Chen Kai was still with a thoughtful expression until Teacher Shen said " Is everything alright? "
Chen Kai finally reacts and says with a grin " Yeah, it's nothing "
Teacher Shen sees him with a serious expression " If it's not a problem, could you tell me why you want to travel there? The way will take quite a while, even using the fastest horses; that and the dangers on the way, they aren't easy to deal with "
Chen Kai saw Teacher Shen with a serious face, while Lang Lin and Yuan Ning saw him with curiosity. Then Chen Kai smiled and said " I have to go, it's very important to me "
" Why? Why you should take such a risk and time to go there " This time was Lang Lin who spoke she saw Chen Kai with a serious expression Chen Kai turned to see her with a surprised expression, but before he could say anything Fang Wuhan touched her left shoulder from behind and says her " Sister, if he wants to go, let him go, it doesn't concern any of us why he wants to leave "
Lang Lin turns to see him making an annoyed expression just like Yuan Ning, which made him see them with surprise, then both of them ignore him and turn to see Chen Kai, who says " I have to search for my parents, and there it's my biggest chance to find them "
" I see " Lang Lin whispered. Then, Teacher Shen shook his head, making a small smile and said " If that's the case, we won't do anything to stop you. I will gift you a map, so that you can take the safest and fastest route "
Chen Kai smiles, hearing that, and says " Thank you, Teacher Shen " Then Teacher Shen turns around and opens the big red gates and says " Anyway, come in, we will go to the west side peak "
Teacher Shen walked first followed by Lang Lin, Yuan Ning, and Fang Wuhan letting Chen Kai at last who follow them closely he looked calm but his mind was wondering ' 2 years have passed I wonder if my parents will remember me when we meet again ' Chen Kai grins slightly ' I have changed a lot they will be very surprised once they saw me '
Chen Kai's thoughts were not only about his parents; he was thinking about his ex-fiance, Ying Yue. Despite what happened, he still loves her, but now, after so much time, he is in doubt if he would manage to make her change her views of him; at least he will give it a try
While they entered the big red gate Chen Kai saw the place with curiosity ' It's smaller than the Divine Sect but still it's quite large ' The Heavenly Feathers Sect was larger than the Chen Clan's compound it was divided into multiple sections where young cultivators were hanging around, some were sparring and some were meditating, the place was so busy compared to the Divine Sect but Chen Kai can't compare the two of them since he never became an inner disciple thanks to his teachers who seemed to don't want to teach him anything
Lang Lin, who was now walking on his left side, noticed Chen Kai's expression, which was a little bit resentful, seeing the place, so she couldn't help but ask him " Is something wrong? "
Chen Kai turns to see her with a smiling expression, then he says " It's nothing, I just remembered something from my previous sect "
Lang Lin keeps seeing him with a doubtful expression, but she only nods and doesn't ask anything else
The group walked through the courtyards and hallways of the sect, in the way Chen Kai was the spotlight, many young cultivators, female or male turned to see him with curiosity maybe because of his looks or that he was an outsider, but neither of them approaches or tell him anything the moment their eyes landed in Teacher Shen, he must have great authority in the sect
After a few minutes, they entered a small hall, where all of them except Fang Wuhan were sitting eating at a large table and all of them saw how much Chen Kai had eaten, neither of them had ever seen anyone eat like that, Chen Kai noticed that all of them were seeing him so he stopped eating and with an expression of surprise he says " What? " causing the three of them to laugh
" How can you eat so much, young man? " Asked Teacher Shen with a wry smile
Chen Kai smiled wryly and said " I don't know, I'm just hungry, that's all " Chen Kai saw the multiple empty plates on the table, all had different stuff, from meat to rice and vegetables, and still, after all, he had eaten, he doesn't feel satisfied yet, even he was surprised by it ' Why? I can eat like this and don't feel satisfied. Even when I was fat, I couldn't eat this much. Is it because of the changes? It must be it '
Teacher Shen then begins to laugh " Haha, anyway, eat as much as you please, it's my treat after all "
" Why was Wuhan acting like that? " Said Teacher Shen with doubt, seeing the entrance of the hall
Yuan Ning makes a wry smile as she says " I think it is because of sister Lin here "
Lang Lin turns to see Yuan Ning abruptly making an embarrassed face that slowly turns red " Sister Ning! " She yelled at Yuan Ning, while Yuan Ning showed her, her small tongue making a playful face
