Grudge Breaker

Chapter 358: The Ghost Appears (Part )
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"My Lord, do you remember the man in black who escaped from the Ghost Market in Pingyang?"

Ding Heran saw what Mo Tingfeng was thinking.

In the past, in the Pingyang woods, Ding Heran had fought with the man in black. The thought of the earth-type A-level's incredible combat power made him shudder. If the man in black also participated in this warlock grading trial, there would be chaos on the Goddess Peak.

"I checked the list and carefully checked the background of each subject. There should be no such person... in black."

Ding Heran glanced at Ye Wujiu while speaking.
"But Wujiu and I both feel that Lao Shu's participation in this test is probably related to Ma Zhenchun, the Thunder Explosive. They were instructed to go to Pingyang Forest that day, intending to commit murder when the adults entered the ghost husband's illusion array. I'm afraid they have no good intentions this time."

"Especially now that Ma Zhenchun has become a necromancer, Du Juan has become Ma Zhenchun's blood puppet, and with the incident involving Lady Ruan, the situation is extremely tricky."

"What Wu Jiu and I are worried about is that if Lao Shu and the necromancer both go to Goddess Peak, I'm afraid that the man in black will not stop."

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Ding Heran's words were like a basin of ice chips, chilling Song Weichen to the core.

Although she couldn't fully understand what happened in the Pingyang woods and how thrilling it was because she was in the illusion array, she had seen the injuries on Ding Ye and the other man, and it was equivalent to the two of them dying once - they could easily injure the two leaders of the Tianluodiwang of the Sichen Mansion like that. The destructive power of these Class A warlocks was probably so terrible that her imagination could not reach.

If Mo Tingfeng was unharmed, he wouldn't be afraid. He was the most powerful fighter in the world of sleep, and anyone who wanted to cause trouble would have to think carefully. But now he had almost lost all his magic power... There were less than ten days left before the warlock grading trial began, and he couldn't recover no matter what.

Goddess Peak is so dangerous, I'm afraid everyone on this trip will be in danger.

Thinking of this, Song Weichen felt like sitting on pins and needles. She looked at Mo Tingfeng worriedly with her deer eyes. The latter shook his head at her calmly. Song Weichen understood his expression: don't tell Ding Ye and the others that he had lost all his magic power in Yunjian.

Mo Tingfeng's eyes were calm and without any fear. He was really able to keep his composure. Because of his calmness, Song Weichen's heart also calmed down inexplicably.
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"Besides Lao Shu, is there anyone else on the list who deserves special attention?"

Mo Tingfeng's slender fingers tapped the table rhythmically, as if he was playing a big game of chess in his mind.

"Your Excellency, 'Huo Zhe Zi' is also on the list."

The bounty hunter "Huozhezi" was a quasi-A-class fire sorcerer. No one knew his gender or age. He accepted bounty missions based on an ancient well in Zhusha Town. Song Weichen certainly remembered this person. The hollow cave exposed by the sinkhole in the Hidden Mist Village was this person's lair.

The reason why the place fell was because of the fight between the fire starter, the man in black, and the necromancer underground. After that, this person lost contact and no longer accepted bounty missions. Now that he suddenly appears, he is definitely not a good person.

"Which government office did you report the fire-lighting test from?"

Mo Tingfeng asked as he flipped through the trial list.

"Reporting from Zhusha Town, sir."

Ye Wujiu took a step forward.
"I sent someone to check. Huozhaizi's 'application for the examination' was submitted by the prefect himself five days ago. It is said that when the prefect woke up that morning, the completed application was placed on the bedside, along with a lock of her fetal hair tied with a longevity lock."

"The prefect naturally recognized the longevity lock. A few months ago, when his daughter-in-law gave birth to his eldest grandson, he specially found a well-known craftsman to make it. The prefect's son was working hundreds of miles away, so his eldest grandson naturally lived with him. This letter and longevity lock that appeared out of nowhere were clearly a threat. The prefect was horrified and immediately asked his wife to go to his son's residence to visit him. He himself personally monitored the report of the trial of the sorcerer of the 'fire-breaking device' to prevent any mistakes from implicating his family."

At this point, Ye Wujiu paused, and a trace of unwillingness appeared on his face, which originally showed no emotion.

"So no one has ever seen the true appearance of the fire stick."

By now, they knew that this warlock classification test was full of hidden dangers and undercurrents. But they didn't know what the purpose of Lao Shu, Huo Zhezi and others was, and who was behind it.

Moreover, since they are participating in the test openly, they are the iceberg exposed above the water. Who knows what kind of dangers are hidden in the invisible dark places underwater.

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"and many more."

Mo Tingfeng frowned as he was flipping through the trial list.
"The eldest princess wants to participate in the test as an ordinary warlock?"

Every time a warlock takes a grading trial, the Lord's Mansion in Anlu Realm will send a supervisor to watch the entire process to show their importance. Qin Xueying appeared as the supervisor in the first two trials, so it was not surprising that she would show up in Mo Tingfeng's room for this trial - but as an ordinary warlock taking the test, this was quite abnormal.

Thinking of what happened in Ximanlou today, thinking of Gu Cangyue's dream bud that was polluted at the night banquet in the Lord's Mansion, thinking of Qin Xueying who would rather use the excuse of liking women to intervene between him and Song Weichen - but not for love.

There was a hint of coldness in Mo Tingfeng's eyes. Qin Xueying...what does she want to do?
"When did the princess submit the petition?"

