Chapter 41: Lost Opportunity (2/2)

”I will murder you,” Cao Hao was a classy young man and would not mind if someone of the same stature criticised or mocked him. However, how could he not mind a house attendant like Mo Wuji being this rude to him?

The guard beside Cao Hao hurried to hold the furious Cao Hao back, ”My Lord, do not do it now. There will be more opportunities when we board the ship.”

Mo Wuji did not bother about Cao Hao after he scolded him. Instead, he looked at Han Ning who was standing behind Cao Hao, ”Little miss, I want to know if this was your intention?”

Even if he knew it was her intention, he just needed Han Ning to say it out because he earned this opportunity with his own merit, not by begging her.

Han Ning looked guilty for a split second before saying, ”Mo Wuji, I am sorry. I did consider the bigger picture previously...How about you just greet Lord Cao respectfully...”

Mo Wuji said coldly, ”What is a puny Wu Xue State prince to me? You are nowhere near the level I would greet respectfully to. Your father passed me this jade hairpin. You can use it in times of trouble to find Yue Qiongyin in Chang Luo. Just to make things clear, I earned my own opportunity to go with you to Chang Luo, and it was not because of your kindness. I will not ask for the Two-leaved Fire Grass back so we will no longer be related in the future.”

Mo Wuji took out the jade hairpin which he had kept neatly in a pouch and passed it to Han Ning before laughing, ”It is your choice not to keep me, goodbye.”

Mo Wuji turned away after he finished and as he exited the inn, he thought of something. He recalled that the one who killed Jing Lengbei's clan, Hei Weifeng, was from Wu Xue State too. If Cao Hao is the Lord of Wu Xue State, he might be related to Hei Weifeng. After he promised to repay Jing's clan’s kindness for taking care of Mo Xiangtong, he had to take this matter seriously.

Han Ning held the jade hairpin tightly as she watched Mo Wuji make his way out. She could not figure out why her father passed him the jade hairpin.

”This is the first time I’ve seen a house attendant who was so arrogant. If he was under me, I would have skinned him alive a long time ago,” Cao Hao said as he saw Mo Wuji's backview gradually disappearing.

Tuo Baqi, who wanted to ask Mo Wuji a few things, witnessed how Mo Wuji did not even put Cao Hao in his eyes and hence he did not dare to follow him out. He was all alone now so he could not afford to lose his pride to Mo Wuji outside.

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”Wuji, what happened? You look really unhappy,” Yuan Zhengyi asked as he saw Mo Wuji returning to the tent. It seemed like Ding Bu'Er had guessed what happened and hence called Yuan Zhenyi over.

”I lost my opportunity to go to Chang Luo because I offended Wu Xue State's Cao Hao. That brat must have had something to use against Han Ning,” Mo Wuji said in a disappointed tone.

Yuan Zhengyi laughed out loud, ”I was still wondering what was so serious. This is nothing. Now that Aunt Eleven has left, you can follow me over to Chang Luo. Aunt Eleven and I followed Chang Yan State's Wei Yuanhou's grandson here. Our duty is to protect him till he reaches Chang Luo. Once he has found a sect, we are free to go. I can bring you along, this is not a problem at all.”

Mo Wuji became ecstatic to hear this. This was indeed like a light at the end of the tunnel. His sole purpose here was not to please Han Ning but to go to Chang Luo.

After solving this issue, Mo Wuji, Yuan Zhengyi and Ding Bu'Er went off to drink and celebrate.

[1]: Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on dung. Therefore, Mo Wuji is implying that Cao Hao is a form of dung.