Qingyuan Sect.
Li Mo came out of the Main Peak Great Hall with a vegetable basket, planning to return to Qiushui Pavilion first. But just as he descended from the main peak, he saw Xiao Qian waiting not far away.
A scar ran through his eye, adding an extra layer of shrewdness to his steady face. However, as soon as he saw Li Mo, he revealed a familiar smile.
“Zhanfeng Canjian?”
Li Mo teased him with a smile.
It turned out that Old Xiao, who was about to be eliminated from the sect, was now a prodigy on the Qianlong List. Don’t look at his current high ranking; it was because of his connections.
The young talents among the top hundred in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were not easy to enter.
Xiao Qian threw a wine bottle to him and laughed back:
“Wangqi…”
“Cough cough!”
“Uh… Shenlei…”
“Forget it, let’s stick with the first one.”
Li Mo took a couple of sips of wine, feeling somewhat envious of Xiao Qian.
Look at him, how good his nickname sounds? Although Old Xiao had barely entered the Qianlong List, once he roamed the rivers and lakes, announcing his name would make everyone respect him.
As for himself… announcing his name would make everyone laugh…
“Names are just empty titles. Brother Li, there’s no need to take them too seriously. Those two nicknames are actually quite nice too.”
“Old Xiao, it’s hard to hold back, so just laugh if you want to.”
Li Mo sighed.
Old Xiao was a bit serious and generally didn’t laugh unless he couldn’t help it.
After a moment, Xiao Qian wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, laughing and then falling silent. He had just been to the Main Peak Great Hall and learned the details of the situation.
They drank in silence, each taking turns.
Feeling warm from the alcohol, Xiao Qian finally exhaled a long breath:
“You’re really foolish, truly. Even if it wasn’t Little Jiang today, you probably wouldn’t have ignored it.”
“There are many injustices in the rivers and lakes. If we tried to handle every single one, we wouldn’t be able to manage. You even dared to hit the Crown Prince.”
“But we didn’t hit him.”
Li Mo shrugged.
Xiao Qian sighed, saying helplessly, “If you weren’t really going to fight, how could the Seventh Realm’s Zhangxuan have appeared.”
“Zhangxuan, when fighting, it’s truly devastating.”
“Even after seeing the world outside, you’re still like this…”
Xiao Qian suddenly frowned and spat out: “What kind of sand is in this broken gourd!”
He put away the wine bottle and took out a book from his pocket.
“If you really plan to leave for distant lands, I know there’s a path in the West. The Great Yu doesn’t care about it, and all the customs and people are written in this book. Take it back and have a look.”
After leaving the book, he waved his hand and turned to leave.
Li Mo opened the book and laughed silently.
Xiao Qian looked different, but he was still the same old Xiao Qian, still as inarticulate as ever.
Did he secretly wish that one day he could pull Jiang Yu down from the top of the Qianlong List?
The book clearly read:
“The Thousand Forms Technique”
Li Mo carefully stored his first true divine technique, which he had obtained without relying on any system, and then returned to Qiushui Pavilion.
Qiushui Pavilion had been thoroughly cleaned, everything looking exactly as it did when they left.
The beauty in imperial attire, lying on a recliner with half-closed eyes drinking wine, seemed to be sunbathing even though there was no sun today.
The ice chunk, wrapped in silver, became a part of the snow in Qiushui Pavilion. She lowered her eyes to drink tea and read, serene and tranquil.
“I’m back.”
Shang Wu sprang up from the recliner to see what vegetables were in the basket.
Ying Bing raised her eyes and looked at Li Mo for a few seconds before softly asking:
“Something happened?”
Li Mo: “!”
He hadn’t said anything yet!
Would even the Heavenly Fate Divine Eye be that quick?
“Mm-hm, the trouble is not small.”
Li Mo nodded honestly.
“Oh?”
Shang Wu’s beautiful face lit up with excitement. There was a sense of pride in her gaze.
It felt like her disciple had grown up.
“What trouble did you get into? Tell your teacher about it.”
“…”
Li Mo glanced at his careless master and recounted the events.
Shang Wu leaned back slightly, raising her thumb and nudging her disciple’s shoulder with her elbow:
“Well done, kid. I thought you didn’t like causing trouble, but you gave me such a big surprise. As expected, my disciple.”
“Don’t get arrogant.”
There was a feeling of a senior sister praising her younger brother.
Li Mo cleared his throat and naturally continued:
“Yes, I’ll continue to strive…”
“Hmm?”
Ying Bing’s clear eyes looked over, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
“Cough…”
Li Mo calmed down, realizing his words were inappropriate. Did he really think about continuing to strive after almost hitting the Crown Prince?
Ying Bing lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment before softly saying:
“Well done.”
This time, Little Li froze, wondering when the ice chunk had become like his master, praising him after getting into trouble.
Ying Bing put down her teacup and quietly said: “Many things that must be done are troublesome, so if they are troublesome, let them be.”
The Crown Prince is nothing.
She has fought before.
“!”
Li Mo hadn’t seen that side of Ice Chunk for a long time, the hint of dominance she inadvertently revealed.
“Yes, for example, the matter of raising the banner.”
Shang Wu stroked her chin, squinting her almond eyes, like a dog-headed strategist: “The timing is right. Why don’t we use this opportunity to ambush a regiment at the main peak tomorrow, take care of Jiang Yu, and then raise the banner!”
“My precious disciple, you have money and food, and you are also the God Hammer Little Overlord, with Little Bing assisting. What great matters can’t be achieved?”
“So, Master, what will you mainly be responsible for?”
Li Mo’s lips twitched slightly.
Shang Wu said matter-of-factly: “Don’t you know that uprisings require proper justification?”
“So?”
“I’ll be your emperor, won’t that make it proper?”
“…”
Suddenly, Li Mo felt that Elder Han He’s suggestion to get their master drunk and locked up might not be entirely due to personal grudges.
He silently took out two bottles of Immortal Drunk and handed them to Shang Wu.
“I’m a bit hungry.”
When Ying Bing said this, a hint of seriousness appeared on her jade-like face.
The kitchen of Qiushui Pavilion welcomed its Li Chef again.
She watched the smoke rising from the kitchen, slightly narrowing her icy mirror-like eyes.
“Jiang Yu has two sword attendants, one named Qing Que and the other Danzhi. Both come from the Tian Shan Sword Manor and are skilled in combined attacks, listed in the human rankings.”
“How many moves can she withstand against two opponents?”
“My current realm is still too low… There are still many things I can’t do…”
Ying Bing picked up Tian Shuang and Zhongyue Yin, dancing lightly under the moonlight that had just set.
The sword techniques used by her left and right hands were completely different, heading in opposite directions.
