Chapter 1156: Chapter 99: It’s Just a Kid
The soil was flying, and boulders were moved; the terrain was rapidly changing with Mo Mo’s wave of a hand—this was a very mon Taoist magic art. Different sects have their own magic techniques and cultivation methods, but no one had ever seen one with power to this extent.
Is this truly the Five Ghosts Hauling technique? Could it be the Art of Moving Mountains?
Many people remembered this young Heavenly Master from Dragon Tiger Mountain, especially from the sparring session with the Young Master Bai Hu, Emperor Bofu, just before the Penglai Conference—though Mo Mo was also considered impressive at that time, he had not reached this level.
The current young Heavenly Master from Dragon Tiger Mountain seemed not inferior to the veteran Heavenly Master Elder Changhe… one couldn’t even discern how powerful he truly was.
“Mr. Mo Mo.”
At this moment, just after pleting part of the area’s renovation, Mo Mo paused for a rest and heard the voice of Yan Xiaoxi.
Facing this Director of the Management Bureau, Mo Mo was not as reserved as before, only nodding simply: “Director Yan is here to check on the progress?”
Yan Xiaoxi nodded, “A detailed news conference is to be held tomorrow, and every procedure is very tense now.”
Mo Mo replied calmly, “The renovation is almost plete. Actually, we are just doing some supporting work. Without the true dragon, such a project would be impossible to finish in three days.”
“Mr. Mo Mo is being modest.” Yan Xiaoxi smiled slightly and suddenly asked, “I wonder what plans Mr. Mo Mo has for the future?”
Mo Mo thought for a moment, lowered his head, and said, “I should first send Zhan back to his master, and then I’ll give myself a year to find a cure for him.”
“Why a year?” Yan Xiaoxi asked curiously.
“In the past two days, I’ve asked some Seniors, including Hundred Calamities, to look at Zhan’s injuries, but they are all helpless. So, giving myself a year is about right.” Mo Mo shook his head and said, “If after a year I still can’t find one, then… forget it, I can only do my best. By the way, Director came to find me, not just to supervise my work, right?”
Yan Xiaoxi looked at Mo Mo; he indeed paid special attention to Mo Mo these past few days… especially since several Taoist experts, including his own master Fiery Cloud Evil God, had contacts with Mo Mo within these three days.
Although Mo Mo spoke to these seniors respectfully, including Daoist Bai Jie, who regarded Mo Mo as an equal and called him a fellow Taoist… Yan Xiaoxi privately asked his master, Fiery Cloud Evil God, who simply said: In the current Taoist field, apart from Lai Caisheng, Mo Mo is the first among the young generation, and his true strength is likely close to Hundred Calamities’ Old Niu.
Lai Caisheng has already left, which makes Mo Mo the indisputable first among the young generation…
“I wonder if Mr. Mo Mo is interested in working with our Management Bureau?”
Yan Xiaoxi’s words made Mo Mo pause slightly.
Yan Xiaoxi continued, “Mr. Mo Mo, do you know that your master once served in the Management Bureau? Elder Changhe once worked as a special instructor in the Management Bureau. Mr. Mo Mo should know the daily work of the Management Bureau. When Elder Changhe was teaching, he taught many techniques for capturing ghosts and exorcising demons, greatly enhancing our agents’ abilities.”
Mo Mo shook his head, “My old man never mentioned it to me.”
“You can consider it,” Yan Xiaoxi said solemnly, “It’s a kind of legacy… After the Mount Tai battle, we’ve lost many people and will need to fill a lot of positions in the future, requiring experienced people to confront these challenges.”
Mo Mo glanced at Yan Xiaoxi and chuckled, “What, Director Yan is drafting recruits all the way to me?”
Though merely smiling, Yan Xiaoxi suddenly felt a kind of breathlessness… this scrutiny unknowingly made him break out in cold sweat—for despite having only heard occasional discussions among elders, facing it directly convinced Yan Xiaoxi of the truthfulness in their words…
“I merely hope Mr. Mo Mo can contribute to China’s stability,” Yan Xiaoxi said seriously, “I believe that justice has always been in your heart.”
“My sense of justice is not worth much.” Mo Mo waved his hand dismissively, “Besides, being a free spirit by nature, I’m afraid I can’t teach well and would misguide others… my master taught me, but that doesn’t mean I have to teach others. Besides, if really taught for capturing ghosts and subjugating monsters, that would be fine, but using it for other things could be bad.”
Yan Xiaoxi frowned, “Mr. Mo Mo, it sounds like there’s more to your words?”
Mo Mo patted Yan Xiaoxi’s shoulder and smiled slightly, “There are two plots of land left unfinished over there, let’s not talk about it for now, time is pressing.”
After Mo Mo left, a subordinate came over to Yan Xiaoxi with a frown, speaking in a low voice, “Director, this person truly doesn’t know what’s good for him! You personally came to invite him!”
Yan Xiaoxi replied indifferently, “We are short of personnel in the bureau, go to Sanya and provide support after you return.”
