What Do You Call a Benevolent and Reasonable Person in Xianxia? An Impossibility!

Yan City, a large city located in the northeast of the Jia Ma Empire, is also the location of the Mo Clan.

Due to Mo Clan’s monopolistic control over various industries in Yan City for many years, about 60% of the city’s businesses belong to the Mo Clan. Additionally, their illicit activities such as operating the slave trade behind the scenes have made the Mo Clan the largest family in Yan City, even to the extent that the city lord does not dare to offend them.

However, despite being a dominant force in the northeast, the Mo Clan is facing its biggest challenge yet.

In the hall of the Mo Clan, Mo Cheng, the family head, sat with a dark expression at the table, listening to the report from his subordinates.

“Reporting to the family head, according to the reports from our scouts, Xiao Li, the leader of the Desert Metal Mercenary Company, is leading the Snake-People Tribe towards us. Yue Mei and Mo Ba Si are also among them, and they are expected to arrive in less than an hour.”

Bang!

Mo Cheng slammed the table beside him into pieces, his face black with extreme anger, frightening his subordinates into silence.

Everything is ruined!

He knew that since the incident involving the Snake-People Tribe, the first thing the royal family would do is target the Mo Clan.

At this point, the Yun Lan Sect probably already considers the Mo Clan as a hopeless cause and is ready to let them fend for themselves.

After all, the Yun Lan Sect does not want to confront the royal family head-on.

For this reason, Mo Cheng must find a way to save himself.

The massacre in Rock Desert City was meant to muddy the waters for the Yun Lan Sect.

Of course, Mo Cheng wasn’t naive enough to believe that Jia Xing Tian would think the Yun Lan Sect was behind it, nor did he expect Jia Xing Tian to believe it.

This move was an attempt to try to drag the Yun Lan Sect down completely, forcing them to come to the Mo Clan’s aid.

Even if the Yun Lan Sect still dared not interfere, Mo Cheng didn’t think the royal family would come after him.

The royal family wouldn’t dare.

Because the royal family is the most easily influenced by public opinion, and in the entire Jia Ma Empire, the royal family places the most importance on public opinion.

Now that Rock Desert City has been massacred, and the blame has been pinned on the Yun Lan Sect, how would the public view it if the royal family were to move against the Mo Clan at this time?

Clearly, the Yun Lan Sect massacred Rock Desert City, but if the royal family were to move against the Mo Clan afterwards, wouldn’t that be suspicious?

Humans are logical creatures.

No matter how absurd something is, most people will try to make sense of it.

Rock Desert City was massacred by the Yun Lan Sect, and then the royal family make a move against the Mo Clan.

Who would think it’s unrelated? Who would believe there’s no conspiracy happening behind the scene?

Even without evidence, people would still speculate.

The result is a decrease in trust in the royal family.

And for the royal family, this is deadly, and it’s not worth it compared to the benefits of exterminating the Mo Clan.

So the royal family would be cautious and not dare to move against the Mo Clan.

Of course, there is a possibility that they might still take action.

In that case, even if the Mo Clan were destroyed, they could still smear the royal family with the indelible stain!

If you don’t give me a way out, don’t expect to have a good time!

But what Mo Cheng never expected was that the one coming towards Yan City wasn’t the royal family, but the Snake-People Tribe member.

Mo Cheng was well aware that the royal family couldn’t touch him, but the Snake-People Tribe member could!

Because over the years, he had trafficked countless Snake-People Tribe slaves! If the Snake-People Tribe were coming to besiege him, no one would think it was suspicious!

‘Damn it!’

Mo Cheng clenched his fists tightly, his eyes flashing with resentment.

The Snake-People Tribe member wouldn’t voluntarily get involved in this matter, so there must be someone behind the scenes.

Soon, Mo Cheng understood who was behind this interference.

Xiao Li, the leader of the Desert Metal Mercenary Company! It’s that damn woman again!

In the past half year, how much trouble has this Xiao Li caused for his Mo Clan?

Mo Cheng hated this woman so much that he wanted to gnaw on her flesh and drink her blood!

“Damn it! If only I had known earlier, I would try to kill that bitch! Risk be damned!”

Mo Cheng truly regretted it now, he truly regretted his timidity back then!

Without Xiao Li, the royal family would never have been able to summon the Snake-People tribe member to besiege him!

‘It seems the royal family does not intend to pursue Yun Lan Sect in this matter.’

Mo Cheng furrowed his brow and, after a moment, a determined look flashed in his eyes.

There’s no choice but to give it all they’ve got.

