Chapter 120 The Cat Prepares for the Banquet

Bai Qingchen quickly advised, "Senior, calm down! Mu Chun is deeply involved with the Xi family. If he were to die suddenly at this moment, it would surely alert the Xi family."

Upon hearing this, Mu Haotian suppressed his anger. He had experienced many ups and downs, and he immediately understood the pros and cons of the matter.

A cold light flashed in his eyes: "My friend, your words make sense. In this case, I will let him suffer the consequences."

At this moment, a jade communication talisman in Bai Qingchen's arms vibrated slightly. It was a message from Yan Shen.

Mu Chun had led his men to guard the top of the cliff where the ancestor was in seclusion. He had set up a formation and poured a large amount of immortal water into the formation. He was waiting for Mu Haotian to come out and then activate the formation.

After listening to Bai Qingchen's retelling, Mu Haotian sneered, "That saves me the trouble of looking for him."

He asked Bai Qingchen and Chen Xing to stay in the cave for a while, while he straightened his clothes, turned into a stream of light, soared into the sky, and flew directly to the top of the cliff.

On the top of the mountain, Mu Chun had been waiting for a long time, with dozens of Mu family members and confidants standing behind him.

Seeing that the ancestor had indeed broken through the retreat, his aura seemed even stronger than before, a subtle calculation flashed across Mu Chun's eyes. Then a respectful and joyful smile appeared on his face. He was the first to bow and salute. The people behind him shouted in unison: "Welcome the ancestor out of retreat!"

Mu Haotian was floating in mid-air, his expression calm. He glanced down and asked in a deep voice, "Mu Chun, where is your brother? Why are you here?"

A sinister glint flashed in Mu Chun's eyes, but his expression became increasingly submissive. "Reporting to the ancestor, my brother has been busy with important matters recently and has been ordered by me to take full responsibility for welcoming the ancestor out of seclusion."

Chen Yi, Yan Shen and Xiao Jin, who were hiding in the dark, became anxious upon seeing this.

They were unsure whether Bai Qingchen had successfully told Senior Mu the truth. They saw that Senior Mu seemed unaware of the trap under his feet and was about to fall into it.

Xiao Jin was the most impatient. Seeing Mu Haotian about to step into the range of the formation that clearly exuded an ominous aura, he could no longer hold back and suddenly appeared and shouted, "Senior, wait! You can't go any further!"

The plan was about to succeed but was suddenly interrupted. Mu Chun was furious but he didn't dare show it on his face and had to suppress his anger.

Mu Haotian stopped as he was told, turned his gaze towards the suddenly appeared Xiao Jin, then towards Chen Yi and Yan Shen who also appeared, and asked in a puzzled manner, "Mu Chun, who are these people?"

Mu Chun immediately turned around, glaring at Xiao Jin and the other two, and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you trespass into my Mu family's forbidden area and disturb our ancestor's meditation! Come, capture them!"

Several monks immediately jumped out from behind him and pounced on Chen Yi and the other two.

While Chen Yi was blocking the attacker, he shouted to Mu Haotian, "Senior Mu! Be careful of the formation under your feet! Mu Chun has set a trap here, and it's going to harm you!"

"Oh? Is this true?" Mu Haotian turned his gaze to Mu Chun with scrutiny.

Mu Chun's face immediately revealed an expression of deep grievance. He cried out, "Grandfather, please understand! Heaven and earth can attest to my loyalty to the Mu family and to you. These outsiders harbor evil intentions and are slandering me. Please, Grandfather, help me!"

He performed with such sincerity that he almost cried.

Seeing that Mu Haotian was reluctant to step into the formation, Mu Chun became anxious and made a silent gesture with his hands behind his back.

A trusted subordinate behind him immediately understood what was happening and silently retreated into the crowd, quietly moving to the dark side.

Mu Chun was still arguing with Mu Haotian, while Chen Yi and the other two were entangled in a fight with the Mu family cultivators who rushed over and were unable to get away.

At this moment, a barely perceptible cold light, wrapped in a very faint blood color, shot out silently from the darkness and went straight to the back of Mu Haotian in mid-air.

The hidden weapon was extremely fast and its flight trajectory was erratic. It was the backup plan given to Mu Chun by the Xi family to deal with unexpected events.

A hint of ecstasy flashed in Mu Chun's eyes at the success of his plan, but the next moment, the scenery in front of him suddenly blurred.

An irresistible force of spatial displacement acted on him, and in an instant, he found himself appearing in the original position of Mu Haotian in mid-air!

