He immediately released Xiao Budian and recited the description of the meteorite spirit stone from the ancient texts, showing it the accompanying image as well.
Shen Qianfour stared in disbelief. "You, what are you doing?"
Mo Qi smiled and returned the ancient texts to him. "Things like this, you can't expect me to find them. I can only have him search. To have him search, I need him to know what this spirit stone looks like."
Shen Qianfour felt a bit bewildered. How could this little pet find a spirit stone?
However, one couldn't judge the actions of this white-haired gentleman by common sense. By common sense, nothing could be explained!
Yet, he had sent countless people to search outside, and all had yielded nothing. The idea of relying on a pet to find it seemed somewhat frivolous.
"Then," Mo Qi said, putting Xiao Budian away, "Clan Leader, there's no time to delay. I'll go look for the meteorite spirit stone."
Shen Qianfour's expression turned grim. "Sir, are you planning to leave?"
Mo Qi shook his head. "I'm not leaving. I will definitely return after finding the spirit stone."
Shen Qianfour and Elder Wei both wore awkward smiles and remained silent.
Mo Qi naturally understood their meaning. To put it plainly, they didn't believe he would return after leaving.
But without them to guide him, he couldn't get out!
"How about this," Shen Qianfour stood up and said slowly, "we'll wait here for a while. When Xiuzhu returns from her healing, I'll have her guide you."
The reason for waiting for Xiuzhu to return was subtle.
If Shen Xiuzhu could save someone with that spirit stone, they wouldn't need Mo Qi, and they could save others themselves. If Shen Xiuzhu couldn't save others, then she would be asked to guide Mo Qi to find the spirit stone.
Mo Qi suddenly realized that perhaps, no matter how many people he saved in the end, they wouldn't let him and Murong Yanran leave.
They were still worried about him exposing their whereabouts after leaving!
It turned out that Elder Wei dared to tell him openly that they were hidden agents of the Heavenly Court on Earth, not because they trusted him, but because they never intended to let the two of them leave in the first place.
Mo Qi wasn't afraid of them turning hostile, but it didn't seem like the time for that.
Turning hostile was easy, and killing everyone here wouldn't be difficult. He was worried that even if he killed everyone here, there would be no one to guide him out!
"I'll go out for a stroll," Mo Qi said, and without waiting for their reply, he swaggered out.
Now, even listening to them speak was unbearable. A bunch of ungrateful wretches.
Just then, there was another commotion outside. Shen Xiuzhu and a group of people, their faces filled with panic, were running towards them in disarray.
Behind them followed a person entirely black, with a horn on their head, wailing in pain as they chased the people ahead, their eyes filled with anger and killing intent.
From a distance, Mo Qi could already tell that it wasn't Han Tong'er.
His heart sank. Another魅 (mei) had appeared, transformed from a human!
At this moment, Shen Xiuzhu saw Mo Qi emerge and showed a hint of distress on her face. As she ran, she said, "I just tried to pull out the black thread restriction inside him using your spirit stone, but I accidentally broke it, and he turned into this."
As she finished speaking, she had already reached Mo Qi's side, seemingly seeking his help.
Mo Qi snorted. "I told you, you couldn't do it, but you wouldn't listen. Now you've caused trouble, haven't you?"
Elder Wei and Shen Qianfour, hearing the commotion from inside, also came out and happened to hear Mo Qi's words, feeling utterly ashamed.
Seeing another 魅 appear in the clan, they were greatly annoyed.
Upon clearly seeing the demon's face from afar, Shen Qianfour shouted, "Yang Gongting, you've turned into this, how can you still have the face to live? Just kill yourself."
Yang Gongting suddenly clutched his head and rolled on the ground, appearing to be in great pain.
Elder Wei also seized the opportunity to say, "Since you're in so much pain, just kill yourself quickly. It's a form of release."
Mo Qi felt a headache coming on. What kind of clan was this? Did they only have the ability to urge people to commit suicide?
Next, they demonstrated their other abilities through their actions, which was to take advantage of someone's misfortune!
After exchanging glances, several people surrounded Yang Gongting.
Then, with a flurry of swords and various divine abilities and spells, they attacked Yang Gongting.
It was as if various divine abilities had collided with gunpowder. Under the intense backlash, a mass of black energy erupted like a geyser, spraying in all directions. The surrounding people were instantly engulfed by the black energy, twisted into dust.
Everyone was stunned, staring blankly at the mass of black energy.
Within the black energy, a vortex spun endlessly, lingering for a long time.
Yang Gongting emerged from the black energy, his gaze sharp. He looked at the terrified Shen Xiuzhu and said hatefully, "Xiuzhu, why did you do this to me?"
Shen Xiuzhu looked innocent. "I was just trying to save you. Who knew that good intentions would lead to bad deeds..."
"Save me? You didn't even have confidence yourself. You were clearly using me as an experiment. You're always like this. When there's dirty or difficult work, you always let me do it first. When there's danger or difficulty, you always let me challenge it. Why? Because my parents are dead and I have no one to rely on, because I'm easy to bully!" Yang Gongting roared in anger.
