Grudge Breaker

Chapter 367: A Big Move
"Yuheng, why are you here?"

As Jing Lan said goodbye to Jing Zheng and walked to the side of the road, she met Zhuang Yuheng who came out of the ghost market. Although the latter was wearing a custom mask, his tall and outstanding figure could not be hidden in the crowd.

"Aunt, please make it easier for your nephew to find you."

Zhuang Yuheng spoke in a faint voice and glanced at Qin Che who was beside Jing Lan. He was somewhat surprised that Ruan's mother had been with him during the two days she disappeared, but he did not show it on his face.

"Aunt, since Lord Sikong has come all the way to pick you up, I won't see you off. I have something important to do, so I'll say goodbye now. Don't worry, aunt. Sister Mianmian is blessed by heaven and will surely be able to return home soon."

Qin Che had achieved the purpose of this trip. He had already gotten a good job with Qin Xueying, and he was more than happy to have Zhuang Yuheng come to him, so he said a few symbolic courtesies and left Jing Lan to him, and hurried off to find happiness.

However, he had no intention of telling Qin Xueying about Jing Zhe's secret. It was not because he had sworn to promise Ruan's mother, but because Qin Che wanted to keep it for the day when he could attack Zhuang Yuheng, so that this clan would never have a chance to turn things around.

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"Aunt, are you hiding something from me? But is there any news about Mianmian?"

"No, no."

Jing Lan's expression was somewhat unnatural.

She had already made an appointment with Jing Zhe that eight days later, taking advantage of the opportunity of the warlock grading trial, the two of them, one in the open and one in secret, would go to the Goddess Peak to look for someone - it was a coincidence that Jing Zhe's master had asked him to go to the Goddess Peak during the grading trial to cooperate in the mission, so everything was legitimate.

But she would not say a word about Jing Zhe, even if the person was Zhuang Yuheng. If she did, not only would her father be ridiculed by the world for being half-human, half-beast, but she might even be affected in her immortal status because of faking her death and deceiving the emperor.

It wasn't all vanity. Jing Lan was worried that after losing her immortal status, she would no longer have the reason and status to ask the three officials to find her. So in response to Zhuang Yuheng's concern, she lied.

"I dreamed that Mianmian got lost in a place with lush vegetation, and cried and looked for her mother everywhere. Everything in the dream was real. That place looked very much like Pingyang. When I woke up, I wanted to come to the southern border to take a look."

Zhuang Yuheng knew that Jing Lan was not telling the truth, but he did not expose her.

Mo Tingfeng repeatedly told her to guard Ruan Mianmian's room - the center of the "Five Elements Formation" was related to her daughter's life and death. She would never disappear for two whole days just for a dream.

So Zhuang Yuheng did not tell the truth. He did not tell Jing Lan that Mo Tingfeng had used the Qimen Bureau to deduce her whereabouts:
"Since Tianying star falls in Qian Palace, Madam Jing is likely hiding in a place like the escort agency, forging bureau, arsenal, or even a gunpowder workshop. Tianying is in Taiyin, which means that the place is very dark, and it should be in a secret room or a mine."

That's why Zhuang Yuheng came to the Ghost Market - looking at the entire sleeping world, there are three places where the tracking technique can be ineffective: the upper world, the Ghost Market, and the Sanzu River in the sleeping world.

The possibility that the missing Ruan Mianmian was in the upper realm was extremely small, so Jing Lan definitely did not go to the upper realm. Although there were many caves in Sanzu River, the souls who went there were all deceased souls. Jing Lan would never think that her daughter was dead, so it was impossible for her to go there. Therefore, it can be inferred that she was most likely in Luoyang Ghost Market.

There was just one thing that puzzled Zhuang Yuheng. He had been here for most of the day and had searched for Jing Lan in the ghost market several times but had not seen her. Where on earth was she? Judging from the place where they had just met, she was not in the ghost market but in the mountains. Could there be a way in the mountains?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look up at the mountain. There were peaks upon peaks, and a different world beneath them. It was obvious that besides the ghost market, there were many secrets on this mountain.

