Ge Xiang put on a stern face and touched Mo Qi’s hand. "Cut it out!"
She touched him again. "Cut it out!"
Mo Qi retreated repeatedly, holding up his hands. "My dear aunt, I was wrong, I truly was."
Ge Xiang smiled charmingly. "Let's get back to business. Do you think his proposal is feasible?"
Mo Qi feigned ignorance. "What proposal?"
Ge Xiang’s stern expression returned, and she simply stared at him without speaking.
A silent dog is the most dangerous.
Mo Qi said helplessly, "I can't make that decision. What is my status? Is this something I can decide?"
"Then use a sound transmission spirit stone to ask General Zheng for instructions. General Zheng can then ask Celestial Master Zhou," Ge Xiang pressed him.
Mo Qi shook his head. "I'm someone who lacks confidence and constantly feels ashamed. How could I have the courage to ask General Zheng?"
Ge Xiang's eyes suddenly flashed with intense killing intent. "Don't think you've won. In the current situation, who wins and who loses depends mainly on the attitude of our Ge family. If we choose to support the Wang family, you have no chance of winning either."
Mo Qi retorted without backing down. "Then go support the Wang family."
"If I support the Wang family, I'll have to defeat you first," Ge Xiang declared with imposing momentum.
As she spoke, her entire body exuded power. Mo Qi instantly felt a mountain pressing down on him, his body almost collapsing.
At this point, a fight was inevitable.
If I fight her, I can only use my ultimate move. Let's try the Sun Chasing Star Plucking Art!
Mo Qi's entire form vanished from sight. Ge Xiang was not alarmed. She had been paying attention to his every move, so she naturally knew he had gone into the sky.
Suddenly, the sky turned fiery red and rapidly spread outwards, instantly covering the entire sky. A massive fireball abruptly appeared, as if the entire sky had collapsed, pressing down on everyone below.
Qiang Senrui and the others changed their expressions, instinctively retreating.
Ge Xiang directly sent out a red silk ribbon. It shot out like lightning and, in the blink of an eye, pierced into the fiery red expanse, wrapping around Mo Qi's body.
The red silk ribbon retracted, pulling Mo Qi down. He fell to the ground.
The fiery red in the sky dissipated, and the sky instantly became clear and serene.
Mo Qi said with a bitter face, "You're being unfair. I was just getting started..."
"Stop the nonsense and transmit the message quickly," Ge Xiang said coldly, looking at Mo Qi.
There was no other way. He couldn't win the fight, and he couldn't escape. He had no choice but to concede!
Mo Qi stood up and used the sound transmission spirit stone to contact Zheng Bubai, informing him of the general situation. He explained that the Ge and Xin families had lost their competitiveness, but the Wang family still had a chance to compete with the Zhou family and win the match. The Ge family wanted to cooperate with the Zhou family to win the match together, but if they refused, the Ge family would side with the Wang family, imposing significant obstacles on the Zhou family and even seizing the fruits of their labor. Therefore, he hoped Zheng Bubai would consult Celestial Master Zhou to see if cooperation with the Ge family was possible.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Bubai deemed the matter of great importance and decided to consult Zhou Chu first, asking Mo Qi to wait.
Mo Qi kept looking at Ge Xiang. "We can only wait for a moment."
Ge Xiang agreed, her charming smile returning. "It would have been better if you had listened earlier!"
Mo Qi thought to himself, if Zheng Bubai is smart enough, he will keep delaying and not consult Zhou Chu at all. As long as the competition time runs out…
The problem was, he didn't know how many of their people were still searching for spirit stones. He had a strong feeling that Wu Lei was already dead. If Gu Dahu and the others were all killed by Lian Xin, then with just the little one's strength, they couldn't contend with the four people from the Wang family.
No matter how fast it searched for spirit stones, it wouldn't be as fast as four people searching together!
Therefore, relying solely on delay, the outcome of the match was uncertain.
"How about this, Sister Ge," Mo Qi said with a smile, "Isn't it a waste of time for us to just wait? Why don't I also go collect spirit stones? That way, when Celestial Master Zhou agrees to cooperate, our chances of winning will be higher."
Ge Xiang was furious. "What did you call me?"
"Little Sister Ge!"
"Don't call me that familiarly," Ge Xiang chuckled lightly. "You don't need to do anything now, just wait patiently."
She's quite ruthless! This is a case of either sharing prosperity or sharing the same fate!
But he could also see that he couldn't reason with her; it was impossible!
At this moment, he actually wished Zheng Bubai would reply sooner.
Fortunately, a moment later, Zheng Bubai replied, saying that Zhou Chu had agreed. After the task was completed, they would mine under the name of the Zhou family, and the proceeds would be split three-seven between the Zhou and Ge families.
