Chapter 348: Departure

After Yuwen Tuo lay down and Duan Fengyun covered him with the quilt, Duan Fengyun returned to his own room.

After taking off his outer robe and blowing out the candle, Duan Fengyun sat on the bed. Once he had spread his Spirit Sense outside the room, he closed his eyes and began to study the Divine Fire Clone he had just obtained.

After reading through the Divine Fire Clone in its entirety, Duan Fengyun could not help but admire that old devil, Yang Su.

As the strongest Divine Fire Clone Cultivation Method within Yang Su's Divine Fire Upper Path, it was truly extraordinary.

The Divine Fire Clone is divided into three parts: attack, movement, and avatar; these three components make the Divine Fire Clone impossible to guard against.

The Divine Fire Clone allows one to go to places the physical body cannot reach, such as the Otherworld where Yuwen Tuo's mother is imprisoned; without the Divine Fire Clone, anyone else entering would be struck down by the countless meteorites within.

Without delay, Duan Fengyun immediately began to practice the Divine Fire Clone.

At this moment, the Zhurong Fire Spirit within Duan Fengyun's arm suddenly appeared in his mind.

Seeing the Zhurong Fire Spirit suddenly appear and thinking of the Divine Fire Clone, Duan Fengyun understood instantly.

"Little guy, you want me to add your Zhurong Fire into the mix when I practice the Divine Fire Clone, right?"

The Zhurong Fire Spirit nodded and kept swaying around Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun smiled, grabbed the Zhurong Fire Spirit with his Spirit Sense, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began to practice the Divine Fire Clone.

With the help of the Zhurong Fire Spirit, Duan Fengyun soon began to make progress, and his entire body was gradually surrounded by a ball of firelight.

Slowly, Duan Fengyun gradually turned into a streak of firelight, darting back and forth in his mind.

Duan Fengyun also felt the difference between his Divine Fire Clone and those of Yang Su and Yuwen Tuo.

The Divine Fire Clones of Yang Su and Yuwen Tuo were both golden-yellow firelight, while his was a vibrant red, similar in color to the Zhurong Fire Spirit.

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After practicing for a while, Duan Fengyun transformed back into human form; he opened his hands and released the Zhurong Fire Spirit.

Duan Fengyun smiled and said:

"Little guy, thank you.

Without you, I probably wouldn't have been able to master the Divine Fire Clone for a while."

After reading through the Divine Fire Clone, Duan Fengyun knew that given the difficulty of this offensive Secret Technique, he would not be able to master it without some time.

Duan Fengyun estimated that it would take at least ten years to fully bring the Divine Fire Clone to completion.

But he did not expect that with the help of the Zhurong Fire Spirit, he had already completed about a year's worth of training progress.

This meant that he only needed ten days to fully learn this Divine Fire Clone, at which point he would finally have the ability to protect himself in this world.

Once he practiced the Sword-Drawing Heaven-Slaying Technique to the third level, there should be no one in this world who could stop him.

Duan Fengyun opened his eyes, and a flash of red flame passed through them.

He opened his eyes because he heard noises in the courtyard; how long had it been? Why was this guy Yuwen Tuo starting to practice martial arts again? Did he not know what fatigue was?

Duan Fengyun put on his clothes and opened the door to look, only to find that it was already dawn; this was indeed Yuwen Tuo's time for sword practice.

Duan Fengyun was shocked; he had actually practiced the Divine Fire Clone for an entire night. He had thought only an hour had passed, never expecting so much time to have gone by.

However, after thinking about it, he understood; he had made up a year's worth of training progress in just one night, so it was not a loss.

Duan Fengyun composed himself and turned his attention to Yuwen Tuo in the courtyard.

At this moment, Duan Fengyun could already feel a trace of the Dao's aura coming from Yuwen Tuo; it seemed Yuwen Tuo had already begun learning the Divine Fire Clone.

Duan Fengyun could not help but praise Yuwen Tuo's talent; he was truly worthy of being the genuine Earth Emperor. This talent was truly enviable.

It was no wonder that in the original story, Yuwen Tuo reached the same level as Yang Su in the Divine Fire Clone eighteen years after becoming his disciple.

Yuwen Tuo, with the Divine Fire Clone and the Xuianyuan Sword, made even Yang Su afraid to face him head-on, forcing him to use Yuwen Tuo's mother to coerce him into submission.

Duan Fengyun sat to the side brewing tea, while Yuwen Tuo continued his practice nearby.

Not long after, Ning Ke arrived at Yuwen Tuo's courtyard with her maid again.

This time, Ning Ke did not speak, but simply sat beside Duan Fengyun, silently watching Yuwen Tuo practice his sword.

Seeing that Yuwen Tuo was about to finish his practice, Ning Ke left with her maid again.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun laughed to himself:

"This Commandery Princess Ning Ke is truly persistent; no wonder Yuwen Tuo loves her so deeply."

Yuwen Tuo watched the departing Ning Ke and her maid without a word, finished the tea Duan Fengyun had poured for him in one gulp, and said:

"A beautiful woman is a disaster; you all didn't even think to stop me from improving my strength."

In Yuwen Tuo's view, Ning Ke was definitely sent by Yang Su to delay his training, and he would not fall for Yang Su's trick.

Since this Ning Ke liked coming here so much, then let her come; he would just ignore her anyway.

If Ning Ke knew Yuwen Tuo's thoughts, she would definitely jump up and give him a good beating.