Chen Kai and Teacher Shen watch them interact with smiles on their faces ' It seems that Lin'er has taken a liking to this boy, but... ' Teacher Shen turns to see Chen Kai with a small smile ' He seems like a young man that has already someone he loves, it will be better if Lin'er forgets him, she can't possibly win his heart '
Chen Kai, of course, knew what Yuan Ning was talking about, and of course, even with the short time they had known each other, he noticed that she liked him, only a fool wouldn't be able to notice it, it only takes a look at how she sees him from time to time to know it but still, Chen Kai decided to ignore it, it will be better for both of them, after all, he won't stay on the sect long, he has to leave as soon as possible
Lang Lin turns to see Chen Kai with a shy red face and says " Please, don't misunderstand her, she is just teasing me "
" Ok " Said Chen Kai as he smiled and nodded, causing Lang Lin to turn to see Yuan Ning with a complaining expression, while Yuan Ning smiled at her
Chen Kai turns to see teacher Shen and says " If there isn't a problem, could you give me the map? I have to leave as soon as possible " Those words were enough to make Yuan Ning and Lang Lin turn to see him with surprise, especially Lang Lin, who showed a sad expression and couldn't help but say " So soon? Could you wait a couple more days? "
Chen Kai turns to see her making a wry smile, and as he shakes his head, he says " I'm sorry, but I can't. I have to go to see my parents. They must be waiting for me. It's been years since I left my home "
Lang Lin, even though she was sad, smiled and said " Alright then, at least you can stay today to take a rest, no? "
Chen Kai nodded with a smile and said " Alright, I will take that offer " Lang Lin, Yuan Ning, and Teacher Shen smiled at his response, and they began to talk about different topics for a while, trying to not ask anything personal to Chen Kai. They seemed to be very respectful of his affairs
After a while, Teacher Shen says " Alright, it's getting late, you should go to your rooms, he will stay in one of the rooms in the Red Feather courtyard " Teacher Shen turns to see Chen Kai and says " Let's go boy, I will take you there " Chen Kai nods and stands after Teacher Shen then they left the room leaving Lang Lin and Yuan Ning behind
" He has already left sister " Said Yuan Ning with a teasing smile. After all, Lang Lin was still in a daze, seeing where Chen Kai and Teacher Shen had left
Lang Lin turns to see Yuan Ning with a blushing face, and she says " I know that " Yuan Ning just grins a little bit more, making her shier appearance even more obvious
Lang Lin couldn't believe that she had fallen in love with a man who just met, but she couldn't help herself when she saw Chen Kai; he was something that made him very attractive to her
Yuan Ning just smirks at her sister's antics. She stands and begins to walk away, but before she leaves, she turns back to say " I don't think that this will be the last time we see Chen Kai, sister, and if you don't make a move, maybe I will take him for myself "
When Lang Lin heard these words, she stood and yelled " Ning'er! " Then Yuan Ning showed her tongue and left. After that, Lang Lin sat again, making a thoughtful expression
Meanwhile, Teacher Shen and Chen Kai were inside a simple room far away from the other courtyards, both saw a table where a large piece of paper was placed, Teacher Shen pointed at the paper and said " This is where are you heading, right? so if you want to go there, it will take you at least 7 months just to get there if we take into account that you will take the safest routes "
Chen Kai opens his eyes wide with shock and says " 7 months! That's too much. I have to be in the Xuixin Empire in a year for the annual tournament! "
Teacher Shen turns to see Chen Kai with surprise, then he says " You are going to participate? That's good, our sect as well, and now let's see... " Teacher Shen sees the map once again and after a few seconds he says " Then you can try this route it only will take you 5 months to arrive in your hometown, the problem there, is the bandits, rogue cultivators, and beasts, you will need to buy a horse because no one will take the risk to take you on that way "
Chen Kai makes a thoughtful expression and says " And from there, how much time will it take me to arrive at Xuixin Empire? I can't lose the tournament no matter what "
Teacher Shen smiles and says " Well, if I have to say, I must say that it will take you at least 6 months, taking the only route possible, I think you can make it; you can even take a month to prepare for the tournament once you are in the empire "
Chen Kai smiled and said " Thank you " Teacher Shen smiled and said " No problem. Now I should leave, it's getting late " Then he left, leaving the map to Chen Kai
Chen Kai kept looking at the map. He inspected the map, especially the route that Teacher Shen pointed out to him. There weren't any scales, only wildness, but he could make it without problems, right?