Chapter 120 - Do Not Stop

Chapter 120: Do Not Stop

There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Feng Xia understood this simple logic, even if he was in an alternate world different from his own.

—Particularly when the person sitting in front of you was your powerful enemy not long ago.

It was also for this reason that Feng Xia was extremely grateful for the selfless care and love shown to him by such a good person as Patriarch Chenhai.

A small favor deserved to be paid back substantially.

A life-and-death feud deserved… deserved… deserved a beating to the death.

Therefore, Feng Xia would not easily accept the Xuanwu Emperor’s sudden olive branch. Although the offer that everything within the radius of a thousand miles belonged to the Thousand Autumn Valley sounded wonderful, who knew how many traps were laid in it?

“Fellow practitioner, you must be joking.”

Upon hearing Feng Xia’s question, Mo Zi’an quickly adjusted his breathing. Without any expression on his face, he shook his head with a smile and said, “Brother is a Primal Core Realm cultivator and can even be known as the number one expert in Xuanwu Kingdom, why would the imperial court want you to take on any responsibility?”

“Giving me so many benefits without needing me to pay any price?”

Feng Xia narrowed his eyes slightly and his lips curled into a mocking smile.

Mo Zi’an continued to shake his head, “Brother, you have got it wrong. On the contrary, these are not benefits for you, but the price paid by the imperial court to compensate for their previous offenses. It is their apology gift to you.”

“Not only that, if Brother is conferred the title of Protector Spirit King, it is also beneficial to the imperial court.”

“I’m willing to hear more about the details.” Hurry up and get to the point!

“Brother being conferred the title of Protector Spirit King is equivalent to the Xuanwu Kingdom still having a Primal Core Realm expert overseeing it, even if only in name. This is the benefit that the country will receive from Brother.”

A faint smile appeared on Mo Zi’an’s face as he continued, “At the same time, it shows that the imperial court doesn’t intend to continue to be enemies with you. This is actually the unseen benefit. In addition, the various sects and factions on Mount Canglan are extremely chaotic and they have a propensity of obeying orders but not the rules. This has always been a sore point for His Majesty. After you take over this land, you will have to manage and handle this issue.”

Feng Xia immediately understood.

The former issue was a sore point that involved a big group, while the latter issue was a sore point with only one individual sect. If he was the emperor, he would also most likely choose the latter after weighing the pros and cons.

Especially if the latter was a problem that could not be dealt with at all.

“However, based on the Emperor’s usual style of doing things, he often has more than one backup plan. It seems unlikely that he will give up on dealing with us just like that. There are most likely other traps hidden in the entire matter!”

No matter what, the other party was right about one thing.

This rank of Protector Spirit King…

Feng Xia was definitely taking it!

“Being conferred the title of Protector Spirit King will benefit both me and the Thousand Autumn Valley!”

“From now on, the Thousand Autumn Valley will be completely legitimate. Then, I can naturally deal with those other sects. At the same time, once there is an official channel…”

“Through the imperial court, maybe I can find the truth behind the decline of spiritual energy in this world as well as the method to break the seal in the Ancient Forsaken Land!”

Although he did not have any idea on where to look for clues at the moment, he could use the power of the imperial court to search for them.

Even if this was a world with the existence of supernatural powers, the principle that there was strength in numbers would still stand.

Moreover, with Feng Xia’s current cultivation and strength, there was no doubt that he could fight a hundred, or even a thousand, people alone. However, if he wanted to fight a country alone…

The result was unknown.

What if the imperial court also had ruthless lethal weapons that they had not used yet?

There was a possibility that it was not because they did not dare to use those weapons, but that the price of using them was too high.

“At the current stage, the best way is indeed to just hang on! When I return to the Primal Core Realm, or even cultivate to the Dharma Characteristic Realm, then no matter how many schemes the emperor has, I will be able to scatter his ashes!”

Moreover, Feng Xia believed that such a day would not be too far away.

After considering the issue a few times, Feng Xia thought about it again and then handed the imperial edict to Zhu Youniang. Mo Zi’an was stunned to see this. “Brother Feng, I already wanted to ask you just now. May I know who this is…”

“She’s my companion,” Feng Xia replied with a faint smile. “Her intuition is extraordinary. Regardless of whether there’s a problem or not, it’s always good to let her take a look.”

“So it’s Sister-in-law! You two are really a match made in heaven. It makes one so envious.”

Mo Zi’an did not probe further. Instead, he complimented them as if he had suddenly been enlightened.

Not long after, Zhu Youniang handed the imperial edict back. She shook her head slightly and said softly, “It doesn’t taste good.”

“Got it.”

Feng Xia nodded and took back the imperial edict.

Mo Zi’an, who had maintained a constant smile on his face, finally looked a little shocked. Wait, what did this girl just say? And what exactly was the point that Brother got?!

“Fellow practitioner Mo, I’ve actually been cultivating in seclusion for many years and know very little about the outside world. Why don’t you take this opportunity to tell me more about the outside world…”

At this moment, Feng Xia spoke up and interrupted his thoughts.

Mo Zi’an felt a surge of joy in his chest, one that was extremely sincere and without a hint of fakeness in it. He thought that the heavens must have taken pity on him. Earlier, he had chatted with Feng Xia for an entire two hours on strange topics, like Weibo, WeChat, the kneeling boys, macho men with the surname Cai, and so on…

He clearly did not understand anything, but he still had to put on a smile, and even had to pretend to be an expert on the topics and chatted happily with Feng Xia… Even with his intelligence, he had almost exhausted all his energy.

I am so angry and tired.

Now, Feng Xia had not refused the imperial edict. Instead, he asked about the situation in the outside world. It would appear that Feng Xia had already accepted this conferment!

“No matter what you want to ask, as long as I have the relevant knowledge, I will tell you everything I know!”

Mo Zi’an patted his chest and made a guarantee.

Feng Xia’s eyes instantly lit up when he heard that, “That’s great! Someone, prepare a brush, ink, paper and inkstone for fellow practitioner Mo. There’s no need for too much. Just bring 200 pounds of paper over here first…”

“Come, come, come. There are many things that I’m curious about. It’s easy to forget if we only just talk about it. Fellow practitioner Mo, why don’t you write it down on paper…”

“…”

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Several days passed.

The haggard Mo Zi’an staggered out of the Thousand Autumn Valley. His entire body exuded a gloomy aura and there were two extremely dark circles under his eyes. His hands were trembling like chicken feet and he was no longer as carefree as when he first entered the valley.

“My lord… are you alright?”

Qing Yue, who was waiting in the carriage, could not help but ask in a trembling voice, “What have you been through… these past few days? Why have you become like this…”

“Don’t worry about me… Let’s go! Leave the Thousand Autumn Valley as soon as possible…”

Plop!

Mo Zi’an fell face down into the carriage. He slowly stretched out his hand as if he was gesturing at something. Then, he used all his strength to speak intermittently.

“He has already agreed… let’s leave the mountain ranges of Mount Canglan… before he discovers the abnormality…”

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