Heaven Slaying Blade

For some reason, Chu Mo felt restless tonight. After circulating Heavenly Will's scroll for a full cycle, he stepped out of his room.

The night sky twinkled with countless stars, and a deep silence hung over Heaven and Earth.

Every night, he used this time for alchemy, a routine well-known to his acquaintances. Hence, every night, without needing to dismiss them, they would automatically make themselves scarce.

Prince Xia Jing, that old rogue, was, in his own way, somewhat endearing, especially with his astonishing ability to gather medicinal herbs.

Considering this, Chu Mo thought to himself, 'Since Xia Jing has been so cooperative, I should sweeten things up for him in the next couple of days. I wouldn't want him to think that I'm deceiving him.'

In the grand scale of the Four Symbols Continent, hardly anyone could cure Xia Jing's ailment. Even if there were supreme healers, they might not lend a hand to a mere worldly prince.

Yet the jade Chu Mo carried was genuinely powerful!

The moment Chu Mo met Xia Jing, he utilized his jade to inspect him.

At that time, Chu Mo was worried about not having enough energy, thinking if it fails, he would persuade Xia Jing to part with some primordial stones to energize the jade.

However, upon his command, all of Xia Jing's information was immediately available to him.

Chu Mo concluded that this was because Xia Jing was an ordinary man, thus he could obtain all of his information without consuming any energy.

The ailment was viewed by the common folk as incurable, but for the jade... it could not have been simpler.

Compared to the powerful herbs required to treat the Demon Lord's toxin, Xia Jing's affliction could be resolved entirely with a simple seven or eight herbs!

It was even easier to cure than the poison that had affected Princess Baolian that day!

However, Chu Mo obviously wouldn't cure Xia Jing so readily; he still needed Xia Jing to gather those herbs for his master!

'I'll just make him... feel a bit better. Just a bit would be enough, I reckon he'd be ecstatic if he felt even a little relief,' thought Chu Mo.

After the jade underwent a transformation, Chu Mo discovered a new feature: it could provide different herb prescriptions and elixirs according to Chu Mo's will, as long as it had enough energy.

The energy source could come from the primordial stone, or the fiendish qi, among other unknown sources that Chu Mo still needed to explore.

If it weren't for this backing, Chu Mo would not dare to casually provoke the Sixth Layer Peak powerhouse in the Prince's Mansion.

Fooling a world-class powerhouse was not a game; Chu Mo wasn't yet at the stage where he could afford such consequences.

At that moment, a set of soft footsteps faintly echoed from outside. Though the owner seemed to be deliberately quiet, in the tranquil night and before Chu Mo, who had reached the peak of the Third Layer, there was nowhere to hide.

"Who's there? Come out!" Chu Mo called out quietly, a touch of irritation flickering in his heart.

Although this was the royal court, at this moment... this area stretching several hundred feet around him was his territory!

Even Prince Xia Jing didn't dare to intrude casually. Who was this bold person that dared trespass in the deep of the night?

"Ah!" The intruder was apparently startled and let out a low cry.

It was a woman.

And her voice was soft and weak, which instinctively made people want to protect her.

"Sorry, I... I had come to get some medicine," quivered the woman's voice.

"Medicine?" Chu Mo raised his eyebrows; something felt off.

Indeed, this site stored medicinal herbs for Xia Jing! Despite Xia Jing's silence on the matter, Chu Mo had a feeling: this place should be forbidden to most in the royal court.

Since it was off-limits, how could anyone casually come and take medicine?

"I'm a maid to the queen. The queen has a headache tonight, so I...came here to get some herbs. I'm sorry, have I...did I disturb your rest?" Said the weak voice as a young woman approached him, carrying a faintly glowing lantern.

In the dim lantern light, he could tell she was a girl of sixteen or seventeen. He couldn't see her face clearly, but her figure was tall and attractive.

Chu Mo sneered inwardly: Do you think I'm a fool? Would a handmaid to the queen be so polite to a watchman of the herb store?

Chu Mo said coldly, "This is not a pharmacy, miss. You've come to the wrong place. You should go back."

"Ah, have I? I'm new here. The guard told me... it was here... If I don't bring back the herbs, the queen is going to kill me, wuu..." As she spoke, the young girl started sobbing. Her sorrowful crying echoed far into the night.

Supposedly there should be guards in the distance, but not one appeared.

Chu Mo's wariness grew as he said coldly, "What's that got to do with me?"

"Brother, please help me," the girl pleaded holding up her lantern a little higher, revealing her face.

It was an extraordinarily beautiful face!

"Please, brother, will you help me? I'll do anything you ask if you do!" she begged in a soft voice, edging closer to Chu Mo.

"Stay where you are!" Chu Mo barked fiercely, his voice echoing far into the night.

Strangely, there was still no movement in the distance!

The girl looked terrified and stood shaking on the spot, gazing at Chu Mo with fear in her eyes.

"You can go. I'll forget about tonight's events," said Chu Mo gravely.

Although he didn't know what was happening, he felt something was wrong.

This young girl, she can't possibly be from Xia Jing!

She says she was sent by the princess consort... could it be?

A vague guess suddenly appeared in Chu Mo's heart.

