The Naughty Senior Sister
Senior Brother is Meeting Mo Li Again
Finished meditating for a while, Yan Xu noticed the conditions around him. This seemingly calm atmosphere from the outside was clearly unusual as he had sensed the presence of others not long after he woke up.
Deliberately opening his weak point while meditating, Yan Xu also prepared some traps. However, the other party had absolutely no hostile intentions nor wanted to disturb him.
Sighing in a small breath, Yan Xu looked at the several large trees that were still standing firmly and said, "Well when else are you going to watch over me?"
After a few seconds, the shadow of a teenage girl was seen behind the trunk of the large tree. A beautiful girl in a red-colored concubine robe typical of the Ming Great Empire came out from hiding.
That person was none other than the real Mo Li.
Seeing the unfamiliar face in his memories, Yan Xu could only guess the other party's identity through the black lotus on his forehead.
Knowing the other party was Mo Li, roughly Yan Xu had already guessed his purpose of coming here and allowed him to rest in peace.
"Seeing you're here without a guard, isn't our Mo Li very brave? Or ... The guts you have already exceeded that of a lion?" yan Xu asked casually playing a mini energy spear in his hand.
Mo Li cupped his hands together to salute Yan Xu.
"Mo Li saluted Senior Brother," he said with a graceful posture.
Yan Xu waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be too polite," as a sign of receiving the greeting.
Mo Li who was received casually, walked towards Yan Xu then sat in front of him with a smile.
"So, what are you planning?" asked Yan Xu.
"No, no, Junior didn't plan anything. This time, a fierce shock and some phenomenon of suddenly dry qi energy made Junior have to check this place immediately. Who knows, it turns out fate has brought us back together."
"Oh, if you recall, the First Prince's territory is indeed close to this place. So, there should have been an officer who checked the irregularities that happened just now. Surprisingly, he sent out his precious concubine rather than some group of soldiers. Don't you think that's too weird?"
Shaking his head disapprovingly, Mo Li still maintained a smile and said, "It's not at all strange because lately, our faction is being fiercely battered from the shadows. The latter incident had taken a devastating toll on the political currents surrounding the First Prince."
The last incident Mo Li meant was when Yan Xu managed to uncover a secret hideout belonging to the old faction. The deaths of many citizens who were in that place, were used as materials to make the First Prince's political power decline by the other princes.
Yan Xu who was not interested in power struggles, did not want to think too much about it. Merely, sometimes he felt uneasy because Yaoyao had intervened against them. At least, as a parent, Yan Xu would keep a little eye on what his son was doing.
If he felt that it would be dangerous, Yan Xu would join Yaoyao's game secretly and flip the chessboard so that neither side would benefit. He would rather have everything destroyed and then recreated, than have to repair something as rotten as the imperial family itself.
"I won't be sorry for your side. Then, I'll give you a hint. There is nothing special going on here, you better hurry home and take care of your precious piece. The palace is not a soft place where an unintelligent piece can still live far from its brain."
"Gosh~ Senior Brother is quite considerate as well, but this time is different. I've prepared a guard for that chess piece. The hunt for Senior Brother is here, wouldn't it be better for us to take a walk together? Who knows if we can benefit each other on your journey?" bring Mo Li.
He had already deciphered the invitation to have confirmed that Mo Li knew Yan Xu was taking the exam. There was no way he would have come unprepared if he didn't know such important information. At least, that was how Mo Li's attitude was so imprinted on Yan Xu's gaze towards him.
Likewise with Mo Li, this time he did not have to be hostile to the other party even though his extremely careful approach could make the man wary. Without having the slightest bit of hostility, he came to waste time where the pawns in the palace were too relaxed about their declining political state.
Being irritated, Mo Li wanted to teach the First Prince a lesson so as not to look too highly at themselves. Basically, every political movement they did was the thought of Mo Li.
In his absence, he hoped the chess piece would learn a little to think like a king, not a slave who always followed his master's direction.
Therefore, Mo Li had been figuring out the possibility of whichever route Yan Xu would take. Sometimes, he thought he wanted to help the man because it was more fun, than taking care of the political problems that were plaguing their side.
So, he will answer honestly because it needs sincerity so that they can communicate well.
"Almost everything. The rest, Junior only predicted the route that Senior Brother would take. Is that enough to convince your mind, Senior Brother?"
Nodding, Yan Xu did not believe too much and just assented as he knew the other party was a crooked creature he had encountered during his lifetime.
"Then, you know this has nothing to do with your plan? So, our paths don't have to intersect and don't bother me anymore."
Feeling tired, Yan Xu desperately wanted to kick Mo Li's butt to go home to his concubine's palace alone. He didn't want to get involved in the activities of this crooked creature. At the very least, he still cherished life and mental tranquility more than any mortal.
Mo Li whose presence had been denied, did not give up and began to sow bait that was barely known to the Xuanyuan realm society.
"Senior Brother, do you know why we are called a Foreign Tribe?" asked Mo Li.
"Because you're not from this plain, are you? The mystery of the existence of other plains that stretch wide in the endless ocean, then how do people from foreign plains suddenly come here — well, it is not my business as long as you do not disturb. Want you guys to claim some or half of this land area, as long as it doesn't interfere with my life, go ahead."
He might have thrown the bait, but who would have thought it was the other party who had lifted the net to catch him?
Mo Li's beautiful eyelids flickered, as if he couldn't believe what he heard. It is true that there are other plains behind the endless ocean, but who would have thought the man knew it accurately even spelled them out as if they were nothing.
If only it had been heard by another cultivator, the one who said it would have been labeled a heretic. The fate of people who have been branded as heretical, will end the same with Yan Xu who with half a soul lost his cultivation to get a lot of death. The fear of the truth, more terrifying than how they had to stare at the enemy right in plain sight.
"So, Senior Brother already found out about us 'Foreign Tribes'?"
"No, rather I'm just using assumptions by combining some facts about you guys," Yan Xu replied casually.
Mo Li's face was filled with admiration, his gaze towards Yan Xu was now increasingly renewed. The evaluation of the man will become increasingly high and potentially a dangerous threat. However, he also knew as long as each side did not touch each other, then there would never be a blood storm going on.