Yun Qishen

Chapter 2279 Discussion
"Mo Li greets all the elders."

With the help of his messenger disciple, Mo Li arrived at the council hall of the Elders' Council. He and the messenger disciple knelt in the center of the hall to pay their respects.

The elders on the high seats looked down at Mo Li, their expressions varied but all conveyed a sense of bewilderment.

"Wasn't it specifically Mo Ruo who was summoned? Why did you come here without permission, Mo Li?" It was an elder's reprimand, and there was a hint of concern in his voice.

Mo Li prostrated himself on the ground, his still-recovering body trembling slightly. A barrier had been set up in the Elders' Council, preventing unauthorized disciples from summoning ghost beasts, and Mo Li was no exception.

Because he was unable to summon a ghost beast to protect him, Mo Li's physical condition deteriorated further.

"Reporting to the elders, while I was practicing my cultivation, I was suddenly attacked by the Flame Demon. I am exhausted and have fainted. I may not wake up for a while. I was afraid of delaying your important matters, so I came here in my place. Please forgive my recklessness."

The elders on the throne looked at each other, and a murmur arose.

"What a deep brotherly bond!" Mo Wangchuan's voice suddenly rang out from beside Mo Li.

Mo Li did not get up and continued to perform the kowtow. He did not speak, but felt Mo Wangchuan help him up.

"Prepare a chair for the young master," Mo Wangchuan instructed the messenger disciple beside him. The disciple quickly prepared a chair and helped Mo Li to sit down.

With the help of an elder, Mo Wangchuan sat down in his seat. He tapped his hands lightly on the chair as a messenger disciple poured tea beside him. "So much time has passed, does everyone have any thoughts?"

Upon hearing Mo Wangchuan's words, the elders' gazes all subtly shifted towards Mo Li.

Mo Wangchuan naturally noticed the group's thoughts. He picked up his teacup and took a sip. "It's alright. There's no need to be wary of the younger generation. Mo Li won't reveal what we were talking about. After all, he's the future head of the Mo family, and it's time for him to learn some things."

The elders all breathed a sigh of relief; Mo Wangchuan's words had completely dispelled their wariness of Mo Li.

After a moment, an elder spoke up, "We're only missing this one Ghost-Suppressing Stone, and this missing piece is the key. If we can't find it, we'll all be finished when the prophesied day arrives and the Ghost Beast Feast appears!"

Mo Wangchuan responded with a smile, "That's why we need to rely on this mountain gate closure to strengthen the search device. I'm sure everyone has already prepared the necessary items. Please forgive me for the month-long delay due to some matters."

"Hey, Patriarch, you're joking. After all, there are some things we can't handle ourselves, and the younger generation inevitably makes mistakes. How can we hold them accountable for those mistakes... Ahahaha."

One elder's words drew laughter from the others. They were flattering Mo Wangchuan, and they all knew it perfectly well. Mo Li saw all of this as well.

Mo Wangchuan is an irreplaceable figure in the Mo family, and no one dares to disobey his orders.

Mo Wangchuan placed the teacup back on the square table beside him, his aged voice particularly clear in the council hall, "In that case, let's prepare some first."

Some elders clapped, while others coughed lightly, all as a signal to their disciples.

Mo Li leaned back in his chair, his breathing becoming somewhat unsteady. Mo Wangchuan noticed Mo Li's expression and switched places with the elder beside him.

A surge of ghostly power from Mo Wangchuan quickly enveloped Mo Li's body, and with this newfound power, Mo Li's discomfort symptoms rapidly subsided.

“…Thank you, Grandpa.” Mo Wangchuan smiled kindly at Mo Li, placing his hand on the back of Mo Li’s hand and continuing to transmit ghost power. He then pointed to the entrance of the council hall, gesturing for Mo Li to look over, “Mo Li, watch carefully. These are all things you should take over from now on.”

“Yes…” Mo Li followed Mo Wangchuan’s guidance and looked toward the entrance of the council hall. Soon, one by one, several people covered with white cloth were pulled in by the messenger disciples.

Mo Li felt a strong sense of unease, which seemed to come from Mo Wangchuan, or from those guys wrapped in white cloth, or from the obviously malicious gazes of the elders.

Mo Wangchuan tightened his grip on Mo Li's hand. "Mo Li, I'm doing all this for the Mo family. You must also want to do something for the Mo family's future. From now on, you can only observe with your eyes and remember with your heart. Remember, don't tell anyone outside this room."

Originally, the power of the Flame Demon was needed to ignite the pure fire, but Mo Ruo wasn't there. Mo Li, you're also unavailable to offer much help. Let's observe how the elders handle things, watch and learn."

Mo Li withdrew his hand from Mo Wangchuan's, suppressing his trembling emotions as he calmly replied, "Yes, grandson will remember..."

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Back inside, Mo Langqin called out to Bai Ying, but Bai Ying did not appear even after several calls.

The blue demon stood beside him, arms crossed, and said, "She's not in good condition and doesn't want to show herself right now. You shouldn't call for her anymore."

Mo Langqin glanced at Yan Cang before looking up at Qing Gui, "She should come over and explain to me."

Qinggui sighed at Mo Langqin, "Just forgive her. After all, she's childish and just wanted to joke with you."

"This joke isn't funny at all!" Mo Langqin gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger because he knew he couldn't vent his emotions on irrelevant people and things.

I apologize to you on her behalf.

"This should be done by her personally; you, Aoki, cannot do it for her!"

Qing Gui looked troubled and stopped talking. At this moment, Yan Cang moved closer and tugged at Mo Langqin's sleeve. "Mo Langqin, don't be angry. Bai Ying is doing this for your own good. Besides, if Bai Ying and Qing Gui hadn't discovered that traitorous ghost beast together, I would have been in real danger, right? Don't be angry."

"..." Mo Langqin turned around and took Yan Cang's hand. He stared into Yan Cang's eyes and remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Yan Cang, I'm sorry I can't send you down the mountain, but once the mountain gate opens, I will definitely send you away. Before I leave, I can only ask you to stay in this room for now."

Yan Cang simply nodded obediently.

Mo Langqin stared at Yan Cang's shy expression for a while before averting her gaze.

It was at this moment that he realized there was some ghostly power remaining in the room that did not belong to him.

"What's wrong?" Qing Gui asked, noticing Mo Langqin's sudden daze.

Mo Langqin looked up at Qing Gui, "Mo Ruo came to see me?"

The blue ghost nodded. "Yes, he said he saw you were in a bad mood on the way back and came here specifically to wait for you, but he had to leave after a short while."