However, Ning Ke continued to come to Yuwen Tuo's courtyard every day, watching him practice his sword in silence, and every time she would leave quietly just as Yuwen Tuo was about to finish.

And Yuwen Tuo remained the same, ignoring Ning Ke and practicing his sword in his own way.

Half a month passed; in the middle of the night, Duan Fengyun opened his eyes in excitement—he had finally fully mastered the Divine Fire Clone.

He could now feel the explosive energy within his body, and having finished practicing the Divine Fire Clone, Duan Fengyun wanted to leave the Situ Gong Mansion.

After all, this was Yang Su's territory, and Yang Su watched him every day; furthermore, his presence here would affect Yuwen Tuo. To avoid interfering with the plot, leaving was the best choice.

Duan Fengyun sat up from the bed, wrote a farewell letter to Yuwen Tuo, packed his luggage, and left the Situ Gong Mansion under the cover of night.

In the middle of the night, all the guards, including Yang Su, were asleep; plus, Duan Fengyun used the Wind God Leg, moving like a breeze, so no one discovered his departure.

The next morning, Yuwen Tuo came to the courtyard to practice his sword as usual.

Seeing that the door to Duan Fengyun's room remained tightly shut, Yuwen Tuo smiled:

"This Qin Shuang has overslept again today!"

Yuwen Tuo did not think much of it, as Duan Fengyun had often woken up late over the past half-month due to practicing the Divine Fire Clone.

Ning Ke also arrived by the courtyard as usual, silently watching Yuwen Tuo practice.

Only, Ning Ke noticed, why was that annoying tutor Qin Shuang not there today?

Ning Ke was merely puzzled, but she did not ask further; what if Yuwen Tuo had instructed him to attend to other matters?

Seeing that Yuwen Tuo was about to finish his cultivation, Ning Ke smiled at Yuwen Tuo and then left.

After Yuwen Tuo finished practicing his sword, his mouth was extremely parched, yet Duan Fengyun still had not come out to pour him tea.

Yuwen Tuo muttered:

"Why has Brother Qin risen so late today?

Could it be that he is feeling unwell somewhere?" Yuwen Tuo ran to the door of Duan Fengyun's room, knocked, but received no response; worried that something had happened to Duan Fengyun, he kicked the door open.

After kicking the door open, Yuwen Tuo discovered that, aside from the original furnishings, the room was already empty.

Duan Fengyun and his luggage were both gone, and on the table sat a letter held down by a teacup.

Yuwen Tuo opened the letter and read:

"Brother Yuwen, I have left. I had originally intended to find a job in this chaotic era where I could just drift through life until the end.

But when I saw those scenes of people living in misery and displaced, I realized I could not remain so mediocre.

The Emperor is devoid of Dao; I am going to gather a team to overthrow the imperial court together.

Brother Yuwen, in the half a month or so that I have spent with you, I have felt that you are a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

I know that you endure humiliation and heavy burdens all for the sake of your Empress Mother, but there is one thing you must not forget: keep a kind heart.

I am leaving, do not worry about me.

I hope that one day we may meet again in the Jianghu.

Qin Shuang leaves this!"

After Yuwen Tuo finished reading the letter left by Duan Fengyun, a ball of fire rose in his hand and burned the letter to ashes.

Regarding Duan Fengyun, Yuwen Tuo still had not seen through him; this person was too mysterious.

However, regarding the matters mentioned in Duan Fengyun's letter, Yuwen Tuo was very much in agreement; he hoped that Duan Fengyun was truly going to do this.

Yuwen Tuo muttered to himself:

"Qin Shuang, I will remember you.

I hope that one day we can meet again in the Jianghu!"

Just as Yuwen Tuo turned to leave the room, Yang Su suddenly appeared before him.

Seeing the empty room, Yang Su asked:

"Where is your tutor, Qin Shuang?"

Yuwen Tuo shook his head and said:

"I do not know. His feet are on his own body; is it my place to manage where he goes?

Why is Grand Secretary Yang so idle today, coming to see a tutor!"

Yang Su snorted loudly and said:

"Do not concern yourself with my affairs!

Since this Qin Shuang is gone, from now on, I shall teach your studies myself!"

In truth, Yang Su had come today specifically to dismiss Duan Fengyun; throughout this half-month, Yang Su had consistently felt that Duan Fengyun was unreliable.

To prevent this Qin Shuang from deliberately getting close to Yuwen Tuo, Yang Su had thought it over and decided to step in and teach Yuwen Tuo himself.

But he had not expected that this Qin Shuang would have left a step ahead; however, this was also fine, as it saved him from a situation where Yuwen Tuo might not cooperate when he proposed dismissing Qin Shuang.

Yuwen Tuo looked at Yang Su and said:

"Grand Secretary Yang, you are truly idle.

I never expected you to personally come to teach my lessons!"

Yang Su did not bicker with Yuwen Tuo; he lifted his palm, and instantly three bamboo scrolls appeared in his hand.

"These are three books on military strategy; make sure you understand them well.

In a few days, I will come to ask you questions; if you do not answer well, you will copy all three of these military books."

After throwing the three military books to Yuwen Tuo, Yang Su used his Divine Fire Clone to vanish into thin air.

Seeing this, Yuwen Tuo could not help but worry; it looked very likely that Yang Su had gone to find Duan Fengyun.

Yet he was powerless to do anything and could only silently pray that Duan Fengyun would not be discovered by Yang Su.

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