Chapter 308: The lingering ghost

"Does this count as a lingering ghost?" Shi Yan thought strangely.

It seems that since the feud with Kong Hai, Ni Hong has been against him. First, the assistant You Haoran sent people to hunt him down, and then she ambushed and killed him when the headmaster Hua Ruo was recruiting disciples. If it weren't for the "Nine Heavens Immortal Secrets" that Shi Yan learned, plus the foundation he laid when he was a child, he would have really fallen into her trap.

Since those two times, Ni Hong's actions have become more and more excessive.

Not only did Kong Hai rob the shops, but after the Huajian faction changed, he even organized an army to hunt down the Mo family who were related to him. The Mo family's entire village was destroyed and people died. They only escaped by hiding in Baifeng in the far north.

Then he ordered people to pretend to be the servants of the Tianmen Domain envoy, lured him to the Takitsubo Sect, and set up a series of killing arrays in the Takitsubo Sect's base camp to surround and kill him. If he hadn't known that there was no such person around his sister, and if he hadn't realized the mystery of the rhythm of spiritual power during the time gap, he would probably have died in the Takitsubo Sect.

After the twelve sects performed martial arts, they rested for a while. Who would have thought that they would appear in the nameless hall of the Mo family, and be received by Bai Wanzhong and Mo Tianbo, and seemed to be equal to them! This surprised Shi Yan beyond words. He knew very well what kind of sect the Huajian Sect was. Although the name of Liu Fengxianzi was very famous 800 years ago, the Huajian Sect 800 years later had declined into a small sect. There were only three vassal sects, which were pitifully small. Although the Huajian Sect had changed a lot after the change of the sky, it did everything it could to lure the overseas cultivators who did all kinds of evil to form the Thirteen Flower Demons, and the Zhongtong Sword Sect was backing it up. Then it invaded other sects, burned, killed, and looted. Those who surrendered were included in the sect walls, and those who did not surrender were exterminated, and then the territory and resources were encroached.

When Shi Yan left Zimu Liuhua Territory, Huajian Sect had already changed beyond all recognition, and was showing signs of becoming a large sect. However, the means used during this period were truly despicable.

However, even if she was admitted into a big sect, Ni Hong could not be on equal footing with Bai Wanzhong and Mo Tianbo! You know, because Zimu Liuhua Domain is the weakest of the three domains of Bianyun, even Gongyang Yichen and Chi Zuomei are slightly inferior to them. So how could Ni Hong be on equal footing with them?

Shi Yan took a few steps back, hid behind a Mohist disciple, and observed secretly.

Mo Zihao noticed Shi Yan's abnormality, turned around and asked quietly: "What's wrong?"

Shi Yan shook his head and said coldly: "I don't like this kind of occasion."

Mo Zihao laughed, knowing that a talented person like Shi Yan would have some different personalities from ordinary people, or to put it bluntly, quirks. When he heard Shi Yan say that he didn't like this kind of occasion, Mo Zihao smiled helplessly, "Please bear with it for a while. You just joined the Mo family, so naturally you have to let everyone get to know you. After that, with your status as a guest official, it doesn't matter whether you come or not, except for very important matters. Even if you come, you will have your own seat. Today, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Shi Yan nodded and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Mo Zihao said no more and turned around.

To be honest, Shi Yan did admire Mo Zihao a little. He was willing to humble himself for talented people. No wonder the Mo family chess house could accommodate so many powerful chess players. All the credit should be attributed to Mo Zihao alone.

"Brother Bai, Fairy Ni, please take a seat."

Bai Wanzhong pretended to be angry and smiled, "Why are you so polite? In a few days, we will be relatives. You are so polite, are you trying to separate from my Bai family?"

"Yes, yes, I'm too polite." Mo Tianbo smiled awkwardly and ordered someone to serve tea.

"Good news? What's the good news?" Ni Hong asked curiously after sitting down.

"Haha, in a few days, it will be the wedding day of my little daughter from the Mo family and Brother Bai's son." Mo Tianbo explained with a smile.

Bai Wan nodded, "Yes, I came here today to discuss the wedding in a few days, but Fairy Ni happened to be here, so we came together."

Ni Hong smiled and congratulated them, "Then I'd like to congratulate you two first. On the wedding day, I will definitely come to your house to ask for a few glasses of wedding wine. I wonder if the two masters will welcome you?"

"Haha, Fairy Ni is here, so we are naturally very welcome!" Mo Tianbo and Bai Wanzhong laughed quickly, and then Mo Tianbo asked in a low voice: "Will that person come?"

Upon hearing this, Ni Hong replied, "I don't want to ask too much. If there is nothing else, he should come." Although she said so, everyone present knew very well that it was impossible for a small sect to invite such a great god to the marriage.

Ni Hong also knew that he would not come. He had been circling around that woman these days. Although she had become his woman, Ni Hong knew that she was just like his maid who slept with him. That woman was otherworldly and looked like a fairy. Even she had a new obsession when she saw her. Moreover, that woman's status seemed to be higher than his.

Although Ni Hong was unwilling in her heart, she did not dare to say anything. It was already very rare to be with such a great god, so she served him very carefully, hoping that he could bring her to the Tianmen Domain. As the maid of the Tianmen Domain envoy, her status was much higher than that of the general head of the sect. How could Ni Hong dare to give up such a good opportunity? He knew very well that although Bai Wanzhong and Mo Tianbo were so respectful to her at the moment, they looked down on her in their hearts. If she was not a maid of the Tianmen Domain envoy, how could they talk to her so well? Moreover, if a maid who slept with her was lucky enough, it was possible to be promoted to the main wife. By then, she would really fly up to the tree and become a phoenix.

