Shen Qian Si asked, "What is your name, sir?"
Mo Qi replied, "My name is..."
Before Mo Qi could finish, Shen Qian Si interrupted, "Can you really remove the restrictions on us?"
Mo Qi thought to himself, *I haven't even finished speaking, is this polite?*
"Well, I'm not entirely sure, but I can try..."
"Good, then you try. I'll let you go first," Shen Qian Si said, cutting him off again.
Mo Qi rolled his eyes. *This clan leader is so rude.*
At this moment, Shen Xiu Zhu stepped forward and said, "Grandfather, I'll try first."
Shen Qian Si glared at her. "You can rush to the front in a fight, but don't argue with me about this. I'm old, my body isn't what it used to be. If I die from this, then so be it."
Shen Xiu Zhu stood her ground. "Let me do it. My cultivation is higher. If I find any ill intentions from him midway, I can eliminate him immediately to prevent him from doing harm."
Just as Shen Qian Si was about to speak, Mo Qi pointed at Shen Xiu Zhu. "Let this young lady go first."
Murong Yan Ran glanced at Mo Qi's eyes, seeming to understand something, and nodded and shook her head.
Shen Qian Si felt he couldn't refuse his granddaughter and nodded helplessly, looking at Mo Qi. "What is your name?"
"My name is..."
"You can try to detoxify her first, but we all need to watch to prevent you from playing any tricks," Shen Qian Si said.
Mo Qi shook his head. "No, I need absolute quiet. Otherwise, I can't guarantee if I can extract it."
A stalemate ensued.
Shen Xiu Zhu said, "It's alright, Grandfather. My cultivation is so high, even if I'm alone with him, he can't do anything to me."
Elder Wei also said, "Don't worry, Clan Leader. I guarantee he won't do anything to Xiu Zhu."
Shen Qian Si let out a heavy sigh and said, "How about this: Elder Wei, myself, and the young lady who came with you will guard you. Everyone else temporarily retreats. What do you think?"
Mo Qi nodded without hesitation. "Alright."
The next moment, Shen Qian Si, Shen Xiu Zhu, Elder Wei, Murong Yan Ran, and Mo Qi entered a room, while the others dispersed as instructed.
A few people even peeked through the window.
As Mo Qi instructed, Shen Xiu Zhu sat on the ground. Mo Qi sat behind her, took out the spirit stone, and placed it against Shen Xiu Zhu's back. Then, as before, he channeled spiritual energy to envelop the restriction, making it less fragile. He then released the spirit stone, placed his hand on Shen Xiu Zhu's back, and channeled spiritual energy, attempting to pull it out.
"You pervert..." Shen Qian Si raised his cane, ready to strike Mo Qi on the head.
Elder Wei immediately stopped him. "Calm down, Clan Leader, calm down. He's detoxifying her."
Shen Qian Si then grudgingly lowered his cane.
The restriction within Shen Xiu Zhu's body still resisted fiercely, wriggling and struggling. However, Mo Qi, with the experience from last time, was more skilled and meticulous, making the extraction smoother.
Having learned from the previous attempt, Mo Qi used the spirit stone to make the restriction more robust this time. This way, even if it struggled desperately, it wouldn't break easily, allowing him to pull with more confidence.
Shen Qian Si, watching from the side, was furious. He believed Mo Qi was faking it and playing tricks to take advantage of Shen Xiu Zhu. Detoxification, he thought, was about using the spirit stone's power to dissolve the black lines. What was the meaning of throwing away the spirit stone? This was clearly hooliganism!
If Elder Wei hadn't held him back, he would have already attacked Mo Qi with his cane, leaving him bloody.
Although it was much easier than last time, Mo Qi was still sweating profusely. A long time passed.
Shen Qian Si became impatient and said to Elder Wei, "Tell him to stop. I think he's clearly treating us like fools. He thinks he can detoxify like this? He probably hasn't seen a woman before!"
Murong Yan Ran couldn't stand it anymore and retorted angrily, "How can you speak like that, old man? My husband owes your clan nothing. He's actively helping you solve your problems, and instead of being grateful, you're slandering him and distrusting him. This is outrageous."
Shen Qian Si was equally defiant. "If you're so kind, go do good deeds elsewhere! We don't need it here. We don't need your feigned benevolence and hypocrisy."
Murong Yan Ran stamped her foot in anger. "Do you really think we want to? There are plenty of people outside waiting for us to save them. If your people hadn't begged us so humbly, we wouldn't have come."
Elder Wei said with a blushing face, "Yes, yes, it was after our repeated pleas that we invited them in."
At this moment, the entire black line was almost pulled out. However, the black line was unwilling to submit, unwilling to leave its comfortable environment, and struggled desperately. With a slight exertion from Mo Qi, it nearly snapped.
Furthermore, the surrounding arguments reached his ears, causing his state of mind to fluctuate, his internal qi and blood to surge, and he almost lost control.
He immediately calmed his mind, continued to channel spiritual energy, suppressed his fluctuating emotions, and meticulously channeled spiritual energy, patiently engaging in a tug-of-war with the black line.
When the black line tensed, he simply held on without letting go. When the black line relaxed, he pulled hard, dragging it outwards. Gradually, he pulled the black line out and placed it into the bottle from before.
