Mushroom Man

Chapter 174 Whose Child Is This? A Secret Meeting with the Leader

"Whose child are you?"

"Who gave you the order to trespass into my tent?"

Morobi looked down at Wu Liang, her face cold and her tone domineering.

Child?

Wu Liang's eyes flickered slightly, and he then remembered that in order to avoid suspicion, he had deliberately transformed into a short child.

Unexpectedly, this move actually worked by accident.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang froze on the spot, as if he had been frightened by Morobi, and stammered for a long time without being able to utter a single word.

"Ok?"

Morobi frowned, looking even more frightening.

"Wow wow wow..."

Wu Liang was so frightened that he clenched his teeth and tears welled up in his eyes.

He has a hundred-form mushroom by his side, which can change into all sorts of lifelike expressions at will.

Therefore, Wu Liang could cry whenever he wanted, and his acting skills were unparalleled.

Anyone who looked at him would only think he was a frightened little boy.

as predicted……

Seeing his appearance, Morobi's brows gradually relaxed.

She gave a disgruntled snort and looked around with disdain.

"A bunch of spineless good-for-nothings."

"You don't dare to come over yourself, but instead send a child to spy on your old mother. How despicable and shameless!"

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the High Priest's doing again, isn't it?"

"Hmph, if you've got the guts, fight me for real. What kind of man brings a little brat along?"

Morobi was beautiful, but she spoke extremely fiercely, constantly referring to herself as "old lady," which was truly vulgar.

Clearly, she misunderstood something.

Wu Liang stood there, choking back sobs, too afraid to move.

Seeing his appearance, Morobi seemed to soften her heart, and her expression softened considerably.

She squatted down, trying her best to put on a 'kind' look, and reached out to pinch Wu Liang's cheek.

"You little brat, what are you crying about, a grown man like you?"

"This time, learn your lesson and don't let others use you as a pawn again."

"Hurry back and find your mother. It's the middle of the night. If you keep running around like this, I'll throw you into the mountains to be eaten by wolves..."

Morobi's expression was fierce, and she spoke in a way that frightened Wu Liang.

Wu Liang pretended to be scared, nodded emphatically, and obediently stopped crying.

Seeing this, Morobi showed a satisfied expression.

She stood up, patted Wu Liang on the head, and then left.

After he left, Wu Liang, who had been crying and looking pitiful, instantly became expressionless and returned to normal.

He rubbed his cheek, which had just been pinched red, and frowned slightly.

"Why are you so unlucky?"

"Luckily, I had the foresight to turn into a child, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to explain being caught red-handed this time."

Wu Liang shook his head, then looked up in the direction where Morobi had gone, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes.

"What kind of Morobi is this? Why isn't she sleeping in the middle of the night? Where is she going?"

"Her voice just now sounds about 50% similar to that of the 'Successor of the Formless' in the scam."

"Looking at it this way, this guy might actually be the successor of the Formless One I'm looking for."

"Even if it wasn't her, it's probably still related to her."

"You can't find anything after wearing iron shoes, but it takes no effort to get there."

"Looks like I'll have to follow him and see what this guy is up to..."

Wu Liang's mind raced with thoughts, and he quickly made a decision.

On a sudden impulse, he immediately used the Shape Mushroom to transform himself into an ordinary black snake.

Taking advantage of his transformation, Wu Liang quietly followed them.

Of course, he has a clear understanding of his own abilities.

He utilizes the fact that human faces are ever-changing, transforming into the appearance of others, which could perhaps be described as being able to do whatever he wants and be incredibly lifelike.

However, if one were to activate the Shape Mushroom alone to transform it into a beast or even various inanimate objects, then that would be somewhat beyond its capabilities.

It's not that the Image Mushroom is ineffective, but rather that Wu Liang's cultivation level is insufficient, and he is not yet able to integrate the Image Mushroom into the Human Face Without Change, and there is no mushroom specifically used for concealing Qi.

In this situation, if others observe carefully or use any investigative methods, Wu Liang will inevitably be exposed.

However, there are advantages to doing this; at least when you become a snake, you're less likely to be discovered.

There's no need to worry about being questioned by the patrolling mushroom masters and thus being discovered by Morobi as a follower.

Wu Liang was very cautious along the way, and dared not run into Morobi again as he had done before.

He let Moro walk ahead, while he followed at a leisurely pace, always maintaining a safe distance.

As it turns out, Wu Liang's move was undoubtedly the right choice.

During this time, Morobi looked around several times, and even went so far as to use reconnaissance fungi to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from spying on or even following her.

Fortunately, Wu Liang only dared to hang there from a distance, and thus was not discovered.

"Where is this guy going?"

"Such caution, could it be that there's some secret behind it?"

"It seems that tonight's night raid on the Blackhorn tribe might yield unexpected results."

A sharp glint flashed in Wu Liang's eyes.