Ge Xiang agreed without hesitation.
"Aren't you going to ask your father's opinion?" Mo Qi asked in surprise.
"What's there to ask? If we keep going back and forth, we'll lose all opportunities. The best strategy now is to hurry up and get to work," Ge Xiang said decisively.
After speaking, she pushed Mo Qi. "Stop the nonsense and get to work!"
I...
Mo Qi was so angry he felt like spitting blood, but he had to suppress his temper and search for spirit stones everywhere!
This was the second woman, after Lu Xiaoyue, who had made him feel so frustrated.
Just you wait, your end will be miserable!
Ge Xiang followed Mo Qi the entire time, never leaving his side.
At times, she would even thoughtfully help him wipe his sweat, fan him, and chat with him to pass the time.
Sometimes Mo Qi felt inexplicably touched, but he knew in his heart that all of this was an illusion. If there were no vested interests, she wouldn't be so good to him.
"You can't even defeat me, a mere young girl. Don't you feel foolish?" Ge Xiang suddenly said after they had walked for a long time.
Here we go again!
"Do you have to be so sharp-tongued?" Mo Qi put a spirit stone into his storage bag and turned to glare at her.
"Don't be angry. What's there to be angry about? There are plenty of men who can't defeat me, not just you. Don't take it to heart; you'll get used to it," Ge Xiang said nonchalantly.
Then she pushed Mo Qi again. "Don't use this as an excuse to slack off. Get to work!"
"You're so powerful, why do you still need to rely on others to win the competition? Have the guts to do it yourself! Go find spirit stones yourself!" Mo Qi grumbled as he continued to search for spirit stones.
"Look at you, you're still angry. Actually, there's no need to be angry. I only said your cultivation is low, I didn't say you're useless. In fact, your artifact refining and alchemy are quite presentable," Ge Xiang said with a smile.
"A true man stands tall and upright, with a magnanimous heart that can hold a boat. There's no need to be so petty, stingy, and vengeful. If others criticize you, just let them. Do your best. Who can guarantee they won't be gossiped about?"
This is like having an omniscient perspective!
Mo Qi was almost driven mad. How could she be so arrogant!
She stabs you and then tells you not to be calculative, calling it petty.
She's even righteous about stabbing people!
"Speaking of which, do you feel humiliated being bullied by me like this?" Ge Xiang chuckled again.
Mo Qi's heart was filled with a stampede of emotions!
If you can bear it, you're not human!
If the tiger doesn't show its might, you think I'm a sick cat!
"I challenge you to a duel!" Mo Qi turned around, glaring at Ge Xiang.
Ge Xiang pushed him again. "What duel? Hurry up, don't complain, don't slack off. Let your strength do the talking."
Mo Qi deflated again.
At this moment, the little one returned and handed Mo Qi another full bag of spirit stones.
Mo Qi took the storage bag and wanted to get a new one, but there were no empty ones left.
Mo Qi looked at Ge Xiang.
Ge Xiang shook her head. "I don't have any either. I didn't plan to look for spirit stones when I came in. Why would I bring so many storage bags?"
Mo Qi shook his head. "Then there's no other way. I'll have to trouble you to hold some in your hands. I have a storage bag that isn't full. I'll transfer its contents to you, and then the little one can use an empty storage bag to collect spirit stones."
While Ge Xiang was still considering the reasonableness of it, Mo Qi handed her the spirit stones one by one, and she was instantly holding a full embrace of them.
"No... no, I'm a girl..." Ge Xiang hesitated.
"Girls can hold up half the sky," Mo Qi retorted directly. "You're so good at bullying people, you can't possibly say you can't carry a spirit stone, right? Besides, good girls should be self-reliant and strong. Don't always act like a weakling, hiding behind for shelter without gaining any benefits. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Since you have such great ability, you should take the initiative to bear responsibility, be the first to charge forward. Don't shrink back just because you're a lady. If others criticize you, just let them. Do your best. Who can guarantee they won't be gossiped about?"
Ge Xiang was amused to the point of anger. "Those words sound like something I said to you."
Mo Qi hung the empty storage bag on the little one. The little one then hopped away.
Mo Qi continued to walk forward, searching for spirit stones as he went.
Ge Xiang had no choice but to hold the spirit stones and walk slowly!
Suddenly, she felt her spiritual energy seeping out of her body silently, surging into those spirit stones like a tide.
And those spirit stones were like grinning vampires, desperately sucking something.
They were malevolent spirit stones!
At this moment, Mo Qi suddenly accelerated and escaped like a speck of light.