Chapter 163 I Haven’t Contacted You

Jia Luo quickly ran to the edge of the stone platform, but the figure was not her long-missed senior brother Mo Shu, but Shi Mo, whom they could not contact.

At the end of the time, his eyes were tightly closed, his face was as pale as paper, and his breath was so weak that it was almost non-existent.

"Brother Shimo!"

Jia Luo cried out in grief and rushed to Shi Mo's side. With trembling hands, he tried to feel his pulse. Tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes and dripped onto Shi Mo's cheeks.

Wan Yan and Wen Lingyue also quickly surrounded him, and seeing Shi Mo's appearance, they were filled with worry.

Wan Yan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Who on earth did this? Where is Senior Brother? The tracking talisman clearly followed Senior Brother's aura!"

Jia Luo suppressed his grief and slowly transferred his spiritual power into Shi Mo's body, trying to stabilize his injuries.

But Shi Mo's body was like a bottomless pit, devouring Jia Luo's spiritual power, but there was no sign of improvement.

Just when everyone was getting extremely anxious, a sinister laugh suddenly echoed in the secret room: "Haha, you thought you found Mo Shu, right? Hahaha, you know what, Mo Shu's blood is quite effective. Look around here, it's covered with Mo Shu's blood, and it even fooled your tracking talisman."

When Jia Luo heard the sinister laughter, he raised his head abruptly, his eyes full of anger: "Who are you? What did you do to my senior brother?"

The voice continued to echo in the secret room: "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you all fell into my trap. Mo Shu? I'm afraid he is a useless man now. At this point, he is just the bait I used to lure you into the trap."

Jia Luo stood up suddenly, looked around, and shouted angrily: "Who is it? Get out of here!"

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed out from the corner of the secret room. It was the culprit who had been hiding in the dark.

He was dressed in a black robe, his face hidden in the darkness, his expression could not be seen clearly, but an evil aura emanated from his body.

The black-robed man appeared and laughed wildly: "You are finally here. I spent so much effort on you."

Jia Luo gnashed his teeth and said, "Where did you hide my senior brother? Hand him over now!"

The black-robed man snorted coldly: "Mo Shu? He is under the control of the goddess at the moment, but he is probably suffering inhuman torture now, and all of this is the result of your own fault!"

"You're looking for death!" Jia Luo shouted loudly with anger in his eyes.

“Hahaha…” The man in black robe suddenly raised his head and laughed: “The goddess asked me to convey a message to you. The devil has already descended into the world. As for what choice to make next, it all depends on you!”

When Jia Luo heard the word "demon god", his heart sank, but his eyes remained firm: "No matter what the demon god is, you must first send my eldest senior brother back unharmed, otherwise I will make you live a life worse than death!"

The black-robed man stopped laughing and said disdainfully: "What a big tone! You think you can threaten me? The power of the goddess is beyond your ability to contend with. Mo Shu is just a small chess piece in this big game, and you are about to become the stepping stone for the birth of the demon god!"

Wan Yan shouted angrily: "Don't be so arrogant! We will definitely rescue our eldest brother and crush your conspiracy!"

Having said that, he quickly formed seals with his hands, and a powerful wave of spiritual power attacked the man in black robe.

The black-robed man waved his sleeves lightly, dissipating the spiritual energy wave into nothingness, and mocked: "What a trifle! Your struggle is in vain."

Jia Luo stopped Wan Yan who was about to attack and said in a cold voice: "Where is Lin Lan?"

When the black-robed man heard the word "Lin Lan", he paused and said in a cold voice: "The goddess is called by her name, how can you call her by her name!"

Jia Luo's eyes were like torches, staring closely at the silhouette of the black-robed man hidden in the darkness: "A little maid, how dare you do evil in the name of the goddess? Who gave you the courage? Do you want to be struck by lightning? Dare to touch my senior brother, I will make you pay the price."

The aura of the black-robed man became even more gloomy and cold because of Jia Luo's words. After a moment of silence, he let out a low laugh: "You ignorant girl, you cannot blaspheme the majesty of the goddess! In three days, the goddess will be waiting for you in the temple on the top of the holy mountain. Come if you have the courage."

Jia Luo did not back down, his eyes were full of determination: "Don't worry, I will definitely go. If anything happens to my senior brother, I will destroy your shitty temple."

The black-robed man laughed wildly again: "Okay, then I'll wait and see how you guys commit suicide without knowing your own limitations."

After saying this, the man in black robe turned into a black shadow and disappeared into the secret room in an instant.

After the black-robed man left, the secret room fell into a brief silence, with only Shi Mo's faint breathing echoing in the air.

Jia Luo wiped the tears from her face, pulled up Shi Mo's wrist, felt Shi Mo's pulse, then took out a pill from her bag and carefully fed it to him.

After a moment, Shi Mo coughed lightly and slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of confusion and weakness: "Where am I?"

Seeing this, Jia Luo's eyes flashed with surprise, and he quickly held Shi Mo's hand: "Brother Shi Mo, you finally woke up! What happened? Who imprisoned you here? Who captured Senior Brother?"

Shi Mo looked around and saw Wan Yan and Wen Lingyue. Then his brows furrowed, as if he was trying hard to recall something.

"It's Deputy Minister Lin. He's a traitor. He defected to Lin Lan! He deceived me and the minister." Shi Mo's voice was a little hoarse due to weakness, but his anger was evident in his words.

"Before, he was always on a mission, and you hadn't seen him. Not long after you left, he came back, but this time he was acting strange, and kept asking about the box we brought back. I knew the box was of great importance, so I didn't tell him anything."

Shi Mo paused, as if gathering his strength, and continued, "Later, he may have heard about your existence from other people. That day, we received your message asking us to take the box to Lincheng to meet you. I discussed with the minister that it was a bit unsafe for the two of us to carry the box, so we asked Wen Zhi to go with us. Who would have thought that we would be attacked not long after we set out. Those black-robed men appeared from nowhere, each of them was very skilled, and each move was deadly."

"It was then that we realized that Deputy Minister Lin was a traitor. During the fight, he and the black-robed man worked together from the inside and outside, making it difficult for us to defend ourselves. In order to protect me and the Minister, Wen Zhi led away some of the enemies on his own."

Shi Mo's eyes were filled with pain and self-blame, and his voice trembled slightly.

"The minister and I fought hard, but the enemy had more people and was powerful. In order to let me break through, the minister risked his life and led away their main force, but I was still captured. Before I lost consciousness, I vaguely heard them say that they would take the minister to the goddess. As for what they were going to do, I was not sure. I just felt that they seemed to be plotting a very terrible conspiracy, and that box must be the key."

"But, Brother Shimo, I haven't contacted you!"