ragginovel Chapter 24 Mo Mansion
Chapter 24 Mo Mansion
Han Li and Lin Changqing entered the Mo residence. However, Han Li insisted that Mo Yuzhu, the young lady of the Mo family, take him to see the person in charge of the Mo residence. Lin Changqing did not want to get involved in this matter, so he went to the former residence of Doctor Mo. He was not familiar with Doctor Mo, and only knew that Doctor Mo was a physician of the Seven Mysteries Sect, who was temporarily residing in Divine Hand Valley and had taken in two disciples.
Lin Changqing strolled around the Mo residence as if nothing had happened, while the atmosphere on Han Li's side grew increasingly tense.
However, the Mo family mansion was indeed different, and even had something hidden inside. Lin Changqing used his divine sense to discover a secret underground place.
He moved swiftly and calmly toward his destination. As a cultivator who had come to the mortal world, he had a natural confidence, walking through the Mo Mansion as if he were walking in his own cave.
In the eyes of the servants of the Mo family, he was also a guest of the Mo family's young lady, so no one dared to do anything to him, and soon no one paid attention to his movements anymore.
Upon arriving at the designated location, Lin Changqing immediately used his escape technique to burrow underground. A flash of azure light appeared, and he finally arrived at a gloomy cage.
This place is shrouded in darkness; there is no distinction between dawn and dusk. It is as if one has entered a world of eternal night, a dim and gloomy place where one cannot see the surroundings.
But a blue light flashed in Lin Changqing's eyes. After probing with his divine sense, he did not sense any danger. In the end, he simply released a fireball that hovered in the air, illuminating the cage.
With the firelight, it was clear that the four walls were made of rough basalt, which was extremely hard. However, with the wear and tear of time, grayish-white mold spots had grown in the cracks of the stone, like festering skin.
The ground was paved with uneven stone slabs, covered with a thin layer of sewage, the source of which was unknown.
In the corner of the cell, piles of blackened straw exuded a damp, rotten smell, mixed with rust, bloodstains, and some other indescribable odor.
Inside the cage was a skeleton, with chains fastened to its collarbone, wrist, and ankle.
The rusty, cold chains forever imprisoned this long-dead skeleton.
"What is this?" Lin Changqing was, after all, a cultivator with strong insight. He observed that there was an acupoint restriction in the sea of qi of the withered bones, which was likely sealed by the owner of the withered bones before he was imprisoned.
Lin Changqing had studied formations before, and in no time he broke the restriction. A storage bag of good quality and a letter were in his hands.
Lin Changqing glanced at the contents of the letter, a strange expression appearing on his face.
The letter tells the story of a cultivator's life. This was a rogue cultivator surnamed Liu who liked to explore ruins and make friends. He didn't care at all about wandering in the mortal world because he had a pseudo-spiritual root and believed that he had no hope of establishing his foundation, so he didn't care about improving his cultivation.
But he also knew that he would die one day, and he also knew the path to immortality, but he did not have the ability to continue on it. He was somewhat unwilling, so he left a letter in the end, which roughly recounted his life experiences, and left behind some strange stories, the location of his ruins, and other records.
However, these records ended when he was in his eighties.
Inside the storage bag were some miscellaneous items. There weren't many spirit stones, but there were many miscellaneous books, all of which contained the cultivator's exploration records. There was also a tattered cloth made of some unknown material, with something carved on it that looked very much like a map.
He hid the letter and the storage bag in his own acupoints, making them impossible for anyone other than a cultivator to find.
As for why he was imprisoned here, it must have been done by a mortal. If he were a cultivator, he would have broken through the restrictions and gone to his storage bag long ago.
Lin Changqing observed the changes in the cage, which must have been there for at least a hundred years. He wondered what its connection was with the Mo family. Could it be that the Mo family's ancestors forcibly imprisoned this cultivator? With so much time having passed, Lin Changqing could no longer discern the reason, so he stopped worrying about these questions and began to get down to business.
He broke the seal and accepted all of the old man's belongings, naturally not wanting the old man to remain imprisoned in shackles indefinitely.
Lin Changqing quickly took out his magic weapon to cut the iron chains, and then took out items from his storage bag to collect the old man's remains, planning to find a scenic spot to bury him when he returned to Huangfeng Valley in the future.
As for some miscellaneous books on exploration, he planned to make a copy and send it to Li Zhijing, thinking that Li Zhijing was more suitable to study these books than he was.
After cleaning everything up, Lin Changqing affixed an explosive talisman, blew up the place, and then used his escape technique to transform into a beam of light and return to the Mo residence.
Inside the Mo residence, Han Li was confronting a group of women. He also felt the tremors below and was somewhat panicked, thinking that a cultivator had made a move.
The sound came and went quickly, lasting only a moment. In addition, he could sense that Lin Changqing was nearby, so Han Li knew that as long as Lin Changqing was still in the Mo family, nothing would happen. He had personally witnessed some of Lin Changqing's trump cards in combat, and even dozens of cultivators like him might not be able to defeat Senior Brother Lin.
In contrast, the woman opposite Han Li was different. This was their residence, and it was inevitable that she would become anxious when something unusual happened.