He held his breath and dared not make a sound, for fear of disturbing Morobi.

Not long after...

Morobi stopped in front of a heavily guarded cave.

Two second-level mushroom masters were guarding the entrance to the cave. Upon seeing Morobi, they quickly and respectfully made way for her.

Morobi nodded to them, walked in without saying a word, and her figure quickly disappeared from Wu Liang's sight.

Wu Liang squeezed through the weeds, his snake-like eyes gazing at the cave, a hint of surprise and uncertainty flashing in them. "If I remember correctly, according to the information I gathered earlier, this should be where the Black Horn leader is in seclusion."

"Morobi is not sleeping in the middle of the night, but has come to see the Black Horn leader."

Wu Liang thought of this and felt a strange feeling.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Madam Red.

"No way?"

"Could it be that this Moro girl is just as dissolute as that Lady Red?"

"Isn't this the adopted daughter of the Blackhorn leader?"

"Could it be that the Black Horn leader is even more cunning than the White Horn leader?"

A thought flashed through Wu Liang's mind.

However, he quickly rejected this bold conjecture.

"No, that's not right..."

"Not everyone is as shameless as Madam Red."

"Although I don't know what kind of person this Morobi is, from our interaction just now, she doesn't seem to be a worthless slut."

"This woman meeting with the Black Horn leader in the middle of the night must mean she has some unspeakable secret..."

Wu Liang's thoughts raced as he took a deep look at the cave.

For a moment, he hesitated.

Should we follow them and take a look?
This time, it's no joke.

After all, the Black Horn leader might very well be inside the cave.

If he sneaks in and is discovered by the Black Horn leader, he might very well die here.

However, if we don't go in, tonight's raid on the Blackhorn tribe will be fruitless and meaningless.

"Humph……"

"Fortune favors the bold, but I'm just a fourth-level mushroom master."

Wu Liang thought of Bone Immortal, and of his own ever-changing human face.

He suddenly felt more confident and immediately headed silently toward the cave without hesitation.

It was the dead of night, pitch black and dim.

The two black-horned mushroom masters guarding the cave had no idea that Wu Liang, this 'snake,' had silently bypassed them.

In no time, Wu Liang sneaked into the cave.

The cave was not dark; on the contrary, it was brightly lit.

Torches were placed on both sides for illumination.

Wu Liang cautiously ventured deeper into the cave, hoping to find traces of Morobi.

Before long, he followed the cave and saw a very spacious stone chamber in the distance.

However, before he could enter the stone chamber, he heard a sound coming from inside.

"Who dares to trespass into my secluded retreat? Get out!"

This statement came out.

Wu Liang felt a chill run down his spine.

His pupils contracted sharply, clearly not expecting that he would be discovered by the Black Horn leader so quickly.

run!
Without a second thought, Wu Liang immediately turned and fled.

After he darted several meters away, he looked back once more.

Unexpectedly, the Black Horned Leader did not chase after them, and even the Moro Maiden did not appear.

"Ok?"

Wu Liang immediately realized something was wrong.

He had originally planned to release Bone Master immediately if the Black Horn leader chased after him, so that he could stop the Black Horn leader for him.

But now we can only hear their voices, but not see them.

Logically speaking, if the Blackhorn leader discovered him, he shouldn't have ignored him...

Upon realizing this, Wu Liang, who had been fleeing, instantly stopped.

He waited for a while, but no one came out of the stone chamber, and his doubts grew stronger.

Wu Liang, skilled and daring, turned back and headed towards the stone chamber.

Before long, he heard the Blackhorn leader's reprimand again.

"Who dares to trespass into my secluded retreat? Get out!"

Upon hearing this voice, Wu Liang's face darkened. He immediately realized that he had been tricked.

To confirm his guess, he lingered for a moment in front of the stone chamber.

as predicted……

After a few breaths, the voice came out of the stone chamber again.

The content remained unchanged, and even the tone of voice was exactly the same as before.

Clearly, this was a sound deliberately created to scare away 'petty scoundrels' like Wu Liang.

"interesting……"

"This is clearly the Black Horn leader's secluded training place, yet he's using this as a pretext to make a noise to scare people."

"There's definitely something fishy going on here!"

Curious, Wu Liang stopped dawdling and quietly entered the stone chamber.

The interior of the stone chamber was extremely spacious, with stalactites of varying lengths hanging from the ceiling.

It's chilly here, much colder than outside, and the ground is covered with a layer of frost.

Clearly, this stone chamber was originally an underground cave, but it has now been converted into the residence of a leader.

As soon as Wu Liang entered the place, he noticed that there was no sign of Morobi in the stone chamber.

The source of the sound came from the large animal-hide bed placed in the stone chamber.

Wu Liang looked in the direction of the sound, wanting to see what was going on.

Upon looking, he saw the 'Black Horn Leader' sitting on the large animal skin bed.

(End of this chapter)