Chapter 6: Blade Technique at Great Completion? Favorability Skyrockets!

"Where am I?"

In a daze, Chen Mo only felt a warm current surging within his body, nourishing his parched meridians and sea of qi.

As his consciousness gradually cleared, he slowly opened his eyes.

He saw that he was lying on a bed, with a beautiful middle-aged woman sitting beside him, gripping his wrist and continuously channeling true qi into him, her lovely eyes filled with worry.

"Mo'er, you're awake?"

The beautiful woman said softly.

"Mother?"

Chen Mo called out subconsciously.

Scanning left and right, he saw two other figures standing by the bed.

A man in fine robes with a goatee and an extraordinary air, who must be his convenient father.

As for the young lady who was earnestly gnawing on a ginger-braised pig trotter... he seemed to have seen this face before he lost consciousness; it appeared she was the one who had brought him back.

"Finally safe."

With this, Chen Mo finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Mo'er, what exactly happened?"

"Miss Shen said she picked you up at the entrance of the Music Conservatory... how could your body be exhausted to such an extent?"

He Yuzhi asked with concern.

"Hmph, dissolute and reckless, not even caring for your own life! I see you dying in a woman's bed sooner or later!"

Chen Zhuo wore an expression of hating that he could not be improved.

"No, this is clearly Mo'er having fought with someone..."

"Did you get into a fight over a woman?"

"..."

Chen Mo shook his head inwardly.

It seemed this convenient father had deep-seated prejudices against him.

He interrupted their conversation and said concisely: "Gu Manzhi is a saintess of the Moon Radiance Sect and a sixth-rank warlock. She had been lurking in the Music Conservatory. After I saw through her identity, I struck her and caused her heavy injuries..."

"It is likely too late to go and catch her now."

Once these words were spoken, the room fell silent.

The amount of information in this statement was so great that they were all stunned for a moment.

Chen Zhuo’s narrow eyes narrowed slightly; no matter how absurd this rebellious son was usually, he wouldn't joke about such matters.

Had the sect's reach actually extended to the capital city?

"Wait a moment..."

"You said she is a sixth-rank warlock, and you beat her into heavy injury?"

He Yuzhi was somewhat dazed, doubting if she had heard correctly.

A martial artist's methods are relatively singular; before stepping into the Heaven-Man Realm, they are generally suppressed by warlocks of the same rank.

Not to mention that the opponent was a sixth-rank; the two were separated by an entire major realm.

Chen Mo nodded and said nonchalantly: "I caught her off guard, and with my blade technique reaching great completion, I managed to catch her unprepared."

Blade technique reaching great completion?

He Yuzhi’s eyes were filled with disbelief.

The Blazing Eight Slashes was taught to Chen Mo by her, so she naturally knew the ins and outs of it.

If it weren't for the lack of a bit of "Dao rhyme," this was a powerful martial technique capable of ranking among the Heaven-tier!

How could it be easy to cultivate to great completion?

How many geniuses were stuck at the final step, unable to make any progress, and even she only grasped its essence after "Transcending the Mortal."

And Chen Mo was only a seventh-rank mortal body...

"Although Mo'er has extraordinary talent, it hasn't reached such an exaggerated degree."

"Could it be that he stimulated his potential at the moment of life and death and broke through during the battle? Hmm, such situations do occur from time to time... No wonder his body is so severely exhausted; that would explain it."

He Yuzhi pondered.

"Someone come."

At this moment, Chen Zhuo spoke up.

The butler pushed the door and entered, "Master."

Chen Zhuo ordered: "Have Cen Long go to the Music Conservatory immediately..."

Cen Long was the commander of the Chen family guards, at the peak of the fourth-rank in martial arts.

This matter was of great importance; even if they couldn't catch the person, they could verify whether what Chen Mo said was true or false.

"Yes."

The butler stepped out quickly.

The room became quiet.

Chen Mo leaned against the head of the bed, closing his eyes to rest.

Shen Zhixia silently gnawed on her pig trotter, her dark eyes curiously sizing him up.

