Tong Wuqi glanced at Mo Qi with concern, "Brother Mo, where do you live? I'll escort you back. Tang Hao will definitely seek revenge."
Mo Qi shook his head, "You can protect me for a while, but not forever. Don't worry, they can't do anything to me."
"You still don't understand the Qionglu Realm and the Tang Sect."
At this moment, most of the people who had been fanned away by Mo Qi's pipa had already left. After all, they had come to watch the excitement knowing that fists and feet were blind, and had only themselves to blame for the trouble.
However, a group of people still crowded around, their eyes glaring, all staring at Mo Qi, swords drawn and bows taut.
The wrath of the masses was hard to bear. Mo Qi immediately put on a smiling face and said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to."
"Is an apology enough? Then what's the point of the Hall of Discipline?" a burly, fierce-looking man from the crowd stepped forward and said.
"Then what do you want me to do?" Mo Qi shrugged.
"Chang Yuhuan, Brother Chang, you don't recognize me?" Tong Wuqi stepped forward and patted the man's shoulder.
Chang Yuhuan clearly paused, looking Tong Wuqi up and down with a lost expression.
"I," Tong Wuqi smiled and said, "You really have a bad memory. When we were at private school, I sat in front of you."
"Oh, Tong Wuqi." Chang Yuhuan slapped his forehead, then smiled again, "Look, aren't you even more handsome now? You can't blame me for that."
Tong Wuqi patted Chang Yuhuan's shoulder, "You've also become more robust. You used to bully me all the time."
"Hey, we were just playing back then, weren't we? How can that be called bullying?" Chang Yuhuan winked.
"It wasn't, of course it wasn't. By the way, when did you join?" Tong Wuqi said.
"I joined last year."
"Senior Brother, Junior Brother pays his respects." Tong Wuqi bowed.
"Get lost." Chang Yuhuan said with a wry smile.
The two chatted happily, and the tense atmosphere immediately eased. It seemed that these people were led by Chang Yuhuan. Seeing that Chang Yuhuan had "defected," they couldn't continue to press the issue.
Tong Wuqi pointed at Mo Qi, "Brother Chang, let me introduce you. This is Mo Xin, my friend." He then pointed at Chang Yuhuan and looked at Mo Qi, "This is Chang Yuhuan."
Mo Qi nodded slightly, "I apologize for any offense earlier. I apologize, I apologize."
Chang Yuhuan shook his head, "Brother Mo, what are you saying? You didn't do it on purpose. I didn't know you were friends before. Now that I know, this matter is dropped."
He turned and waved his hand at the others, "Everyone, disperse."
As expected, Chang Yuhuan had quite a bit of influence. Those people dispersed one after another.
"It's truly a case of meeting too late! It's better to meet by chance than to seek each other out. Let's go, I'll treat, and we'll have a few drinks," Chang Yuhuan said heartily.
"Okay, let's have a few drinks." Tong Wuqi immediately agreed.
Mo Qi didn't want to go, but he couldn't refuse them and didn't want to dampen their spirits, so he had to agree.
In the Tang Sect, within the high walls and deep courtyards, a middle-aged man in brocade robes and fur stood before flowers. The flowers in front of him were in full bloom, competing in beauty, but his mind was not on appreciating them at all.
He was somewhat anxious and uneasy. Tang Hao was going to the Heavenly Rank Academy's admission test today, and he had been waiting for news. But it was almost sunset. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he should have returned by now.
This child wouldn't make any progress without being pushed. He knew himself that his alchemy was not good and he had a weakness, but he was unwilling to put in hard work to hone himself, spending his days idly.
Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door and Tang Hao's almost crying voice, "Father, you must uphold justice for me! I've been bullied."
Immediately after, Tang Hao, covered in dust, with some bloodstains, ran in and knelt before Tang Tianzheng, looking miserable and disheveled.
Tang Tianzheng's face twitched, and he asked urgently, "What happened?"
Tang Hao immediately said, "I was bullied."
This commotion attracted other family members, including Tang Hao's mother and elder brother Tang Lin, as well as his aunt and second aunt, and others.
Tang Tianzheng's eyes immediately widened, and he roared, "Who is it? Who bullied you? Beat you up like this."
"It was someone participating in the test. His name is Mo Xin," Tang Hao said immediately.
"Hao'er, tell us, why did he hit you?" Tang Hao's mother said with concern.
"He interfered with my test. I went to reason with him, and then he hit me," Tang Hao said.
"Outrageous!" Tang Hao's mother, doting on her son, was immediately furious. "Zheng Tian, you must uphold justice for our Hao'er. Otherwise, people will be defecating on our Tang family's heads in the future."
Tang Zheng Tian, however, noticed something amiss and snorted, "How did he interfere with your test? You tested your way, he tested his way, how could he interfere with you? Could it be that you failed the test and were afraid of not being able to report back, so you deliberately provoked someone to divert our attention?"
"Father, you must see clearly. I was indeed beaten. I couldn't even stand up at the time. I almost died at the entrance of the Heavenly Rank Academy. Fortunately, other students saved me, and I returned alive," Tang Hao said, tears streaming down his face.
Hearing this, Tang's mother's heart broke, "My lord, stop being so unreasonable. Whether our son passed the test or not is not important. What's important is, do people dare to bully our Tang family now? My lord, if you don't handle this, not only will our son be bullied when he goes out, but our Tang family will also lose its current status."
Tang Zheng Tian glared at her, "A woman's opinion, a doting mother spoils her son." He then flicked his sleeves and left, "If you want to manage him, manage him. But I want to tell you, if you continue to spoil your son like this, you will eventually spoil him into a good-for-nothing."
