“An eerie being with human-like intelligence?”
“And who is Zhang Yingxue?”
“This…”
Mo Ronghua’s brows were tightly furrowed, his mood seeming extremely heavy.
“Qingyi, quickly investigate Zhang Yingxue and Xiao Gaoyuan’s situation.”
“Yes, Father.”
Upon receiving the order, Mo Qingyi immediately left the main hall.
“Old Lu, it’s almost dark now. Will that eerie being show itself again?”
“Where did it appear earlier?”
“Should I go investigate right now?”
An Eerie-level being, one with human-like intelligence at that—Mo Ronghua felt a chill run down his spine.
If Lu Xuan hadn’t told him, he would have remained unaware that such a terrifying existence lurked right under their noses.
The domain power of an Eerie-level being was no joke.
If he encountered a complete Eerie-level entity, even he, a martial artist at the perfected Inner Energy stage, would likely have to avoid its edge and flee far away.
“No need to make a trip. That thing was injured by me; it will probably be more cautious and won’t appear easily.”
This was also why Lu Xuan needed to find Xiao Chenliang.
This Zhang Yingxue harbored immense resentment, mostly directed at the Tianying Gang and Xiao Chenliang.
As long as he found Xiao Chenliang, Lu Xuan could hide near him and wait for Zhang Yingxue to reappear.
When that time came, Lu Xuan wouldn’t hold back and let Zhang Yingxue escape again.
Half an hour later, Mo Qingyi walked back into the main hall.
However, her exquisitely beautiful, fair face was covered in what looked like frost, making her seem frightening.
Seeing Mo Qingyi’s expression, Mo Ronghua found it very strange.
But as her father, at this moment, he didn’t dare provoke his precious daughter’s wrath.
Since Mo Ronghua didn’t dare ask, he had to rely on Lu Xuan.
“Ahem, ahem, ahem!”
Mo Ronghua turned and winked at Lu Xuan, signaling him to inquire.
Lu Xuan didn’t need to see Mo Ronghua’s hint; he already knew why Mo Qingyi was acting this way.
She must have learned about the grievances between the Zhang family and the Xiao family.
Ah, this Zhang Yingxue was also a pitiful soul.
Mo Qingyi stopped walking and ground her teeth as she spoke.
“Senior Lu, I want to kill that beast!”
The ‘beast’ Mo Qingyi referred to was naturally the scoundrel Xiao Chenliang.
After investigating the whole story, all she wanted now was to strike Xiao Chenliang down with her sword.
At some point, Mo Ronghua appeared behind Mo Qingyi, placing a hand on her shoulder.
Mo Ronghua was using his inner energy to suppress the chaotic blood energy within Mo Qingyi.
“Qingyi, calm down.”
After suppressing his daughter’s turbulent blood energy, Mo Ronghua’s face turned ashen with anger.
What had happened?
Who dared to make his precious daughter angry? Mo Ronghua swore he wouldn’t let them off, no matter where they fled.
“Xiao Chenliang still serves a purpose for now; we can’t kill him yet.”
Lu Xuan pondered for a moment, then decided to spare Xiao Chenliang’s life for the time being.
Because Zhang Yingxue’s main target was him.
If Xiao Chenliang died, Lu Xuan couldn’t guarantee that Zhang Yingxue would still manifest.
He couldn’t very well stand guard in Jingtai Mansion forever.
That was impossible; Lu Xuan didn’t have that much time to stay here.
He needed to return to Baidao Mansion in at most two days.
“However, Miss Qingyi, rest assured, that Xiao Chenliang won’t live much longer.”
“As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its debtor!”
Finally, Lu Xuan looked at Mo Qingyi with a meaningful gaze.
“When the time comes, someone will naturally come to settle this matter with Xiao Chenliang for you, Miss Qingyi.”
Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its debtor?
Mo Qingyi was momentarily stunned. The wrongful case created by Xiao Chenliang wasn’t it precisely Zhang Yingxue?
The debtor?
Could it be?
In that instant, Mo Qingyi woke up with a start, finally understanding Lu Xuan’s meaning.
Lu Xuan meant letting Zhang Yingxue personally end that beast.
Her face, previously cold as ice, then broke into a smile, as if the pent-up frustration in her heart had been released.
“Yes, Senior Lu.”
Mo Ronghua, standing nearby, however, was full of questions, looking completely bewildered.
He simply couldn’t understand the conversation between Lu Xuan and his daughter.
But Mo Ronghua soon found out who had angered his daughter.
It was Xiao Gaoyuan’s third son, that bastard Xiao Chenliang.
“This beast, how could he commit such a heinous act?”
“That bastard Xiao Gaoyuan, does he really think his connection with Prince An allows him to do whatever he wants?”
After learning the full story, even Mo Ronghua, a man who had seen much of the world, couldn’t help but curse angrily.
No wonder his daughter had such a strong reaction.
Never mind his daughter—if that beast Xiao Chenliang stood before him right now,
Mo Ronghua wouldn’t hesitate for a second to strike him down with one palm!
But Mo Ronghua suppressed his anger and revealed some secrets to Lu Xuan.
“Old Lu, that Xiao Gaoyuan, besides being the Prefect of Jingtai Mansion, has another identity.”
“He’s a relative of Prince An, Xia Mingqing’s maternal family, a nephew of the Xiao family head.”
“Prince An’s birth mother is precisely the eldest daughter of this Xiao family head.”
“So, Xiao Gaoyuan left the capital to come to Anzhou, wanting to serve Prince An Xia Mingqing.”
Another person connected to this Prince An?
Is there no end to this?
Lu Xuan felt somewhat helpless. Why did everyone he encountered seem related to this so-called Prince An?
Could it be that he and this Prince An were incompatible, that he was this Prince An’s nemesis?
As for Mo Ronghua’s underlying implication, Lu Xuan ignored it completely.
By telling him Xiao Gaoyuan’s background, Mo Ronghua was simply trying to remind him to be mindful.
But Lu Xuan couldn’t care less about these people’s backgrounds.
Anyone who obstructed Lu Xuan, even if it were the Emperor’s own son, Lu Xuan would still kill them without hesitation.
Seeing that Lu Xuan didn’t respond, Mo Ronghua understood his stance and didn’t press further.
“Old Lu, those natural treasures—do you want them now, or wait until after you’ve dealt with that eerie being?”
Regarding the Zhang Yingxue matter, Lu Xuan had already made his stance clear: he would handle it personally.
Mo Ronghua naturally wouldn’t interfere; in fact, he should be grateful for Lu Xuan’s assistance.
“Old Mo, give them to me now.”
Lu Xuan wasn’t the type to leave natural treasures sitting around until the next day.
Three medium-grade natural treasures and fifteen low-grade ones.
These should be enough for him to deduce the next level of the Indestructible Diamond Scripture, right?
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
Late at night, outside the gates of the Black Hawk Gang’s lair, over a dozen gang members stood guard.
At that moment, a blurry, red residual image gradually materialized.
In this unimaginable way, it appeared before the eyes of those dozen or so gang members.
Taking a day off. Will make up with two chapters tomorrow morning.
