"Where’s the letter? Hand it over!"
"Young Master, the Clan Leader instructed us not to tell you. Though you’ve heard, I cannot give you the letter." Miao Yin persistently refused.
"Give it to me!"
Qin Mo at this moment seemed unable to control his emotions.
He began to shout.
As Qin Shan and Miao Yin found themselves at an impasse, Wen Ping spoke.
"What’s all the noise about?"
"Sect Leader... sorry... we’ll head out first." Qin Shan quickly apologized and stepped towards the exit.
However, Wen Ping stopped him.
"Let Qin Mo handle Flying Fish Island matters himself, Elder Qin, you send him back tomorrow... Miao Yin, stay and continue your cultivation." If, as Miao Yin mentioned, the Qin Family’s Patriarch didn’t want Qin Mo to know this matter, it’s necessary for him, as Sect Leader, to ensure he does.
He wishes for Qin Mo to become an outstanding disciple of the Immortal Sect.
But also doesn’t want him to forget his identity as the Young Clan Leader, for this identity is a responsibility—one he didn’t uphold, leading to the dissolution of the Immortal Sect.
If it weren’t for the system’s appearance, the Immortal Sect would indeed be destroyed.
As a father, the Clan Leader views Qin Mo as a child; as a Sect Leader, he does not.
Moreover, an event significant enough for Qin Family’s Patriarch not to want his son to know means Qin Shan will be delayed in completing his task. He accepted a task requiring every last second of a 30-day period.
Another hadn’t taken a task and was about to leave.
This undoubtedly aimed at preventing him from obtaining the Vortex Cannon.
Having Qin Mo go could perfectly complete the task.
"Sect Leader... but!"
"Nothing’s definitive, that’s settled. Since it’s a family matter, let the Young Clan Leader handle it."
"Yes, Sect Leader."
Qin Shan couldn’t help but sigh, but he nodded.
This was his first time going against the Clan Leader’s wishes.
But seeing Wen Ping turned away and closed his eyes, he couldn’t say anything.
"Sect Leader, we are here to bid farewell."
At this moment, Zhantian Qingxuan and the others spoke.
For their tasks required exiting the sect to be completed.
"Hmm."
Wen Ping simply nodded.
Knowing Wen Ping wanted to continue cultivating, Zhantian Qingxuan and the others dared not disturb further.
Upon leaving Jianmu Forest, Zhantian Qingxuan spoke, "Elder Qin Shan, you are now an Elder of the Immortal Sect... Actually, the Sect Leader wishes to say, but hasn’t. If unsaid, Elder Qin Shan, you must clearly understand yourself. You are no longer a servant of the Qin Family, not today, nor ever."
"I..."
Qin Shan was at a loss for words.
Secretly thinking: Perhaps it’s his emotional attachment; if it were someone else, they might have long adapted to the change in identity.
"Since you’ve accepted the sect’s task given to you, then first complete it. If you’re really concerned, when the time comes, this old one will accompany Qin Mo back for a look, as it happens to be on the way."
Zhantian Qingxuan spoke with a smile.