Li household.
Li Mo gave a thin book to Zhang Yanyu.
Longhu Mountain’s Celestial Master Abode’s current legacy disciple visit looked like a show of respect for the Li clan to outsiders, when in fact it had a deeper meaning.
Zhang Yanyu’s sole reason for being here was to get the Five Thunders True Art.
Of course, he didn’t come to demand it, only to request.
The Celestial Master Abode lost the Five Thunders True Art two centuries prior. Their current version was incomplete. The shock was understandable when Celestial Master Abode learned Li Mo’s displayed the Lightning Palm.
Zhang Yanyu received the booklet with a lowered head and with both arms. He carefully tucked it away and bowed, “Thank you senior for bestowing me with the Five Thunders True Art. May I be so bold as to ask how you came to possess it? So that I may explain to master upon my return to the abode.”
Li Mo said, “I am not a Celestial Master Abode’s disciple and only had a connection with an elder of Celestial Master Abode. The elder gave me the Five Thunders True Art instructing me to return it to you if one day a Celestial Master Abode disciple would come find me.”
“That elder said he had abandoned his Celestial Master title and didn’t give his name.”
Zhang Yanyu weighed his words.
“This Five Thunders True Art is even more complete than the one Celestial Master Abode lost two centuries ago. Also, the elder included the Thunderstorm Palm. Returning this art to you allows the elder to rest easier.”
Zhang Yanyu trembled. The loss of the Five Thunders True Art two centuries ago was a guarded secret of Celestial Master Abode. Only the master and the legacy disciple knew of it.
Zhang Yanyu took out a black celestial master iron talisman and presented it with all seriousness to Li Mo.
This talisman wasn’t a real talisman, but Celestial Master Abode’s token. Li Mo didn’t disclose the elder’s name but the connection was made between him and Li Mo, so Celestial Master Abode had to give Li Mo this status.
The iron talisman had one word, Arcane, Li Mo’s Daoist name.
Li Mo shook his head with a smile.
Be it in his past life or the current one, he was always known as Arcane.
“Young elder, I have come to convey my master’s invitation to Longhu Mountain.”
Li Mo’s rank was too high, higher than even the current Celestial Master, and the 28-year-old Zhang Yanyu could only call him as such.
“I will pass by when the chance arises.”
Zhang Yanyu withdrew.
Next came the slowly fanning himself Bai Wudi. It wasn’t anything important, just chatting to deepen their friendship.
“Brother Li, when will you be coming to the capital? Come see the flourished city and let me act as your host.
“I found brother Li similar to me the moment I saw you. It was like seeing a real brother when I saw brother Li. We are related by fate.
“What foods do you like, brother Li? Spicy or not? Sweet or salted? What, all of them? Ha-ha-ha, will you look at that? Me too! What, you like the spicy ones the most? How about that, I do too.”
With both having so many likes, Li Mo invited Bai Wudi out for authentic Hunan dishes. Bai Wudi took a few bites, drank nine bottles of water, then never ate again. The next day Li Mo saw Bai Wudi, he had swollen lips like sausages and his face broke out in red spots.
Secretary Wang and mayor Lu, the officials, left the celebration before it ended. Their arrival was unexpected to Li Mo. Only finding out later from Du Fei that they all came here because one man asked them to, Zheng Lichun.
Zheng Lichun didn’t know Li Mo, but he and Du Fei were sworn brothers. And Li Mo always came back again and again in their chat, piquing Zheng Lichun’s curiosity. So the later sent these men over.
The celebration ended on the second day. Li Mo settled everything then left the household.
The Mo clan took Li Shili away, so Li Shizhuang became the Li clan’s head.
The Su brothers were nowhere to be found. When their RV was discovered, the driver replied to all questions with ‘don’t know’.
Li Mo returned to Feng City. To him, the celebration was nothing special. He went and did what he had to. But others saw it differently.
“I-is this really L-Li Mo’s home?”
Huang Yao stood before Li Mo’s mansion in disbelief.
An Yuxin smiled, “Yeah, didn’t he already told you?”
“H-he did, yes, indeed.”
An Yuxin opened the door, “Come in and take a seat.”
Huang Yao walked inside.
Huang Yao came because she saw the front page of a newspaper telling of Shenjing’s Li clan declaring they had found their long lost grandson, Li Mo. It was also decided, without any deliberation, that Li Mo was going to be the sole successor of the Li clan. That young master Li Yan was then discovered to be of no relation with the Li clan and was struck out from the Li clan’s family tree.
Huang Yao couldn’t believe it no matter how many times she saw the paper, but only after finding Li Mo among the Li clan’s celebration photo her mind did a 180.
Today’s visit was to get proof.
Huang Yao sat on the couch in the living room. She looked around at the exquisite decorations and bit her lip.
‘Ow, this is not a dream!’
An Yuxin brought a cup of tea and Huang Yao carefully sipped. It tasted as good as Ye Mei’s tea.
“Oh, Yuxin, why are you also here?”
“I am Li Mo’s servant. I work for him.”
Huang Yao’s eyes sparkled.
She sipped again, and smiled, “It must’ve been hard for you to look after my Li Mo.”
An Yuxin’s smile froze.
She had asked Li Mo if he had a girlfriend and the answer was yes.
Huang Yao clasped her hands and smiled sweetly at An Yuxin, “I lately forgot, so I came here myself to look after him. Yuxin, what do you think?”
“Great.” An Yuxin forced a smile.
“Then when will you leave?”
“In a moment.”
“En, good. Is the key with you?”
“Yes, here it is.”
An Yuxin was very reticent in handing it over.
“Yuxin, I want to clean a bit so I can’t keep you.”
An Yuxin wanted to smile, but failed. She turned and tears were threatening to flow from her eyes.
“Then… I shall leave.”
It took An Yuxin all she had to finish. She was doing all she could to keep herself from crying.
“Oh, Yuxin, do you have things here? Don’t forget to take them as well.”
“Yeah…” An Yuxin chocked.
An Yuxin held her things at the entrance. She could no longer fight back the tears and they flowed down her cheeks.
“Yuxin, why are you crying?”
Someone suddenly stood before her.
