Although her cultivation talent was indeed average, Sister Ya Fei was truly captivating when she focused on her work. She was beautiful, matched his aesthetic perfectly, and spending time together naturally led to feelings. Why did cultivation talent have to matter so much?
"Speaking of which, Elder Hai, you arrived at just the right time. I'm planning to make a move against the Mo family. Would you be interested in watching the fun?"
Xiao Jian's tone soon turned serious.
"The Mo family? One of the four major families in the northeast?"
Hai Bodong paused, then frowned slightly.
"Did they offend you?"
"Yes."
Xiao Jian's eyes grew cold.
"I have a maid named Qinglian. She was kidnapped by them. If I had arrived even a moment later yesterday, you might have been looking at corpses everywhere—including my eldest and second brothers."
His voice was calm, yet carried a bone-chilling chill.
"What?! Qinglian was kidnapped by the Mo family? Why?"
Xiao Yan's expression changed instantly.
"The Mo family has never had dealings with our family. Big Brother and Second Brother would never provoke such a powerful force."
He could clearly tell that Qinglian held a special place in Xiao Jian's heart. In that case, she was considered his third brother's person—and Xiao Jian's people were absolutely not to be touched.
"Hm. Qinglian's physique is somewhat special. She was probably targeted because of that…"
Xiao Jian had only spoken halfway when Hai Bodong suddenly interrupted him.
"A special physique? That's not surprising."
Hai Bodong's expression grew solemn.
"Kid, I told you before to be careful while traveling the continent—to never casually expose your dual wind-and-ice attribute battle qi. I was afraid something like this would happen, though I didn't explain it in detail back then.
"I've had contact with the Mo family before, so I know some of their secrets. One of their ancestors was an alchemist, but he wasn't interested in orthodox alchemy. Instead, he researched twisted things—like extracting claws, bones, or organs from powerful magical beasts and transplanting them into humans!"
"That's… disgusting."
Xiao Yan frowned deeply.
Xiao Jian merely nodded slightly. He already knew this, but since Elder Hai was explaining it himself, it saved him the trouble of justifying the source of the information.
"Heh, disgusting indeed," Hai Bodong sneered.
"But that madman was capable. In the end, he actually succeeded. Many members of the Mo family underwent such transplants. Their strength increased greatly, but they became neither human nor ghost.
"Later, after exhausting their research on magical beasts, they turned their attention to humans with special physiques. They secretly captured such people, extracted their unique organs, and transplanted them into their own members to boost their strength even further…"
Disgust flashed across Hai Bodong's face. Clearly, even he found such methods unacceptable.
"That's why I warned Xiao Jian before. If he ever encounters an enemy who requires dual-attribute battle qi, he must kill them cleanly and decisively. This matter must never spread—unless he truly possesses the strength of a Dou Huang.
"If that were the case, no one in the Jia Ma Empire would dare target him."
Xiao Jian nodded, then continued calmly.
"That's also why I invited Elder Hai to come with us. Mo Cheng once served in the Yunlan Sect, though he later left to manage family affairs.
"Even after leaving, he still pays an enormous tribute to the Yunlan Sect every year and personally attends celebrations whenever the sect has important events. Many people within the sect have benefited from him.
"Because of this, not only was he never pursued by the enforcement hall, he was even granted the title of outer-sect steward.
"So this time, we need someone strong to keep the situation under control. Elder Hai is one of our own, so I trust you. What do you think?"
Hai Bodong fell silent for a moment, then nodded.
"I don't have anything better to do anyway. I'll go with you. I've never liked the Mo family, but I couldn't act without reason before.
"I've just recovered my strength—this is a good chance to see how much of my former power I still retain."
"That's perfect."
Xiao Jian smiled.
"Third Brother, I'm coming too."
Xiao Yan immediately spoke up. There was no way he would stay behind—storming someone's doorstep required both numbers and strength.
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