His grandfather Fan Wudi was unwed all his life so naturally, nobody would dispute Chu Mo's inheritance at the military residence. Yet, which wealthy and eminent family in Yanhuang City hasn't dealt with such a matter?

Chu Mo was always more intelligent than his peers and having experienced the incidents at the prairie's royal court, he nearly instantly guessed the crux of the matter.

"Did you hear that? You can go now," Chu Mo said coldly once more.

"Brother… why are you so heartless? Do you really want to watch me get beaten to death by the princess consort?" The despair begins to show on the young girl's face of unparalleled beauty.

"You don't want me to refine an elixir for the Prince, right?" Chu Mo spoke coldly,"I've been here for more than a day or two. Don't you really know who I am?"

"What's my brother talking about, I... I don't understand, I just arrived today…" the young girl softly spoke. Suddenly, her hand...trembled slightly, and the lantern she was holding fell to the ground with a clatter.

The candle inside the lantern was instantly extinguished!

Clang!

With a sound that resembled a dragon chant, a chill attacked Chu Mo directly!

A flash of light streaked across the void.

Crack!

A crisp sound echoed.

Then, Chu Mo's Heaven Slaying was pressed tightly against the girls' smooth, jade-like neck.

The intense chill made the young girl shiver with genuine fear.

"Want to kill me?" Chu Mo asked calmly, "Who sent you? Do you not know that two servants from the royal court died by my hand? Or do you think I won't kill a pretty girl?"

"Go ahead and kill me!" The girl's voice hardened with icy determination, devoid of emotion, "I won't live even if I return anyway."

"Were you sent by Xia Jie's mother?" Chu Mo asked with intrigue.

At this point, the young girl remains silent, her gaze fixed on Chu Mo.

On this deep night, Chu Mo may not be able to see the girl's eyes, but he can feel it. He chuckled and said, "What do you think would happen if I handed you over to the prince...to you and the people behind you?"

"You...you're despicable! You may as well kill me!" She said as she actually thrusted her neck towards Heaven Slaying's blade.

Is her temperament so defiant?

Chu Mo was taken aback for a moment. The girl's neck already came into contact with the extremely sharp blade of Heaven Slaying.

Chu Mo quickly pulled back his knife, but there was still a trace of blood on the girl's neck. Fresh blood oozed from the wound.

Although Chu Mo could not see, he could still smell the faint scent of blood in the air.

Chu Mo then sternly said, "Forget it, you can leave. The grudges within your royal court have nothing to do with me. But, don't trouble me again! If you really had guts, you would kill that old thief Xia Jing. Wouldn't that solve everything?"

Chu Mo turned around and began walking.

Strangely, the young girl just stood there, unmoving. After Chu Mo had already walked a few steps, she unexpectedly followed him.

Chu Mo's Heaven Slaying instantly appeared, pointing at the girl's throat, "You really want to die, don't you?"

The young girl bit her lip, quietly saying, "I have some words for you in your room, can we go there?"

"You're thinking of seducing me?" Chu Mo frowned, irritated, "Just speak here if you have something to say. I guess the guards have been drawn away by you all. There are no third parties here, so go ahead."

Inside the dark night, the girl's starry eyes stared at Chu Mo. Suddenly with a thud, she knelt down, "Please...I beg you, don't concoct the elixir for that old beast Xia Jing, or else our Mistress will die!"

Chu Mo frowned at the girl kneeling before him, "What does her life or death have to do with me? A woman who can raise a beast like Xia Jie and would send you to deal with me, how could she be a good person? Women like you are really naive!"

"Yes, I know my request is audacious. I know the Mistress has many shortcomings. However, I owe everything to Mistress. She saved my life...and the lives of my whole family. So, even if I have to die...I must prevent you from concocting that elixir for that old beast, Xia Jing!" stated the girl resolutely.

"What can you use to stop me?" Chu Mo coldly replied, "You can't beat me in a fight or kill me. As for seduction... I'm not interested and you won't succeed. Even if you die... I will concoct the elixir! Forget about it, you should hurry up and leave. I don't want to hear any more of your nonsense. You have your persistence, and I have mine."

With that said, Chu Mo ignored the young girl and briskly walked towards his room.

The young girl, however, kept kneeling there without moving.

Chu Mo ran the Heaven Will technique once more in his room. It lasted past midnight, and soon dawn broke. That young girl was still there, prompting Chu Mo to let out a helpless laugh.

He pushed open the door and walked out, saying, "Even if you kneel to death here, it won't make any difference. Dawn is about to break. Do you want to be discovered and cause your Mistress to suffer along with you? Tell your Mistress...to behave. Stop thinking about these dirty tricks. I will find a time to talk to Prince Xia Jing. At least... she will not be aggrieved."

The young girl's eyes lit up instantly, her whole person seemed to be filled with infinite vitality. Looking at Chu Mo, she asked, "Really?"

"Remember, I am not doing this for your Mistress. She raised a son who is lower than a beast and is culpable for his overindulgence! Now she sends you to kill me. By rights, I should not help her under any circumstances."

"I am helping... you because your perseverance reminds me of myself! You're not a bad person. After doing this, you have repaid your debt. Leave the Prince's Mansion! Otherwise, you will sooner or later be harmed by that woman!" Chu Mo said, looking deeply at the young girl, "Let's end our conversation here!" He then closed the room door and went back to his cultivation.

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