Chapter 123

Jingliu spoke slowly, and Yanqing fell silent abruptly upon hearing her.

The other party had used his own words to refute him, and for a moment, Yanqing did not know how to respond.

"The abominations here have been mostly wiped out. Before you arrived, I had already cleared out almost all of them, leaving only a few that slipped through the net."

Jingliu spoke slowly: "So, if we are to have a contest, we will need to change locations."

"As it happens, I know of a place where many abominations still exist."

"The Stellaron crisis has caused many abominations to appear. Although the Cloud Knights have wiped out many, these things seem endless. Many areas have already been strictly restricted and trapped."

"Very well."

Hearing Jingliu's words, Yanqing paused in silence, then nodded.

"Since you two are having a contest, then I have no need to participate."

At this moment, watching the nodding Yanqing, Lin Mo nodded: "I will find you after you finish your contest."

This invitation from Jingliu was, to be precise, an assessment of Yanqing's swordsmanship, and it had nothing to do with him.

Now, his own goal had already been achieved.

Having seen Jingliu's panel and copied her swordsmanship and techniques, the mission was complete.

"Hmm."

Hearing Lin Mo's words, Yanqing nodded.

Lin Mo did not need to participate; only he and Jingliu were involved, which was fine.

"No, you will participate as well."

Just as Yanqing nodded, Jingliu, having heard Lin Mo's words, said calmly: "You must participate."

Lin Mo: "??????"

Hearing Jingliu's words, Lin Mo's eyelids twitched.

There should be no need for him to participate.

Could it be that this woman wanted to test his swordsmanship?

"The participants have a wager. If I lose, I will share information about Blade with you. If I win, you will go to the Shackling Prison."

At this time, Yanqing looked at Jingliu and frowned: "Why does Lin Mo have to participate?"

"Because if this one participates, you will have an extra point of winning chance. If the two of you join forces, my chances of going to the Shackling Prison will also be greater."

Jingliu said softly: "However, as you just said, the participants must have a wager."

"If this one participates, even if I lose, I have no requirements."

"But if this one wins, then I can grant him any request, as long as I am capable of it. How about that?"

As she spoke, Jingliu squinted at Lin Mo. Although her eyes were covered by a black veil, Lin Mo could still feel that she seemed to be squinting.

Lin Mo: "..."

Hearing Jingliu's words, Lin Mo's eyelids twitched.

Jingliu had already set her sights on him; it seemed he couldn't avoid participating now.

As for the wager Jingliu mentioned, it was impossible for her to lose!

Moreover, there was no loss for him in participating; he was just slacking off anyway.

"In that case, that is acceptable."

When Yanqing heard Jingliu's words, his heart was moved, and he immediately looked at Lin Mo: "Lin Mo, why don't you participate as well?"

After all, being able to capture a mysterious and suspicious person and send them to the Shackling Prison, Yanqing had no intention of fighting alone.

Poor Yanqing, being played in the palm of someone's hand.

Hearing Yanqing's words, Lin Mo nodded gently, though his gaze toward Yanqing held a hint of something inexplicable.

Yanqing still didn't know the true situation; it was a bit pathetic.

Yanqing: "????"

Seeing Lin Mo suddenly looking at him like that, Yanqing frowned.

What did that look from Lin Mo mean?

"Let's go."

Seeing Lin Mo agree, Jingliu nodded gently: "Although I haven't been on the Luofu for long, I know where there are more Mara-Struck."

"The current test adopted by the Luofu is to seal some Mara-Struck within certain areas."

"But at the same time, a larger portion of the Mara-Struck come from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. The place I am talking about is precisely a secret point of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."

Jingliu spoke slowly, and Yanqing frowned as he listened.

How did this woman seem to know more about the current situation on the Luofu than he did?

Then, in the next second, Jingliu vanished from where she stood.

When she appeared again, she was already in the distance, as if she had teleported.

"This."

Seeing this, Yanqing was even more astonished.

It clearly wasn't the aura of the Path of the Hunt, so why did she have such speed?

Seeing this, Lin Mo and Yanqing followed.

Lin Mo was not surprised by Jingliu's speed.

After all, over thousands of years, Jingliu had traveled through many worlds and mastered many abilities; speed-related movement techniques were surely among them.

The two followed Jingliu, turning left and right, and finally, under her guidance, arrived near the Star-Skiff Haven.

As a major production site for Star-Skiffs, the area was now sealed off, and there was almost no one around.

Under Jingliu's lead, Yanqing and Lin Mo finally arrived at a certain location.

Before they even got close, they could see Mara-Struck wandering in the distance.

"How can there be so many Mara-Struck?"

Seeing the Mara-Struck soldiers wandering not far away, Yanqing gasped: "It feels like this place has been occupied by the Mara-Struck."

"I said before, this is equivalent to one of the small strongholds of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."

Jingliu spoke slowly: "Look at them, don't they look like they are resting, gathered here?"

"The Luofu Stellaron crisis caused many places to be sealed off, with not a single person around. They can blatantly occupy these places and use them as their own strongholds."

"Mara-Struck are rampant here, and demonic energy is everywhere; it is perfect for testing swordsmanship. Slaying abominations with a sword does not violate the rules of the Cloud Knights, nor can it be called 'trading official business with me'."

Hearing Jingliu's words, Yanqing nodded: "Then how should the winner be decided?"

It couldn't be a competition of who kills more, could it?

Thinking of this, Yanqing was stunned; it seemed that was the only way.

"It's simple. From here to the end, there must be no survivors left behind. Whoever arrives first wins."

Jingliu spoke slowly: "We are at the same starting line. As long as we clear all the Mara-Struck on the road to the end, whoever reaches the finish line first wins. How about it?"

"Agreed."

Hearing Jingliu's words, Yanqing's eyes lit up.

One must know, he was on the Path of the Hunt, and he had a great advantage in terms of speed.

"You go first."

Before Yanqing could be happy for long, Jingliu spoke slowly, and Yanqing's expression became strange: "Are you sure?"

He himself was a Pathstrider of the Hunt, and he was like a fish in water when it came to speed.

This woman wanted to compete with him in speed.

And she even let him go first; she was clearly determined to let him win.

Had this woman not realized that he was on the Path of the Hunt?

For a moment, Yanqing was secretly delighted.

In this way, his victory was almost a certainty.

Since he could win quickly, Yanqing would not take the initiative to say that he had mastered the Path of the Hunt; there was no need to reveal himself.

After all, this concerned this suspicious woman.

Without any hesitation, Yanqing walked forward, the smile on his lips impossible to hide.