Chapter 35: Master of Meng Hua Lou

Following Luo Feng's summons, Mo Luo Sa and Mo Yu Qingyan both rushed to the cave dwelling.

"Master, your seclusion this time was too short." Mo Luo Sa returned a step earlier; he landed to the side, feeling somewhat unwilling, as the carefree and leisurely days were far too brief.

Luo Feng glanced at him: "The duration of seclusion naturally varies. Is the Universe Sand on you still enough?"

"Master understands me." Mo Luo Sa gave an honest smile, "It is indeed almost used up."

"Use it sparingly." Luo Feng tossed over a black jade bottle.

Taking the black jade bottle, Mo Luo Sa probed inside to find over a hundred grains of Universe Sand and several piles of Chaos Crystals; his smile became much brighter: "Master is truly benevolent; in all of Huyang City, there is no one more benevolent than Master."

"Alright, alright, stop the flattery." Luo Feng smiled.

He forbade Mo Luo Sa from causing trouble, and since Mo Luo Sa had no income, he had to provide some pocket money.

At this moment, Mo Yu Qingyan also returned piloting a small flying boat. Putting away the boat, he quickly darted close to Luo Feng and bowed respectfully: "Master."

"You little guy have had a good time during this period, haven't you?" Mo Luo Sa from the side said, "Many factions took the initiative to befriend me; surely some factions also took the initiative to befriend you."

"Yes."

Mo Yu Qingyan said respectfully, "During Master's seclusion, some factions in Huyang City could not visit Master, so they came to befriend me. I refused and ignored many of them, but I dared not refuse thirteen major factions and accepted the gifts they gave me. The total value of the gifts accumulated to about 300 Universe Sand!"

After all, he was only a servant, so the gifts from each faction to befriend him would not be too precious, but considering Luo Feng's face, those major factions had to offer at least 10 Universe Sand.

"Qingyan received so much; you should have received even more, right?" Luo Feng looked at Mo Luo Sa, "Just now you said it was almost used up."

Mo Luo Sa gave an honest smile; he had accepted the gifts, but as for the matters they begged for help with, he had pushed them all away cleanly: "Master, you know, the expenses in Huyang City are somewhat high."

"Did they have any requests when they sent you gifts?" Luo Feng asked.

"Nothing." Mo Luo Sa said, "I just gave them a communication token imprint; if they have matters, they can contact me, and I can help report it to Master."

"I didn't agree to anything either, just gave a way to communicate." Mo Yu Qingyan also said, "However, my eldest brother's master, the Eternal True God of the Zhu Clan, 'Zhu You', asked me to pass on a message, wanting to host a banquet for Master."

Luo Feng nodded: "The Zhu Clan is indeed the largest local family in Huyang City; it is worth meeting them."

"Then shall I notify God Monarch Zhu You?" Mo Yu Qingyan asked.

"Mm." Luo Feng nodded.

Mo Yu Qingyan immediately contacted him via communication token and soon said: "Master, God Monarch Zhu You invites Master to meet at Meng Hua Lou tonight."

"It's been some time since I went to Meng Hua Lou." Luo Feng nodded, "Agree to it."

……

When Luo Feng came out of seclusion, Gao Wu Shui came to visit his master, 'Mo Li Xiao', at the Mo Li Clan.

"How is your comprehension of the 'Three-Sword Heaven-Splitting Beast' going?" Mo Li Xiao looked at his favorite youngest disciple before him.

"The Three-Sword Heaven-Splitting Beast is worthy of being an Eternal-level mechanical-flow secret treasure; I have comprehended it until now and can barely execute all the moves of the 'Three-Sword Heaven-Splitting Beast'." Gao Wu Shui replied.

Mo Li Xiao nodded upon hearing this: "Your willpower is extraordinary, and you are skilled in arrays; having just become an Eternal True God not long ago, you have thoroughly mastered all the moves of the 'Three-Sword Heaven-Splitting Beast'. I truly did not misjudge you!"

"Master, as a newly promoted Eternal True God, I was promoted to be one of the ten commanders of the Huyang Guard, and many Eternal True Gods are unconvinced." Gao Wu Shui said in a low voice.

The ten generals of the Huyang Legion and the ten commanders of the Huyang Guard are all capable of commanding legion-type mechanical-flow treasures. Plus, 'Mo Li Xiao' himself commands one of the legions.

Therefore, there are only nineteen lucrative positions.

Strength represents power, and it also represents resources. The competition for the nineteen lucrative positions is very fierce.

The Eternal True Gods of the five major families themselves, plus those attached to the five major families, total over a hundred Eternal True Gods! The intensity of the competition can be imagined. Gao Wu Shui, as a newly promoted Eternal True God, snatching a position naturally caused dissatisfaction among many Eternal True Gods.

