I left late
Upon seeing his savior, Mo Zizhen scrambled to the elder's side, feigning grievance, and said, "Elder Jiang, this is all because my cousin was too ignorant. She disregarded the rules, brought outsiders into the Martial Arts Pavilion, and stole its magical artifacts without permission. When I saw her, she even verbally abused me and attacked me!"
Hearing this, Shen Ling frowned. Putting aside the fact that he had seen Mo Zizhen being sarcastic to his junior sister as soon as he came out, he remembered that his junior sister had specifically told the head of the Mo family about bringing him to the Martial Arts Pavilion. How could they disregard the rules?
Yesterday, when Mo Zuili used her original bloodline to "fight poison with poison," he was there to protect her. Naturally, he also recognized that Shen Ling was not a member of the Mo family, but Zuili's senior brother.
Old Jiang turned to look at Mo Zuili, his brows furrowing unconsciously.
He was close to Mo Zizhen's parents and knew that Mo Zizhen wanted the position of young master. If he had seized such an obvious handle on Mo Zuili a couple of years ago, he would have been happy to go along with it.
But when Mo Zuili injured the woman in white yesterday, Elder Jiang realized that Mo Zuili was no longer a useless person.
Moreover, Mo Yuan, the head of the family, has always protected Mo Zuili.
With his mind racing, Elder Jiang decided to bring the matter under control and speak with Mo Yuan himself.
If Mo Yuan wanted to protect Mo Zuili, he wouldn't care even if he brought outsiders into the Martial Arts Pavilion or even killed Mo Zizhen right there.
Clearing his throat, Old Jiang was about to speak.
Mo Zuili took out the token given to her by Mo Yuan, tossed and played with it between her fingers, and said casually, "Elder Jiang, rules are rigid, but people are flexible. In emergencies, people can naturally be flexible."
Jiang Lao spotted the token with sharp eyes, but before he could think about it, Mo Zuili saw the token being tossed over and said, "Patriarch's token."
This token was given to me by Mo Yuan the first time he brought me into the Martial Arts Pavilion after I transmigrated into the book.
Mo Zuili only learned this time after returning that holding this token not only allows one to move freely within the Martial Arts Pavilion, but more importantly, within the Mo family, seeing this token is equivalent to seeing the family head.
"I brought my senior brother to the Martial Arts Pavilion because of other circumstances, which the family head is aware of."
Jiang Lao caught the token and instantly understood after sensing the mark belonging to Mo Yuan.
He immediately bowed and apologized to Shen Ling and Mo Zuili: "I misunderstood and wronged Young Master and Master Shen just now. Please punish me, Young Master."
Mo Zizhen's eyes widened as he exclaimed urgently, "Elder Jiang! Why are you apologizing to her! It was clearly her..."
"Shut up!" Elder Jiang roared, "The patriarch's token is right here, how could it be fake?"
Mo Zi was truly unconvinced and said, "How is it impossible? Mo Zuili hasn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet and was sent back to the Mo family. What could possibly be the reason that she needs to bring outsiders to the Martial Arts Pavilion to take away the Mo family's rare and precious materials... Ah!"
A bright red handprint remained on Mo Zizhen's face.
"How dare you interfere with the young master's actions!" Old Tan said with an unfriendly expression, slowly stepping out from the shadows behind Mo Zuili.
Among the few elders of the Mo family who haven't gone into seclusion yet, Elder Tan is the oldest. He was the one who raised Mo Yuan and Mo Zuili, and he usually holds the highest position among the Mo family elders.
Seeing that Elder Tan had arrived, Elder Jiang glanced at the smiling Mo Zuili and immediately understood what was going on.
As an elder who can protect Mo Zuili, Elder Jiang naturally knows Mo Zuili's current cultivation level and situation. The fact that Mo Zuili can tolerate Mo Zizhen jumping around for so long without explaining means either that she disdains him or that she is preparing to do something big.
If she didn't care, Mo Zuili wouldn't have called Elder Tan over.
It seems that Mozi is likely to meet with a grim outcome this time.
Old Jiang respectfully approached Mo Zuili and presented the token with both hands.
Mo Zuili took it and said with dissatisfaction, "Mo Zizhen is the one who falsely accuses others. Elder Jiang, how could you believe his crazy words and almost hurt your senior brother?"
Old Jiang wiped non-existent cold sweat from his forehead: "I... I was confused for a moment."
"Instigating fights within the Martial Arts Pavilion, spreading rumors to smear the young master, deceiving the elders... Elder Jiang, what do you think should be done to punish him for all these crimes?" Mo Zuili stared intently at Elder Jiang, hoping that he would only suggest that Mo Zizhen be sentenced to death.
Old Jiang thought for a moment and tried to sound serious: "According to the Mo family rules, he will be sent to the back mountain for three years of confinement to reflect on his mistakes, and will be punished in the cold pool once a month..." Seeing Mo Zuili frown, Old Jiang hesitated and changed his words: "...Five years?"
Tsk.
Mo Zuili sighed inwardly. After all, Mo Zizhen was still a member of the Mo family, and a member of the Mo family who could compete for the position of young master. It was unlikely that he would be executed directly for such a small matter.
In the end, it was Elder Tan who made the final decision: Mo Zizhen was sent to the back mountain for four years of confinement, to be subjected to monthly torture in the cold pool. The two who followed Mo Zizhen in their reckless behavior were also sent to the back mountain for five years of confinement. After they came out, they were sent back to the collateral branch and were not allowed to return to the main family or enter the Martial Arts Pavilion.
Even as he was being dragged away, Mo Zizhen still couldn't understand why Mo Zuili was able to break the ancestral rule that "outsiders are not allowed to enter the Martial Arts Pavilion" and remain unharmed.
