Chapter 185

Chapter 185: Is the young master happy?

“You’re going to the Heavenly Profound Gate?”

“Yes.”

“Why are you going there?”

“To see someone.”

“See someone? Man or woman?”

“Woman.”

“Oh~ I remember now. Didn’t you tell Shen that you’d take her to meet a big sister? You must be talking about her, right?”

“So what if I am?”

“It doesn’t matter. Just didn’t expect you’d go out of your way to see a woman. I thought you were as cold as stone. Is she your little lover?”

“Don’t you think you’re talking too much?”

“Eh? Am I? It should be fine, right?”

“Shut your mouth. No one thinks you’re mute.”

“Please, Young Master! But you look kinda cute when you’re all scary and stuff~”

“Ho ho, if I’m cute, then you can have more of it. Don’t forget, I’ve only given you twenty days. Not many days left now.”

“But Young Master, what if I change my mind by then?”

Xu Ming kept walking forward while Mo Zhu’er chatted with him.

They seemed to chat about everything under the sun.

In reality, they were both testing each other.

“If you answer a few questions for me, and if I’m in a good mood, I’ll let you go,” Xu Ming said to Mo Zhu’er.

“Oh? Such a good deal? I will definitely answer all your questions truthfully!” Mo Zhu’er’s eyes flickered lightly.

Actually, Mo Zhu’er didn’t believe that answering Xu Ming’s questions would make him let her go.

But if he asked something unimportant, why not answer anyway?

“The Dragon at Yellow Sand River usually collects a pair of children, but not for eating. In his palace, I didn’t see any trace of them. What do you think about this?”

Xu Ming asked, looking at Mo Zhu’er to see how she’d respond.

“How should I know? When you asked him, didn’t he just explode instantly? No head left, super scary. How could Yellow Sand Dragon Lord possibly tell me?” Mo Zhu’er smiled at Xu Ming.

“That’s how it is. Then why is your Black Lotus Sect also collecting children? What for?”

“Of course for sacrifices,” Mo Zhu’er said matter-of-factly. “We use the children to sacrifice to an evil deity who can bless our sect to last forever.”

As she spoke, Mo Zhu’er quickly added, “All these are our Sect Leader’s ideas, nothing to do with me. I’m just following orders, otherwise, I’d be the one dead oh~ Even if you kill me to vent your anger, it won’t help!”

“Does your deity have a name?” Xu Ming asked again.

Mo Zhu’er shook her head, “I don’t know either.”

Xu Ming: “Even you, as Holy Maiden, don’t know?”

“Look what you’re saying, Young Master.” Mo Zhu’er laughed playfully. “Though I’m Holy Maiden, who says there’s only one Holy Maiden in the Black Lotus Sect? There are five Holy Maidens and five Holy Sons. The one who stands out becomes the leader of the Black Lotus Sect.”

“What happens to the other nine who fail?” Xu Ming casually asked.

“All die without exception,” Mo Zhu’er answered without hesitation.

Xu Ming: “…”

Mo Zhu’er’s tone was very calm, yet carried a hint of coldness:

“Among us ten, only the one who kills the other nine can become the leader. Any means are allowed. If even one remains after a hundred years, everyone dies. Then the Black Lotus Sect selects another ten Holy Sons and Maidens, repeating the process until only one remains.”

Xu Ming frowned slightly, “You’re cultivating poisonous insects.”

“Who says it isn’t?” Mo Zhu’er shrugged helplessly. “But the king of insects is the strongest, isn’t it?”

“Can you escape?”

“Not possible~” Mo Zhu’er smiled. “A part of our divine soul is stored in the Black Lotus Sect. If we run, they can track us down anytime using that part of our soul. We’ll be hunted to the ends of the earth, never finding peace.”

“Poor thing,” Xu Ming sighed.

Mo Zhu’er’s lips curved into a smile, “Could it be that Young Master feels sorry for me?”

Xu Ming nodded, “Fate not in one’s own hands, truly pitiful.”

“…”

Being so directly sympathized by Xu Ming left Mo Zhu’er momentarily speechless.

“Am I being pitied?”

Soon, Mo Zhu’er felt somewhat annoyed inside.

Sympathy is the most useless emotion. Mo Zhu’er despised being pitied by anyone.

Xu Ming didn’t care what Mo Zhu’er was thinking.

Xu Ming still believed Mo Zhu’er was deceiving him.

But not about the selection system of the Black Lotus Sect.

This kind of thing wasn’t significant, and he could easily verify it. She had no reason to lie.

Xu Ming believed Mo Zhu’er was lying about the “children” matter.

Although he had no evidence, the collection of children by the Black Lotus Sect must be related to the Yellow Sand Dragon King’s collection.

“Are you happy now? Can you give me the antidote?” Mo Zhu’er asked.

“One question, three ‘don’t knows’. Forget it.”

Mo Zhu’er clenched her fists tightly and smiled, “Alright~”

Two more days passed.

Xu Ming was getting closer to the Heavenly Profound Gate, almost reaching Yanzhi City.

After Yanzhi City, passing through Xuan Yue City, he would almost be within the territory of the Heavenly Profound Gate.

“It’s late. Let’s rest. We’ll continue tomorrow.”

Xu Ming looked at the sky; it was already past the Dog Hour. Moreover, outside Yanzhi City, there were many monster beasts. For safety, it was best to wait until dawn before continuing.

This time, Xu Ming took out the dragon meat to roast.

At first, Xu Ming hadn’t eaten the dragon meat because his injuries weren’t fully healed, and he worried about handling the blood energy.

Now, there was no problem.

Chunk after chunk of dragon meat was skewered and roasted over the fire.

The aroma of the roasted meat was far more intense than any other meat Xu Ming had ever tasted.

Not only did Shen drool, but even Mo Zhu’er swallowed her saliva.

To avoid wasting such a delicacy, this time Xu Ming personally roasted it.

Once done, the cave was filled with the scent of roasted meat. Xu Ming placed a large piece of dragon meat wrapped in lotus leaves in front of Shen, then picked up a piece himself and started eating.

Just as Mo Zhu’er reached out to grab a piece of dragon meat, Xu Ming slapped her hand, “The dragon meat is for us. You eat deer meat.”

Mo Zhu’er: “…”

“Cheapskate! Who hasn’t eaten dragon meat!” Mo Zhu’er picked up the deer meat and nibbled on it quietly beside them.

Just as the three were enjoying their meal,

Xu Ming and Mo Zhu’er suddenly focused their minds and simultaneously threw their skewers outward!