Chapter 152: You've Been Duped
"A dying declaration? From me?" Chu Mo pointed to his nose: "Are you sure it's me?"
"Hahahaha, if it's not you, who else would it be?" Fu Long couldn't help laughing out loud, while also carefully looking around, sensing his surroundings, and finally relaxing.
He stared coldly at Chu Mo: "You little thing, honestly, you've surprised me. In a situation like this, at this point, you're at the end of your rope... and yet you remain so cool. You know, if given time to grow, reaching the Understanding Heart Realm should be easy for you!"
"Good luck to you too.". Chu Mo grinned happily. Being lauded by your enemy could also be counted as a success, couldn't it?
"Good luck my ass!" Fu Long couldn't hold back any longer, a strong cultivator of the Understanding Heart Realm, blurted out a swear word. He glared at Chu Mo: "Do you really think you can leave here alive today?"
Chu Mo looked at Fu Long with some surprise, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "I am a bit confused, why is everyone so desperately chasing me? Isn't your goal to obtain the Piaomiao Palace inheritance? You should be looking for Yiniang, not me. Even though I'm friends with Yiniang and it was my idea to establish the royal academy of the Piaomiao Palace, the inheritance is not with me. So why are you all not letting me go?"
"Little thing, do you think we are all idiots? Without brains? Why would we chase you if the inheritance wasn't with you?" Fu Long looked at Chu Mo with a mocking smile.
Chu Mo shrugged: "Alright, let's say the inheritance is with me. You guys are just after that, and I have no prior grudges with you, then why would you want to kill me?"
Fu Long chuckled sarcastically: "If you'd said this to someone else, that might have actually worked. You're right, we have no prior grudges with you, all we want is the inheritance. There is indeed no reason to kill you."
"Yeah, that's the way it is!" Chu Mo said.
"Then why did you run?" Fu Long asked.
"I just wanted to leave the city and clear my mind, but you guys chased me as if your lives depended on it, of course, I had to run!" Chu Mo rolled his eyes.
Fu Long scoffed: "Who are you trying to fool? You disappeared as soon as you left the city!"
"Alright, I was scared off by all of you, it was terrifying." Chu Mo touched his chest and then said: "Since I've been caught by you, I might as well give you the inheritance. You don't need to kill me, right?"
Fu Long looked at Chu Mo: "There indeed was no reason to kill you originally, just a brat from the secular world, whether to kill or not is like deciding whether to trample on a bug or not, it doesn't make a difference. But now, you must die!"
"Why?" Chu Mo looked at Fu Long: "I didn't provoke you? Your attitude was quite unfriendly when you saw me last night. Even though I once thought about becoming a disciple of Longevity Heaven, it was you people from Longevity Heaven who rejected and humiliated me. If anyone should bear a grudge, it should be me against you guys of Longevity Heaven. What reason do you have to hate me?"
Chu Mo was indeed a bit puzzled, but he felt that everything might have something to do with Zhao Hongzhi, the Seventh Elder of Longevity Heaven. However, Chu Mo still had many doubts, remembering that his master had clearly warned Zhao Hongzhi, that if anything happened to him, Zhao Hongzhi wouldn't be spared.
But why was this Fu Long so determined to kill him?
"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for becoming a disciple of Longevity Heaven. A boy from the secular world should've been content with his life, not dreaming about having instant success and joining a sect. Are sects something that someone like you can join?" Fu Long said coldly.
"Just for this?" Chu Mo's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Fu Long: "Is it because I wanted to become a disciple of a sect, and now you want to kill me? Even if we disregard all reason, this doesn't make any sense?"
"You know too many secrets." Fu Long eyed Chu Mo: "Not only will you die, but your grandfather will not live long either. Soon, I will come for him and personally remove his head."
Suddenly, a cold light flashed in Chu Mo's eyes, his smile faded and he said coldly: "Did Zhao Hongzhi tell you this?"
"Yes." Fu Long replied indifferently: "So you can die knowing."
"Hei… haha." Chu Mo snorted and then couldn't help laughing coldly.
"What are you laughing at?" Elder Fu Long was somewhat dumbfounded. He really disliked the young man's composed appearance.
Clearly trapped in a desperate situation but insisting on maintaining a calm demeanor. What's more, this calmness wasn't feigned—it was fearlessness.
This was quite irksome.
Killing someone is rarely an enjoyable task, save for a psychopath. So, killing a fearless person was even less so.
Elder Fu Long, at least at this moment, was far from pleased.
Chu Mo looked at Elder Fu Long with a look of bafflement on his face, "I am quite curious, just how did Zhao Hongzhi talk you into coming before me, announcing that you're going to kill me. Are you good friends with him?"
Elder Fu Long sneered, "Like brothers, inseparable! What do you understand, brat? You've no idea what it's like to share burdens and face hardships together for a brother!"
"Okay, I don't understand. I just want to know, are you sure you and Zhao Hongzhi are good friends?" Chu Mo asked.
"Of course! We've been together since we were young, brought into Longevity Heaven by our master. Then, we cultivated together, grew together. The friendship of so many years, how could an immature brat like you comprehend it?" Said Elder Fu Long with a proud look on his face.
"Ah, I understand. You are... not likable, but still a real man. However, it's a pity that the friend you have is not a good person. If I kill you today, Elder Fu Long, you'll merely be a clueless ghost!" Chu Mo said.
"You... kill me?" Elder Fu Long looked incredulously at Chu Mo, "Kid, are you joking with me?"
With that, Elder Fu Long couldn't help but burst into laughter. His expression suddenly changed and he coldly said, "Facing death and still trying to sow discord, you little devil, you've got a deep mind. I'll stop wasting words with you. Hand over the inheritance of the Piaomiao Palace, and I'll grant you a swift death!"
As Elder Fu Long spoke, the momentum of his Understanding Heart Realm exploded instantly, pressing down upon Chu Mo.
Upon their first meeting, Elder Fu Long had already sensed that the realm of this young man had surpassed the Primordial Pass, likely reaching the fourth layer of the Yellow Rank - the Iron Bone Realm!
A boy of such caliber, even if blind, could not be dismissed a mediocre waste. However, there was no reason for Zhao Hongzhi to deceive him, especially since it wasn't only Hong Zhi who recognized Chu Mo's mediocre aptitude.
Many people did—right in public!
If Chu Mo was indeed a genius, how could those people not see it?
Regardless, uncovering the truth behind this was no longer important.
No matter what, he couldn't allow this boy to continue living. Today, his death was inevitable.
With the momentum of the Understanding Heart Realm, suppressing a young man in the Iron Bone Realm was a piece of cake. Hence, Elder Fu Long didn't even use his full strength.
However, what he noticed next, left him puzzled.
The young man, who should have been forced onto his knees by his powerful aura, was standing there unscathed, grinning at him.
"Elder Fu Long, you've been deceived, really." Chu Mo said sincerely, with a smile, "Zhao Hongzhi actually came to assassinate me and my grandfather long ago. He was afraid that his theft of the Windwing Dragon egg would be exposed. So, after he drove me out of Longevity Heaven, and found out I didn't know about it, he immediately came to Yanhuang City to kill my grandfather. He didn't tell you about this, did he?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)