Reassignment?
The subordinate opened his mouth… unsure of what mistake he made.
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A purple lightning roamed through the dark clouds in the sky… It later stopped, hanging high in the pitch-black sky, unmoving.
Suddenly, the purple thunder dispersed, leaving only a longsword suspended… The sword radiated a massive light, extremely dazzling!
The glow stabbed Mo Xiaofei’s eyes with pain… He snapped upright, feeling a chill throughout his body, realizing he was drenched in cold sweat.
“Big Brother! You finally woke up!!”
The voice was both awakened and excited… Looking at Zhuifeng beside him, Mo Xiaofei was stunned—this was not the place he was unconscious in before, but a rather clean room?
“You… Who’s the big brother?” Yet, Zhuifeng hesitated for a moment, looking at Mo Xiaofei with some uncertainty and wonder.
“Who am I? Are you confused?” Mo Xiaofei lightly hit Zhuifeng on the head… Knowing this kid was probably worried that after his a and awakening, he might have bee someone else again.
“Now I’m relieved!” Zhuifeng noticeably sighed in relief.
Mo Xiaofei frowned, “Right, where is this place?”
“Seems to be called Wolong Mountain Villa.” Zhuifeng sat down, “That day you also passed out, I didn’t know what to do, then…”
Zhuifeng slowly narrated the events of the past few days.
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Zhuifeng sniffed the air, detecting leftover monster’s aura… wandering through a virgin forest.
Later he came up with a method, gathering some wood to make a simple bed to carry Mo Xiaofei and Zi Xing.
He had gone up to Mount Tai and ventured into the cracks deep within Mount Tai—didn’t find anyone.
Tracking the monster’s aura, but every place he went was empty… it was like these guys were in a rush to be reborn, roaming everywhere; toward the end, Zhuifeng couldn’t even tell which direction to pursue.
When hungry, he ate some wild fruits, and when thirsty, coped with mountain spring water… After two or three days, Zhuifeng felt like he was turning into a primitive man.
Yet, the earlier anomalies suddenly disappeared, and it felt like it abruptly calmed down.
Fortunately, Zhuifeng found a small river at this moment… Although the weather was so cold, and there might not be fish in the water, catching a few hibernating frogs or toads for a meal was surely better than eating wild fruits, right?
Thinking like this, Zhuifeng settled the not yet awakened Mo Xiaofei and Zi Xing by the riverside, took off his clothes, and dived into the water.
Not far away, two figures were simultaneously moving around in the forest.
They possess quite strong physiques and lush fur—they were now crouching on the ground, constantly sniffing something with their noses.
One of them said: “Lang Wu, it should be in this direction, no mistake, we’re very close… the Young Master is just ahead!”
The other fellow nodded, “Yeah, three days ago during the battle, the Young Master got knocked away by the Spiritual Energy storm… finally, we’ve found a trace! Yong, hurry up! As Shen Lang Guardians, failing to protect the Young Master is already a capital offense! If anything happens to the Young Master, we won’t have any face to return to the tribe!”
They were clearly the two guards from the Greedy Wolf Tribe who acpanied Purple Star Young Master from the Siberian plateau this time.
Soon, Lang Yong and Lang Wu followed the scent to the riverbank’s edge—only to see Purple Star Young Master lying unconscious at the riverbank’s edge.
“The Young Master should be fine, perhaps he’s heavily injured and entered self-induced dormancy.” Lang Yong quickly checked.
“It seems someone saved the Young Master, also this one here…” Lang Wu glanced at Mo Xiaofei placed alongside, frowning: “Isn’t this… Lord Long’s disciple? How did he end up here?”
“There’s another aura of monsters, must be this guy who saved him…” Lang Yong inspected the surrounding traces, “Might have gone underwater, let’s wait for it to e back… it seems to be surfacing now!”
From the river, a figure burst through the water and jumped onto the riverbank… Zhuifeng appeared soaked, with some algae wrapped on him and a live fish held in his mouth.
“Are you the one who saved the Young Master?!” Lang Wu and Lang Yong couldn’t help but widen their eyes in disbelief.
This was supposedly a little Wind-Chasing Wolf monster. They recognized him; he’s on the true dragon’s territory and this little monster had saved their Purple Star Young Master once before.
“Ah! You guys are…” The fish instantly fell from his mouth as Zhuifeng scratched his head, “Who might you be again?”
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“And that’s how I ended up ing here with Lang Yong and Lang Wu.” Zhuifeng looked at Mo Xiaofei, as if remembering something, hurriedly brought a cup of water over, “Big brother, you were unconscious for days, have a sip of water!”
This kid has learned to take care of others too.
Mo Xiaofei felt a burst of joy inside, and then felt somewhat touched, “These days, it was you taking care of me, right? You’ve worked hard.”
“It’s no trouble, no trouble at all!” Zhuifeng puffed his chest, “Little brother taking care of the big brother, it’s the Heavenly Scripture’s duty!”