Ignoring the ordinary soldiers, the forces coming include Xiao Li, a Dou Ling (Battle Spirit, 5th Level), along with Yue Mei and Mo Ba Si, who are both Dou Wang (Battle King, 6th Level).

With his strength, it’s not hard for him to deal with Xiao Li, but the real problem is the two Tribe Leaders.

The real trouble lies with Yue Mei and Mo Ba Si.

With his current strength, even counting the organs of those beasts inside him, the best he can do is to fight against one of them to-to-toe.

There’s no other way, though time is tight, he can only take a gamble.

Using the girl he happened to encounter in the Rock Desert City, the one with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

If he can successfully transplant her eyes, he’s confident he can repel the Snake-People Tribe force.

After that, he’ll think about what comes next.

With this decision made, Mo Cheng looked at his subordinates and gave the order.

“Inform every Mo Clan member to prepare for battle!”

“Yes!”

The subordinates echoed loudly and then left the hall.

Once his subordinates had gone, Mo Cheng no longer hesitated. He stood up, walked to the wall behind him, lifted the hanging painting, and pressed a mechanism.

In the next moment, a wall in the side of the hall slid open, revealing a hidden chamber. Mo Cheng immediately stepped inside, not even bothering to close the door.

The situation is critical now; every second counts. He must successfully transplant the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils as soon as possible!

Once he successfully transplants the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, not only can he resolve the current crisis, but in the future, the Yun Lan Sect would also fall under his control!

While Mo Cheng was busy dreaming about this future, within Yan City, a graceful figure agilely moved across the rooftops.

This figure was none other than Nalan Yanran, the Young Mistress of the Yun Lan Sect.

Having overheard discussions about the Mo Clan and the Snake-People tribe, Nalan Yanran suddenly recalled some unfavorable rumors about the Mo Clan she had heard before and instinctively felt that something was amiss.

Therefore, that night, Nalan Yanran rushed towards Yan City from the Yun Lan Sect, wanting to personally investigate the entanglement between the Mo Clan and the Snake-People tribe.

On the rooftop, Nalan Yanran hid in the shadows, gazing at the wide Mo Clan estate ahead. The walls surrounding the courtyard were guarded by Mo Clan members, confirming Nalan Yanran’s suspicions.

Sure enough, the Mo Clan was in trouble.

And this trouble likely involved the Yun Lan Sect as well.

Although Nalan Yanran was eager to investigate further, she was helpless. The Mo Clan estate was heavily guarded; if she knocked out one Mo Clan member, the others would surely notice, leaving her no opportunity.

After all, she was currently just a 6 Star Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level), while all of the Mo Clan members were at least Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) too, with some even being Dou Ling (Battle Spirit, 5th Level). Getting caught would be disastrous.

However, Nalan Yanran had traveled all the way from the Yun Lan Sect to Yan City to find out what the Mo Clan had done. Returning empty-handed like this was unacceptable to her.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Suddenly, three bell tolls pierced the quiet night, followed by panicked shouts from the Mo Clan members.

“Prepare for battle! The Snake-People tribe is about to arrive! Everyone, head to the east gate of the Mo Clan estate!”

The Snake-People tribe? Why are they coming to Yan City?!

Upon hearing this shout, Nalan Yanran was taken aback.

Then, with joy in her heart, she watched the Mo Clan members depart towards the west side of the Mo Clan estate.

Just when she had been wondering how to get in, it seemed like she had been given an opportunity!

The reason behind why the Snake-People tribe decided to come to the Mo Clan could be investigated later.

For now, the most crucial thing was to find out what the Mo Clan had done.

With a leap, Nalan Yanran jumped into the Mo Clan estate and, following the various thresholds of the Mo Clan, sprinted towards the deepest part of the estate.

The current time was clearly insufficient for her to conduct a thorough search.

In that case, she decided to first investigate the separate courtyard where the head of the household, Mo Cheng, would most likely hide important information.

After running for several minutes, Nalan Yanran finally crossed the Mo Clan estate and, following the Mo Clan map she remembered, arrived at the deepest part.

Here was the courtyard where Mo Cheng, the head of the Mo Clan, resided.

As Nalan Yanran stepped into this courtyard, she suddenly felt the ground tremble, followed by a panicked voice from inside the house.

“No! Stay away from me! Xiao Ling, save me!”

That voice… Why did it sound so familiar?!

Upon hearing the voice of the little girl, Nalan Yanran was momentarily stunned, then she heard another voice that made her very uncomfortable.

“Stop struggling! Did you really think you could survive? What you are doing is just wasting both of our time!”

The moment this voice fell, accompanied by a tremor, the voice of the little girl from earlier emitted a piercing scream, as if feeling an extreme pain.

