Chapter 38: How many people are hiding in this small forest?
The four of them remained silent about their respective drug effects taking hold.
After all, it wasn’t something to be proud of.
Oh, Ruoyan Qu had no idea what was happening to her and didn’t dwell on it.
Lin Mo led the way, with the girls following behind him.
There were quite a few cultivators around, observing their every move, but Lin Mo paid them no mind.
Exiting the pavilion and passing through the magic array, the group returned to Daliang City.
Seeing Lin Mo heading towards the city gates, Xia He asked, “Sen… Senior Brother, aren’t we still going on our training mission?”
At this moment, her address to Lin Mo had become respectful.
Zhi’an Xie spoke up, “Senior Brother, the matter of the ghouls in Daliang City has already been resolved.”
Xia He realized that she was the useless one in the team.
Besides being a burden and causing trouble for Lin Mo, she had done nothing during this training.
In the end, Lin Mo not only completed the mission alone but also helped her time and time again.
Speechless, feeling both guilty and ashamed, she chose to remain silent and obediently followed behind Lin Mo.
“Senior Brother, Senior Brother, I want more candy!”
Along the way, Ruoyan Qu couldn’t stop thinking about the lollipop Lin Mo had given her.
That lollipop was simply the best thing she had ever eaten in her life.
“I can give you some, but you have to promise me one thing: talk less!”
“Why…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Mo’s glare made her stop.
At this, the junior sisters also remembered Lin Mo’s initial words: “Don’t ask too many questions!”
Having received the lollipop, Ruoyan Qu eagerly unwrapped it to taste.
However, this time, instead of putting it directly into her mouth, she licked it slowly and carefully.
Seeing her sticking out her small tongue, enjoying licking the lollipop, Lin Mo felt a slight headache: “Can’t you just put it in your mouth?”
This girl had no idea how suggestive that way of eating was!
“But it’s so delicious, I’m afraid if I eat it all at once, it will be gone, so I want to savor its flavor bit by bit…” Ruoyan Qu treated the lollipop like a precious treasure.
Zhiqu Xie and Xia He, seeing Ruoyan Qu eating with such relish, couldn’t help but swallow.
Lin Mo casually tossed one to each of them.
These things weren’t expensive; fifty lollipops for two hundred Regret, so he wasn’t that stingy.
The two girls, like Ruoyan Qu, tore open the wrapper and, the moment they tasted it, their eyes widened in surprise.
‘This is really sweet, it tastes so good!’
Lin Mo looked at Zhi’an Xie, who seemed indifferent to the lollipop: “Want one?”
“I don’t like candy!”
“Just eat it when I tell you to, don’t say I’m treating you differently!” Saying this, Lin Mo forcefully placed the lollipop into Zhi’an Xie’s mouth.
Now, Zhi’an Xie, who didn’t like candy, finally held the lollipop in her mouth, silent.
Little trickster, trying to play him.
This was clearly a state-of-the-art candy; no girl or child who had never tasted candy could refuse it.
Ruoyan Qu then asked, “Senior Brother, is this candy sold anywhere?”
The other girls were also full of curiosity.
“It’s not sold, only I have it!” Lin Mo said calmly.
“Ah, could it be that you made it, Senior Brother…” Ruoyan Qu asked excitedly.
“You can think of it that way!”
“Then, Senior Brother, can you make more for me in the future?”
Hearing this, Lin Mo suddenly stopped and said sternly, “There’s something you all need to understand.”
The junior sisters also stopped in unison, looking at Lin Mo.
“Once we return to the Sect, we will have no further dealings. There will be no need for contact!”
“It wasn’t my intention to be your training leader this time, and none of you wanted it either. Let’s part ways amicably and mind our own business.”
Speaking of which, Lin Mo looked at Xia He: “But you owe me Spirit Stones, and they must be repaid.”
Hearing this, the junior sisters felt heavy-hearted.
It was only then that they remembered the reputation Lin Mo had in the Sect.
Oppressing fellow disciples, cruel methods, heartless.
The current Lin Mo was indeed heartless towards them…
But they knew it was what they deserved. After all, before today, they had never treated Lin Mo as their senior brother and had caused him a lot of trouble.