Seeing Zhuang Yuheng staring at the mountain, Jing Lan hurriedly dragged him away under the pretext of returning to Ruan Mansion to guard the formation. Her panic made Zhuang Yuheng more certain that there was something wrong on the mountain, so he sent a directional message to Mo Tingfeng as soon as he left Pingyang.
"Lao Mo, I found my aunt. Qin Che brought her to Pingyang, but I can't find out why. There may be something fishy going on in the mountain. If possible, arrange for someone to investigate."
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When Mo Tingfeng received the targeted message from Zhuang Yuheng, he was meditating in his bedroom. Thanks to the miraculous effect of the medicine given by Gu Cangyue, his magic power has recovered by 40% to 50%. There are still eight days before the trial. If nothing unexpected happens, he can recover at least 80% to 90%.

"Is there something fishy on the mountain?"

Mo Tingfeng slowly opened his eyes. Because Song Weichen was kidnapped and the Ghost Market was almost razed to the ground by the Three Divisions, what kind of secret could there be on the mountain?
He suddenly remembered the game of Qi Men Dun Jia, "Tian Ying Star is in front of Tai Yin". At that time, he only interpreted "Tai Yin" as a dark and damp cave, but in fact it has other meanings. Tai Yin also refers to ancestors and parents, mainly women. If it is discussed for male elders, it mostly refers to people hiding in the dark or behind the scenes.

"Could it be that Mother Ruan went to see her elders?"

Mo Tingfeng pondered in his heart, but he dismissed the idea in an instant. Jing Lan's father, Jing Zhe, was a hero in his lifetime, but he had been dead for more than eight years. How could he still be alive? The Jing family had never heard of anyone else being alive. No, it was impossible.

Since Qin Che brought him there, perhaps the only person worth seeing in the Ghost Market is Lord Jinxian.

But if Jing Lan met Lord Jinxian but didn't say a word, what was she planning?

……

Just as his thoughts were flying, a little head poked in from the bedroom door. Song Weichen had his paws on the door, with only a pair of blinking almond eyes showing, revealing a mischievous look.

The same look as her, and Xiao Biezhi who was already wearing the resurrection armor. The little guinea pig was the same as Song Weichen, squatting on her head, scratching the door with its two meaty paws, and looking at Mo Tingfeng with a pair of small black eyes.

Thanks to Cangyue's powerful puppet energy, Xiao Biezhi looks even fatter than before he was beaten up. Not only is his fur shiny and smooth, but blue electricity flashes on the tip of his Pikachu-like tail from time to time, making him look both cute and majestic.

"Dad! I, Shushu, have leveled up!"

"I learned a great move!"

Seeing Mo Tingfeng smiling at him, Xiao Biezhi flew over and landed steadily on Mo Tingfeng's shoulder. He held his face with his paws and rubbed his furry rat face against him again and again.

"Tell me about it." Mo Tingfeng said "perfunctorily" to Xiao Biezhi, his eyes as sweet as honey. He stood up from the meditation cushion and walked towards Song Weichen. Although they had stayed in Tingfeng Mansion for the past two days, they were practicing separately and hardly met each other - he missed her very much.

"Hey."

Song Weichen, who was lying by the door, suddenly laughed evilly. Mo Tingfeng paused for a moment and had a bad feeling in his heart. What was going on? Fei Si?

"Petrificus Totalus!"

She suddenly recited a string of strange words - in fact, if, well, if Mr. Mo has read "Harry Potter", it would not be strange. This is the spell of the Binding Spell. Hermione knew how to use it when she was a little kid, and Song Weichen knew how to recite it when he was a little kid.

At that time, she was still a real elementary school kid. Every time she went home from school, she would take out a magic wand from her bag that she bought for ten yuan, and she would use magic spells to attack her classmates. The immobilization spell was nothing, she was also very good at using the Avada Kedavra and the Soul-Out-of-Body Spell! It was fun.

