Chapter 315: The Solitary Red Knot (1/2)
Chapter 315: The Solitary Red Knot
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
”You’ve really promised him? But that underground battlestage is very dangerous,” Chu Qianlou questioned Mo Wuji after they had seen Peng Zimai out.
Mo Wuji nodded, ”Yes. I desperately need a magic skill. I have a feeling that the Yan Clan will not let me off so easily. If not for this auction, I would escape from Universal Hall now, and head to space.”
It was a last-minute decision on Mo Wuji’s part to agree to Peng Zimai’s request. Both Peng Zimai and Chu Qianlou were sure that the only reason Mo Wuji had agreed to fight on the underground battlestage was to obtain a magic skill.
Only Mo Wuji knew that he had only agreed to Peng Zimai’s request, on hardly any conditions at that, because he had his eye on the pole technique. However, there was a more important reason – to escape Universal Hall.
Even though he said that the auction was the only thing keeping him back, he knew for a fact that he was not able to go to space now.
If the Yan Clan were really so slow to react, it would have been hard for them to become one of the three major clans in Star King Mountain. The Yan Clan was obviously holding back because they were concerned about Star King Mountain or something else, and definitely not because they were worried about Mo Wuji.
He was sure that as long as they could find any excuse, they would immediately hunt him down. Mo Wuji guessed that people from the Yan Clan were watching every spatial gate that led out of Universal Pier.
In this world, it was easy to find excuses to cause trouble for others. As long as the Yan Clan wanted him to stay, they were able to find a hundred reasons to prohibit him from leaving.
Looking at things from a bigger picture, even if the Yan Clan allowed him to leave Universal Hall, he wouldn’t have dared to. Who could guarantee that they wouldn’t follow him into space? He had been followed before. He was lucky that the fella underestimated his skills, and that they had met with the Space Scorpion. Otherwise, he would not have been able to escape safe and sound.
Since the Yan Clan lacked an excuse, he was going to give them one. He had to go to the underground battlestage after the auction anyway. He believed that the Yan Clan would receive information about where he was headed, and that they would be waiting for him at the battlestage.
What confused him was that Peng Zimai did not seem in the least bit worried that the Yan Clan would kill Mo Wuji in the first battle. If the Yan Clan killed him in his first battle, Star Searching Merchant House could forget about using him to earn contribution points.
The only explanation was that the Star Searching Merchant House was confident in keeping Mo Wuji safe from the Yan Clan, so that he could earn sufficient contribution points for them. This wasn’t strange. If the Star Searching Merchant House did not have some kind of support, they would not have survived to this day, much less become so successful.
”Then you must be careful,” Chu Qianlou said worriedly.
”Sister Chu, I will be fine. The Yan Clan has not made any moves yet because they still don’t understand me. I still need to go out to attend to some matters. After the auction, I might head straight to space. All of you have to take care of yourselves,” Mo Wuji said, looking at Pang Qi and co. He believed that the yellow-bearded law enforcer would not spread rumours about him, and that the Jing Clan would not dare to mess with Pang Qi and co.
As for the Yan Clan, Mo Wuji guessed that they would not do anything to anger Pang Qi and co.
After thinking for a second, Mo Wuji retrieved an order flag and handed it over to Chu Qianlou, saying, ”If the Yan Clan or the Jing Clan dares to cause trouble for you, take this order flag and look for Mou Lanhan of the Northern Star Army. You can even join the Northern Star Army.”
Even though he believed that the Yan Clan would not provoke them, Mo Wuji was still worried. A clan like the Yan Clan worked very differently in public and in the dark. He was afraid that they would try something funny in the dark.
”You know Mou Lanhan of the Mou Clan? Then you should go to Northern Star Army. The Yan Clan would not dare to take action,” Chu Qianlou rejoiced.
Mo Wuji shook his head, ”I might join them in future, but not now.”
He was definitely not going to look for Mou Lanhan now. He was unsure if he would become the bargaining chip between the Mou Clan and the Yan Clan. At least until he was in control of the situation, he was not going to join the Northern Star Army. Chu Qianlou and co were not the Yan Clan’s target, hence they could approach Mou Lanhan without these concerns.
Moreover, if he were to look for the Northern Star Army’s Mou Lanhan now, he would owe him a huge favour. It was likely he would have to risk his life to repay this favour. Mo Wuji did not want that. Of course, Chu Qianlou and co would also owe him a favour if they approached the Northern Star Army with this order flag. However, this favour was far smaller. At the most, Mou Lanhan would only be helping to hire them.
He had been surviving on his own long enough to understand this.
”Alright. If we need it, I will bring Pang Qi and co. to the Northern Star Army.” Chu Qianlou accepted Mo Wuji’s order flag.
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A few days passed. Chu Qianlou and co. did not disturb Mo Wuji, as if they understood that he was preparing to enter space.
They were one day away from the auction. Mo Wuji packed his belongings and left to attend to some matters. Mo Wuji now had close to 1,100,000 universal contribution points at his disposal. However, to him, this was still insufficient.
At that moment, the ban at the door shook.
Mo Wuji’s spiritual will went through the ban. He saw a skinny man in black clothing. This man looked like a sword with no sheath. His entire being was exuding a sharp sword qi. In fact, he carried a no-sheath sword on his back and had a red ribbon tied around his wrist.
From the looks of it, he had probably completed True Lake Stage.