Only Ruoyan Qu didn’t understand: “Senior Brother, why can’t we have any dealings with you…”
Asking “why” again made Lin Mo feel a headache, but he didn’t want to answer.
Seeing Lin Mo remain silent, Ruoyan Qu felt the lollipop in her mouth was no longer as sweet, her face filled with disappointment.
The journey back to the Sect was somewhat somber. Although Lin Mo had always been cold towards them, his clear expression of not wanting further contact weighed on their hearts like a stone, causing a dull ache.
Since the girls had changed back into their feminine attire, cultivators along the road who couldn’t help but covet their beauty had been blocking their path.
But Lin Mo had dealt with all of them.
The girls then recalled Lin Mo’s request when they left the Sect.
To dress plainly.
The reason was precisely this.
Thinking how considerate Lin Mo had been of them, their hearts ached even more.
Lin Mo also heard a system notification about the arrival of Regret.
After walking for some time, Lin Mo suddenly said coldly, “You’ve been following us for quite a while now. If you don’t reveal yourselves, we’ll be returning to the Sect.”
The junior sisters were startled.
Was someone following them?
They hadn’t noticed anything.
The next moment, a fat man in purple robes, accompanied by a middle-aged man, stepped out.
Lin Mo recognized him as the one who had been bidding next to him at the auction.
“Oh, you’re quite sharp to notice us following you!” the fat man in purple chuckled sinisterly.
Lin Mo had noticed someone secretly following them since they left Daliang City.
The middle-aged man beside the fat man in purple said, “Young Master, rest assured, I’ve already confirmed that he has no one secretly protecting him.”
After hearing the middle-aged man’s words, the fat man in purple became arrogant: “I don’t care if you’re from one of the five great families of the Upper Realm. Today, you will fall into my hands.”
“You were quite arrogant at the auction, buying four beauties in one go. Can you handle them all?”
“Be sensible, give me one, and I’ll spare your life.”
Lin Mo looked at the fat man in purple as if he were an idiot: “Is your brainstem missing, or is your head filled with feces?”
“Give you one, and spare my life?”
“If you’re worried about me being from one of the five great families of the Upper Realm, aren’t you afraid of me coming back for revenge?”
“You dare to insult me?” The fat man in purple’s face contorted with rage: “You’ve reminded me of this. So, I can’t spare your life either. With only a Cultivation Level of Foundation Perfection, I don’t know why you’re so arrogant, not even bringing a guard.”
“Uncle Li, by my side, is a cultivator at the intermediate Golden Core stage!”
Hearing intermediate Golden Core, the junior sisters looked terrified…
Lin Mo’s gaze fell upon the trees behind them. He said calmly, “My esteemed guests, why don’t you come out yet?”
The fat man in purple and the middle-aged man beside him were startled. Did Lin Mo secretly have guards?
Two figures emerged from the forest. The fat man in purple, upon seeing them, felt the tension in his heart instantly dissipate.
The newcomers were Huai Chen and the Elder who always accompanied him.
There’s a saying: the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Huai Chen and the fat man in purple exchanged glances and smiled, understanding each other’s thoughts.
Recalling Huai Chen’s actions towards her before, and even performing that crude gesture in front of her, Xia He was both shocked and furious: “You shameless scoundrel, how dare you appear before me again?”
Huai Chen smiled: “Why wouldn’t I dare? I’m going to make you yearn for life and death later.”
Then, Huai Chen pointed at Lin Mo and said, “You slapped me quite hard this morning. I didn’t expect you to be an impotent eunuch, buying four living beauties but not enjoying them!”
“I originally wanted to see you… Xia He, causing me to wait around for a whole day for nothing.”
Lin Mo had already noticed that Huai Chen had been secretly peeking at him when they were in the pavilion during the Night Raid.
So he was waiting to see him… Xia He!
Didn’t he used to pursue Xia He?
Isn’t this a standard cuckold situation!
Lin Mo’s gaze towards Huai Chen carried a hint of disgust.
He then looked back at the trees behind them: “Aren’t you coming out yet?”
Everyone present was shocked.
Especially Huai Chen and the fat man in purple, their hearts leaped into their throats again, and they simultaneously thought: ‘Could this person truly have guards behind him?’
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