Xue Nu, Chao Xiyun, and Yang Cuo were far from them, but they were still affected by the sonic boom, their bodies sent flying backward and falling several feet away.
Mo Qi's figure drifted backward, appearing particularly disheveled.
Xiao Rou felt it was a chance to turn the tide. Her figure flashed rapidly, and she pounced forward, chasing after Mo Qi.
At the same time, her flying blade spun in front of her, dazzling with light, like a demon's eyes opening and closing.
"Take your life!" Xiao Rou was furious, her eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty glint.
However, Mo Qi's body, which had been drifting like duckweed, miraculously stopped.
A mysterious smile appeared on his face, and he brought his hands together, holding the Xuanyuan Sword.
Xiao Rou's heart skipped a beat, sensing that the situation was not good. She was quick to react and made a decisive move, abandoning her flying blade, planting her feet, and darting to the side.
The flying blade still struck towards Mo Qi. Mo Qi simply nudged it lightly with the Xuanyuan Sword, deflecting it to the ground.
Looking up, Xiao Rou had already vanished without a trace.
Mo Qi sighed. In the end, she still escaped!
At this moment, Xue Nu, Chao Xiyun, and Yang Cuo also stood up, each having sustained injuries, either minor or severe.
Mo Qi gave each of them a healing pill.
Yang Cuo felt overwhelmed with gratitude.
The Deputy Lord of the Seventh Tier was like a god to him, someone he could only admire from afar and dare not approach.
Yet, he never expected him to be so approachable and magnanimous. This, in turn, made him even more nervous, barely daring to breathe. His eyes darted around, unsure where to look.
As for this great being, his gaze towards Xue Nu was surprisingly gentle, always radiating sparks. This made him seem to perceive some underlying current.
He secretly resolved to dedicate himself wholeheartedly to Lord Chao and the Tier from now on. As long as Lord Chao was satisfied, Lord Mo would surely approve as well.
At this moment, Yun Tian, the patriarch of the Yun family, emerged again, his face beaming with joy. "Thank you, esteemed sirs, for driving away the demoness."
Immediately, his expression turned worried. "Will she come back?"
Mo Qi shook his head. "She won't be back. Her target was me."
Yun Tian's gaze was somewhat strange, as if he were complaining about something.
Just then, four nearly withered figures crawled out of four rooms. Each of them had a gloomy expression, looking up at Mo Qi and the others and crying out, "You are devils! Why did you chase away my Xiao Rou? Give me back my Xiao Rou!"
Mo Qi shrugged. "Can't you see who the devils are?"
Yun Tian was filled with shame and anger, cursing, "You unfilial sons, get back inside! Don't embarrass yourselves here."
With his words, Yun Tian stepped forward and kicked them repeatedly. "Get back inside!"
Mo Qi shook his head, his eyes showing compassion for the world, and looked at Yun Tian. "I see you have a large family and business. I have a pill called the Spirit Awakening Pill, which can cure them, but it requires some silver. I wonder if you are willing to part with it?"
"Willing, willing, I'm willing to spend any amount of silver," Yun Tian said repeatedly.
"Give me ten thousand taels of silver," Mo Qi said casually.
Yang Cuo and the others were startled. This was a blatant price gouge!
He really dared to say it!
Unexpectedly, Yun Tian said with firm conviction, "As long as my sons can be saved, I am willing to pay these spirit stones."
"Good. As a show of sincerity, I will administer the pills to them first. You pay only if there are results," Mo Qi said.
Yun Tian readily agreed.
Mo Qi frowned again and said, "But I worry about your four unfilial sons. What if they bite me again after I save them? Look at them now, baring their teeth, they have no strength. If they regain their strength, they might just pounce."
Yun Tian was also troubled. What should be done?
He wasn't worried about the four unfilial sons harming Mo Qi; he was worried about Mo Qi killing them in retaliation!
At this moment, Mo Qi glanced at Chao Xiyun and Yang Cuo. "You two stay behind to administer the pills and collect the payment." He then looked at Xue Nu. "We'll leave first."
Chao Xiyun and Yang Cuo immediately understood Mo Qi's true intentions and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, we guarantee to fulfill our mission!"
Xue Nu glanced at Mo Qi and said nothing.
Mo Qi handed the pills to Chao Xiyun, turned, and said to Xue Nu, "Let's go."
Then he dashed away rapidly. Xue Nu shook her head and followed.
On the way, Mo Qi slowed his pace, coming alongside Xue Nu, and said in a low voice, "If I hadn't come today, and you had died, would you have become a vengeful spirit to seek retribution?"
Xue Nu glared at him irritably. "Yes, I would have dragged you down with me."
Mo Qi smiled slightly. "I'm willing!"
Xue Nu glared at him again. "I'm not willing!"
