Chapter 694

Two days passed in a flash.

"Senior Brother, you've finally come!"

In the Court of Diplomatic Reception, an excited voice suddenly rang out, piercing the night.

Mo Tiancang looked excited as he looked at the old man in front of him, who was wearing cloth clothes and cloth shoes.

Although the old man's hair was already gray, it was not messy, and his gray beard hung neatly from his chin; his spirit was excellent.

This old man was the contemporary Mohist leader, Mo Yuan!

"How could I, Mo Yuan, have a junior brother like you who is so afraid of death!"

"Fainting at court to avoid battle, making the seven kingdoms laugh—you've simply disgraced our Mohist school!"

The Mohist leader looked at Mo Tiancang with a pair of eyes and reprimanded him without any politeness.

Mo Tiancang's old face flushed, and he looked at the Mohist leader and said, "Senior Brother, I was momentarily overcome by anger, both anxious and furious, which is why I fainted."

"I'm not afraid of that Da Qian Living Yama!"

To this, Mo Yuan sneered directly, "Whether you were overcome by anger and fainted, or were afraid of that Living Yama, you know best in your own heart."

"If you weren't afraid, why would you need to write me a letter?"

A few words pierced through everything, making Mo Tiancang extremely embarrassed.

Facing others, Mo Tiancang would dare to quibble a bit, but facing Mo Yuan, he didn't dare at all.

There was no other reason; this Senior Brother of his really dared to "convince people with virtue"!

"Senior Brother, I was wrong!"

Mo Tiancang lowered his head directly.

"Hmph!"

The Mohist leader snorted coldly but didn't speak.

At this time, Chu Ningyu, who was on the side, bowed to Mo Yuan.

"Chu Ningyu of Great Chu pays respects to the Leader; I have long heard that the Mohist Leader's demeanor is unparalleled in the world, and seeing you today, it is indeed well-deserved."

Mo Yuan swept his gaze over Chu Ningyu and said.

"The Princess is noble; this old man cannot afford such praise."

Although his tone was relatively polite, Mo Yuan didn't even bend his waist.

The Mohist school has had a thousand-year heritage and is a school unto itself; there are Mohist disciples in all of the seven kingdoms, and it is the only neutral force within the current seven kingdoms.

And this power is not weak, so Mo Yuan's attitude toward Chu Ningyu was not very humble.

Chu Ningyu also knew this and didn't mind at all.

As the Mohist Leader of the seven kingdoms, he had this confidence!

"That Da Qian Living Yama is extremely cruel; I implore the Leader to take action!"

Chu Ningyu cupped his hands and spoke to Mo Yuan.

"Since ancient times, the Mohist school's tenet has been neutrality; this is the foundation of our existence. The Mohist school never participates in any dynastic struggles and has never targeted any single person."

"Great Princess, you must give this old man a reason."

Mo Yuan looked at Chu Ningyu, his eyes full of deep meaning.

Upon hearing this, Chu Ningyu was stunned at first, after all, Mo Tiancang's letter was very clear, and Mo Yuan seemed to know everything that happened at court like the back of his hand.

Now he was asking him for a reason...

Chu Ningyu's heart stirred, and then he spoke.

"Leader, when the Mohist forefather established the school, he set a tenet: world harmony is what the Mohist school seeks throughout its life, and weapons are meant to change the lives of the people, not for slaughter!"

"But this Da Qian Living Yama's methods are extremely cruel; not only did he burn our Great Chu's rattan-armored soldiers with fire, leaving the entire battlefield full of cooked people, but he also proposed the plan to cut off the water for Great Yan and Great Chu!"

"Although this project is huge and difficult to realize, if that Da Qian Living Yama is really allowed to push it through, I fear there will be wailing everywhere and starving people all over the land."

"Furthermore, he also created cruel things like hand grenades; as the Mohist forefather, the Leader should take action!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan's gaze gradually became cold.

"In that case, this old man should indeed take action; my Mohist school accepts this Da Qian Living Yama."

"At the very least, we must teach him a lesson!"

Mo Yuan said lightly.

Although he said so, Great Chu was the one who started the war first, and he didn't have any good feelings toward Great Chu; it was just that, relatively speaking, the Da Qian Living Yama made him more interested.

Strong wine plus fire to burn the Great Chu rattan-armored soldiers, and gunpowder exploding on the battlefield—his talent made him feel a sense of cherishing talent, but the weapons he invented had become sharp tools for killing, which was something Mo Yuan absolutely could not tolerate.

Mo Yuan picked up the wooden box on the side and opened it, revealing a pile of intricately crafted objects that looked extremely complex.

Chu Ningyu's eyes moved, feeling a bit excited.

"Is this the famous Luban Lock of the Mohist school?"

Mo Yuan looked proud and stroked his beard, "That's right, this is indeed my Mohist school's Luban Lock; from the outside, it looks like an ordinary object, but in reality, it contains a world within."

"For example, this Twelve-Zodiac Lock!"

Mo Yuan took out a small object from inside and began to demonstrate.

"This Twelve-Zodiac Lock looks ordinary from the outside; if you just use brute force, you can't open it at all, but..."