"No need to care about those trash." Mo Li Xiao said indifferently, "Legion-type mechanical-flow treasures also depend on who is driving them! Like me, commanding a legion, I can suppress the combined force of the other nine legions!"

"During your Void True God stage, your heart and willpower could reach the peak of the Eternal True God level! And you are skilled in arrays... You are naturally suited to drive mechanical-flow treasures. When your accumulation is deeper, I will find an opportunity to let you take charge of one of the ten Huyang Legions."

"Take charge of a Huyang Legion?" Gao Wu Shui was surprised and also felt the pressure.

"The ten Huyang Legions are far more important than the Huyang Guard. The difficulty of driving mechanical-flow secret treasures is also higher. You must have sufficient accumulation; it would be best if your heart and willpower could break through to the Chaos Sovereign level. That way, the entire City Lord's Mansion would not oppose you commanding a legion." Mo Li Xiao said.

Gao Wu Shui nodded: "I understand."

When he was a Void True God, his heart and willpower reached the peak of the Eternal True God level. Gao Wu Shui also had the determination and desire for his willpower to break through to the Chaos Sovereign level.

"Go." Mo Li Xiao nodded.

Among the many subordinates and disciples he cultivated, Gao Wu Shui was the most suitable for driving mechanical-flow treasures, which is why Mo Li Xiao cultivated him vigorously.

Gao Wu Shui respectfully took his leave.

Walking in a garden of the Mo Li Clan's cave dwelling, Mo Li Feiyun and Diao Diao Rong Qi, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately intercepted him.

"Senior Brother Gao Wu." Mo Li Feiyun called out.

Gao Wu Shui could only stop, feeling quite a headache.

He had cultivated to become an Eternal True God, but he had never experienced romance. Because of the bloodline cultivation system, in the Origin Continent, flesh-and-blood life forms occupy the vast majority, and they can indeed reproduce offspring.

However, the lifespan of life forms in the Origin Continent is generally very long; a True God has thirty thousand epochs, and after becoming a Void True God, they have an endless lifespan.

They do not need to eat or drink; they can live forever by absorbing the power of heaven and earth! Many cultivators have no intention of seeking a partner.

Gao Wu Shui is exactly like that!

Cultivation is filled with endless joy. Where is the need to find a wife?

"Feiyun." Gao Wu Shui could only accompany her with a smile; he could not afford to slight Mo Li Feiyun, given the grace of his master's cultivation. "It just so happens I ran into Senior Brother Gao Wu today; how about we go out and play together?" Mo Li Feiyun's heart and mind were entirely on Gao Wu Shui at this moment.

"Commander Gao Wu, Feiyun mentions your name almost every day," Diao Rong Qi said with a smile from the side. "In my opinion, you might as well move to the Mo Li household. That way, you can see each other every day."

"Yes, yes, yes, move to our house. There are over a dozen Eternal True Gods living in our household, and there is plenty of space," Mo Li Feiyun said.

Gao Wu Shui was just about to speak when a young man from the Mo Li family suddenly flew over from the distance, scrutinizing Gao Wu Shui: "Commander Gao Wu Shui!"

"Young Master Mo Li Lian," Gao Wu Shui smiled slightly.

"Mo Li Lian, what are you here for?" Mo Li Feiyun said with dissatisfaction.

Mo Li Lian gave a sneer.

The entire Mo Li clan was also vast; Mo Li Lian was a genius of the younger generation and had even received personal guidance from Mo Li Xiao, making him one of those in the clan with the potential to become an Eternal True God.

Yet Gao Wu Shui was Mo Li Xiao's most beloved disciple.

Mo Li Lian had previously always regarded 'Gao Wu Shui' as a rival, and now that Gao Wu Shui had become an Eternal True God a step ahead of him and had been promoted to one of the ten great commanders of the Huyang Guard, Mo Li Lian was naturally envious and jealous.

"Commander Gao Wu Shui is implacable toward evil; I truly admire that." Mo Li Lian flipped his hand and threw out a golden stone. "This memory stone contains evidence of the crimes of 'Mei Wu Qi' of the Mei Wu family. The evil of Mei Wu Qi... those dark forces are far inferior to him. I wonder how Commander Gao Wu Shui will deal with this heinous villain?"

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"Mo Li Lian!" Mo Li Feiyun rebuked angrily. "Mei Wu Qi is an Eternal True God of the 'Mei Wu family,' one of the five great families. If he is to be judged, it should be by the five great families. Where is the need for the Huyang Guard to intervene?"

"According to the laws of the Yu Kingdom, the Huyang Guard is responsible for handling illegal matters in Huyang City. I want to see if Gao Wu Shui is truly implacable toward evil," Mo Li Lian sneered.

