While I was chanting a curse, the system said I was Xiao Yan?

The two walked through the long corridor, around the bamboo forest, and back to Tianyan's courtyard.

On the way, he encountered several clansmen. Seeing Tianyan's damaged clothes, some hesitated to speak, some lowered their heads and walked past quickly, while others stood at a distance, watching him leave with complicated expressions.

Tianyan ignored them all, walking at a leisurely pace, his face bearing his usual gentle expression, as if nothing had happened.

Back in the courtyard, Tianyan casually hung the kimono on his shoulder on the clothes rack and tugged at the torn black short-sleeved shirt he was wearing.

"Yamada, boil some water for me, the little ones will be here soon."

"yes!"

Yamada responded and turned to go to the kitchen. Tenyan closed the door, sat cross-legged on the tatami, closed his eyes, and let his consciousness sink into his mind.

In my mind, two unfamiliar streams of information are quietly waiting.

[Low-level Xuan-rank combat skill: Absorption Palm. Can attract heavy objects, allowing for remote manipulation of objects as easily as using one's own arm or fingers.]

[Low-level Xuan-rank combat skill: Fire-blowing Palm. Can generate powerful wind pressure to extinguish flames and repel enemies.]

Tianyan carefully considered the two pieces of information, raising his eyebrows slightly.

Palm suction...retrieving objects from a distance?

He opened his eyes, raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly bent, and circulated his magical power according to the instinctive understanding in his mind.

The vortex of magical energy accelerated its rotation in the dantian, and an invisible suction force surged from the palm, as if an invisible thread extended from between the five fingers and fell onto the teacup on the table.

The teacup flew directly towards Tianyan.

The flow of his magical power changed, and a powerful gust of wind pressure shot out from his palm!

Fire-blowing Palm!

boom!

The teacup was blasted into pieces all over the room by the combined force of the two forces!

Tianyan's lips curled up slightly. The power of these two fighting techniques was quite good, greatly enriching his attack methods!

Just as he was about to try again, he suddenly heard Yamada's voice from the courtyard: "Lord Tenyan, the water is ready."

"Just leave it there," he replied, withdrawing his hand and opening his eyes.

The experiment can be done slowly; there's no rush.

He picked up a broom and began sweeping the entire house...

......

A few days later.

Tianyan stood in front of the gate of the Zen Temple, with the old mansion where he had lived for more than ten years behind him.

The morning sunlight shines on the gray-blue tiled eaves, bathing the entire building complex in a pale golden glow.

The two characters "Zen Temple" on the lintel stood out prominently in the morning light, their powerful strokes just as they had a hundred years ago.

He was pushing a suitcase, just like a college student leaving home for school—no, not just like, he *was* one!

A black luxury car was parked outside, its engine already running, with faint white exhaust fumes drifting from its exhaust pipe.

The driver, Yamada, was standing beside the car, respectfully opening the back door for him.

Tianyan turned around and took one last look at the mansion.

Three people stood alone inside the gate.

Zenji Naokito, and Maki and Mai, who are currently having a falling out with him.

"Master, aren't you going to see Naoya-kun off?"

Naobi yawned and pulled his hands into the wide sleeves of his kimono. It was early spring, and the weather was still a bit chilly.

"He's just going to Kyoto to study, he's not doing anything special, and besides, there are already enough people going there."

"Choosing to depart at the same time as you, and even ordering all team members to see you off, is just like a child throwing a tantrum."

He pursed his lips, wanting to pick up the gourd and take a sip, but then thought better of it.

"Haha, Naoya-kun is still as competitive as ever."

Although not many people came to see him off, he was not disappointed; most of his teammates had come to see him off in advance yesterday.

Then his gaze fell on something further away.

That's the direction of the inner residence of the Zen temple. Amidst the bamboo grove, the outlines of several courtyards can be vaguely seen.

"Godfather..." Tianyan murmured to himself.

To be honest, he had initially held onto a sliver of hope.

In his imagination, the Zen temple fan might stand on some high place, like Vegeta gave Trunks, with two fingers raised expressionlessly as a farewell.

Cold, awkward, but at least it's an admission.

But there was nothing there.

No one is empty.

It's too lazy to even let the wind blow.

Tianyan withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and suppressed those chaotic thoughts.

"Never mind, I really offended them."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly and turned to walk towards the car door.

Behind them, Maki and Mai finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Two little ones squeezed out of the crowd and rushed over from the left and right, hugging his legs tightly.

"Brother Tianyan!" Maki's voice trembled with tears. "You said you'd come back! You swore!"

"The puppy has changed!" Zhenyi added softly, tears already streaming down her face.

"My brother said he would come back, and he will definitely come back."

Tianyan smiled and ruffled their hair: "But now, you have to behave, eat well, sleep well, and don't let anyone bully you."

"If anyone dares to bully us, beat them up!" Maki waved her little fist.

"Okay, when your brother comes back, he'll beat up anyone who bullies you."

The two little ones were finally satisfied and reluctantly let go of each other's hands.

Tianyan took one last look at the gate of the Zen Temple before turning around and getting into the car.

The sound of the car door closing was dull and resolute.

The car window slowly rolled down, and Tianyan leaned out, waving to the three people outside.

"Go back, everyone! Don't bother seeing us off!"

"Take care, Brother Tianyan!"

"You must come back!"

The car slowly started and drove forward along the bluestone road.

Tianyan leaned back in his seat, watching the figures in the rearview mirror gradually recede into the distance, watching Maki and Mayi's figures grow smaller and smaller, and watching the heavy gate of the Zenin family's house slowly shrink into a dot in his field of vision.

He let out a long breath and closed his eyes.

Just then...

An extremely powerful magical force suddenly erupted from the distant sky!

The oppressive feeling was like an invisible mountain descending from the sky, crashing heavily onto every inch of space within a radius of several miles.

The air seemed to be trembling.

The ground seemed to be buzzing.

Tianyan's pupils suddenly contracted.

His body tensed instinctively, and the vortex of cursed energy within him spun wildly in that instant, causing bone armor to emerge from under his skin almost uncontrollably.

"This is......"

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at the sky through the car window.

On the distant horizon, a white figure was flying towards them at an incredible speed.

The figure left a long white afterimage in the sky, moving so fast that it tore a visible crack in the air.

He flew very high, but the oppressive power of the spell was like a flood pouring down from the sky, enveloping the entire Zen monastery.

Her white hair fluttered in the wind, and her azure pupils, like two stars fallen to earth, shone with a breathtaking light.

Upon hearing that his beloved disciple's apprentice had been divorced, the enraged eighth sect master of the Yunlan Sect, Yun Shan, personally came to issue a challenge!

Main quest triggered: The Three-Year Agreement

[Mission Objective: Defeat Yunshan at the Yunlan Sect three years from now!]

[Task Reward: Low-level Heavenly Rank Battle Skill: Great Creation Palm]

Tianyan: Who?