Chapter 168: Chapter 165: My Name is Mo Duoduo
Even with his peculiar way of thinking, Qian Duoduo couldn’t understand what Mo Qi meant.
"Mo Qi, give up that fantasy! I, Qian Duoduo, kneel to heaven, earth, and my ancestors above, and to my ruler and parents below. I would rather die than kneel to you, let alone beg you! Not in this lifetime!"
Mo Qi let out a strange laugh. "Oh, is that so? Then let’s wait and see."
Just then, Nangong Yan walked over. Her Cultivation had just broken through, and she had finished absorbing all the Medicinal Power.
"Nangong Yan? You’re still alive?" Qian Duoduo was both shocked and overjoyed.
His Dantian had been shattered and his Cultivation completely destroyed. Since he had been lying on the ground the whole time, he didn’t know about Nangong Yan’s breakthrough.
"Quick, you have to escape!" Qian Duoduo exclaimed as a thought struck him. "Get word out and avenge us!"
Nangong Yan’s expression was strange. She glanced at the perfectly composed Mo Qi, then at the grief-stricken and indignant Qian Duoduo, not knowing what to say.
"What are you spacing out for? Hurry up and go!" Qian Duoduo was furious at her inaction. Perhaps because his Dantian was destroyed, he was no longer able to think clearly and didn’t notice Nangong Yan’s expression.
BOOM! BOOM!
Following the sound of exploding True Essence, two incomparably powerful auras burst forth from Zhu Fan and Zhao Zijun.
It was the aura of the Mid-stage Purity Realm!
Nangong Yan was stunned. It wasn’t just because Zhu Fan and Zhao Zijun had broken through, but more so because she was astonished by Mo Qi’s incredible generosity.
Although she didn’t know the principles behind the Medicinal Cuisine, one thing was certain: the cost of something that could allow Purity Realm Cultivators to break through in such a short time must be absolutely staggering.
If this were put up for auction in the Imperial City, it would surely fetch an outrageously high price.
Yet Mo Qi had helped all three of them, one after another, without the slightest bit of regret.
Zhu Fan and Zhao Zijun opened their eyes one after the other, looking at each other in joyful surprise.
"I broke through!"
"Me too! To think I reached the Mid-stage Purity Realm so quickly!"
Qian Duoduo was dumbfounded. ’Didn’t your Dantians shatter?’
’Why are you completely fine? And you even broke through in your Cultivation?’
Zhu Fan and Zhao Zijun walked up to Mo Qi and bowed deeply. All traces of resentment were gone, replaced by faces full of reverence.
They weren’t idiots. By now, they naturally understood that there was far more to Mo Qi than met the eye.
Such abilities were practically god-like.
Moreover, whether it was mending their shattered Dantians or helping them break through in their Cultivation, both were acts of immense kindness.
"Thank you, Grandmaster, for bestowing this Pill," they said. "We were blind and failed to recognize you. We hope Grandmaster can forgive us."
They hadn’t tasted the Medicinal Cuisine. They only vaguely sensed it was in the shape of an elixir, so they mistook Mo Qi for an Alchemy Master.
Mo Qi glanced at Zhao Zijun and said teasingly, "Not going to annihilate my nine generations anymore?"
Zhao Zijun’s face filled with terror, and he bowed even lower.
"I wouldn’t dare."
Mo Qi wasn’t used to this kind of treatment. He waved his hand dismissively and smiled. "Just kidding. Your Dantians were injured by my... by my friend. You’re fine now, so let’s just call it even, alright?"
Hearing this, Zhu Fan and Zhao Zijun looked at each other in bewilderment.
’Even?’
Mo Qi had shown them immense kindness, yet even after learning their identities, he didn’t try to hold the favor over their heads for repayment.
For this magnanimity alone, they admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
"You... what in the world happened to you guys?" Qian Duoduo thought of a possibility, but he didn’t dare to believe it.
