Chapter 1674: Doub (2/2)
However, Xi Yu just could not muster any anger when looking at the sad Mo Yan. She had watched Mo Yan grow up. Although they were not related by blood, she had already begun to treat Mo Yan as her own sister long ago.
“You should stay and recover in the Mo clan. It’s not too late for you to leave after you’ve recovered. Don’t let Mo Yan’s kindness go to waste,” Xi Yu said to Jian Chen.
Jian Chen hesitated with that. He really did not plan on staying in the Mo clan, as it would just get in the way of his healing. However, when he saw how dejected Mo Yan had become, he did not really want Mo Yan’s kindness to go to waste, so he just agreed, “If that’s the case, I’ll be disturbing you for a few more days.”
Mo Yan immediately beamed. After exchanging a few more words casually with Jian Chen, she left.
The patriarch of the Mo clan sat before a desk in a study room within the depths of the Mo clan. He read the book in his hand with great interest, while Xi Yu sat casually opposite of him.
“Father, I feel like the two people that Mo Yan saved aren’t as simple as they seem,” said Xi Yu.
“Oh? Tell me about it. In what areas do you think that they’re not as simple as they seem?” The patriarch asked calmly as if he did not care too much about the conversation at all.
“That person called Jian Chen heals just too quickly. I checked his wounds earlier, and they were extremely severe. Even with high-grade recovery pills, it’ll take a very long time to heal, yet he has almost made a full recovery in just a single day. Although there are some recovery pills of an extremely high grade that can achieve something like that, they’re priceless. It’s impossible for those pills to appear on someone who hasn’t even reached Godhood,” said Xi Yu. She could not tell Jian Chen’s exact strength, but just from his presence, she could discern roughly that Jian Chen’s strength should have been at Reciprocity and not Godhood.
This was because she herself was a Deity. She could not sense any of the pressure that a Deity possessed from Jian Chen. As for being a God, Xi Yu had not even considered it, as Gods were existences who could hold the position of ancestor in clans like the Mo clan. As for Shen Jian, she discerned his strength to be peak Reciprocity with a single glance.
“There are quite a few people in the Saints’ World who come across fortuitous encounters, so there’s no need to worry too much about this. Since they’ve been saved by Yan’er, we can keep them in the clan for now. They can leave once they fully recover. Otherwise, it’ll make Yan’er unhappy,” the patriarch said plainly.
“That was what I was thinking,” said Xi Yu.
At this moment, the patriarch put down the book in his hand gently. His face became filled with helplessness, and he sighed gently, “What does Yan’er think of the engagement with the young master of the Atomos Sword sect?”
“Father, Mo Yan is very firm with her decision. She’d rather die than marry him,” Xi Yu also sighed gently. She too was filled with helplessness.
The patriarch of the Mo clan walked to the window and stared at the garden outside. He said in a soft voice, “Actually, I don’t want Yan’er to marry the young master either because he’s completely unworthy of our Yan’er. It’s just that the Lu family and Ando clan have just gotten far too close. They’ll have an alliance formed between the two of them at any time. We’re forced to band together with others as well, or we won’t be able to last much longer here.”
Xi Yu became dejected. She said with self-blame, “Sorry, father. It’s all because of me. It was me who brought danger to the Mo clan.”
The patriarch shrugged, “Yu’er, since you call me father, don’t mention things like this ever again. You are the pride of our Mo clan. With your talent, you’ll become a God in just a few thousand years, or even just a few centuries. It’s just a pity that the Lu family and Ando clan refuse to give you this opportunity to grow. It’s all my fault. I failed to keep this matter a secret.”