"I'm sorry, Mo Li, I feel I can't accept your feelings for the time being. I still have my mission to complete!" Hua Mulan said apologetically.
Mo Li stood there, her eyes slightly lowered, lost in thought. She didn't speak or move, and didn't even bother to look at Hua Mulan...
Seeing this, Hua Mulan felt even more guilty. Mo Li had sacrificed so much for her, only to receive such a result...
"sorry……"
Mulan really had no other choice but to apologize!
Mo Li shuddered, snapping back to reality. He looked up at Hua Mulan, his pale purple eyes so clear they seemed to reflect her image. He shook his head, his voice slightly hoarse, "You don't need to apologize to me..."
Without waiting for Mulan to say anything more, he turned around and left quickly.
Hua Mulan stared blankly at Mo Li's retreating figure. For some reason, the moment he turned around, she felt an unbearable pain in her heart.
Hua Mulan returned to her residence, took off her dancing dress and put on her armor again. She then carefully wrapped the jade hairpin and the dancing dress together, preparing to return them to Mo Li. Although she was somewhat reluctant, she had to make a choice!
——
Mo Chen had just returned with a pot of wine when he bumped into a soldier. He couldn't help but angrily ask, "What are you doing in such a hurry, brat?"
"No, this is terrible! That barbarian has escaped!" the soldier exclaimed, sweating profusely.
"What?!" Without saying a word, Mo Chen went to the cell where Jin Erjia was being held and found that Jin Erjia was not there. The others, however, were lying on the ground, having been beaten and their lives unknown.
"What's going on! Didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on him? Where did he go?!" Mo Chen's face was grim.
"Yes, it was Young Master Mo who came... saying he had something to interrogate them, so I just opened the cell door..." The soldier was pale with fright. "But, but I don't know why, Young Master Mo knocked me unconscious..."
Mo Chen was a little confused. Mo Li had knocked out his own people? What was he up to?
"Strategist!" At that moment, a soldier ran in from outside. "Strategist, General Hua wants to see you."
Mo Chen frowned as he walked out of the cell, looking at Hua Mulan who was carrying a bundle, and asked impatiently, "What do you want from me?"
"This..." Hua Mulan hadn't expected Mo Chen to dislike her, but she still mustered her courage and said, "I searched the military camp but couldn't find Mo Li. I want to give this to him..."
Mo Chen's brows furrowed even more. "You know that his heart is entirely with you, and he's always at your service. If anyone should know his whereabouts, it should be you, not me!"
Mulan pursed her lips and said, "You've misunderstood. We...we can't be together..."
Mo Chen was taken aback. "What? What did you say?"
Did he hear that right? Mo Li has done so much for her, even a heart of iron would melt! Why is she still...?
"I told Mo Li that I wouldn't talk about personal feelings until the barbarians were driven out, so I rejected him," Hua Mulan said.
"What? You, you..."
Mo Chen's expression changed drastically. He was in the know; if what Hua Mulan said was true, then the barbarians' retreat would mean the end of their mission...
With their mission over, they couldn't stay in this world a moment longer, yet Mulan used this as a reason to reject Mo Li. This was the cruelest answer Mo Li could receive!
If Mo Li heard that, he'd probably go crazy!
"Mo Chen! Something terrible has happened! Xiao Li has gone to the barbarian tribe alone!" Mo Han suddenly appeared, holding a letter in his hand.
"What did you say?!" Mo Chen and Hua Mulan exclaimed in unison.
——
As we continued eastward, night had already fallen over the sky.
Mo Li's gaze was icy as she looked at the hand-drawn map and glanced at Jin Erjia. "Are you sure there's nothing wrong with this map?"
"Hmph, if you don't believe me, you don't have to go!" Jin'erjia said with a disdainful look.
Mo Li looked at him coldly, "Are you asking for a beating?"
As she spoke, she raised her foot and kicked him directly, one kick after another without any mercy!
Jin'erjia trembled all over in pain, "Ahhh! Mo Li, you treacherous villain! You'll die a horrible death! Ahhh... It hurts so much, stop! Stop!"
Mo Li withdrew his foot. He was furious, extremely furious, so furious he wanted to cause a huge scene! He needed to vent, he had to vent, otherwise he would go crazy!
Mo Li clenched his fists, looked at Jin Erjia who was slumped on the ground, looking sleepy, and grabbed him, saying, "Don't sleep! Get up right now! I need to find that base before dawn!"
"Madman! You madman... Waaah..." Jin'erjia cried in fear, his face covered in blood, finally terrified of Mo Li.
Mo Li is not at all as weak as he appears, nor is he the delicate young master one might imagine!
He's a demon, a devil, a madman! He's finally shown his true colors!
Mo Li sneered, grabbing Jin'erjia's hair and saying viciously, "Yes, I'm a madman, what can you do to me! Your life is in my hands, if you dare disobey me, I'll kill you! I'll feed your bones to the insect beasts!"
Suddenly, a glint flashed in Mo Li's eyes. "Heh, it's not good to let you die too easily. I still have some ways to trap you in an illusion. Whether it's someone you like or someone you don't like, they will appear in your dreams, and then they will torture you severely and kill you with their own hands!"
Jin'erjia trembled with fear. Just then, a faint sigh came from the forest: "Well said, well said. Young friend, you once possessed pure cultivation. Why are you now filled with resentment? Why have you destroyed your foundation of Dao heart?"
Mo Li frowned, looking at the monk who emerged from the forest. "Who are you?"
"My Buddhist name is Kong Liao. I was just passing by and happened to run into you two..."
With one hand free to carry his luggage and the other to pull up his trousers, Mo Li's eyelids twitched upon seeing this. "You really did me a favor! But could you please pull up your trousers before you come out?"
Mo Li ignored Kong Liao and pointed at Jin Erjia, saying, "He is a barbarian. The barbarians, who have committed all kinds of evil, have invaded my Central Plains. I think that as a fellow tribesman, he should also be considered your enemy, Master Kong!"
“Well said, well said, Buddha is merciful. Only those without hatred or resentment are good, and only those with hatred and resentment are evil. But Buddha said that good and evil are rewarded accordingly, and evil people will naturally have their retribution. Why should you change your kind heart because of your pursuit?” Kong said in a serious tone.
Mo Li coldly replied, "What if I said I was the one who would punish him for his sins?"
Mo Li finally understood why the Punishers of the Nine Springs appeared. They were Heaven, they were the Dao. The most vicious and wicked people had to obey the will of Heaven and walk the path they had set!
This is the punisher from the netherworld!
Therefore, Mo Li will no longer back down, no longer hesitate, and no longer harbor any illusions...
He wants to complete the sanctions!
He wanted to fulfill her wish!
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