In order to bring his underlings in, he had to beg and plead for more than half a year before he could bring people in to be selected.
Mo Zuili was able to do it with just one token!
Seeing Mo Zizhen still glaring at her hatefully as he was being led away, Mo Zuili sneered. Recalling the novel where she was tricked by Mo Zizhen, a cold glint flashed in her eyes. She unleashed her mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation without reservation and struck Mo Zizhen in the chest with a palm.
"There's one more thing. You're such a waste that you can't even sense my cultivation level, so you assume I've already regressed to the Qi Refining stage?" After Mo Zuili finished speaking, he stared at Mo Zizhen, who was filled with shock, and suddenly felt bored. No wonder he had never considered this kind of waste as an opponent.
Mo Zuili stretched and wanted Shen Ling to go back and rest, while she went to check on those madmen from the Phoenix Clan. After interrogating them, she would return to Medicine King Mountain with Shen Ling.
Old Tan led Mo Zuili all the way, his face almost unable to hide his worry: "Those people refused to say anything. The patriarch wanted to search their souls, but because they are all demons and have the blood of the phoenix clan, ordinary soul-searching techniques cannot be used."
Mo Zuili frowned as well. If it weren't for the fact that the Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan were both demon clans and might have some connection, Mo Zuili would have wanted Mo Yuan to bury the person on the spot.
If it weren't for this group of people, how could Zi Tui have suffered a decline in cultivation and ultimately died?
Moreover, these people spoke in a high-sounding manner, saying that they wanted to give their own supporters better resources so that they could go back to succeed them, but they did not consider their own supporters' opinions at all.
Upon entering the dungeon, Mo Yuan was also there.
"You must send the princess back to the Phoenix Clan right now. If Huang Tianyao and his gang find out the princess's location through us, do you really think you, as a human, can protect her?"
A black iron chain pierced through the old man's collarbone, suspending his arms in a spread-eagle position, yet he remained calm and composed as he advised Mo Yuan.
As soon as Mo Zuili stepped in, her eyelids twitched upon hearing these words, a sense of foreboding creeping over her.
"Who is Huang Tianyao?" Mo Zuili asked, following behind Elder Tan.
Upon seeing Mo Zuili, the old man, who had been so composed when speaking to Mo Yuan, immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Princess! Please come back with us! Huang Tianyao and the others have always coveted the position of Demon King!"
Mo Zuili frowned, sensing something was amiss: "So Huang Tianyao wants to get rid of me?"
The old man nodded hurriedly: "These humans around you can't protect you! According to our original plan, the Nirvana Fire on your body will devour all the human blood in your body before the start of the demon race trial, and then you can complete the Nirvana and return to the demon realm to participate in the demon race trial and succeed as the demon king!"
"But the Nirvana Fire within you is abnormal right now. We're afraid that Huang Tianyao will find you based on our tracks, so we sent Huang Geng here to take you away directly."
Mo Zuili didn't even have time to think about why there was no scene of the Phoenix Clan coming to her door in the novel. She just seized the key point and asked, "So Huang Tianyao still doesn't know my location?"
"Yes, but Huang Geng has been incompetent. I brought people out to find you, and they should have realized something was wrong by now. They're coming soon, so please come back with us quickly, Princess."
Mo Zuili rubbed his forehead, his face full of pain.
The contender for the Demon King title is unaware of his position. The group of madmen who want to support him to take the throne only planted the seeds of Nirvana in him before, and never intended to kill him.
On his first day after transmigrating into the book, who were those people chasing him?!
Mo Zuili took a deep breath, suppressing her ominous premonition, and quickly asked, "Do you know about the Dragon Clan? Where are their spatial barriers usually located? How do you open them from the outside?"
The topic shifted so suddenly that the old man, who was still preparing to persuade Mo Zuili, was caught off guard by the question.
Mo Zuili urged, "Do you know or not?"
After pondering for a while, the old man said, "I remember that in the upcoming demon race trial, there is a spatial barrier belonging to the dragon race. However, to open the barrier, you need a token of the dragon race; otherwise, you can only force it open with spiritual power."
Mo Zuili was unwilling to give up and asked, "Isn't there any other way?"
The old man shook his head, then, as if remembering something, said enthusiastically, "After the princess returns to the Phoenix Clan with us and becomes the Demon King, perhaps we can find other methods."
Mo Zuili turned and left expressionlessly.
Unable to glean any further information about the Dragon Clan from the Phoenix Clan, Mo Zuili bid farewell to Chen Ling, Mo Yuan, and Elder Tan before preparing to leave.
But it was too late.
As soon as Mo Zuili boarded the spirit boat and flew out of the Mo family, he felt a powerful pressure descend, forcibly bringing the spirit boat to a stop.
After exchanging a glance with Shen Ling, they had no choice but to land.
Thanks to Shen Ling's early years of training and cultivation, he has rich practical experience.
Shen Ling pulled Mo Zuili away, preventing them from being engulfed by sudden flames the moment they disembarked from the spirit boat.
Mo Zuili got up in a disheveled state, smelled the strong aura unique to the Phoenix Clan, and looked up to see a girl in crimson armor, wearing a fiery red cloak and adorned with golden hairpins, folding her huge golden wings and slowly descending.
The girl's cold gaze was like a blade, piercing Mo Zuili, and carrying a hint of scrutiny.
It's over.
Given the situation, even a fool could tell that Mo Zuili had arrived too late and was being pursued by the forces of the Phoenix Clan supporting Huang Tianyao.
The demon race's grand entrance into the human realm, solely to kill me, suggests that the Phoenix Clan was deeply traumatized during the reign of their own mother.
Since Zitui disappeared from the demon race for so many years, upon hearing the news, he insisted on coming to kill him, disregarding the strength of the Mo family and the status of the human race.
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