Li Mo could care less about Wang Yexing’s sincerity, or hypocrisy. He could get out even if Wang Yexing never opened the door.
In the case of pointless questions, the answer would turn equally useless.
“Silver Heroine, thousand apologies.” Wang Yexing cupped his hands.
Lin Qingrou had gone back to wearing her mask and sunglasses, giving Wang Yexing a curt nod.
“Team leader Li, many apologies.”
Crack~
In the middle of his sincerity, the time-space rupture vanished.
Wang Yexing was stunned.
Li Mo descended the mountain all by himself.
“Team leader Li, where are you going?”
“Visiting a friend. Go on without me. I’ll catch up.”
…
Evening, Wang Estate.
Wang Yexing entertained the inspection team members with a smile on his face and a spring in his step. The time-space rupture’s vanishing act didn’t seem to dampen his mood at all. It was quite normal, since there was nothing of value left inside anyway.
Zheng Hualong was so pale and broody it was downright scary. And Zheng Huahu whispered something now and then to him.
Zheng Huahu spoke up, “Leader Wang, don’t you find Li Mo’s sudden departure peculiar?”
“I suspect he got a certain treasure out of the time-space rupture. It would have vanished a long time ago otherwise. How come it only did that just as he got out?”
“Yeah, that must be it!”
“Zheng Huahu is right.”
“Li Mo’s leaving is the most obvious clue something is wrong!”
The experts agreed. They suffered at Li Mo’s hands so of course they’d go back to bite him.
Zheng Hualong barbed, “Silver Heroine, you and him were the only ones inside. You are most clear on what he took. Don’t you think we are entitled to know?”
“He didn’t take anything. After you all ganged up on him, he suffered from the ba serpent’s sudden attack and we were both forced to run for our lives all that time.”
Lin Qingrou’s tone was flat, leaving out Li Mo killing the ba serpent, flood dragon, and taking the Underworld Stone.
Not for his benefit, of course, but for herself. Li Mo knew too many of her secrets. If she didn’t show a modicum of goodwill, she feared the worst.
Zheng Huahu threatened, “Silver Heroine, with Li Mo running off, you will go down with him if you keep protecting him!”
“If I say there was nothing then that’s the truth. If you insist on saying there is, then there is.”
Zheng Huahu slapped the table.
In the tensest of moments, someone walked in.
“Master, team leader Li has returned!”
“Go and invite him in!”
Li Mo and Wang Huan walked side by side.
Wang Yexing smile fell the instant he saw Wang Huan.
Wang Huan couldn’t look him in the eye.
“What are you afraid of? It’s your home.”
“Team leader Li, the headquarters may have sent you and you may outrank me, but you have no right to butt in my clan’s affairs!”
Li Mo smiled, “Naturally, but I’m not doing it as an inspection team leader. I am doing it as Wang Huan’s friend.”
“In that case, please excuse my rudeness. Men, kick them out!”
Wang Yexing’s face twisted.
What the vanishing of the time-space rupture and the kneeling of his son couldn’t do, facing Wang Huan did. Wang Yexing was enraged.
He had lost all control, leaving behind unadulterated rage.
Wang Huan gathered his courage, “What gives you the right? I am a Wang. You may be the Clan Head, but you have no right to drive me out when I’ve done nothing wrong!”
Li Mo nodded in praise. He had urged Wang Huan many times in private to return to his home but never managed until now.
“I don’t have the right? I am… you’re no Wang! If I tell you to scram, then scram!”
Wang Huan lowered his head and clenched his fists.
Li Mo asked, “What did you do wrong?”
Wang Huan shouted, “Nothing. If there ever was something, that would be my ugly appearance. Ha-ha, there’s no reason whatsoever!”
“Isn’t ugly reason enough? Look around you, the Wang clan has no one with your standards.”
A fair and handsome youth made his presence known with a sneer.
“Wang Bao!” Wang Huan glared.
Wang Bao was his stepbrother, yet they were treated differently. Wang Yexing always hoped Wang Huan would just die from the minute he was born, while to Wang Bao, he was the apple of his eye.
“Greetings father, seniors! “
Wang Bao gave a respectful greeting before walking to Wang Huan.
The brothers faced each other, one a hunk, the other a hideous freak. No one would ever believe these two were actually brothers.
“Wang Huan, you may carry the Wang name, but you are just a bastard. There is nothing tying you with my clan. I just can’t fathom what gives you the nerve to barge into Wang Estate!”
Wang Huan turned around.
Li Mo shouted, “Sometimes, fleeing isn’t the answer. If you truly want to solve this problem, running won’t help!
“Don’t you want proof for yourself, for your mother? Are you willing to let your mother carry the shame her whole life?”
Wang Huan came back and stared Wang Yexing right in the face as he pointed, “I came today, not for your wealth, but proof of who I am!”
Wang Yexing spat, “Men, I told you to kick him out!”
Hum~
With a lift of his hand, Wang Huan threw a golden rope at Wang Yexing, coiling around him and locking him tightly.
“Immortal Binding Rope!” Zheng Hualong jumped to his feet.
This was the magic weapon Du Xingsun bestowed Wang Huan. It could bound even a Gold Immortal, so Wang Yexing was no problem.
Wang Bao was about to attack when the Immortal Binding Rope stretched and grabbed him as well.
Wang Huan took out a dagger in front of Wang Bao.
“Beast, what do you think you’re doing?” Wang Yexing raved.
“Her mother wanted to kill me so many times along the years, but I was fortunate to have survived so far. And when this brat was all grown up, he tried to do the same, even wounding me heavily on two occasions. I held it in so far, but no more!”
“Is that so wrong? I only did what’s right!”
Pff~
Wang Huan plunged the dagger in Wang Bao’s left arm.
“How dare you, bastard!”
“If you don’t want to watch him die, I suggest you tell me who I am!”
“You will only get three chances!”
Wang Huan pulled the dagger out.
With his life having been under constant threat of death since young, Wang Huan had no remorse for the likes of Wang Yexing and Wang Bao.
“Bastard!”
Pff…
