Returned to Chenji Mountain, Mo Qing and I each went back to our own rooms.
After I got into the covers with Zhiyan's body and let my soul leave my body, I didn't allow Zhiyan to enter. I first caught her and asked her about what happened after my death.
Zhiyan answered carelessly, saying that she was young at the time, and was sheltered since childhood, so she didn't know much about the affairs of the martial arts world. She only knew about Sima Rong's leg being broken, which was actually set up by the Southern Moon Sect, one of the Ten Great Immortal Sects, but she didn't know the details of the setup.
I pondered, the Southern Moon Sect that Zhiyan mentioned, in my impression, was probably the least noticeable sect among the Ten Great Immortal Sects. They were secluded in the southwest, quite far away, and the sect leader was a mysterious person who didn't get involved in the affairs of other sects. Even during the Battle of the Sword Mound, not many people from the Southern Moon Sect were seen.
How could a sect like this manage to harm Sima Rong?
"What year did this happen?"
"I'm not sure which year it was..." Zhiyan thought for a moment. "After the Battle of the Sword Mound, you died, and Li Chenlan ascended to power. There was a lot of turmoil in the martial arts world for a long time after that, and it was only much later that people had time to pay attention to other news, and by then, Sima Rong's leg was already broken."
I frowned. "Li Chenlan knew that Sima Rong was harmed by the Southern Moon Sect, and he didn't do anything?"
"He did." Zhiyan blinked at me. "Now, although people still talk about the Ten Great Immortal Sects, in reality, there are only nine immortal sects left."
I was startled.
Zhiyan pointed to Mo Qing on the other side of the wall, looking a bit fearful. "He wiped out the Southern Moon Sect."
I was stunned for a while before I nonchalantly said, "Oh."
I had always thought that under Mo Qing's kindness and care for the people, distributing porridge, he would definitely not make any major moves in the martial arts world. It turns out, he was just using a friendly mask to wipe off the blood on his hands.
"I remember this clearly. I often went to the Heart Judgment Gate to see Cangling. During that time, there were always visitors in the Heart Judgment Gate. Every elder looked harried. Then Li Chenlan bloodily wiped out the southwest in one night..."
I interrupted Zhiyan, "You received the news about the Southern Moon Sect's destruction before Li Chenlan carried it out?"
"Yes, he spread the news that within three months, he would slaughter the Southern Moon Sect."
I raised an eyebrow, another unexpected revelation, that this ghoulish oddball was such a high-profile and audacious person.
If it were me, I would have just taken people to kill them. After finishing, I would see if it was done beautifully. If it was, I would flaunt it, if not, I would keep quiet. After all, I had never informed anyone before. Just let everyone know that the Southern Moon Sect had wronged me, and then I fought them, that's it.
But Mo Qing announced his plan to the world three months in advance. Wasn't this just telling them to prepare for my attack?
In case the beating didn’t look good, not only would I lose face, but the difficulty of beating someone would also increase.
However, in the end, Mo Qing successfully completed this—truly exterminating the sect, and directly wiping out the Southern Moon Sect from the Ten Great Immortal Sects. This was quite a noteworthy feat.
I guessed that this should be considered the battle where Mo Qing established his authority in the martial arts world since taking over the Ten Thousand Extinction Gate. So, now when Zhiyan saw him, she was afraid like that. In their eyes, Mo Qing was a ruthless figure not inferior to my demon head.
I glanced at Zhiyan and teased her, "In your immortal sect, you call each other brothers, but at this critical moment of life and death, why didn't you help each other?"
"In the Battle of Swords Tomb, each sect and school gathered their most elite disciples. The entire army was wiped out in a single battle, how could the major immortal sects recover so quickly..." I gestured to Mo Qing on the other side of the wall, "Look, they have already recovered so quickly."
Zhiyan frowned and said, "He did it alone, without calling on the disciples of Wanlu Men."