And that cold red light is already within reach!

"No--!"

Mu Chun was terrified and wanted to dodge but it was too late. He could only watch as the imperceptible blood light penetrated into his body.

His whole body trembled violently, his eyes widened, and he looked down at the expressionless Mu Haotian in disbelief, his throat gurgling: "Why...why..."

Before he could finish his words, a feeling of numbness quickly swept over his body, and his eyes began to become dazed and confused.

At the same time, Mu Haotian flicked his sleeves, and a powerful spiritual power was like an invisible giant hand, grabbing the person who had just launched the hidden weapon and all the Mu family members who were involved in this incident, and threw them into the invisible formation without mercy.

Suddenly, a red light appeared and completely engulfed those people.

There was no screaming or struggling, only a slight buzzing sound that made one's teeth ache.

After the red light faded, everyone, including Mu Chun, stood there with empty eyes and expressionless faces, like puppets without souls.

Chen Yi, Yan Shen, and Xiao Jin stopped what they were doing and watched the lightning-fast reversal, then they immediately understood.

Yan Shen breathed a sigh of relief, Xiao Jin curled his lips and sheathed his sword.

Chen Yi took a step forward and bowed to Mu Haotian, saying, "It turns out that Senior has already seen through everything. I and the others were too reckless."

At this time, Chen Xing also flew up from below with Bai Qingchen and landed on the top of the mountain.

Mu Haotian nodded slightly, his eyes falling on the traces of the formation that had exhausted its energy and was gradually dissipating, and then he walked towards Mu Chun, who had an empty look in his eyes.

He fumbled out a control token emitting a faint red light from Mu Chun's arms.

Bai Qingchen said, "Congratulations, senior."

Mu Haotian waved his hand and tried to input a trace of spiritual power into the token.

Mu Chun's body shook, and a faint glimmer of light returned to his eyes, but he was still numb.

Mu Haotian asked in a deep voice, "Mu Chun, what exactly are you and the Xi family plotting?"

Mu Chun's face was expressionless, and he replied in a flat voice, "The Xi family's head promised... that when the new world arrives... I will be the master of the largest immortal sect in southern Xinjiang..."

"New world?" Mu Haotian asked, "What is the new world?"

"I don't know... that gentleman... has not told me..."

"Who is that gentleman?" Mu Haotian's voice turned stern.

Mu Chun's face suddenly showed a fierce struggle, his muscles twisted, as if he was instinctively resisting answering the question. He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Sir...Sir is...Sa...Poof!"

He suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood and his body twitched violently.

Seeing this, Mu Haotian immediately cut off the input of spiritual power.

The pain and struggle on Mu Chun's face slowly faded away, and he returned to a numb and empty look.

Mu Haotian's face was solemn. He turned to look at the five Lingxiao Sect disciples present and said solemnly, "Today's matter is thanks to you young friends. I promise to agree to one thing for you. As long as it does not violate morality, I will do my best and will not refuse."

Bai Qingchen, Chen Xing, Yan Shen, and Xiao Jin all looked at Chen Yi.

Chen Yi felt the gazes of his fellow apprentices, pondered for a moment, stepped forward, and said with a bow, "Since you fellow apprentices have no objection, then I am overstepping my bounds. What we are requesting is that Senior Mu must attend the banquet being hosted by the Xi family soon."

Mu Haotian raised his eyebrows slightly, looking inquiring.

Chen Yi continued, "Mu Chun is in collusion with the Xi family and was able to obtain this evil object that controls people's minds from the Xi family. It is obvious that the Xi family hopes that you will be controlled by Mu Chun and used by them. If so, why don't we take advantage of their trick?"

He elaborated on the plan: "I will immediately send a message back to the sect to report the Xi family's strange behavior and the situation here."

"Please pretend to be controlled and go to the Xi family for a banquet. The Xi family will see that the plan is successful and will definitely treat you as a puppet. They will not be too defensive and may even discuss follow-up plans based on Mu Chun's success."

"A few of us can sneak in with you and use your help to investigate the Xi family. If we encounter a crisis, please use the excuse of 'lost control' to create chaos so that we can escape. I'm afraid the so-called master behind the Xi family has great ambitions."

After listening to this, Mu Haotian pondered for a long time.

This move is undoubtedly risky, but it is indeed the best way to find out the truth.

He looked at the control token in his hand, then looked at Mu Chun with empty eyes, and finally nodded.

"Alright, I'll accompany you on this trip. I want to see what the Xi family is up to!"