Mo Xiaofei smiled, didn’t say much more.
“By the way! I got news about Lord Long!” Zhuifeng immediately said: “But it seems Lord Long has been busy these days, couldn’t meet her.”
Mo Xiaofei asked: “Do people outside know about the relationship between me and Master?”
Zhuifeng shook his head: “I didn’t mention it… Big brother, didn’t you say, if we can avoid mentioning Lord Long’s name, then let’s not? I also told Lang Yong and Lang Wu not to spread it around.”
Mo Xiaofei nodded, “Since Master is busy, let’s not disturb her. The point is knowing that she’s around… these few days I’ll just recuperate for now. So many things happened outside, I don’t know how it’s going… Zhuifeng, have you heard anything?”
Zhuifeng shook his head: “People here e and go, nobody stays put… No one pays attention to me. Anyway, I’m just a small character… tch! Let me tell you, big brother, in the morning when I went to look for food, they only gave me a few buns!! So stingy!!”
Mo Xiaofei glanced at the plates and dishes on the room’s table. They didn’t seem like just a few buns, “And then?”
“Then I snuck a few plates of meat from the kitchen.” Zhuifeng shrugged, “But don’t worry! I left money back!”
“Where did you get the money from?”
“From you!”
Mo Xiaofei smiled slightly and acted as if he was about to hit him.
Zhuifeng cleverly dodged it in an instant, ran out of the door, “Big brother! Consider the money as a loan! When I get back, I’ll work odd jobs for a few days to repay you… no more talking! You must be hungry since you just woke up, I’ll fetch some food!”
Watching the little guy slip away without a trace, Mo Xiaofei shook his head… truly a lively treasure.
But the room quieted down immediately… Mo Xiaofei lowered his head, looked at his chest, pressed it with his hand, recalling the feeling before he fainted that evening.
He suddenly felt a sting through his body; in the center of his chest, a faint purple-gold light appeared… Mo Xiaofei gritted his teeth, grasped his hand tightly, and slowly pulled backward.
A barely visible sword hilt gradually emerged from his chest… Mo Xiaofei’s veins bulged violently, able to pull out only half of the sword hilt, unable to see the blade, and his body was already in unbearable pain.
He released his hand suddenly, the purple-gold light vanished instantly, and the half sword hilt also disappeared without a trace.
Mo Xiaofei gasped heavily: “Emperor Shihuang, Tianzi Sword…”
Scenes of recent days once again assaulted Mo Xiaofei’s mind, his consciousness trapped, yet able to clearly sense what’s happening outside, even every word another ‘him’ had said.
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The kitchen… won’t be visited now.
Zhuifeng peeked from the corridor, then stepped forward to a room door, glanced left and right, and reached to try pushing the door open.
“Ahem!!”
At this moment, a light cough emerged behind Zhuifeng… simultaneously, Zhuifeng’s body was lifted by the collar.
“You little rascal, what are you trying to do?!”
“Ah… haha, Uncle Lang Wu, Uncle Lang Yong.” Zhuifeng chuckled dryly twice, “I actually just wanted to check on how Zi Xing is doing, I mean no harm! Really, no harm! I even brought flowers! Look!”
“Your kindness, we thank you on behalf of the Young Master.” Lang Yong took the wildflowers from Zhuifeng’s hand, then let Zhuifeng down, “But the Young Master is now resting and cannot be disturbed. You should go back and take care of Lord Mo instead!”
“I just wanted a glance…” Zhuifeng mumbled.
“Not even a glance!” Lang Wu snorted coldly, “As for you saving the Young Master, once she wakes up, we’ll report it, and won’t short you in any way! No need for you to run here several times a day!”
“I didn’t mean to!” Zhuifeng frowned.
“Then what do you mean?” Lang Wu said sternly, “Don’t be ignorant of kindness, we’ve been quite polite to you… don’t force me to act against you here, a little monster dares to act presumptuously here?”
“Alright, stop quarreling, do you want to disturb the Young Master’s healing?” Lang Yong said firmly, “Brother Zhuifeng, don’t mind, he’s just in a bad mood these days… how about you head back now, once the Young Master wakes up, we’ll inform her. How does that sound?”
Zhuifeng stuck out his tongue, stomped fiercely on Lang Yong’s foot, then jumped onto the roof, disappearing in a flash.
Lang Yong snorted coldly, “Such an ignorant brat.”
Lang Wu frowned, “Just a child, there’s no ill intention. You, try not to speak so harshly; after all, he did save our Young Master twice.”
Lang Yong sighed, “Don’t you see? I do notice, but the little rascal clearly has a crush on our Young Master… but consider, what’s the status of this brat, what’s the status of our Young Master? Better extinguish these thoughts early; whether as humans or monsters, it’s wise to gauge oneself… We can’t let this slip; otherwise, in the end, the one in pain will still be this brat. And it’d be unfortable for us too.”
Lang Yong shook his head, then threw the wildflowers in his hand aside.
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