Chapter 766: Getting Acquainted With The Castellan (2/2)

This wasn't the main issue. The main issue was that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion's Elder Du Hong did not return.

”What do all of you think is the reason that Elder Du Hong did not return?” Although Min Cheng was questioning both Wen Li and Ran Yushui, his gaze fell on Ran Yushui alone.

SIghing to himself, Ran Yushui guessed that Elder Du Hong was in trouble. However, she definitely could not bring up such a reason. If nothing had happened to Elder Du Hong while she proposed that something did happen, it would put her in an extremely bad position.

”I think that Deacon Yushui's worries were founded. It's quite likely that Elder Du Hong was ambushed by Mo Wuji.” Wen Li spoke as soon as she thought of this.

When Ran Yushui saw Min Cheng staring at her, she couldn't help but speak as well, ”Mo Wuji came back within a day, and logically speaking, he wouldn't be this fast even if he did ambush Elder Du Hong. Unless he faced Elder Du Hong head on. But Elder Du Hong is an Immortal Emperor expert. No matter how strong Mo Wuji is in Pill Dao, and even if he joins forces with Kuang Jin, they shouldn't gain an upper hand over Elder Du Hong…”

Ran Yushui didn't complete her sentence. She just didn't know how to carry on.

”Then why didn't Elder Du Hong return? What should we do now?” Min Cheng probed deeper.

He didn't know whether they should continue waiting or report this to Mifei Trade Union.

Ran Yushui and Wen Li stopped speaking. They knew that they would take the fall if this incident wasn't handled properly. If they made a report, and Du Hong was alright, they would have offended Elder Du Hong, on top of being deemed as incompetent. If Du Hong really did meet with some accident and they didn't report it, it wouldn't be much better for them either.

”I'll go pay that Mo Wuji a visit. Both of you follow me.” Min Cheng obviously knew the severity of the situation, so he stood up to say his piece. They could find out more about Elder Du Hong's whereabouts from Mo Wuji.

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”Ha ha, House Master Mo, I've heard great things about you.” Teng Feiyan knew that Du Hong had been killed by Mo Wuji the moment he stepped into the city hall with Lang Bi. On top of that, Mo Wuji didn't fear him either. Otherwise, Mo Wuji wouldn't even have made this trip.

The instant that Mo Wuji entered the city hall, Teng Feiyan decided that he had to get on Mo Wuji's good side. Regardless whether Mo Wuji was an Immortal Emperor, it wasn't easy to have achieved that much at such a young age. Moreover, since he was going to leave the city square soon, it would be beneficial to him if he could make friends with a few more experts. What's more, Mo Wuji was a Tier 8 Pill Emperor too.

”Mo Wuji greets Castellan Teng.” Mo Wuji bowed respectfully.

”Dispense with the formalities and come over here. Please take a seat.” Teng Feiyan guided Mo Wuji to his seat, and took out top grade immortal spiritual wine, pouring a glass for him.

After all this, Teng Feiyan stood up and downed an entire glass of wine, ”I had to attend to an envoy from Heaven's Beyond Cosmos, otherwise, I would have personally paid a visit to House Master Mo at Mortal Pill House. I'm punishing myself with this glass of wine.”

”I don't deserve the honour.” Mo Wuji downed his glass of wine without hesitation after finishing his sentence.

Teng Feiyan was shocked. He was sure that Mo Wuji didn't inspect the wine with spiritual will, and did not check if it was poisoned.

How did Mo Wuji dare to drink his wine without checking anything? Was this an act of putting too much trust in him, or just pure overconfidence? Thinking back to Mo Wuji's act of bringing Du Hong out of the city square, he quickly determined that Mo Wuji wasn't overconfident, but simply did not fear being poisoned.

This reinforced Teng Feiyan's determination to befriend House Master Mo. At this moment he regretted not making a trip over to Mortal Pill House instead of inviting Mo Wuji over here.

”If Brother Mo doesn't mind, please call me Fei Wen. Fei Wen is my Emperor Title.” Teng Feiyan spoke with a happy expression on his face, taking the initiative to elevate the relationship between them.

Replying with a respectful bow, Mo Wuji said, ”Roger. I feel very honoured to have received Brother Fei Wen's invitation.”

”Ha ha…” Teng Feiyan chucked, evidently satisfied with Mo Wuji's response, ”Will Brother Mo be heading to Heaven's Beyond Cosmos soon?”

Mo Wuji knew that many people had probably guessed that he intended to leave after earning a significant amount of money, so it wasn't unusual for Teng Feiyan to reach this conclusion. Hence he replied immediately, ”Yes, I'm getting ready to go to the Cosmos Communal Domain. I heard that business is better there.”

Teng Feiyan nodded in agreement, ”Brother Mo is right. Cosmos Communal Domain is much more suitable for cultivation and long-term stays.Top grade treasures often appear there too. However, it's not easy to get a shop in that gathering place of the Heaven's Beyond Cosmos.”

Someone like Teng Feiyan wasn't the kind of person Mo Wuji wanted to become a close friend with. He knew that their relationship was completely built on how strong he was, which meant this wasn't a friend that he could rely on in tough times.

After hearing Teng Feiyan's comments, a thought popped into Mo Wuji's head. Sometimes, one would have to make a few friends that weren't the kind that would risk their lives for you, but instead find a few that could allow the both of you to benefit. With Teng Feiyan's last sentence, Mo Wuji knew very clearly that he wanted to set up a relationship between them.

At this point, Mo Wuji quickly stood up, and bowed respectfully once again, ”Brother Fei Wen, please guide me.”

With a slight laugh, Teng Feiyan replied, ”I don't dare to guide you, but since we have become such good friends, I'll have help you in one way or another. The place that I'm staying at in the Heaven's Beyond Cosmos is called the Heaven's Beyond Immortal Alliance. Brother Mo can look for me once you've reached Heaven's Beyond Cosmos.”