Half an hour later.

A burly man walked into the room, a hideous scar running across his left cheek, adding a touch of ferocity to him.

Chen Zhuo asked: "How is the situation?"

Cen Long replied: "By the time your subordinate arrived, the place was already empty. There were signs of a struggle in the room, as well as lingering traces of Daoist magic and Blazing Blade qi."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Chen Mo, a trace of surprise and curiosity flashing in the depths of his eyes.

"Besides that, your subordinate also discovered this item."

Cen Long presented a wooden box.

Inside was a mass of bloody, dead matter, almost ground into meat paste, no longer recognizable in its original form.

However, the crescent moon pattern printed on the box was enough to explain everything.

"It really is a remnant of the Moon Radiance Sect."

Chen Zhuo frowned, looked at Chen Mo, and asked: "In other words, you discovered that woman was suspicious early on, so you intentionally approached her?"

"That's right."

"At first I was only somewhat suspicious, but I wasn't sure of her identity. To avoid alerting the enemy, I didn't tell anyone."

"I intended to play the part to the end, and tearing up the marriage contract in public today was to further test her. I didn't expect her to intend to harm me, so I had no choice but to act..."

"In the end, I was too impatient and it backfired; it will be even harder to catch her in the future..."

Chen Mo sighed, his expression looking annoyed.

This explanation was half-true and half-false; even if the two were suspicious, it could be explained as "greed for merit and rash advancement."

Chen Zhuo was silent for a moment, then snorted coldly, his tone stiff: "Nonsense! Daring to hide it even from your mother and me, your guts are getting bigger and bigger, boy!"

"This time you were lucky to have met Zhixia, which is how you saved your little life!"

"I punish you with one month of house arrest; stay in the manor honestly and don't go anywhere!"

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and turned to walk out of the room.

"Mo'er, don't overthink it; your father is also doing this for your own good."

"The current situation is chaotic; just rest at home, take good care of your body, and leave other matters to us to handle."

He Yuzhi comforted him softly.

She then took out the "Purple Firmament Powder" for replenishing qi and nourishing the essence, watched Chen Mo take it, and only then left with peace of mind.

Arriving in the courtyard, Chen Zhuo’s eyes were gloomy as he said to Cen Long: "Notify the Heaven-Scale Guard to seal the Music Conservatory immediately. Dig three feet into the ground for me; don't let any clues slip by!"

"Anyone who has had any contact with Gu Manzhi is to be arrested; I want to interrogate them one by one myself!"

"Those who dare to resist are to be executed first and reported later!"

No matter who it was, daring to reach their hand toward the Chen family had completely touched his reverse scale!

"Yes."

Cen Long responded and left.

He Yuzhi walked over and said: "This matter still needs to be reported to Her Highness. As for Mo'er... although he was a bit reckless, he did manage to eliminate a potential threat."

"I didn't notice it before, but he has such courage and foresight..."

Chen Zhuo said coldly: "It was just taking a risk and getting lucky! Only knowing how to show off a brute's courage, it's hard to accomplish great things!"

He Yuzhi rolled her eyes at him, "Alright, there's no one else here; you can barely suppress the corners of your mouth, are you still pretending?"

Hearing this, Chen Zhuo subconsciously touched his cheek.

Noticing He Yuzhi’s playful gaze, his expression was slightly embarrassed; he snorted and walked away with his hands behind his back.

He Yuzhi shook her head helplessly.

"Tsk, hypocritical fellow... A-Fu."

"This old servant is here."

"Prepare the sedan, we are going to the palace!"

Chen Mo had no objections to the house arrest.

Gu Manzhi must surely hate him to the bone right now; there is no telling when she might spring out to take a bite out of him, so it is better to lie low at home for a while.

Just then, his vision blurred, and several lines of prompt text appeared:

[Favorability with "Gu Manzhi" has increased.]

[Favorability has exceeded the threshold; progress lock removed.]

[Current progress: 45/100 (Regret not meeting sooner).]

Chen Mo: "¿"