Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

Looking at the now-vanished entrance, Mo Juren's expression was extremely grim.

He miscalculated. If he wasn't mistaken, the moment he made his move in the stone hall, the other party had already planned everything.

It must be admitted that the other party was indeed an old monster who had lived for countless years, and his thoughts and schemes were unfathomable. He had been cautious enough, but he still fell into their trap.

Now that things have come to this, it's too late to stop them.

Clearly, the other party intends to break the seal alone. If they fail, it will be fine, but if they succeed, I am afraid I will be in grave danger.

Fortunately, the seal is not simple. After all, the other party originally intended to ask for his help. Now that he is acting alone, it is not so easy. Perhaps it will not be successful even in ten days or half a month.

Staying here would be tantamount to waiting for death, which is not in his nature. It would be best to leave first.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated. He immediately flashed and landed on top of Zidian's head. With a thunderous sound, the two of them turned into a streak of purple light and shot away.

Meanwhile, inside the main hall, the stunningly beautiful woman's expression shifted slightly, clearly indicating that she had also sensed something.

"Are they gone?" the woman murmured softly, then let out a cold laugh.
"I didn't expect that the main body's soul would awaken ahead of schedule. Since that's the case, I naturally don't need you anymore. However, you just forced me to risk self-destruction to use a forbidden technique, so this matter cannot be left unresolved."

Furthermore, such a unique and top-tier physical body is truly rare, not to mention the thunder dragon. If I'm not mistaken, it is a descendant of a true dragon, equally rare, and especially useful to me.

Based on these two points alone, I absolutely cannot let you escape..."

……

Mo Juren didn't know what the woman in the stone hall said, but he could guess that she would never let him leave easily.

Therefore, while he and Zi Ji were fleeing at high speed, he was also rapidly thinking of a way to deal with the situation.

The origin of that giant dragon stone sculpture is very likely that of the evil dragon clan that was extinct in ancient legends. Although it was suppressed for countless years, its strength must have been affected, but it was definitely not weak.

He knew he could never be a match for the enemy, so it would be best if he could escape successfully. That way, whatever trouble the enemy might cause in the future would be none of his business.

Moreover, the Evil Dragon Clan was already a universally hated existence in the cultivation world in ancient times; otherwise, they would not have been wiped out. Even if they escaped, they could not cause any great trouble and could only hide their identities and live a life of ignominy.

But the problem now is that he can't determine how long it will take to break the seal. Even ten days or half a month doesn't seem like enough.

Furthermore, given the other party's shrewd nature, who knows if they might leave any mark on you? That would be even more troublesome, and running to the ends of the earth wouldn't help.

Therefore, fleeing for one's life is only a temporary measure. There is only one way to resolve this matter: to shift the blame elsewhere and use someone else to do the dirty work. Only by eliminating this person can this matter be truly resolved.

"Shifting the blame eastward, using someone else to do the dirty work?" Above Zi Dian's head, Mo Juren quickly thought of a suitable target. Two conditions had to be met: the stronger the target, the better, and the closer the target, the better.

Suddenly, he thought of the being in the Yin Wind Swamp, who seemed to be the perfect fit.

Thinking of this, he was overjoyed and immediately summoned Yue Li, ignoring her somewhat bewildered look, and asked directly:

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be able to contact that senior in the Yin Wind Swamp, right?"

Upon hearing this, a strange glint flashed in Yue Li's bright eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and fell silent. Seeing this, Mo Juren immediately understood. The old woman with white hair had entrusted him with her care before, of course, she had other motives.

He had already guessed this, but he deliberately kept quiet to save face. But now that he had brought it up suddenly, it was no wonder that the other party was at a loss.

However, he couldn't care less about that at the moment and immediately stated his position:
"You don't need to overthink it. I didn't mean anything by it. I'm just facing a difficult crisis and want to ask that senior for help."

"?" Yue Li's bright eyes flashed, clearly somewhat surprised. Before she could ask anything, Mo Juren continued his story.

"Here's the thing, not long ago, I stumbled upon a secret realm by chance..."

Although Yue Li is a spirit beast and still in its infancy, it possesses extremely high intelligence and is naturally able to understand everything. Upon hearing the other party's explanation, it instantly became serious.

"The other party is very likely a member of the legendary evil dragon clan from ancient times. I'm sure you're quite interested in that, senior. Moreover, having been suppressed here for countless years, their strength must be greatly diminished. For you, dealing with them shouldn't be a problem at all," Mo Juren reminded him again, but then suddenly changed the subject.
"The current situation requires your intervention to resolve; otherwise, once the evil dragon breaks the seal, both of our lives will be in danger."

Upon hearing this, Yue Li no longer hesitated and immediately nodded.

The next instant, he suddenly closed his eyes, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Mo Juren breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he was also somewhat shocked.

One can roughly guess that the other party is using some special means to contact the white-haired old woman, but this means is far too mysterious.

Despite being so close, he couldn't sense anything unusual, not even a trace of magical energy fluctuation.

Suddenly recalling the description Chi Yun had given the white-haired old woman, he couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, there were some things that were simply beyond his control.

Things went even more smoothly than he had expected. Just as he had guessed, the white-haired old woman was indeed very interested in the situation and immediately gave a reply.

After hearing Yue Li's brief retelling, Mo Juren finally felt relieved and stopped thinking about it, only signaling Zi Dian to speed up.

Although he was traveling underground, he was not affected by the earth-遁符 (earth-遁符, a type of talisman used in Chinese fantasy novels) he used.

Zidian pushed its speed to the limit, and in just a moment it had burst out of the ground and returned to the surface.

Mo Juren dared not delay and immediately directed the other party to fly at high speed towards the location of the exit. Along the way, he naturally encountered Xue Rou, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Captain..." Upon seeing the familiar figure arriving on a dragon, Xue Rou's eyes lit up. She was about to say something when the other person raised his hand to interrupt her.

"This is not the time to talk, hurry up and get on..."

"Oh..." Xue Rou was naturally very clever. Seeing the other party's serious expression, she immediately guessed what was going on and didn't ask any more questions. She flew up directly.

"Is it alright to leave the secret realm now?" Mo Juren suddenly seemed to remember something and asked again urgently. Hearing this, Xue Rou nodded very confidently.
"Don't worry, Captain, there's plenty of time. There won't be any problems."

"That's good……"

...(End of chapter)