Chapter 1138 The Timing is Too Good
"Since you saw them being besieged, why did you just stand by and watch?" Di Xuanming's voice was as cold as ice, and the pressure from his body surged towards Mo Xuan like a tide.
Mu Ze also frowned and said: "Yeah, aren't you good friends?"
Lan Xiaoxiao also muttered: "Yeah, even if he didn't take action at that time, his reputation for not leaving the city all these years is not small, so why didn't he tell Grandpa Luo and the others."
Mo Xuan didn't flinch or evade, allowing the pressure to bear down on him, but he still maintained that indifferent smile: "At that time, my cultivation was still shallow, and a rash attack would be like hitting a rock with an egg. But I noted the direction they were escorted to, and later, after making inquiries, I learned that they were imprisoned in the forbidden area of the Demon God Temple."
Shi Heng frowned, his fingertips unconsciously tapping on the table. "This is too strange. If Luo Li's parents are really in the Demon God Temple, why has the Demon God Temple never used this to threaten Luo Li in all these years?"
Song Wanbai pondered, "Maybe they don't know that they are A-Li's parents."
Everyone nodded immediately, it was possible.
Luo Li took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice calm: "What do you want from me by telling me this?"
Mo Xuan finally put away his smile, his expression becoming serious. "I hope to travel with you to the Great Wilderness Secret Realm. If the Chaos Spirit Orb falls into the hands of the Demon God Temple, the consequences will be disastrous. And you, Luo Li, are the only one who can open the secret realm. I believe that you will not stand by and watch the Demon God Temple continue to grow stronger."
Yue Hanchuan suddenly stepped forward, the tip of his sword pointed directly at Mo Xuan: "Empty words are not enough! How can we believe what you said?"
Mo Xuan calmly pulled out a broken jade slip from his bosom. The surface of the jade slip was covered with cracks, but it still emitted a faint light. "I picked this up on the battlefield that year. It has a trace of Luo Li's mother's spiritual power imprint on it. You can verify it."
Luo Li reached out to take the jade slip. As soon as her fingertips touched it, a vague figure emerged from the jade slip.
The figure was wearing clothes similar to the one in the painting of her mother in her memory, but the face was too blurry to make out clearly.
But the familiar fluctuation of spiritual power made her soul tremble slightly.
Di Xuanming looked at Luo Li who was suppressing her trembling shoulders, murderous intent surging in his heart.
He turned to look at Mo Xuan, his voice low and dangerous: "If this is false, you know the consequences."
Mo Xuan bowed slightly: "I am willing to guarantee it with my life."
Shi Heng pondered for a moment, then finally spoke, "Okay, we'll trust you for now. But before we enter the secret realm, you must tell us everything you know without reservation."
Mo Xuan turned his gaze to Luo Li again, "Friend Luo Li?"
Luo Li had regained her composure by this time. She raised her eyes slightly and asked, "When will the ruins be opened?"
Mo Xuan curled his lips calmly, "One month later, Wanjian Mountain."
Luo Li nodded, "But I'll have to trouble Senior Mo Xuan to stay in Buli City for the time being."
She cast a scrutinizing gaze, "Is everything alright, Senior Mo Xuan?"
Mo Xuan raised an eyebrow, "Of course no problem."
Although Luo Li was suspicious, she felt that there was nothing particularly strange about Mo Xuan.
She also lost that sense of incongruity. She pressed her forehead and thought, it’s okay. After all, she stayed in Buli City and he couldn’t cause any trouble.
In the following days, Bulicheng seemed calm on the surface, but undercurrents were actually surging.
Mo Xuan was arranged to live in a quiet courtyard in the City Lord's Mansion. Although he was "invited" to stay, in fact, many people were secretly monitoring his every move.
In addition to recovering her spiritual power, consolidating her cultivation, and teaching her disciples how to make pills and weapons every day, Luo Li would ask Mo Xuan for more information about her parents and the Great Wilderness Secret Realm.
Mo Xuan cooperated and told him everything he knew, but whenever Luo Li asked him about his experiences in the Continent of Gods over the years, he would always cleverly change the subject.
Emperor Xuanming always remained vigilant against Mo Xuan. Not only did he and Song Wanbai strengthen the city defense formations of the City Lord's Mansion and other cities in Buli City, he also secretly sent people to investigate the "hidden strong man" mentioned by Mo Xuan, but unfortunately, they found nothing.
The uneasiness in his heart grew stronger and stronger. He always felt that Mo Xuan's appearance was too coincidental and there must be a conspiracy behind it.
The night was as dark as ink. Luo Li stood on the highest attic of the City Lord's Mansion, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the broken jade slip. The jade slip glowed faintly in the moonlight.
"Are you still thinking about Mo Xuan?" Di Xuanming's voice came from behind. He held a snow fox cloak in his hand and gently draped it over Luo Li's shoulders.
Luo Li didn't look back, but just held the jade slip tighter: "The spiritual energy fluctuations on this jade slip are indeed from the same source as my mother, but..."
She suddenly turned around, a sharp look flashing in her eyes, "A Ming, did you notice the jade pendant on his waist?"
Emperor Xuanming's eyes darkened. "It seems to be a blood-veined black jade, a token of status only possessed by elders in the Demon God Temple."
The night wind suddenly became fierce, making Luo Li's robe rustle.
She suddenly raised her hands and formed a seal, instantly creating a soundproof barrier that enveloped the entire attic. "There's something strange about Mo Xuan. He claims to have witnessed my parents being captured four hundred years ago, but the person suspected of being my father disappeared much earlier than that. Could my father have truly escaped from the Demon God Temple with my mother? If he truly possessed that ability, how could he have been captured by a few Demon God Temple elders?"
"Also..." She lowered her eyes, "Apart from those close to me, my bloodline was only revealed to the Devil God Temple guardian last time. It didn't reveal the origin of chaos. In the eyes of others, my bloodline is not particularly special."
She really didn't want to think of Mo Xuan in this way, but he was really too weird.
Di Xuanming patted her shoulder soothingly. "We've already sent word to Wanjian Mountain. If the Great Wilderness Secret Realm truly has appeared, there wouldn't be no signs. We just need to wait for Wanjian Mountain's reply."
Luo Li smiled and said, "Okay, go and rest."
Just as Luo Li and Di Xuanming were discussing, a black shadow shuttled between the eaves of the City Lord's Mansion like a ghost.
The black shadow paused for a moment outside the courtyard where Mo Xuan lived, and then quietly sneaked in.
Inside the room, Mo Xuan leaned on the couch, playing with a black token with his fingertips, a meaningful sneer on his lips.
"Are you suspicious so soon?" Mo Xuan muttered to himself, a sinister glint in his eyes. "But, everything is going according to plan."
He put the token in his arms, stood up and walked to the window. Looking at the cold moon hanging high in the night sky, he murmured, "The Chaos Spirit Pearl is mine after all. She will be mine too."
The next morning, as soon as Luo Li walked out of the yard, Mu Ze ran over.
"Wan Jianshan replied, saying that he hasn't discovered anything unusual yet."
Luo Li nodded, "Okay, let them continue to observe. If they find anything unusual, send us a message immediately."
Mu Ze waved his hand, "Okay!"
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