Chapter 2151: Chapter 2151 A Friend’s Promise
Mu Liansheng generously took up the role of the guide, even warmly inviting Ye Liuyun and the rest to stay here.
After his recent inquiry, Ye Liuyun had learned that Mu Changtian didn’t quite understand the situation.
However, Mu Liansheng’s enthusiasm raised his suspicions. He simultaneously probed into the father’s soul to understand what had happened since his arrival, while dealing with the son.
"There are too many of us, it won’t be convenient to stay at your place, let’s find a tavern to sit and talk!"
Before long, Ye Liuyun had uncovered the truth.
"So he knew that I had planted a Slaving Seal on his father. His current enthusiasm is definitely to secure me, and then have that Saint Redeyes act against me!"
He took another look at Mu Liansheng, discovering that he was carrying a defensive relic, thus further confirming his guess.
Hence, no matter how much Mu Liansheng tried to persuade him, Ye Liuyun refused to return to the Manor with him.
He even had Mu Changtian criticise his son for the fake kindness and unnecessary interference.
Mu Liansheng had no choice but to follow Ye Liuyun and the others to a tavern, where they ordered a private room and began discussing the situation in Soulspire.
To show his better knowledge of the place than his father, Mu Liansheng spoke freely about everything.
In the course of their conversation, he even mentioned, "Recently, the city lord’s son killed a Fairy Clan member and captured one with green pupils. Both of them mainly used illusion in battles, but in the end, our Saint was better! That guy is still trapped in the illusion cast by our Saint and hasn’t recovered yet!"
Hearing this, Ye Liuyun thought of Mo Shaowen, "Green pupils from the Fairy Clan... Could it just be a coincidence?"
"A Green Pupil from the Fairy Clan? What’s his name?" Ye Liuyun asked as though it didn’t really matter.
"It seems to be called Mo something Wen!" Mu Liansheng didn’t pay much attention to the names.
"Oh!" Ye Liuyun casually replied, and started to chat with Mu Liansheng about Deliverance Hill again.
But in his heart, he was almost certain that it should be Mo Shaowen. After all, he had never heard of a second person from the clan with a special pupil.
He was considering whether to step forward to save his friend.
If he made a move, he might offend the city lord. Once his identity was exposed, he might also be pursued.
After thinking about it, he remembered his agreement with Mo Shaowen that if they met in the central region, they could become friends. So, in the end, he decided to lend a hand.
"Who cares, since I’m here to practice, I can take some risks and spar with the local martial practitioners."
With this thought, Ye Liuyun changed his mind and prepared to challenge the City Lord’s Manor.
Taking advantage of Mu Liansheng mentioning that the soul strength of martial practitioners of both the Hill and the city was very formidable, Ye Liuyun also quickly reminded everyone to wear their defensive relics.
In the end, he pretended to be persuaded by Mu Liansheng, agreeing to go back with him and stay at the Manor for a while.
"He seems to be really insincere, with malicious intentions."
Feng Hongxiu, however, warned Ye Liuyun through telepathy.
"It’s more than that, he definitely has bad intentions! He already knows that I’ve implanted a Slaving Seal on his father, he intends to lure me back to have the so-called Saint Redeyes to deal with me!"
"And you’re still going to take the risk?"
"Because I’m going to save the Fairy on their hands!"
She was even more stunned: "Rescue a Fairy?"
She couldn’t figure out what Ye Liuyun was up to, but she didn’t continue to ask. She knew he would get annoyed if she did so, so she decided to just wait and see. After all, she believed that there was nothing he couldn’t handle.
And so, Ye Liuyun and the others followed Mu Liansheng to the City Lord Manor, where they settled down at his residence.
Mu Liansheng lived in a small courtyard, which wasn’t very big and only had three rooms. Ye Liuyun arranged for the other martial practitioners to share a room, he and Feng Hongxiu another, while Mu Changtian temporarily bunked with his son.
Seeing how Ye Liuyun arranged this, Feng Hongxiu felt a little shy.
"You guys rest first, I’ll go arrange some food and drink, then we can eat and chat together!" Mu Liansheng immediately used this as an excuse to leave and get Zhao Tiangang.
"Keep it simple, don’t go to great lengths!" Ye Liuyun deliberately said.
"Don’t worry, just leave it to me!" Mu Liansheng said, then hurriedly left.
Ye Liuyun immediately pulled Feng Hongxiu back to their room, the other martial practitioners also went back to rest.
"Are we staying together tonight?"
Upon entering the room, Feng Hongxiu asked Ye Liuyun, her face slightly flushed.
"Tonight?" Ye Liuyun immediately understood what she was thinking through the Seal on her.
He quickly explained awkwardly, "I guess Mu Liansheng won’t wait until tonight to make his move. I asked you to stay with me because I was afraid for your safety, to protect you easily."
"Oh, I misunderstood!" Feng Hongxiu could only reply awkwardly.
Ye Liuyun didn’t know what to say, so he just released his divine sense, scrutinizing the layout of the Manor and looking for Mo Shaowen.
Following Mu Liansheng with his divine sense, Ye Liuyun soon found Zhao Tiangang’s residence, as well as Mo Shaowen.
"It really is him!"
Ye Liuyun confirmed his identity. However, Mo Shaowen seemed to be tortured deliberately by Zhao Tiangang.
He was in a bad state, tied to a wooden stake, with spasms wracking his body non-stop. It seemed as if he was indeed in some illusion, as Mu Liansheng had said, experiencing some form of pain.
"If things get violent later, you’ll be in charge of taking out Mu Liansheng," Ye Liuyun told Feng Hongxiu.
As he was watching Mu Liansheng walk into Zhao Tiangang’s room, he figured that he was in there.
He also immediately informed the others, taking all of them into the spatial world, including Mu Changtian.
Soon, Mu Liansheng came out of the place with another middle-aged man.
He was well-dressed, late-eighth realm, with blood-red eyes.
As he came out and glanced towards Mo Shaowen, his pupils turned even brighter red, and he underwent another violent spasm, and promptly passed out.
Only then the both came towards Ye Liuyun and Feng Hongxiu’s place.
"He sure is confident, not even bringing a single guard!" Ye Liuyun thought inwardly.
Still, he knew that his strength was no less than Mo Shaowen.
Looking at Feng Hongxiu’s defensive relic, he asked, "I wonder if this will be able to defend against illusions?"
"Why not give it a try! If you find me under an hallucination, immediately take me into your spatial world," Feng Hongxiu replied.
"Alright," Ye Liuyun nodded, walking with Feng Hongxiu into the courtyard. He released his clone, which was prepared to respond invisibly, waiting for Zhao Tiangang and Mu Liansheng’s arrival.
They also saw Ye Liuyun and Feng Hongxiu standing in the courtyard from afar.
"This woman is awesome!" Upon seeing Feng Hongxiu, Zhao Tiangang commented to Mu Liansheng through sound transmission with a deep meaning in his voice.
