Mo Linglin's Other Side

Seeing Mo Lan's rage, the guard Deputy Commander named Mo Yan, who had come to report the news, immediately said cautiously, "Patriarch, Mo Tang is the Great Elder's confidant, and he has rendered service to the clan. If we punish him like this without conclusive evidence, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince everyone..."

"Besides, it would be hard to explain this to the Great Elder as well..."

"Evidence? What evidence do we still need? Do we have to wait until that foolish girl Linglin gets tricked by him before it counts as evidence?" Mo Lan glared, his anger still unspent.

"Ah... of course not!" Mo Yan's eyes shifted as he lowered his voice. "But wouldn't it be enough to prevent that ill-intentioned Mo Tang from meeting the Second Miss again?"

Mo Lan glanced faintly at Mo Yan, his gaze carrying a trace of chill as he said indifferently, "Oh? Then what good idea do you have?"

That look sent a chill down Mo Yan's back, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "As long as that kid isn't in Salt City, he'll no longer have any chance to mislead the Second Miss..."

Mo Lan lightly tapped the armrest of his chair with his index finger.

Yet to Mo Yan below, every tap sounded as though it were striking the tip of his heart.

Just as he was growing increasingly uneasy, Mo Lan finally spoke.

"Fine. Then have him take charge of the business in Black Rock City."

"Yes!"

Mo Yan left in high spirits.

Although Black Rock City was also a first-rate major city in the Eastern Province, it was too far from Salt City, and the Mo Clan's influence there was extremely weak.

On top of that, the forces there were deeply intertwined. The Empire, the Alchemist Guild, the Mercenary Guild, and even the commerce-focused Mite'er Family all possessed considerable power in Black Rock City...

As a result, the Mo Clan had instead become the weaker side there.

If Mo Tang was truly sent to Black Rock City to hold the fort, then he surely would not have such an easy time from now on!

At that thought, Mo Yan felt even more delighted...

It couldn't be helped. That fellow was simply too high-profile and had no idea how to restrain himself, acting as if he were the only talented person in the Mo Clan while everyone else was nothing but useless drunks.

Someone like that was destined to be ostracized by everyone!

Mo Lan had originally thought that his decision to transfer Mo Tang away would certainly meet opposition from the Great Elder. Yet in the end, things went remarkably smoothly. Great Elder Mo Cheng did not utter a single word on the matter.

That behavior immediately gave Mo Lan, the patriarch, other thoughts.

"Seems quite a few people really dislike that kid... Have people even been whispering poison into the Great Elder's ear?"

"But that's perfect!"

The business in Black Rock City had always been handled by men under Mo Lan, the patriarch.

Sending Mo Tang there this time was actually meant to see whether there was a chance to secretly draw him under his own command.

Although he did not want that kid getting too close to his daughter, a young man with such talent was still someone he ought to recruit when the opportunity arose.

Mo Lan had originally expected the Great Elder to step forward in opposition, and he had even prepared to assign Mo Tang somewhere else. He had not expected things to turn out this way.

It seemed Mo Tang did not hold such a high position in the Great Elder's heart after all...

Wasn't this practically handing him an opportunity?

At that thought, the corners of Mo Lan's lips could not help but curl into a smile.

Leaving aside the scheming between the Mo Clan's two power holders.

When our Protagonist, Mo Tang, heard that he was to be stationed in Black Rock City and take charge of its business, he was stunned for a moment.

But once he came to his senses, he felt neither the dejection nor anger of someone being pushed aside. Instead, he was overjoyed!

He had only just been thinking of finding a place to lie low, and this opportunity had immediately come knocking on his door.

Although Black Rock City was not the peaceful place he had imagined, it had a branch of the Alchemist Guild and a Mite'er Family auction house. All the good things within a thousand li would gather there before being sold...

Didn't that give Mo Tang an opportunity to obtain higher-grade Spirit Herbs?

Moreover, Black Rock City was not far from the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. It was the nearest major city in the surrounding region to the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, and countless resources produced there were continuously transported into the city. The convenience this could bring Mo Tang was unimaginable!

"Commander Mo Tang, congratulations on your promotion. However, the patriarch has ordered that you depart as soon as possible, so please make your preparations early."

The one responsible for notifying Mo Tang was Mo Yan, the very man who had stirred up trouble before the patriarch. At that moment, he watched the young man before him with a cold sneer.

Since Mo Tang was being placed in charge of all Mo Clan affairs in an entire city, it was only natural that he was made a Commander as well. By rank, he was already considered a middle-level figure within the Mo Clan.

If not for the Mo Clan's limited influence in Black Rock City, Mo Tang would already have been qualified to attend the annual Mo Clan assembly.

What a pity...

Far from the clan's headquarters and far from the center of power, everything else could only be empty clouds.

In the eyes of every Mo Clan member, Mo Tang was now destined to have no future...

"Thank you, Deputy Commander Mo Yan, for informing me. I will pack my things and prepare to depart at once."

Mo Tang showed none of the dejection or dissatisfaction that Mo Yan had expected, leaving Mo Yan, who had specifically come to watch a spectacle, greatly disappointed.

"Hmph! Then I'll take my leave."

Watching the man turn and leave immediately, Mo Tang could only shrug.

This guy really doesn't seem too bright!

Perhaps because everyone knew Mo Tang had fallen from favor within the Mo Clan, not a single person came to see him off when he departed.

Even those who had once eagerly flattered him now wished they could stay as far away from him as possible...

Yet what Mo Tang had not expected was that just as he finished preparing and stepped out of his home, a bright red figure suddenly appeared before him.

"Huh? Why are you still wearing this outfit?"

Looking at the girl in red before him, Mo Tang suddenly blurted out those words.

"...!"

The smile on Mo Linglin's face instantly froze, and then her expression turned into one of gritted fury.

"Bastard! This is completely different from before! It has the newest gold-thread floral trim!"

"Er... all right, all right. But what did you come here for this time? To see me off?"

Mo Tang could not tell the differences between women's clothes at all, so he promptly changed the subject.

"You... Hmph! You heartless bastard!"

Mo Linglin shot him an angry glare before deflating somewhat.

"Forget it. I won't lower myself to the level of a detestable fellow like you."

"I came to apologize... I heard that it was because I asked Father to make you my personal guard that he drove you out of Salt City..."

Seeing the timid expression of a little girl who had done something wrong on her face, Mo Tang gained a new understanding of her once again.

He had not expected this spoiled and willful little girl to have such an adorable side...