409 Young Master of the Ghost Lair (1/2)
In an unknown location, a secret place in the Underground Palace…
”Young Master, the fake sacrificial altar at the east of the Taihang Mountains has been discovered by the people of Huatian Palace.”
In a dark and old palace deep in the forest, a mysterious person dressed completely in a black robe was kneeling on the ground. There was a slender figure standing in front of him. That figure had seemingly merged into the surrounding darkness. It felt surreal because even though one could see that he was clearly standing right there, there was no hint of his aura at all.
This person was wearing an exquisite bat-style mask, and only his sharp chin and the depths of his eyes were visible.
”Oh, one more has been revealed? The Huatian Palace's investigation is really not that simple. Out of the 17 fake sacrificial altars, they have already discovered four. However, the more of them they discover, the greater their loss.”
That mysterious masked person's lips curled up into a cold smile. He had set up dozens of fake sacrificial altars to mislead and mess with the Huatian Palace's investigations. The real sacrificial altars were still flawlessly hidden.
”Young Master…” The man in the black robe who was still kneeling had opened his mouth to speak, then seemed to hesitate a bit.
”Hm?” The masked person glanced over at that man, and the entire temperature in the palace suddenly dropped significantly.
The man in the black robe subconsciously shivered. He knew of the Young Master's temper, so he did not dare delay the news any longer. He reported immediately, ”Young Master, this time, we didn't manage to get an advantageous position. Malicious Spirit and two others have all died at the hands of the Huatian Palace.”
”Not that Malicious Spirit again. He hasn't done much good but has committed so many failures.” The mysterious masked person let out a cold sigh. Previously, he had sent people out to hunt for sacrificial items, and in the end, he had brought back the least number of sacrificial items.
The man in the black robe said, ”Young Master, I'm afraid the people of Huatian palace have now sharpened their vigilance. How should we respond to this?” It was probably because they had been on the losing end the previous few times, so they had now sent out someone especially powerful to go against them.
”Huatian Palace isn't dumb. Later on, we will set up a few more fake sacrificial altars and just send a few ancient martial art practitioners in the Golden Elixir realm to guard them. As for whether or not Huatian Palace has noticed, it does not actually matter. At most, a couple of people will die. The group has developed them thus far, so they have the responsibility of sacrificing on behalf of the group. In any case, in order for the sacrificial ritual to be completed, no sacrifice is too big,” the mysterious masked man said coldly. He did not even mind a few of his ancient martial art practitioners in the Golden Elixir realm being sacrificed. It was as though the masters in the Golden Elixir realm were no more than a few ants in his eyes.
”Alright, your subordinate will get to it immediately.” The Young Master's cruelty made the man in the black robe shiver slightly. He did not dare say anything more and stood up to leave at once. He knew that following this, the Huatian Palace would definitely investigate their fake sacrificial altars. By then, there would be many members of the Ghost Lair losing their lives. It was basically them sacrificing their lives to attract the Huatian Palace's attention.
”This time, the sacrificial ritual is a matter of life and death. The king has already set the decree. We can only succeed, and there is no room for failure. Anyone who hinders this mission will be buried alive.”
After the man in the black robe had left, the palace resounded with a slight sighing sound.
...
When Mo Wen returned to school, it was already close to morning. Xiaoyou was still sleeping, so he did not go and disturb her.
On the second day, Xiaoyou went for lessons as per usual. In her spare time, she did her best to train.
Meanwhile, Mo Wen was handling matters regarding the Blue Ocean Group. The Blue Ocean Group shares that the Qin Clan held had all been transferred to Qin Xiaoyou. Apart from that, she also had another 23 listed companies under her name, with absolute control over the shares in 16 of those companies. As for the other six companies, she still had shares that made up more than 30 percent.
It could be said that the Qin Clan had a huge business empire in their hands. Many of the aristocratic families had their own family businesses. However, there were very few of them that could compare to the Qin Clan. In a short period of time, Qin Xiaoyou had become a rare little rich lady.
However, she did not care at all about the Blue Ocean Group and did not question anything. Whenever Mo Wen told her anything about it, she would respond with the same sentence: ”You are the head of the household, so your decision is all that matters.”
This had troubled Mo Wen to no end. Qin Xiaoyou did not want to care about the matters of the Blue Ocean Group, and he all the more did not want to, either. Moreover, he did not have the time to care about such trivial things. Although he had gotten justice for Qin Xiaoyou, no matter how he looked at it, he seemed to have found more trouble for himself.
As he thought more about it, Mo Wen thought about a person. It was impossible for him to manage a huge organization like the Blue Ocean Group. However, he could get a person he could trust to manage it on his behalf. Internally, he had thought of a rather suitable candidate.
It was Lin Qing, the up and coming talent of Charm City's business industry. She was currently just over 30 years of age but already had a rather large-scaled pharmaceutical company. Although she had some connections with Professor Pan Aiguo of the medical industry, she had abilities and talent in business, so there were naturally no doubts about her given her current achievements.
If he was able to get Lin Qing to become the CEO of the Blue Ocean Group, not only would it fully do justice to Lin Qing's abilities, it would also save him quite a bit of trouble.
Upon thinking of Lin Qing, a weird feeling welled up within Mo Wen. He had not seen her for several months, and he was actually a little excited to see her. A matured and charming figure continuously appeared in his mind. It was that familiar attractive and bewitching figure. It was absurd! He had never been like that before. Could it be that he was born a pervert? Now, because his hidden true nature has been discovered, could he not be peaceful once he set eyes on a beautiful woman?
Or, could it be that there was some other reason for it?
Mo Wen delved deep in thought and concluded that the former was a more likely case. After all, other than the Cultivating the Goddess Technique, he had not noticed any other special abilities that she had. Meanwhile, Shen Jing, on the other hand, was still someone he could not fathom.
On the afternoon of the next day, Mo Wen leisurely strolled over to Shen Jing's residence. He conjured a set of keys from his hands and entered directly. At the moment, school had just ended, and Shen Jing was currently in the kitchen, busying herself.
In no time, she was carrying a plate of vegetables out. All of a sudden, she noticed someone seated in her living room, scaring her so badly that she almost smashed the plate of vegetables in her hand. After she had confirmed that the person was Mo Wen, she finally let out a sigh of relief.
Shen Jing was so angry that she said loudly, ”Mo Wen, how can you just barge in without making a single sound? Have you been possessed by a ghost!?” Normally, she was always alone at home. When a person appeared out of the blue, she was naturally scared out of her wits.