However, with the appearance of this strange "spell", Mo Tingfeng found that he was indeed unable to move. It was obviously not because of the spell, but because Xiao Biezhi "stinged" him with his electric tail.

The unique "electric fart" has the function of temporarily immobilizing the body, which was used when facing the red-eyed ghost bird a long time ago, but this time it obviously did not fart, but used its tail.

Mo Tingfeng, who was immobilized, thought to himself, there is no need to prepare for the immobilization fart, I can just use it whenever I want, is this what Xiao Biezhi calls an upgrade?

But he immediately rejected this idea.

"Moonlight Box!"

Following Song Weichen's inexplicable roar, Mo Tingfeng found himself sitting back on the meditation cushion again - Song Weichen was still peeking out of the door with a sly smile, Xiao Biezhi was still above her head, everything seemed to have returned to a moment ago, but there was something obviously different - there was something under his butt, and it was quite painful.

"Big sister, isn't this trick of yours a bit too weird? If my father's sack is punctured, I might have to go back to the furnace and be reborn."

"No way, even though the thorns of the loquat vine are sharp, he is still wearing pants and a robe, right?"

"Besides, don't you call him dad? It's okay. Mr. Mo now has a successor. Er, no, there is a rat. I'll change your name to Mo Nianchen. Don't worry, he won't do anything to you."

Having said that, Song Weichen still swallowed his saliva when he saw Mo Tingfeng's dark and stiff face. Ah, this... is this too much? ...

The loquat vines used for thorny mats were in perfect growth. She had her little rat pick each one carefully. The thorns on them were even tougher than those on durian shells, and they were woven so solidly, well, really very solid.

She coughed dryly, took a step forward, then pulled off the small hairpin on her head, stretched out her arms and walked into the room.

"It's no secret that every wrong has its perpetrator. This little bastard dared to disrespect you, so he really deserves to be punished! What? For my sake, Mr. Mo, please... just do as you please! Just as you please~"

As Song Weichen spoke, he threw Xiaobiezhi into the house and prepared to run away.

As a result, she had just turned around and ran half a step when she bumped into the arms of Mo Tingfeng who appeared in a flash. The latter looked at her with a smile, and there were a few sharp thorns of loquat vine stuck on the back of the hem of his black brocade robe.

"Song Weichen."

Mo Tingfeng rarely calls her by her full name.
"Upgrade, right? Ultimate move, right?"

He took a sharp thorn of the loquat vine from his clothes and handed it to Song Weichen.
"White Robe Reverend, don't you want to explain?"

"hey-hey……"

Song Weichen scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. It was over. This elder brother was really angry. Could it be that he was really talking about the bag of offspring while poking the little meatball?
"Hey, Mr. Mo, listen to my excuse. No, explain."

Song Weichen cleared his throat, looking like someone who was caught cheating in an exam by the invigilator, and was trying hard to put the blame on the classmate who helped him pass the answers.

"Maybe because Cang Yue is an ancient god, the quality of the puppet energy absorbed by the puppet master from him is very high, so Xiao Biezhi recovered very quickly..."

Hearing her mention Gu Cangyue, Mo Tingfeng's face darkened. Song Weichen keenly noticed that the temperature had dropped by two degrees, and hurriedly changed his words to save his life.
"Ah, yes! The most important thing is that the cultivation method that Master Mo taught me is useful! So after Xiao Biezhi recovered, he found that his skill slot had one more slot than before."

"After it uses its tail to shock someone, people around may not see it, but during this period, when I look at the person being shocked, there will be a huge countdown above my head. I have ten seconds to operate. After the countdown ends, the time will go back to ten seconds ago."

"For example, after Xiao Bie called you just now, I asked Brother Yishou to use his space-folding ability to place the thorn mat that Wuqing Curie had prepared in advance on your meditation mat, and then... cough, and then..."

"Anyway, I gave this ultimate move a name, it's called Moonlight Box. How about it, isn't it awesome?"

"Master Mo, as my first ultimate move test subject, you are quite proud, aren't you..."