. Right now that young man might have long since left the city right?

Xun Er's tiny hands combed the black hair on her forehead. A moment later, he turned his head and said gently to Luo Bu, "In the future, anyone who speaks ill of Xiao Yan ge-ge will be killed by me "

Caught by those pair of lively and moving eyes, Luo Bu could not make himself smile, but rather all he could do was feel a chill rising from within his heart.

Pulling his gaze, Xun Er slowly walked out of the square.

Instructors Ruo Lin and Luo Bu waited for Xun Er to leave before rushing to open the tent, both of them were shocked.

Inside the tent, Lin Nan lay withered on the floor, her real handsome face beaten to black and blue. On the floor beside his body, ten blood-stained teeth scattered about, an extremely brutal sight