Chapter 36

After they reached home, Mu Yuzhu released Mo Xiaobai’s ear.

Mo Xiaobai rubbed his ear and kept gasping.

He felt that his ear was burning hot, and it was really painful. Tears were almost going to fall down his eyes.

Just as he was planning to speak, Mu Yuzhu’s eyes turned red. She hugged him and her voice was trembling a little.

“Little brat, I was so worried.”

Mo Xiaobai’s body froze. He felt his tears welling up in his eyes. He apologetically whispered, “I’m sorry, Mom. I made you worry.”

Mo Xiaobai released Mo Xiaobai and inspected him. After she saw that he was fine, she heaved a sigh of relief, and said, “It’s fine as long as you’re alright.”

Mo Xiaobai scratched his head. “What danger can I be in. Mom, don’t worry.”

At this moment, Mo You entered the house and closed the door. He looked at Mo Xiaobai coldly, and said, “Mo Xiaobai! Don’t you know how dangerous it is at night?! What happens if you meet that killer?”

“…”

“…”

Mo Xiaobai smiled awkwardly, and replied, “Erm… I’ve already killed the killer.”

“???”

Mo You and Mu Yuzhu stopped breathing for a few seconds when they heard this. They looked at Mo Xiaobai in a daze.

Mu Yuzhu opened her mouth, and asked, “Are you saying that you’ve already met the killer?!”

Mo Xiaobai nodded. “Yes. I came back late because I met the killer. It was a shadow dog devil. It wanted to kill me, but it got killed by me in the end.”

“…” Mo You.

“…” Mu Yuzhu.

After they knew that Mo Xiaobai met a shadow dog devil, they gasped. Their eyes were wide open.

They exchanged glances with each other. Astonishment and lingering fear could be seen on their faces.

That was a shadow dog devil!

Mo Xiaobai was already very lucky to be alive. Yet, he said that he killed it?

Mo You looked at Mo Xiaobai, and asked in disbelief, “You actually killed a shadow dog devil?”

Mo Xiaobai nodded. “That’s right.”

“Oh, right.” Mo Xiaobai remembered something, and took out the Devil Dog’s Spine Heavy Sword he received as well as the two sets of devil dog’s claws. He happily said, “That fellow even dropped this uncommon grade sky forge sword and these two sets of elite grade devil dog’s claws.”

“???”

The two of them looked at the Devil Dog’s Spine Heavy Sword in Mo Xiaobai’s hand and the devil dog’s claws that were giving off a green glow. Their minds were filled with question marks.

The corners of Mo You’s lips twitched. “First-rank uncommon sky forge weapon?!”

He was dumbstruck.

Although he knew that Mo Xiaobai’s luck was excellent after he followed Mo Xiaobai to graystone hill, this was still a little outrageous, right?

He just reached one force point, but he already had such a good weapon?!

“First-rank uncommon sky forge weapon… it’s very rare in the entire empire, right?”

Mu Yuzhu looked at Mo Xiaobai strangely too.

She rubbed his head. “We were still worried for you, but you actually killed that killer secretly.”

Mo You thought of something, and asked, “Oh, did you say that the shadow dog devil was the killer?”

Mo Xiaobai nodded. “Yes. After that, I met people from the Peak of Cerulean, and followed them to the expedition association to collect my rewards…”

Mo Xiaobai told them briefly what happened today.

Mu Yuzhu and Mo You listened to him quietly at the side. They nodded occasionally.

When they heard that Mo Xiaobai chose a speed force technique, Rapid March, as his reward, they approved of his decision.

Mu Yuzhu smiled, and said, “Rapid March is not bad. I have it too.”

Mo Xiaobai was shocked. He didn’t know that his mother knew this force technique too.

Very soon, Mo Xiaobai explained everything that happened.

Mo You and Mu Yuzhu felt complicated.

After a moment of silence, Mu Yuzhu smiled, and said, “It looks like you’ve really grown up.”

Mo You nodded.

Ever since he saw Mo Xiaobai’s performance at graystone hill, he felt that they didn’t need to worry for him anymore.

This time, he astounded them even more.

Mo Xiaobai smiled, and replied, “You don’t have to worry. I can understand.”