After saying that, she quickened her pace and sped ahead.
Mo Qi felt that Xue Nu was acting strangely today. What was going on?
He had saved her life, yet she hadn't uttered a single word of gratitude. Instead, she acted as if they were sworn enemies.
Where had he offended her now?
Mo Qi had no choice but to speed up to catch up. "There's something I need to tell you."
Xue Nu was pondering how to act aloof and distant. At this moment, she didn't hear Mo Qi's words and continued to speed ahead.
This made Mo Qi even more certain that she was angry about something.
He wanted to find out why she was angry, so he activated the Golden Light Shrinking Ground Technique, flashing and blocking Xue Nu's path.
Xue Nu hadn't expected him to suddenly appear in front of her. Her forward momentum didn't decrease, and she rushed towards him.
Mo Qi instinctively spread his arms.
Thus, he embraced her tightly.
Her warmth filled his embrace, giving him a feeling of intoxication!
Their bodies slid backward together for a moment.
Their eyes met, and Xue Nu's face flushed red. She immediately struggled fiercely.
Mo Qi didn't insist, releasing his arms obediently. However, seeing her about to escape again, he grabbed her hand. "There's something I need to tell you."
"You can say it even if you let go," Xue Nu said indifferently.
Mo Qi coughed dryly and released her hand.
Xue Nu turned her face away, refusing to face him directly.
"The Lord of the Seventh Tier, Gui Hai Long, recently spoke to me about something," Mo Qi said slowly. "He said I could go to Bei Luzhou for training, and after the training, I might achieve divinity. He also asked me to find someone else to go with me. I wanted to ask for your opinion."
Xue Nu's heart fluttered, but then her face showed worry. "If I go, I'll only hold you back."
Mo Qi sighed helplessly. "What can be done? It's already like this. Even if you stay in the Tier, you'll still hold me back. You can't even deal with a little demoness, and I, the Deputy Lord of the Seventh Tier, had to personally come to help you... help you. By staying by my side, I can help you anytime."
Xue Nu felt like crying and laughing. "This is the first time someone has spoken of me so poorly."
"So, are you going or not?" Mo Qi asked somewhat nervously.
Xue Nu genuinely wanted to go, but her brother had told her to maintain a distance. If she stayed by his side all the time, how could she maintain that distance?
"I'm not going. I think my cultivation is too poor, and I'm not worthy," Xue Nu said decisively.
Rejected!
Mo Qi felt as if it were snowing around him, chilling him to the bone.
His soul was struck!
He had anticipated that Xue Nu might refuse, but he hadn't expected her to refuse so resolutely.
"What's wrong? Snow?" Mo Qi asked after standing stunned for a long time. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No," Xue Nu shook her head casually. "I just don't want to go. It has nothing to do with you."
After saying that, she turned and floated away.
Seeing Mo Qi's dejected expression in his final moments, Xue Nu revealed a knowing smile.
It seemed the strategy of maintaining distance was effective.
Mo Qi sighed. Later, he went to find Lu Xiaoyue, but unexpectedly, he was met with another rejection.
Lu Xiaoyue asked him, "Did you ask Chao Xixue first?"
Mo Qi honestly replied, "Yes!"
Lu Xiaoyue said resolutely, "Then I won't go either. You only give me what others don't want. Do you think I would want it?"
Mo Qi felt like he had been struck by lightning, almost knocked unconscious.
The confidence he had painstakingly built up was instantly shattered.
What was going on? Was his charm quietly fading?
On the way back to the Seventh Tier, he encountered Shi Siyao.
Shi Siyao had made a contribution in the previous battle against Wang Xing and had been promoted to Deputy Lord of the Fourth Tier.
At this moment, she was on her way from the Third Tier to the Fourth Tier.
Mo Qi suddenly had an idea.
Why not take Shi Siyao for training?
Firstly, her cultivation was so high that she could protect him;
Secondly, if there was anything evil about her, it would be under his watchful eye, and he could deal with it at any time.
However, it seemed that Shi Siyao had not yet recovered from the pain of losing her magical artifact these past few days, and her expression was somewhat gloomy.
But when she saw Mo Qi, her face still bloomed into a happy smile. "Greetings, Lord Mo!"
Mo Qi coughed dryly and got straight to the point. "Miss Shi, I have an opportunity to go to Bei Luzhou for training. Would you be willing..."
"I'm willing... Hehe," Shi Siyao said with a smile.
Huh?
Mo Qi was caught off guard. Was it truly the end of hardship and the beginning of good fortune?
Before, he had tried his best to persuade people, but no one agreed. Now, she agreed before he could even finish speaking.
"Good. Then prepare yourself, and we will depart tomorrow," Mo Qi said, feigning nonchalance.
"Okay." Shi Siyao readily agreed, her smile as bright as a flower.