Hearing this, Ding Heran and Ye Wujiu looked at each other in bewilderment. What? Didn't their master know about this?
"Your Excellency, the princess's application for the exam was personally delivered by Miss Banxia on the day she came to stay at Sichen Mansion a while ago. She said that the territory master had discussed this with you. This time, the princess will participate in the exam as an ordinary cultivator. Please treat her equally and don't give her any special treatment..."

Ding Heran spoke more and more quietly, and it was obvious from Mo Tingfeng's expression that he was completely unaware of the situation.

Could it be that the eldest princess took it upon herself to "forge the imperial edict?" Ding Heran swallowed his saliva. It would be better for him, a little kid, not to guess - even if he was not sensitive to matters between men and women, he could clearly feel that the eldest princess was paying too much attention to her master recently. She was probably pretending to take the exam seriously, and was really trying to use this opportunity to have more substantive contact with Mo Tingfeng.

Mo Tingfeng picked up the red pen and drew a line on Qin Xueying's name.

"The matter of the eldest princess taking the exam is still to be determined. I will discuss it with the territory lord." "The rest of the people will be announced according to the list, including Lao Shu and Huo Zhezi."

"Also, spread the word—"

Mo Tingfeng's expression did not allow for any arguments.
"All the secret treasures obtained in this grading trial belong to you. Once you get them, you only need to write a report. You don't have to hand them in. Everyone can use your best skills to get the treasures."

"Yes!"

Ding Heran was full of excitement. This time he and Ye Wujiu would also take part in the test. Wouldn't that mean they would make a fortune? He suddenly developed a lot of fearless courage. He wanted to take down any old tree or fire stick!
After all, the items that can be taken from the Warlock Grading Trial are always precious, such as the thousand-year-old dragon pill, the feathered clothes of the upper realm, the rare and precious herbs that can help one cultivate to the realm of enlightenment... There are too many to list. In the past, the Warlocks who participated in the trial reported the treasures after obtaining them, and graded them according to the difficulty of the treasures. If they can really keep them this time...

"Will everyone fight to the death?" Ye Wujiu was not as excited as Ding Heran. He was worried, "If this news gets out, the situation will be even more chaotic."

Mo Tingfeng nodded.

"I want chaos."

"The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, the Si Chen Mansion is bound to be passive. In this case, we might as well muddy the waters thoroughly. This will give us a chance to see the truth."

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Song Weichen listened quietly to their discussion without interrupting, but he was secretly worried that Mo Tingfeng's current low magical power would eventually become a hidden danger.

There are still ten days before the trial begins, so she must hurry up to practice. Fortunately, she has absorbed enough puppet energy in Sikong Mansion this time. Zhuang Yuheng said that the puppet energy was born from the polluted dream bud of Gu Cangyue. That evil thing can make a ruthless character like Big Bird completely lose his mind. The imagination is very strong. Maybe the puppet energy... can not only allow the broken Xiao Biezhi to be reborn, but also make her phantom spirit more powerful...

"Weiwei, are you tired? Go to sleep."

Seeing her dazed, Mo Tingfeng couldn't help but express his concern, fearing that her body couldn't take it.

Song Weichen shook her head. With such a big event happening, how could she sleep? But Mo Tingfeng's words reminded her of something.

"Boss, you are good at fortune-telling. Can you set up another Qimen Dunjia game to see the motivations of Lao Shu and Huozhezi for participating in the trial?"

Mo Tingfeng shook his head. It was not that he didn't want to watch it, but that it was useless to watch it.

He gave a brief explanation and Song Weichen understood. It turned out that people who could cast spells, their very existence would constantly change the course of things. The stronger the magic power, the more difficult it was to "calculate" because things were changing all the time, and change was the only unchanging part, and no one could see through the truth.

From this perspective, the warlock classification trial is a large-scale "quantum experiment". The observer himself is a variable. Even if Mo Tingfeng sets up a strange game, while solving the game, the people and things involved will change as a result, and the motives and outcomes are a mystery.

They chatted for a while and finalized some core details of the warlock grading trial. It was almost the hour of the tiger. Mo Tingfeng was concerned about Song Weichen's health and wanted to end the conversation and discuss it again in the morning, but the little girl refused.

"So who is the traitor? Who did you see when you went to Goddess Peak?"

"Do I know this person? I've been guessing all night."

The more curious Song Weichen became, the calmer Mo Tingfeng seemed, as if he already knew who the traitor was. He asked Ding Heran and Ye Wujiu to go to the Goddess Peak just to let them witness it with their own eyes.

"Tell me about it."

"Yes, my lord!"

Hearing Mo Tingfeng's words, Ding Heran couldn't wait to speak. He had been holding the matter of the traitor in for a long time.

"Brother Wei, the person Wu Jiu and I met at Goddess Peak, you both know and don't know him. You both are familiar with him and don't know him."

The corners of Song Weichen's mouth twitched.

"You look like a traitor to me right now."

Ding Heran chuckled, and thinking of his experience at Goddess Peak, his expression became serious again, and he clasped his fists towards Mo Song and the others.

"Your Excellencies, Wu Jiu and I did see someone from Si Chen's residence at Goddess Peak. We sneaked around and investigated for at least eight hours."

"This man's name is Lü Chi. He is the leader of the first team, 'Di Kui', among the seventy-two ground network teams led by Wu Jiu. He has been in office for more than eight hundred years and has a lot of experience."

"Lü Chi?!"

Hearing this name, Song Weichen became uneasy.

"Lü Chi is the traitor? How is that possible!"

"Isn't he dead?!"