Night gradually deepened. The damp breeze after the rain carried the fresh fragrance of soil, while the moonlight after the clouds and rain shone through the haziness of an empty mountain newly washed by rain.
Li Mo, his left and right protectors, and the two servants returned to Autumn Water Pavilion. The servants... oh, no, Elder Qian and Elder Xue did not stay long after arriving, instead returning to report to Sect Master Shangguan.
"Elders, take care."
Li Mo waved, then turned and shut the door, looking at his left and right protectors.
"You two were awfully professional acting as Demon Cult members."
"Ahem, Little Mo, your immortal performance was true to character too. If you'd been born a few thousand years earlier, I'd have had to give you my Cult Master's seat."
Qin Yuzhi, the former Cult Master of the Demon Summoning Cult, stared guiltily at the moon.
"What was that scheme of yours just now? Which side are you actually on?"
"Yours, of course. It was merely a spur-of-the-moment idea."
Qin Yuzhi waved her hands repeatedly.
Li Mo nodded, then looked at Shang Qinqing. "But why did I hear Clan Leader Shang say that you two had wanted to do this for a long time?"
"Yes, yes, it's all her fault. She's the one who kept going on about it every day."
Qin Yuzhi promptly sold out her teammate.
"..."
Shang Qinqing's eyes widened. After a moment of silence, her eyes shifted.
"That's right. I just wanted to see blood flow like rivers and lives be lost, but I know what takes priority. Everything just now was to numb the Demon Summoning Cult's vigilance. Besides, if we drugged it, you could just drink it."
"That's true. I could simply not drink it... hmm?"
Li Mo cut himself off