"You traitorous disciple killed your master and still dares to cause trouble in my Mo family. How can you be so unreasonable?" A beautiful woman could no longer hold back and angrily rebuked him with eyes full of hatred.
Instead, a woman surnamed Yan, who looked very similar to one of the girls, frowned and interrupted the beautiful woman, preventing a complete breakdown in relations.
"Han Li, what's going on?"
Han Li was naturally unaware of what was going on. Just as he refuted the beautiful woman's statement and let her know that Doctor Mo was not an honest man, Lin Changqing flew to Han Li's side and asked him how things were going.
The women and girls in the pavilion were shocked to see a young man with a different demeanor from Han Li fly to Han Li's side in the blink of an eye. Their eyes were filled with surprise, and they all looked at Lin Changqing and scrutinized him closely.
He wore a simple light blue casual outfit, not the kind of luxurious clothing, but it exuded an air of nobility that made people afraid to look directly at him, and even a strong sense of aloofness.
When he spoke to Han Li, he was in a different state. The coldness around him disappeared, replaced by a calm, ancient, and gentle feeling, as if an ancient tree was telling you a story that had been passed down for a long time.
Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes like cold stars, her figure was tall and slender, and her skin was like jade. She looked like a fairy who had stepped out of a painting.
After a few breaths, the tense atmosphere eased suddenly, as if a spring breeze had arrived.
One of the girls had a particularly complex expression, a mixture of surprise and distress. She was surprised that she had seen him before, but distressed that he was also there to take revenge on the Mo family.
In the end, the girl's face grew more and more dejected as she thought about it. She even stopped looking at Lin Changqing, bit her red lips slightly, and lowered her head in a daze.
The expressions on the faces of the others varied. Compared to Han Li standing next to Lin Changqing, it seemed that Lin Changqing's appearance was more in line with their imagination of an immortal.
"Junior Brother Han, how did things go?"
Han Li has confirmed that the previous commotion was most likely caused by Lin Changqing.
"The Mo family has not compromised and has refused to hand over the Warm Sun Jade that I was compensated with, as well as the legacy left here by Doctor Mo," Han Li announced loudly, making these words known to everyone present.
But after Lin Changqing arrived, Han Li stopped keeping things to himself and revealed some old secrets, which were the reasons for his great change.
He used to enjoy staying in Shenshou Valley, thinking it was the best place. But ever since his former master had impure motives, killing Zhang Tie and then trying to devour him to prolong his own life, conflict inevitably erupted, and everything began to change.
Lin Changqing then realized the reason for everything. He had guessed some of the things that had happened, but he hadn't expected things to be so crazy. No wonder Han Li had changed so much.
"Possession, puppet making, threats. No wonder Han Li lost his composure upon hearing the words 'Mo Family Mansion' and 'medicine puppets'."
"If I were in that situation, I'd probably be fighting to the death."
Lin Changqing replied telepathically, "Junior brother, should we destroy the Mo family?"
Han Li seemed to nod at first, then denied it, and finally reluctantly used magic to transmit his voice, saying, "Senior Brother Lin, I originally barged in on a whim, just to cause trouble for the Mo family."
"Although Elder Mo betrayed me, he did teach me a great deal, and in the end, I destroyed him. Therefore, I don't intend to wipe out the Mo family; I'm here to demand compensation and an explanation."
"The Warm Sun Jade should be able to be exchanged for a considerable number of spirit stones at the Tai Nan Small Gathering, and the Mo family should also have some ancient texts, and perhaps even a cultivator's storage bag. I'd like to obtain these as compensation."
After carefully observing Han Li, Lin Changqing deduced that Han Li might have made some kind of deal with Elder Mo, most likely the piece of paper that Lin Changqing burned when he helped Han Li detoxify two years ago.
The things written on the paper may be related to the girls, and also to the Nuanyang Baoyu, a material for cultivating immortality.
Lin Changqing suddenly realized: "No wonder Han Li didn't kill Mo Yuzhu, the young lady of the Mo family. No wonder he stormed in but is now hesitating. This kid is only eighteen years old; he's naturally drawn to beautiful women. Thinking of these women who have even the slightest connection to him, he can't bear to do it!!!"
"It seems Junior Brother Han is the kind of person who would be kind to a stunningly beautiful woman who harbors no hostility towards him."
"As for the inheritance and the Warm Sun Jade he mentioned earlier, that was just him trying to reassure himself. So what I need to do now is find a way for Han Li to back down."
After understanding the whole story, Lin Changqing stopped remaining silent and tried his best to prevent the two sides from turning against each other. After all, if he really killed the Mo family and the Jingjiao Society, wouldn't he really be regarded as an "evil cultivator"? He was finally close to the Foundation Establishment stage and didn't want to be chased and beaten every day, especially as a villain and be cursed by people.
"Junior Brother Han, come, it's not good to stand, sit down first and have some tea!!!" Lin Changqing took out a tea table and chairs made of spirit wood from his storage bag, which had a faint natural fragrance.
Then he took out a tea set and brewed it with spiritual tea and spiritual liquid. He used his magic to control objects smoothly and effortlessly. After the magical artifact automatically warmed the tea, it was a feast for the eyes and a source of longing.