He ventured into the Southern Moon Sect alone and wiped out an entire sect... I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows. Sima Rong was crippled, and Mo Qing's fiery temper was somewhat unexpected. It seems that the relationship between them is really not simple.
Before asking anything else, the sun rose outside, and Zhiyan returned to her senses. I assigned her the task to meditate and practice in the morning and burn paper for me in the afternoon. I floated over to Mo Qing's side, planning to examine him and see if he had already sensed the presence of Ni Duan inside Zhiyan's body.
But after observing him for the whole day, it seemed that Mo Qing didn't show any abnormal behavior. He was just doing the usual tasks of the sect leader. In the afternoon, when Zhiyan left, the dark guard occasionally came to report her whereabouts. Mo Qing was just reading the documents and listening.
I watched him beside him, observing every expression as he flipped through the pages. His eyes, nose, and overall expression moved under my gaze, and he didn't seem to notice me at all.
His face was really pleasing to the eye.
I just lay back on the table, leaned on the documents he was reviewing, his gaze passing through my face, but not noticing me so close.
I took advantage of this and happily continued to secretly watch him, feeling his hands moving over my body as he flipped through the documents.
People say that I spent a whole night watching Qin Qianxian and saw through her inner demons. What about Mo Qing? If he knew that I had been staring at him for so long, would I have seen his inner demons?
I reached out to touch his eyebrows...
Actually, I was looking forward to seeing Mo Qing's inner demons.
Thinking of his restrained, shy, and resistant appearance, I couldn't help but feel a subtle sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
My fingertips passed through his eyebrows, and he was completely unaware. I played for a while, then a dark guard came in again, saluted, and reported that Zhiyan had encountered Liu Cangling at the foot of the mountain.
Hearing Zhiyan's name, I suddenly came to my senses, looked at my semi-transparent hand, turned around and stood back at the desk.
How could I be so confused? I seduced Mo Qing just to possess Zhiyan's body, as a forced move due to being in a weak position. Seducing him was just a means to an end, but... it seems to have become a hobby, a habit.
Moreover, if Mo Qing knew that Lu Zhaoyao was seducing him, there would be no restraint and resistance. I'm afraid he would have struck at the first opportunity.
I stood by the table, forcing myself to suppress my thoughts, and my expression became serious. Listening to the dark guard's report about Zhiyan's encounter with Liu Cangling at the foot of the mountain, Mo Qing showed no expression, as if the matter was irrelevant to him. After a while, he asked, "Is there any abnormality in Jianxinmen recently?"
"No, Master, nothing abnormal."
After hearing this answer, I temporarily shifted my attention from other matters.
Nothing abnormal for Jianxinmen recently? Their young lord went missing and has been staying at the foot of Dusty Hill without leaving. A normal person would suspect that their young lord might be under the surveillance or threat of Wanlu Men and needs to be rescued. However, they haven't done anything at all?
No abnormality?
That in itself is the biggest abnormality.
Mo Qing put down the things in his hands, his eyes slightly narrowed, seeming to be deep in thought, and then called for the chief dark guard.
My former guard was a strong and powerful man, but now he had become a gentle and scholarly youth, with a face covering and a sword. Mo Qing ordered him, "Go and check the recent situation of Jianxinmen."
"Yes." Wei Chang responded, and then disappeared in an instant.
Previously, An Luo Wei was only responsible for reporting on matters within the Wanku Gate, but now that Si Ma Rong had left, did Mo Qing transfer Si Ma Rong's responsibilities to An Luo Wei as well?
I lingered by Mo Qing's side for a while, but for some reason, I started feeling uneasy. I decided to leave his room and go back to the Zhaochen Palace, where I sat waiting for Zhi Yan to return.
I plan to visit the Ghost Market tonight. I have some matters to investigate about that small-faced fierce ghost, and I also need to buy a divine agility pill for Zhi Yan, in case I become a burden to her in the future.
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