117: Chapter 117 Senior Brother, is this your child?

"That person... is she really dead?"

"It's true."

Mo Zixing nodded and said:

"Not even a speck of ash is left; she can never harm you again."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong stared at him blankly.

She was dazed for a long time.

She had always thought of revenge.

But she also knew that in her current state, it was impossible to achieve.

She never expected this day to actually come.

She thought she would laugh wildly.

That she would scream.

That she would become hysterical.

But when this day truly arrived, she only felt a sting in her nose.

Two lines of hot tears flowed down without warning.

She was momentarily stunned herself, then somewhat flusteredly raised her hand to wipe them away.

But she found that the more she wiped, the more the tears flowed.

This was the first time she had cried in all these years.

Even when she was betrayed by Sect Master Kang Qiao.

Even when she took the initiative to enter the Full-Body Jadeification Seal.

She had never cried.

So.

This is what revenge feels like.

This is what it feels like to be kept in someone's heart.

On Sect Master Bai Ruotong's interface, the Affection Bar began to jump upward continuously.

Finally, four full Hearts were lit up.

"How... how did you do it?"

She asked, sobbing.

"That's a secret."

Mo Zixing smiled and reached out to gently wipe the tears from her small face:

"I'll tell you once you've recovered your strength."

"Hmph."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong sniffled, turned her head away, and muttered softly:

"If you won't say, then don't. Who cares anyway?"

"Alright, this place isn't safe to stay for long. Let's go."

Mo Zixing shook his head with a smile, patted the two women's shoulders, and said:

"I wonder what will happen to the Qingyun Sect now that their Sect Master is suddenly gone."

"With Kang Qiao gone, there will definitely be a shock within the Qingyun Sect, and they will surely investigate this matter thoroughly."

Liu Qingyan nodded, analyzing as she walked beside him:

"However, the Mingyu Sect has been declining over the years. In their eyes, we simply don't have the strength to kill Kang Qiao at the Golden Core Ninth Level, so they shouldn't come looking for us directly."

"Even if they do realize it by then, this period of time should be enough for you to have a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage."

"I almost forgot since you mentioned it."

Mo Zixing tapped his forehead and raised his hand to release a wisp of Nine Heavens Swift Thunder Fire.

The flames fell onto the corpses on the ground.

They were soon burned to nothing.

The wood marrow lotus had already been taken by him, losing its ability to absorb life force.

These corpses would no longer disappear automatically.

He had to clean them up himself.

When the flames died out.

Only a pile of pale gray ash remained on the ground.

Mo Zixing gave a casual wave, blowing all the ash away into the wind.

"Alright, now nothing is truly left."

He clapped his hands:

"Let's go."

"..."

Since Liu Qingyan's stamina was still insufficient.

On the way back, they couldn't travel using their own Movement Techniques separately like they did when they came.

After a quick discussion.

It ended up with Mo Zixing not only holding Liu Qingyan in his arms but also carrying Sect Master Bai Ruotong on his back.

With the three of them stacked together like that.

Relying on his own strength alone, he carried the two women toward the Mingyu Sect.

For some reason.

Mo Zixing felt that Liu Qingyan actually looked quite happy.

There was no other trouble along the way.

It was just that during the trip, the duration for Sect Master Bai Ruotong's [Full-Body Jadeification] masking was about to expire.

Mo Zixing had to distract himself to open the System.

And renewed it for another twelve shichen.

If she turned back into a jade statue while on his back, it would be a problem if he couldn't get her off.

After about two shichen.

The three finally stepped onto the land of Qingsu Peak.

Just as they approached the Sleeping Quarters.

They heard the crisp sound of a sword being swung from inside.

After spending so much time fighting and killing outside.

Returning home now really gave him a sense of nostalgia.

Mo Zixing pushed open the door.

And stepped inside.

In the courtyard.

Jiang Yuwei was seriously practicing the Sword Technique he had brought back earlier in an open space.

While Su Li stood to the side holding a Sword Manual, occasionally giving her some pointers.

"This is?"

Jiang Yuwei heard the sound of the door opening and turned her head to see the figure she had been longing for:

"Senior Brother, you're finally back!"

She casually stuck the sword into the nearby rack and happily pounced over.

Su Li also put away the Sword Manual and walked over quickly, a rare smile appearing on her face:

"You're back."

But just as their smiles appeared, they froze on their faces.

They only then noticed.

Mo Zixing was not only accompanied by Liu Qingyan.

Behind Liu Qingyan.

There was actually a little girl who looked even younger than Jiang Yuwei.

This unfamiliar-looking little thing was curiously examining the furnishings in the Sleeping Quarters.

She didn't seem to treat herself as an outsider at all.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong noticed their gazes.

She immediately felt uncomfortable under their direct stares and her brow furrowed slightly.

"What are you looking at?"

She lifted her chin and said crossly:

"Haven't you seen a beautiful person before?"

Jiang Yuwei's pace as she ran toward Mo Zixing came to a sudden halt.

She looked back and forth between him, Liu Qingyan, and this newly appeared little girl in disbelief.

The facial features were still the same.

No extra arms or legs.

"Sen... Senior Brother... who... who is this?"

She asked stutteringly:

"You went out for a trip... and brought back a little sister?"

As she spoke, an absurd thought automatically surfaced:

"Could... could she be your child?"

Even Su Li frowned, carefully examining Sect Master Bai Ruotong from head to toe.

She didn't think the girl was Mo Zixing's illegitimate daughter.

But she had a feeling that there was a very strange aura coming from this little thing.

She didn't seem like an ordinary little Cultivator at all.