Chapter 306: 164: Heading to Mo Residence

“Elder, there’s no need to trouble yourself…”

Zhang Xuan hastily jumped up and kept waving his hands, “If you really want to help me, please find Mo Baiye. He’s seriously injured and will definitely seek healing. Use this as a clue; it shouldn’t be hard to find him!”

“Don’t worry, your business is my business, I will not shirk my duty!”

Fu Qinghong nodded.

“I will mobilize all the available strength to search for him…” Fu Qinghan also nodded repeatedly.

Four women in their fifties all looked over with smiles, their eyes full of tenderness.

“…”

Zhang Xuan felt a chill down his spine and quickly turned to leave, “Good, send me a message as soon as you find him…”

In a blink of an eye, he had disappeared from the spot, even faster than when he was chasing Mo Baiye just now.

Indeed, when a person is not pushed to the brink, their zhenqi does not run as fast as when they are under pressure…

Leaving the small valley, Zhang Xuan activated his Eye of Insight and began to search along the direction Mo Baiye had disappeared in.

He couldn’t just rely on others; otherwise, who knows when he would be able to rescue Liu Mingyue.

“Being so severely injured, he shouldn’t dare to harm Liu Mingyue for the time being…”

Zhang Xuan speculated in his mind.

Liu Mingyue was Mo Baiye’s ace in the hole to keep him in check, essentially a hostage. Once he made a move, Zhang Xuan would have no more concerns and would kill him without hesitation. Therefore, as long as the perpetrator wasn’t foolish, he wouldn’t act rashly in a short period.

In other words, she should be safe for now.

However, if the stalemate dragged on, it was hard to say. The current plan must be to find the other party as soon as possible and rescue the person before anything else!

“Once I find you… I will take you as a direct disciple…”

Zhang Xuan shook his head slightly, a trace of apology in his eyes.

This Liu Mingyue, due to previous events, was not considered his student but merely an auditor. After this incident, she should be formally taken under his wing.

Using the Eye of Insight, he could still see some clues outside the city, but once he entered Zouyi City, the trail was lost, and no further traces could be found.

Hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan stopped searching and stood pondering.

Even though Mo Baiye was gravely injured, he was still a Galaxy 5-dan Peak fighter. Plus, with the formidable offensive power of the Mo Dao, Zhang Xuan’s current cultivation wouldn’t allow him to capture him alive; a sneak attack would have a chance of success, but capturing him was basically impossible!

Unless… he could achieve another breakthrough!

If he could quickly advance the Youqing Destiny to the third level, he might have the chance to break through to Galaxy 3-dan, or even higher!

Only then would he genuinely possess the strength to move freely in Zouyi City and not be so passive.

The Youqing Destiny was far from the Second Realm Peak; first, he needed to find enough Heavenly Mandate Vitality to make progress!

To break through to the third level, he had to reach the Second Realm Peak first. Without that, any further thoughts were in vain!

But… where could he find so much Heavenly Mandate Vitality?

The Fu family had already been nearly stripped bare; aside from the Heaven Mandate Hall, Wanxiang Sect, and the royalty, even the Zhou Yi Dynasty wouldn’t have many such families.

“Right, the Mo Blade Sect should have some…”

His gaze flashed, and Zhang Xuan realized.

Mo Baiye, the Vice Hall Master of the Heaven Mandate Hall with high authority, and the Mo Blade Sect’s several hundred disciples, along with countless opponents killed by Mo Hong over the years… There must be a substantial amount of Heavenly Mandate Vitality!

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible for him to create the Heavenly Destiny Luo Book.

That item required not only fragments of the heavens but also a vast amount of Yuan Power.

“Mo Baiye doesn’t even trust Mo Hong; he wouldn’t possibly leave a large amount of Heavenly Mandate Vitality in the Mo Blade Sect, so… unless something unexpected happens, he should have kept it at his home!”

Mo Baiye had storage treasures, but the space inside was generally very small, enough to hold some personal clothing and life-saving pills and items. If he had thousands of Destiny Plates, he certainly wouldn’t carry them with him.

After all, those items were only used when practicing the heavenly fragments or forging a Heavenly Destiny Magical Treasure, and his Mo Dao Destiny had already reached the Third Realm Peak. Unable to break through, there was no need to waste precious storage space.

“I haven’t been there yet; regardless of the outcome, I’ll take a look!”

With no other destination in mind, he might as well check it out and see if the leader of the Mo Blade Sect had quietly returned.@@novelbin@@

Fixing on a direction, he reached a place where Min Jiangtao soon came out to meet him.

“Lord Zhang…”

“Right, take me to Mo Baiye’s home!” Zhang Xuan gestured with a wave of his hand.

“Okay!” Min Jiangtao nodded, and the two of them walked one after another, discussing the goal and strategy. Not long after, a vast residence appeared within sight.

Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment, then his Disguise Ability activated. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into Mo Baiye’s likeness, looking sallow and weak, with even a gruesome wound forged on his chest.

“Support me…”

Approaching Min Jiangtao, he extended his hand. Jiangtao understood immediately and hurried to support him, his face filled with astonishment.

If he hadn’t witnessed the transformation himself, he would have thought the teacher had truly arrived!

Because not only was the appearance the same, but the spirit’s aura, and even the Sword Intent radiating from within, were all identical, not the slightest bit off.

No wonder Chen Yuan and the others were so thoroughly deceived; anyone would probably be fooled.

Once everything was prepared and the upcoming actions were arranged, Zhang Xuan stumbled toward the Mo Residence with the support of Min Jiangtao.

“Who goes there? Ah, it’s the old master and Young Master Min! What has happened to the old master?”

As the two approached the gate, the guards immediately recognized them and rushed to greet them, their voices calling out.

“Shut up!” Min Jiangtao’s face darkened, “Quick, call the Housekeeper over…”

“Yes!” The guard didn’t dare to say more and hurried inside. Before long, a man in his fifties rushed over.

It was indeed the Housekeeper of the Mo Residence, Mo Yi.

“What happened to the old master?” Seeing Zhang Xuan in a weak state, covered in blood, Mo Yi asked urgently with a face full of concern.

“The teacher has just been ambushed and is badly hurt. Where’s the teacher’s treasure vault? Hurry and take him there; there are treasures that can heal quickly and stabilize the injury…”

Min Jiangtao spoke.

This was the plan set by Zhang Xuan to shock the other party first, then use the urgency of time as a reason to prevent them from overthinking.

They had to force the other party to lead the way. Once they found the treasure vault, even if they were discovered, it wouldn’t matter anymore.

“The treasure vault?”

Mo Yi was taken aback, “Although I’m the housekeeper, I don’t know about it…”

“Then… take us to the place where the teacher often practices alone. You can’t say you don’t know this place as well, can you?” Min Jiangtao’s expression darkened.

“I know that place; it’s in an annex near the old master’s residence. We are all forbidden from entering…”

Mo Yi hurriedly nodded.

Min Jiangtao made a broad gesture, “Lead the way and hurry up; otherwise, if anything happens to the teacher, I’ll flay you alive!”

“Yes…”

Mo Yi gave the “old master” a careful look and, seeing his scattered gaze and weakened speech, did not dare to hesitate and quickly rushed forward.