"What good-for-nothing?" Tang's mother roared at his retreating back, "My son is already at the Nascent Soul cultivation at such a young age. Some people have cultivated for hundreds of years to reach the Nascent Soul stage. If my son is a good-for-nothing, then most people in this world are good-for-nothing."
Tang Hao turned and threw himself at Tang's mother's feet, crying, "Mother, Father doesn't care about me anymore. Let me die. Anyway, I'll be beaten to death when I go out. Let me die."
Tang's mother spat, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who dares to let you die? Don't worry, your father won't uphold justice for you, but your mother will stand up for you today. No matter who it is, if they dare to bully our Hao'er, they deserve to die." She turned to Tang Lin and said, "Lin'er, do you know what to do?"
Tang Lin hesitated for a moment, then bowed and replied, "Yes, Mother, I know."
Tang Hao immediately stopped crying and smiled, "Thank you, eldest brother, thank you, eldest brother."
Tang Lin lowered his head and gave him a meaningful look, "Tell me, how do I find this person?"
"I'll take you. I already know where they are going."
Mo Qi and the other two went to the Tianfu Restaurant. They were clinking glasses and talking about life, having a great time. In the end, they all got drunk and went home separately.
Mo Qi walked on the road towards the inn, swaying unsteadily. His whole body felt light and airy, his mind was groggy, but he also felt particularly exhilarated.
It was late at night, and there was almost no one on the street.
Two people suddenly blocked his path. Mo Qi looked up and saw that one of them was Tang Hao, and the other, an older man, was an unfamiliar face. He guessed that this was the helper Tang Hao had found.
Mo Qi sneered, "So many people couldn't do anything to me before, and now you've only found one person? Have you run out of people?"
"Stop your glib tongue. You'll taste the bitterness soon enough," Tang Hao said with a smile.
After speaking, he quickly retreated, moving several hundred feet away, and craned his neck forward to watch.
Judging by his posture, it seemed as if Tang Lin was very formidable. Mo Qi couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Friend, don't blame me. Blame yourself for having bad luck and provoking our Tang family," Tang Lin said coldly after sizing Mo Qi up.
The alcohol was starting to affect Mo Qi, and he swayed as he said, "Tang family, is the Tang family very powerful? Are they as powerful as my little toe?"
Tang Lin snorted again, "You'd better be serious, or you'll lose your head and have no chance to regret it."
That cold killing intent, that powerful aura, silently permeated the air.
As if a cold wind had possessed him, Mo Qi shivered violently, sobering up by half.
He looked at Tang Lin again and scanned him with his divine sense. He found him unfathomable, his cultivation seemingly above his own, at least in the late stage of Soul Division!
Mo Qi no longer dared to be careless and activated his Indestructible Golden Body and Golden Battle Armor.
Tang Lin formed a hand seal with his right hand, drawing circles in the air. A dagger suddenly appeared in his left hand. The dagger instantly split into another dagger, which rotated clockwise from the inside out. As soon as this dagger began to rotate, another dagger followed, rotating from the inside out.
In an instant, countless daggers formed a vortex-like shape, rotating and expanding in the air, growing infinitely. As they spun, they brought with them a whistling gale, instantly sweeping away all debris on the street. The houses on both sides were shaking, as if they could be blown down at any moment.
The windows rattled against the frames, making a violent pattering sound.
With each rotation of the dagger, a dazzling light flashed. These lights instantly connected, forming a brilliant radiance, like a scorching sun descending upon the earth.
Mo Qi felt his eyes suddenly pierced, causing him to be unable to open them. Blood flowed from the corners of his eyes.
Mo Qi was greatly alarmed and panicked. He instinctively retreated, but the sharp killing intent followed him like a shadow. Even from a distance, he could feel the power piercing his soul.
He tried to open his eyes, but his vision was blurry, and he couldn't see anything. Had he gone blind?
Infinite sorrow welled up in his heart, followed by a surge of hatred.
He activated his Heavenly Eye and formed a hand seal. Red wings appeared on both sides of his body, and these wings also formed a vortex around him, relentlessly shredding outwards.
Tang Lin had never seen such a sight. Upon seeing that world-destroying aura, he knew that his opponent's divine ability was not something his Tang Sect's Ten Thousand Blades Kill could withstand. If he resisted forcefully, he would be annihilated.
Therefore, while his Ten Thousand Blades Kill was still gathering momentum, he forcibly recalled it, then spread his body and fled into the distance.
Tang Hao, who had been watching with a smile a moment ago, believing that Tang Lin would surely kill Mo Qi, suddenly saw Tang Lin's face turn ashen as he fled towards his direction.
Tang Hao had no other skills, but his instinct and ability to escape were very strong. As soon as he saw Tang Lin start to flee, he had already flown far away. Tang Lin had only taken a few steps before he had vanished without a trace.
Seeing Tang Lin flee, Mo Qi did not want to pursue him to the death and immediately stopped his divine ability. However, the Phoenix Fire Dance Art that had already been unleashed could not dissipate immediately. Before it dissipated, its edges still cut Tang Lin in half at the waist.
Mo Qi didn't even look. His eyes were his priority, and he immediately unfolded his body and headed towards the inn.
Upon entering the inn, he hurriedly fetched a bronze mirror, wiped away the blood, but it was acting up. It turned out that the blood had simply obscured his eyes, causing him to see nothing before.
Now he could see things, although they were still a bit blurry.
He took a healing pill, and his vision slowly became clearer. He then breathed a sigh of relief.
Having just arrived in the Qionglu Realm, he had already made enemies. It seemed that from now on, he would not have a moment's peace.
Xue Ying was still in the next room. A ripple of emotion surged in his heart, and he walked over and knocked on Xue Ying's door.
The door opened, and Xue Ying's peerless beauty appeared at the doorway, pure and flawless, standing gracefully.