Mo You and Mu Yuzhu looked at each other. Then, Mu Yuzhu smiled and rubbed Mo Xiaobai’s head forcefully. She said, “Go and take a bath. I will heat the food. Let’s prepare to eat.”

“Okay!”

Mo Xiaobai didn’t dare to resist. He allowed Mu Yuzhu to rub his head until his hair turned messy. After agreeing, he went to bathe.

Mo You and Mu Yuzhu looked at each other again after Mo Xiaobai left.

Mo You smiled. He excitedly said, “He even managed to kill a first-rank shadow dog devil. As expected of our son!”

Mu Yuzhu nodded. “This fellow is already at the fourth-rank. It looks like he can reach the fifth-rank before the university entrance exam. If he passes the initial cry trial, he will be able to qualify for the top three institutions, right?

Mu Yuzhu and Mo You felt proud.

***

After dinner, Mo Xiaobai went back to his room. He was so excited he couldn’t sleep.

He had such a huge harvest today. He got one first-rank uncommon sky forge sword and one elite grade speed force technique. Those were enough to raise his battle power by at least 60%.

Maybe even more!

Mo Xiaobai lay on the bed and took a long while to calm his excited soul before he entered dreamland.

The next morning, Mo Xiaobai walked out of his room after he finished his cultivation.

Mo You was sitting on the sofa and reading the newspaper. He was smiling happily.

Mo Xiaobai curiously asked, “What happened?”

Mo You laughed, and replied, “Take a look.”

He pointed at the headlines.

The headline was ‘The serial killer had been killed!’

Mo Xiaobai’s eyes lit up. “It’s this.”

He read the newspaper. It mentioned that a warmhearted civilian met the shadow dog devil while it was planning to kill another person, so the civilian helped to kill the shadow dog devil.

Mo Xiaobai’s name wasn’t mentioned. Mo Xiaobai didn’t mind. He wasn’t the kind of person who loved attention.

Also, it was better not to gain attention, since this issue was related to devils.

Mo You and Mu Yuzhu thought the same way too. They were satisfied with the fact that the Peak of Cerulean didn’t reveal Mo Xiaobai’s name.

Their mood was excellent, so when they were eating, they were both smiling happily.

Mo Xiaobai finished breakfast and went out.

When he reached the door of the guardhouse, Mo Xiaobai noticed Ning Feng looking at the streets with an exhausted look.

He felt a little puzzled, so he asked, “Uncle Ning, what’s wrong?”

Ning Feng was stunned when he heard Mo Xiaobai’s voice. Then, he turned his head and saw Mo Xiaobai. He smiled, and replied, “Xiaobai, I’m fine. I’m preparing for my breakthrough recently.”

Mo Xiaobai felt enlightened. He smiled, and said, “Uncle Ning, you’re going to reach three force points soon? Congratulations.”

Ning Feng laughed. “You can congratulate me after I achieve my breakthrough. Are you going to school? Be careful.”

He opened the door as he spoke, and let Mo Xiaobai out of the door.

Mo Xiaobai went to school, and noticed that all the students were smiling. They didn’t look as stressed as before.

It seemed that they knew the serial killer had been killed.

He even heard some people wondering who the warmhearted civilian was.

Even when he returned to his own classroom, Mo Xiaobai heard his classmates talking about this too.

The moment he returned to his seat, Zheng Dong leaned over with an excited expression. “Xiaobai, have you heard about it? That killer was actually a shadow dog devil! That is a real devil! I didn’t expect devils to appear in our Pingxi Town!”

Mo Xiaobai smiled and nodded. “Yes, I’ve heard about it.”

Zheng Dong was a little curious. “I wonder who that warmhearted civilian is. The person actually killed a shadow dog devil! I heard that first-rank shadow dog devils are very powerful. The civilian is probably a powerful warrior, right?”

Mo Xiaobai smiled again. “I think so. Maybe he’s very young and very handsome.”

Zheng Dong rebutted, “I think that it must be a beautiful and powerful lady. She passed by Pingxi Town and saw the shadow dog devil, so she killed it in a fit of anger!”

“…” Mo Xiaobai.

The smile on his face froze. As he watched Zheng Dong entering his own strange fantasy, he really wanted to take out his Devil Dog’s Spine and slam it down on him.