Mo Caihuan, who had been looking down, suddenly brightened up and stared at Lin Changqing, who was manipulating everything, feeling the same sense of awe that everyone in the pavilion shared.
"So these are immortals? They are indeed different from us. In their presence, we are like ants, or even a fly reeking of filth."
Han Li watched Lin Changqing's actions and was filled with emotion.
"From now on, I want to be like Senior Brother Lin, with an elegant demeanor that makes people feel at ease and gentle, and to be a recluse cultivator." While Han Li took Lin Changqing as his role model, he had never witnessed the power of the cultivation world.
After entering the world of cultivation, he faced all kinds of bullying and eventually gave up his original idea of cultivation. He learned to be humble and avoid trouble, and started to engage in entrapment and Robin Hood-like activities.
Lin Changqing had plenty of spirit stones, so he could afford to give out these spirit teas. They all took out jade cups and poured a cup of fragrant spirit tea for everyone in the pavilion.
Then, using telekinesis, he lightly sent the jade cup to everyone.
"Please, everyone." Lin Changqing's words were gentle, making everyone feel valued. They put aside their previous arguments and began to pick up the spiritual tea floating in front of them.
"This spiritual tea will help you expel impurities, slow down aging, and maintain your youth."
The room was mostly filled with women. Upon hearing that it could slow down aging, all the beautiful women's eyes lit up. Watching Lin Changqing drink the spiritual tea, they couldn't help but drink it as well.
Mo Caihuan, having shed her previous gloom, radiated renewed brilliance, her gaze fixed intently on the person before her.
Seeing that everyone had drunk the spiritual tea, Lin Changqing poured another cup for everyone present and began to talk.
"Madam Yan, you all know that Han Li is now a cultivator, right?"
"I also know a thing or two about Doctor Mo's matter..."
Lin Changqing roughly explained the situation Han Li wanted to clarify and presented some evidence. Han Li, who was standing to the side, nodded after listening.
"Good, Senior Brother Lin is really good at talking; he's captured the feelings of both Brother Zhang and me."
Finally, Lin Changqing left a sliver of threat.
"Madam? You wouldn't want my junior brother Han to go on a killing spree and cruelly destroy beautiful women, would you?!"
Hearing the last words, Han Li's expression also turned sinister, echoing Lin Changqing's threat.
Han Li had already made up his mind. If the other party still refused to compromise and agree to his conditions, he would have no choice but to be tougher and let Madam Yan know how powerful he was.
Madam Yan also knew that she couldn't avoid Lin Changqing's question, but there was still room for maneuver.
Mo Juren abandoned them in order to become an immortal, leaving behind this mess.
Now that the Mo family has lost its pillar, she must stabilize it.
"You two are indeed cultivators. This is the first time I've tasted such immortal things as spiritual tea, and it is truly extraordinary." Madam Yan, who had been standing firmly, relaxed and looked tired.
"We can't afford to offend the cultivators in Jiayuan City. My husband only started learning immortal techniques after seeing your methods."
"..."
Before Madam Yan could reminisce, Lin Changqing interrupted her sentimental remarks, using his magic to purify everything around them, ensuring that no colorless or odorless poison could remain.
He looked at the group of beautiful women with a serious expression, as if a superior was exerting increasingly strong pressure from above.
"Madam, my body is immune to all poisons. I hope you will be cautious!!!"
Seeing Lin Changqing's serious expression, Mo Caihuan, who was standing beside him, understood what the mothers had done. She looked at Madam Yan with a pitiful little face.
"Mother, this young master clearly gave us spiritual tea and was thinking of us, how can you still do this?"
Mo Caihuan asked quietly, feeling indignant on Lin Changqing's behalf.
Madam Yan's face also flushed slightly, adding to her beauty!
She hadn't expected her daughter to argue with her for the sake of the man in front of her, and felt a surge of anger and embarrassment. "This little brat," she thought, "daring to speak to her mother who raised her like that for a man? She has no manners at all."
Finally, Madam Yan glared at Mo Caihuan, then regained her composure, sat up, and looked at Lin Changqing.
"Young master, you cultivators come to our door seeking revenge on us mortals, why bother?"
"We have no grudge against you, there's no need for us to draw our swords against each other."
Upon hearing this, Han Li, who had remained calm, immediately turned serious. There was no enmity between them; Doctor Mo had easily refined Zhang Tie, almost taking over his body, but ultimately failed.
Logically speaking, how come he doesn't get to enjoy the blessings of others without suffering their hardships? Therefore, it's no problem for him to destroy the Jingjiao Society established by Doctor Mo.
Lin Changqing sensed that Han Li was in bad shape and proposed a compromise.
"Madam, what will it take for you to hand over the Warm Sun Jade and the inherited books?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Yan's heart softened. After all, Lin Changqing and the others were cultivators, and it was already very kind of them to back down. As for the precious jade and some of the cultivators' belongings, they were not things she could protect anyway, so she might as well hand them over to them.
"Alright, since you don't intend to beat around the bush, I'll get straight to the point."