Shen Xiuzhu still looked innocent. "Why don't you think that I wanted to save you first?"
"Stop spewing those high-sounding words. You just think I'm easy to bully. If I die, no one will avenge me. You all bully me. You all deserve to die."
At this moment, Han Tong'er flew over, standing on the rooftop. Seeing the scene, he couldn't help but clap and laugh. "Fun, fun! I have another ally. But not too many more, or I won't be able to control it." He then looked at Shen Xiuzhu in surprise. "Eh, you actually found a way to remove the restriction? I heard you all arguing before and thought someone had gone mad and was talking nonsense, but I didn't expect it to be true. You really surprise me."
He then looked at Yang Gongting. "You can kill others, but Shen Xiuzhu must be kept. We can torment her slowly. Think about it, if we kill them all, and it's just the two of us left, who will we have to command? What's the point of us living then?"
Yang Gongting pointed at Mo Qi and Murong Yanran, who had just squeezed into the crowd. "There are two more people there who can be commanded. And don't forget, we still have a group of prisoners locked up here."
Han Tong'er's eyes suddenly lit up. "I had forgotten about them. If that's the case, then everyone in the clan can be killed. Those so-called prisoners can be slowly trained."
Shen Xiuzhu, hearing their unrestrained and nonsensical talk, was filled with shame and anger. "If you want to kill my clansmen, kill me first. Otherwise, I will fight you to the end."
Yang Gongting angrily said, "Then I'll fulfill your wish." As he spoke, he slammed the ground. With a loud bang, dense black branches suddenly shot out from where Shen Xiuzhu was standing, first wrapping around her legs and then quickly spreading upwards, attempting to engulf her entire body.
Shen Xiuzhu was greatly alarmed. She spun her body with all her might, and white light emanated from all around. As she spun, it formed sharp blades that cut at the black branches.
The sounds of tearing and cutting continued incessantly, and the branches broke off piece by piece.
The broken branches formed wisps of black mist that continuously permeated the air, enveloping Shen Xiuzhu layer by layer, like black cotton balls, becoming thicker and denser.
The more Shen Xiuzhu struggled, the deeper she sank.
In a moment, she was unable to struggle.
Seeing Shen Xiuzhu resigned to her fate, Yang Gongting's sense of triumph surged. He threw his head back and laughed wildly. "Noble granddaughter of the Clan Leader, where has your past arrogance and willfulness gone? Where has your past disdain for others gone? Seeing you in such a sorry state truly makes me happy."
"When was I arrogant and willful? It's you who is insecure and always feels out of place, always maintaining a distance from everyone in silence. Back then, you looked at everyone with a ferocious expression. Have you ever thought that this is caused by your own dark heart? In reality, everyone was playing innocently, only you carried a heavy burden. With a burden on your back, how could you truly integrate with everyone?" Shen Xiuzhu said with difficulty, resisting the increasingly tight cotton.
"Are you afraid of dying? Your constant quibbling shows that you are afraid of dying."
Shen Xiuzhu felt increasingly suffocated, and the pressure intensified.
She could no longer answer his questions.
The surrounding people dared not step forward to help. Only Shen Qianfour, holding his cane, was about to rush forward but was held back tightly by Elder Wei.
At this moment, Mo Qi could no longer hold back. He said in a deep voice, "I don't know what you've been through before, but I guess what you've experienced is what I've gone through. I used to have the exact same state of mind as you. Every day I thought about becoming stronger, richer, and in every aspect, I wanted to crush her, then lord over her and do whatever I pleased, taking revenge in the most extreme way. Later, I really achieved it. I could truly crush her, but at that time, I suddenly realized that there were still many people around me who were stronger than me, still crushing me. No matter how hard I tried, there was always someone stronger. If I were to dwell on each person and each matter, I wouldn't have enough time. How could I possibly focus on just her?"
"Later, I thought about it calmly. Why was I fixated on her? It was because of love, hate born from love. Ask yourself honestly, if you kill her, will you truly not regret it in the days to come?"
Yang Gongting's hands trembled slightly, and the mass of black energy slowly faded, the cotton gradually becoming sparser.
The pressure on Shen Xiuzhu was instantly relieved.
Although she was still unable to move, her body felt relaxed, and no oppressive force was bearing down on her.
Yang Gongting looked at Shen Xiuzhu's beautiful face, lost in thought.
Han Tong'er said, "What are you thinking about? Don't you look in the mirror and see what you've become? What about love and romance? Are you worthy? You should honestly just kill and set fires. That's what you should be doing."
Hearing this, ferocity returned to Yang Gongting's eyes, and he suddenly exerted force with his hands.
The black mist once again became dense and compact, and waves of pressure intensely bore down on Shen Xiuzhu.
Shen Xiuzhu felt as if the sky was collapsing and pressing down on her, her entire body about to explode.
Her beautiful eyes almost bulged out of their sockets.