Thinking of this, she seemed to see the magnificent city gate of Tianmen Territory opening to her.

"Hmph, Shi Yan, with my status, I will be able to kill you just like I would kill an ant." Ni Hong smiled coldly, "After I enter the Liu family, I will kill all my former enemies. No, I will make their lives miserable! Especially Shi Yan!"

"But before that, maybe you will die." Ni Hong's eyes turned, "I never thought that you would dare to mess with people from Tianmen Territory. Oh, I just hope you can escape this disaster, and then I can crush you to death with my own hands!"

"According to the tradition of our Northern Territory, the day before a girl gets married, the girl's parents must first go to the boy's house and then meet the girl at the boy's house." Bai Wanzhong said, "Brother Mo, what do you think?"

"It doesn't matter. Let Brother Bai decide everything." Mo Tianbo laughed and thought that as long as he could get the blood jade, it didn't matter what happened.

Bai Wan nodded, "Let's do it this way. After the marriage is completed, the dowry will be given."

Bai Wanzhong emphasized the word "dowry" particularly and glanced at Mo Tianbo deliberately. Mo Tianbo naturally understood the meaning of it. The so-called dowry was the blood jade he had always dreamed of!

As long as the blood jade is in hand, the Scorpion Plan will almost succeed! Mo Tianbo thought excitedly. But Mo Luoning had long been forgotten by him.

"Okay, now let's talk about what the envoy from Tianmen Domain instructed us to do." Seeing that the two had finished their discussion, Ni Hong said after taking a sip of water.

"Yeah, okay." Bai Wan nodded.

Ni Hong glanced at the two of them, then looked at everyone in the hall.

Mo Tianbo said: "Don't worry, Fairy Ni, these are our own people. I, Mo Tianbo, am not good at this, so I have to rely on them for advice."

"Well then." Ni Hong said, "As everyone knows, Shi Yan is guilty of heinous crimes. He dared to offend the envoy of Tianmen Territory. He deserves death."

Shi Yan was stunned in the hall. He didn't expect that he would be involved! He had known for a long time that someone in Tianmen Territory wanted to deal with him. Today, he was completely sure that the one who wanted to deal with him was Liu Yun, the elder brother of his sworn brother, the eldest son of Uncle Heidao Duanshuiliu, Liu Shang!

"Before, when I was in Zimu Liuhua Territory, I wiped out all the people related to Shi Yan because I foresaw this situation today. According to the informant's report, Shi Yan is now in Mingjing Territory, but my people have not reported since the day before yesterday. I suspect that he has met with an unexpected accident." Ni Hong glanced at Mo Tianbo and said, "But one thing is certain, Shi Yan is somewhere in Mingjing Territory. Sect Leader Mo, you are the actual controller of this Mingjing Territory, and the task of finding Shi Yan is given to you."

At the same time, Ni Hong added, "This is what Master Liu meant."

Mo Tianbo quickly said yes.

"However, the action must be carried out in secret, and we must not alert the enemy. Besides, we still don't know what Shi Yan is doing in Mingjing Domain and what his intentions are."

"Of course I understand, Fairy Ni, don't worry." Mo Tianbo said with a smile.

"Master Bai, I hope you can strictly monitor the border between Mingjing Territory and Beijiang Territory, and the border between Zimu Liuhua Territory and Mingjing Territory will be handed over to my Huajian Sect." Ni Hong finished speaking and asked, "Anything else to add?"

Bai Wanzhong shook his head, "No more."

Mo Tianbo glanced at the hall, and everyone said nothing to add. Then, Mo Tianbo glanced at Mo Zihao again and asked, "Zihao, what do you think?"

Mo Zihao stood up and saluted to Bai Wanzhong and Ni Hong, "Master Bai, Fairy Ni."

"I think we should first eliminate some unnecessary search locations, narrow the location range, and then strictly control these areas. In this way, even if we accidentally alert the enemy, it will be difficult for them to escape the encirclement."

Mo Zihao nodded, "That makes sense."

Ni Hong smiled and said, "But the question now is, how do you rule it out?"

Mo Zihao said solemnly, "Fairy Ni said earlier that this man named Shi Yan came to Mingjing Domain. He must have some ulterior motive. If he has an ulterior motive, he certainly won't be too ostentatious. First of all, I have to find out whether he has any power!"

"There should be." Ni Hong said: "The people I sent to monitor found that they transported a large amount of supplies to Mingjing Domain. If they don't have power, what do they need so many supplies for? There are so many supplies that it is impossible to estimate."

"Since he has some power, and it's quite powerful, then where is the best place for him to hide?" Mo Zihao asked again.

"You know this much better than I do, right?" Ni Hong said with a smile.

Mo Tianbo smiled awkwardly and suddenly asked, "Hey, Zihao, why didn't Yue Shuangxuan come?"

Mo Zihao said respectfully: "Yue Shuangxuan was defeated by Xu Keqing a few days ago and was locked up in the house to reflect on himself. Today, it was Xu Keqing who followed me."

"Xu Keqing?" Mo Zihao remembered that Mo Zihao had mentioned it to him before.

"My name is Xu Yan, nice to meet the Master of the Mo family." Shi Yan knew he couldn't hide any longer, so he stepped forward and saluted.

"Well, you are indeed a young talent." Mo Tianbo smiled proudly.

"Huh?" Ni Hong frowned slightly, "Why do I feel like I've seen Xu Keqing somewhere before?"