Zhu Fan and Zhao Zijun looked toward Mo Qi. Seeing no objection from him, they explained, "The Grandmaster’s Elixir is incredibly miraculous. Not only did it heal our Dantians, but it also allowed our Cultivation to break through its shackles and advance a step further."
"Huh?"
Qian Duoduo felt as if he’d been struck by lightning. ’It’s really true!’
’How is this possible?!’
As the Young Master of the Qian Family, with a fortune worth billions, what kind of treasures hadn’t he seen?
But he had never, ever heard of an Elixir that could directly heal a shattered Dantian, let alone allow a Purity Realm Cultivator to break through in the span of a few breaths.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes and been absolutely certain that Zhao Zijun and the others would never lie to him, he would have refused to believe it no matter what.
A bitter expression washed over Qian Duoduo’s face. If he still didn’t realize that Mo Qi had played him for a fool, he’d be a complete idiot.
He lifted his head, saw Mo Qi’s calm smile, and gritted his teeth.
’Damn it,’ he thought. ’For my Dantian, I’ll risk it all!’
"Brooooooo~"
His voice was drawn out, sickeningly sweet and tender.
Qian Duoduo, half-kneeling on the ground, scurried over on his knees to Mo Qi’s feet and threw his arms around his leg.
"Bro, it’s me, your dearest little brother Duoduo! You can’t just abandon me!"
Qian Duoduo burst into a flood of tears and snot. As for how much of it was real and how much was an act, only he himself knew.
"Bro, I’ve figured it out! You’re a divine prophet!" Qian Duoduo said shamelessly, raising his head with a look of fawning adoration. "You said they would thank you, and they really did! You said I would hug your leg and cry and beg you, and here I am, hugging your leg and crying and begging you!"
"You’re simply a god! My admiration for you is like a mighty river, flowing endlessly, an unstoppable flood that washes over everything!"
"You are my lightning, you are my light, you are my one and only legend! I love you!"
"I’m still just a child! Please, take pity on me!"
PFFFT~
Mo Qi almost coughed up a mouthful of old blood. Although he had expected Qian Duoduo to come begging, he had never imagined a scene like this.
Nangong Yan, Zhu Fan, and Zhao Zijun all turned their faces away. ’We don’t know this guy.’
’So embarrassing!’
Mo Qi shoved Qian Duoduo’s face away in disgust, trying to keep the snot from getting on his pants.
"Didn’t you say you would rather die than kneel to me?"
Qian Duoduo replied, "Yeah, but as long as I’m not dead, I’ll kneel."
"And someone also seemed to say that it was impossible for them to beg me in this lifetime."
Mo Qi tried to pull his leg out of Qian Duoduo’s grasp.
But Qian Duoduo wouldn’t let go for dear life, shouting, "That’s what Qian Duoduo said, not me! Actually, a whole lifetime has already passed. My name is Mo Duoduo now! Big Bro, you’re my real big bro!"
Mo Qi: "..."
Nangong Yan and the other two rolled their eyes in unison.
’Mo Duoduo?’
’He’s even abandoning his ancestral surname. Could you be any more shameless?’
’If word of this got back, Qian Juduo would probably skin you alive.’
Mo Qi gave up. He was utterly and completely defeated.
They say the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the fierce, and the fierce fear the desperate.
So what do the desperate fear?
They fear the shameless!
Qian Duoduo had taken shamelessness to its absolute peak. At this moment, he was invincible!
Even Mo Qi couldn’t handle it.
He took out a Medicinal Pill. Qian Duoduo’s eyes lit up, and he reached out to take it.
"Hold on!" Mo Qi stopped him. "I can give it to you, but you have to do one thing for me."
Qian Duoduo’s eyebrow twitched, and the expression on his face froze.
His expression turned serious as he said, "I can do anything for you on my own behalf, but I cannot represent the Qian Family. I hope my dear big bro can understand."
Although Qian Duoduo loved to fool around, when it came to matters of principle, he knew how to distinguish right from wrong.
If Mo Qi were to ask him to do something harmful to the Qian Family, he would truly rather die than agree.