Gao Wu Shui took the memory stone, and with a thought, his divine power probed it; the information he investigated made his expression change slightly.

"Is this evidence true?" Gao Wu Shui looked at Mo Li Lian. "When the ordinary city 'Fang Jiucheng' was breached by a horde of exotic beasts, the residents of Fang Jiucheng suffered countless casualties. You say that hundreds of millions of True Gods among them were taken by Mei Wu Qi into his 'City of Sin'?"

The Marquis Jiu Jiang Chaos Province has three large cities and one hundred and eighty-nine ordinary cities.

The number of Eternal True Gods in ordinary cities can be counted on one's fingers, and their security is much weaker.

"You have only just become an Eternal True God; if more time passes, you will slowly come to know," Mo Li Lian shook his head. "In order to show off, that Mei Wu Qi has brought many disciples of the five great families into his secret treasure, the 'City of Sin.' Many disciples of the five great families have seen it with their own eyes! The hundreds of millions of True Gods of Fang Jiucheng... are merely a portion of the 'sinful subjects' of the City of Sin."

"Of course, most of the subjects he captured into the City of Sin were long ago tortured to death or played to death," Mo Li Lian sneered. "Such a villainous person, Commander Gao Wu Shui, what do you intend to do?"

Gao Wu Shui did not speak; he turned and left.

"Implacable toward evil? I want to see how he remains implacable toward evil when facing 'Mei Wu Qi' of the Mei Wu family!" Mo Li Lian watched the other party leave, feeling quite disdainful.

"Mo Li Lian, what exactly are you trying to do?" Mo Li Feiyun could not believe it.

"Don't you understand? I am sowing discord, sowing discord between Gao Wu Shui and Mei Wu Qi!" Mo Li Lian said. "Whichever of the two of them falls into misfortune, I will feel delighted."

"I will tell my father about this," Mo Li Feiyun said.

"As you wish."

Mo Li Lian turned and left.

Night fell.

Luo Feng brought Mo Luo Sa and Mo Yu Qingyan to the Meng Hua Lou.

"Brother Luohe." Zhu You had been waiting for a long time.

"Brother Zhu You, you came quite early," Luo Feng said.

"Haha, having the opportunity to host Brother Luohe, I naturally had to come early. I have already arranged the banquet; please." Zhu You smiled. This Zhu You's hair was like small snakes, and on his face, full of green secret patterns, his smile was very bright.

Luo Feng and Zhu You flew together, while the servants and attendants followed behind.

"My Zhu clan has been rooted in Huyang City for over a million epochs, passed down from generation to generation to this day. There are not many secrets in Huyang City that my Zhu clan does not know," Zhu You laughed. "When it comes to being well-informed, the Yan Feng Society, the City Lord's Mansion, the Food Kingdom forces... at least in Huyang City, I fear they are all a bit inferior to my Zhu clan."

Luo Feng nodded; he did believe this point.

The Zhu clan was too vast and had long since infiltrated every trade and profession in Huyang City, including the Huyang Legion and the interior of the Huyang Guard, which both had experts from the Zhu clan.

"The prestige of the Zhu clan—who in Huyang City does not know it?" Luo Feng remarked.

"Luo He Divine Lord, Zhu You Divine Lord." The owner of Meng Hua Lou came to welcome them personally. To survive in Huyang City, she dared not offend either of the two people before her.

"Does the owner of Meng Hua Lou need to play music?" Zhu You did not even look at the owner of Meng Hua Lou, but instead smiled at Luo Feng. "As long as Brother Luohe wants to listen, I believe the owner of Meng Hua Lou will certainly give face."

"It just depends on whether Luohe Shenjun wants to listen," the owner of Meng Hua Lou smiled lightly.

With Zhu You's instruction, the owner of Meng Hua Lou had no way to refuse.

"No need, just let A Luo Ya come," Luo Feng said.

The owner of Meng Hua Lou was slightly startled and smiled: "Luohe Shenjun truly has a preference for A Luo Ya."

"It is just that the owner's illusion techniques are too powerful; I cannot bear them," Luo Feng laughed.

"Then hurry and let A Luo Ya come over," Zhu You said, and he continued to fly forward with Luo Feng.

The owner of Meng Hua Lou watched this scene silently.

Do not look at how incredibly friendly Zhu You was in front of Luo Feng; as the one responsible for the many affairs of the 'Zhu clan,' the City Lord's Mansion and the Food Kingdom forces all had to give him some face, and the eighteen great dark forces dared not even be enemies with the Zhu clan.

"Ever since last time, this Luohe has been unwilling to listen to my illusion music again." The owner of Meng Hua Lou felt somewhat disappointed; compared to Shang Tianyan and Sang Shuiyun, she hoped even more to influence Luohe.

(End of chapter)