Without hesitation, Nalan Yanran immediately rushed into the house, scanning left and right until she saw an open secret chamber door on the side wall.

This was it!

With determination, Nalan Yanran tightened her grip on her sword and charged in.

Inside, she saw an elderly man holding a small knife, standing with his back to her, seemingly blinded by excitement and completely unaware of Nalan Yanran’s presence.

Nalan Yanran recognized this old man. She had seen him several times at the Yun Lan Sect.

He was Mo Cheng, the head of the Mo Clan!

In front of him was a young girl with emerald green long hair, bound by chains. Tears streaked her doll-like face, with traces of blood around her mouth.

Nalan Yanran also recognized who this young girl was!

She was Qing Lin, brought back by Xiao Ding and Xiao Li during the New Year at the Xiao Clan!

Seeing Mo Cheng with the knife, it was clear he intended to gouge out Qing Lin’s eyes!

Instantly, rage filled Nalan Yanran’s chest!

“You beast!”

Lost in the joy of almost obtaining the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, Mo Cheng heard this curse and his heart suddenly constricted. He swiftly turned his head and saw Nalan Yanran charging towards him, her face cold and sword raised!

Nalan Yanran, the Young Mistress of the Yun Lan Sect?! Why is she here?!

Nalan Yanran’s appearance stunned Mo Cheng.

However, in that moment of shock, something unimaginable happened to Mo Cheng.

Splurt!

In Mo Cheng’s shocked gaze, Nalan Yanran swung her sword, instantly severing his arm that held the small knife. She then spun around and delivered a side kick that forcefully sent Mo Cheng crashing into the wall of the secret chamber, embedding deeply into it. The tremendous force caused Mo Cheng’s chest to ache, and he violently coughed up blood.

The events that transpired in the blink of an eye left Mo Cheng bewildered.

What just happened?

I, Mo Cheng, a Dou Ling (Battle Spirit, 5th Level), had my arm severed by Nalan Yanran, a mere Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level), and then she kicked me so hard that I coughed up blood?!

What kind of joke is this?!

He’s 2 Major Realms higher than her!

Even if it was a sudden attack, there’s no reason I should be injured to this extent by a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level)!

Mo Cheng’s mind was in turmoil, but Nalan Yanran paid him no mind.

In fact, at this moment, she was completely unaware of how outrageous her act of severely injuring a Dou Ling (Battle Spirit, 5th Level) was.

Her focus was entirely on Qing Lin, who was suspended by chains.

Nalan Yanran swung her sword, decisively cutting through the chains binding Qing Lin, then gently embraced her petite body, calling out softly.

“Qing Lin! Qing Lin! Are you alright?!”

Nalan Yanran’s expression was filled with concern as she continued to call Qing Lin’s name, but Qing Lin remained unconscious, offering no response, her breath feeble.

“Damn it!”

Nalan Yanran gritted her teeth. She was about to retrieve some restorative pills from her spatial ring when a violent commotion suddenly interrupted her actions.

Abruptly turning her head, Nalan Yanran witnessed a shocking scene.

Mo Cheng’s body suddenly swelled, his skin turning a disgusting yet obviously hardened black color. His broken arm regenerated, but it was no longer human; it resembled the claw of some monstrous beast. His already fierce countenance became even more grotesque, with sharp teeth that seemed capable of tearing everything apart!

Before her eyes, Mo Cheng was no longer human; he had become a patched-up monster!

Mo Cheng’s enlarged body crushed the secret chamber, forcing Nalan Yanran to dodge falling debris while still holding Qing Lin. By the time the secret chamber was reduced to rubble, Mo Cheng’s body had grown to a height of 5 meters!

His crimson eyes locked onto Nalan Yanran, who was holding Qing Lin, and he roared while extending his monstrous claw towards her, shouting loudly.

“The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils are mine! Mine!”

The speed was so fast that even Nalan Yanran, who was already shocked by Mo Cheng’s appearance, couldn’t react in time!

Nalan Yanran’s first reaction was to tightly shield Qing Lin and turn her back, tightly closing her eyes, preparing to withstand the impending strike!

Clang!

However, the anticipated pain did not come. Instead, there was a crisp sound like metal clashing, causing Nalan Yanran to abruptly open her eyes.

Turning slightly, she saw a figure holding a strange giant sword, blocking Mo Cheng’s claw in front of her, struggling to resist his attack.

In Nalan Yanran’s eyes, there was a gleam as she looked at the figure standing before her, shielding her just like in her childhood.

Her fiancé, Xiao Yan!