Yun Qishen

Mo He didn't do anything outrageous to Mo Tianlan. He leaned close to Mo Tianlan's ear, stroking the corner of her mouth with his hand as he mocked and insulted her, "You probably thought I was going to kiss you, you bitch! You're really dreaming! Mo Tianlan, look at you like this, hahaha, I haven't tormented you enough yet! How could I let you die so easily?"

Mo He removed his hand from Mo Tianlan's chin and gripped her collarbone tightly. "Do you know what I'm planning to do next?"

Mo He stared fiercely into Mo Tianlan's gentle and affectionate eyes and said, "I'm going to destroy that ghost beast."

Before Mo Tianlan could say anything, Mo He slapped him across the face.

"Mo Tianlan, you don't deserve any happiness!"

Mo Langqin couldn't hold back any longer when he saw this. Just as he was about to rush out, Yan Cang grabbed his arm tightly from the side.

Mo Langqin stared at Yan Cang for a moment, then gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and hid himself again.

However, Mo He still managed to notice the commotion.

Mo He roared, "Who's there! Come out!"

Mo Langqin pulled Yan Cang down halfway, and they held their breath as they watched Mo He approach step by step.

rustle……

rustle……

The sound of parting the bushes grew clearer. Mo Langqin knew very well that his invisibility ghost power wouldn't hide from Mo He for long. Once discovered, he would be punished, but now he would only implicate Yan Cang as well.

He should have been calm just now, but he couldn't, and he still can't. That was, after all, his mother; how could he stand by and watch her be humiliated again without doing anything...?

But now he needs to protect Yan Cang first.

Yan Cang gripped Mo Langqin's hand tighter, and their heartbeats pounded in their throats.

【Mo He! You will definitely get your comeuppance!】

Mo Tianlan threw a ball of will-o'-the-wisp towards Mo He, but the flame only lightly shattered on Mo He's shoulder and did not cause him any harm.

But that was enough for Mo He to turn his attention back to Mo Tianlan.

Mo He clenched his fist and strode back. He didn't say a word, but just grabbed Mo Tianlan's hair again and left the vicinity of the Ghost-Suppressing Stone.

Only after Mo He's aura had completely dissipated did Mo Langqin breathe a sigh of relief and release his invisibility ghost power.

Mo Langqin knew very well that it was his mother who had helped him just now. He couldn't waste any more time, so he grabbed Yan Cang's hand again and led her in another direction straight down the mountain.

However, when they arrived at the mountain gate, they were blocked by a barrier.

"The mountain gate is closed; passage is prohibited for three months."

Before Mo Langqin could lead Yan Cang to find another way out, two Mo family disciples, armed and accompanied by ghost beasts, appeared nearby. They were disciples responsible for patrolling the mountain, and in a sense, they were disciples under Mo He's jurisdiction.

"It was just this morning... how come the mountain gate is suddenly closed?" Mo Langqin asked the patrolling disciple calmly, hiding Yan Cang behind her.

"This is the elders' decision, and we shouldn't interfere. Please don't make things difficult for us, senior brother." The patrolling disciple bowed slightly and then left to continue his patrol.

Mo Langqin felt uneasy seeing the two whispering not far away. He turned his head and looked into Yan Cang's doe-like eyes for a moment.

"Mo Langqin, I don't want to leave you. Can I stay here forever...?"

Yan Cang's voice was soft, but it was enough for Mo Langqin to hear clearly.

"Yan Cang, I..." Mo Langqin had no choice but to continue hiding Yan Cang and wait until the mountain gate was unsealed before taking any action.

"Come back with me first."

Yan Cang nodded slightly. One of her hands was being held by Mo Langqin, while the other was behind her back, and a trace of ghostly power was dissipating from the hand behind her back.

Mo Langqin didn't say anything more, but instead led Yan Cang back to his room, hiding and dodging as they went.

-

"You're back. How are you?"

Mo Li saw Mo Ruo enter the house and quickly asked her questions.

Mo Ruo stood with his hands on his hips, looking smug, "It seems my plan is progressing very smoothly!"

Mo Li was pleased to hear what Mo Ruo said, but he also understood that deception could not last long and would eventually harm Mo Langqin.

Mo Ruo saw the worry in Mo Li's calm expression. "Brother Mo Li, don't worry too much about him. I always feel that Mo Laoqi knows we're lying to him, but he's like this now..."

“We desperately need this false lifeline.” Mo Li picked up where Mo Ruo left off. “In the end, it’s just delaying the time of grief and pain. The fact that the person you found is willing to cooperate proves that she won’t hurt Lang Qin and that she cares about Lang Qin.”

Mo Ruo sat down beside Mo Li's couch and drank a cup of tea. "On the contrary, I feel that the guy's feelings for Mo Langqin are different from our feelings for Mo Langqin."

“Now that you mention it, I feel the same way.” Mo Li nodded in agreement, then looked out the window at the sky and began to calculate the time. “Given Lang Qin’s personality, he has probably already left the mountain gate with that guy disguised as Yan Cang. As long as Lang Qin settles her in, it will be enough to ease Lang Qin’s guilt.”

"It might not work." Mo Ru finished his tea, bent down, and put the teacup back on the table. "The mountain gate is sealed off. I just heard about it when I came back."

"The mountain gate is sealed off?" Mo Li frowned in confusion.

The Mo family would never seal their mountain gate unless something major happened. Even when they were sealing off a powerful ghost beast that suddenly broke in, they never sealed the mountain gate. So what are they trying to do now?

"Yes, it seems that this is not just Grandpa's order, but a decision made by the elders together."

"This is troublesome." Mo Li had been thinking of having Mo Ruo protect Mo Langqin again, but just then, the door was pushed open.

A disciple stood at the doorway, bowing respectfully with clasped hands. His voice was indifferent; he was a messenger disciple from the Elder Council.

"Brother Mo Ruo, the elders are calling you over."

Mo Ruo pointed to himself, completely bewildered. He went through everything he had done in the past few days but still couldn't make heads or tails of it. "Calling me? Did I do something wrong?"

The messenger disciple replied, "The elder only specifically asked Senior Brother Mo Ruo to come over, without explaining the reason."

Mo Ruo sighed and was about to get up when Mo Li reached out and grabbed his arm. Mo Li looked at the messenger disciple and asked, "Is it just to send him?"

The messenger disciple responded with an "Mm".

Mo Ruo didn't speak, but just blinked and waited for Mo Li to explain the situation to him.

Mo Li remained silent for a while before finally speaking, "Mo Ruo, come closer."

"Brother Mo Li, what do you know—uh…" Mo Ruo had just leaned closer when Mo Li used his ghostly power to knock her unconscious on the bed. Now, Mo Ruo would be asleep for two or three hours.

"Senior Brother Mo Li..." The messenger disciple, seeing the situation, didn't know how to speak. He could only look at Mo Li and wait for his response.

While ordering the ghost beasts to help him dress, Mo Li beckoned the messenger disciple to come closer, "Just say that the Flame Ghost has suffered a backlash, and Mo Ruo's condition is so bad that he fainted. I'll go in Mo Ruo's place; you help me out." (End of Chapter)