Meanwhile, Shen Qian Si was also engaged in a tug-of-war with Elder Wei. He kept asking Elder Wei to tell Mo Qi to stop, while simultaneously raising his cane, attempting to rush forward and beat Mo Qi.
Elder Wei placated him, saying it would be done soon, while desperately holding him back, preventing him from disturbing Mo Qi.
At this point, seeing Mo Qi pull out such a long "earthworm," Shen Qian Si froze.
The wind stopped, the rain ceased, and even the air seemed to freeze.
Elder Wei nudged Shen Qian Si and asked nervously, "Clan Leader, are you alright?"
The Clan Leader finally blinked his eyes. "Was that an illusion? I saw him pull something out."
Mo Qi handed him the bottle with the earthworm. "It's not an illusion. This is very real."
The Clan Leader took the bottle and turned it over. "This thing is so cute. Can it be eaten?"
"..."
Murong Yan Ran felt disgusted and gagged repeatedly.
Mo Qi, however, saw that he had embarrassed the Clan Leader, who was now trying to save face by pretending to be foolish.
At this moment, Shen Xiu Zhu stood up, bowed to Mo Qi, and clasped her hands. "This humble girl thanks you, sir, for your great kindness. Your benevolence is as profound as rebirth. Even if I were to be shattered into pieces, I could not repay you. I also ask for your forgiveness for the many difficulties I caused earlier..."
As she spoke, her eyes actually turned red. Her voice also choked with emotion.
It wasn't for anything else, but for her own behavior just now.
Thinking back, she was filled with immense regret. The other party had no obligation to treat her, yet despite facing all sorts of suspicion, slander, and even abuse, he still unhesitatingly proceeded with her treatment.
If not for the other party's magnanimity, she would truly have been courting death!
It was a matter of life and death!
Fortunately, she met a good person!
Those people peeking through the window were also extremely excited, rushing to spread the news. "We are saved! We are saved!"
Hearing this, the Clan Leader stopped pretending to be foolish and, with a thud, knelt before Mo Qi. "This old man was foolish. Please forgive me, sir."
Elder Wei, surprisingly, did not stop him and just watched quietly.
Mo Qi immediately stepped forward to help him up. "Clan Leader, please rise."
However, the Clan Leader seemed rooted to the ground, and Mo Qi couldn't help him up.
Mo Qi immediately said, "Clan Leader, you don't need to be like this. For your tribesmen, and for the millions of people outside who are under the same restriction, I will do my utmost. I will give my all to plead for the people."
The Clan Leader slowly stood up, tears streaming down his old face. "Your righteousness, sir, makes this old man feel extremely ashamed. This old man truly has no place to hide."
Mo Qi waved his hand and sighed. "Although it seems we have found a solution for now, facing so many people under restriction, I feel utterly helpless. After all, with my own strength, it is difficult to turn the tide."
"Your spirit stone," Shen Qian Si said hesitantly, "if others use it, can they also remove the restrictions?"
Mo Qi shook his head. "Probably not."
Shen Qian Si became stubborn again, thinking, *Why can you do it, but others cannot? You're unwilling to hand over the spirit stone, aren't you?*
However, he said kindly, "Can you lend us your spirit stone to try?"
Mo Qi handed the spirit stone to Shen Qian Si without hesitation. "Alright, take it and try. Feel free to try."
Shen Qian Si took the spirit stone and casually handed it to Shen Xiu Zhu. "You try. You are nimble-fingered and have high cultivation. You can definitely do it."
Shen Xiu Zhu hesitantly took it, glanced at Mo Qi, and then said to Shen Qian Si, "Grandfather, perhaps we shouldn't try. Since sir can do it, why should we..."
Mo Qi said calmly, "Take it and try. All of you can try it. It's best if more people can take on this responsibility. That way, I'll be more relaxed. I wish for it."
Shen Xiu Zhu took the spirit stone and went out.
Shen Qian Si asked Mo Qi, "What is your name, sir?"
"My name is..."
"What is that young lady's name?" Shen Qian Si looked at Murong Yan Ran.
Murong Yan Ran gave him a glare, then said, "You chat. I'm going out for a walk." She then left.
Mo Qi also wanted to go out for a walk. Suddenly, he thought of a question and asked Shen Qian Si, "When we met Elder Wei, they were also looking for a type of spirit stone. Can you tell me what spirit stone you were looking for?"
Shen Qian Si's expression turned solemn. As if from standing for too long, his body trembled slightly. Elder Wei pulled him to sit on a nearby chair.
Shen Qian Si tremblingly fumbled on his person and took out a scripture, handing it to Mo Qi. "It's a spirit stone recorded in this scripture, called Meteorite Spirit Stone. That thing comes from beyond the heavens. The spirit stones of our world cannot destroy it, and even your spirit stone seems unable to. Therefore, we tried to find a spirit stone from beyond the heavens, and we truly found it in this scripture. However, it was only found within the scripture; in reality, we found nothing."
Mo Qi quickly flipped to the record about the Meteorite Spirit Stone and his eyes lit up. According to the description, it was indeed possible to destroy the restriction and even destroy the魅 (Mei)!
If this thing were found, the people of this world would truly be saved. Otherwise, relying on him to save them one by one would be exhausting and impossible!