What Chen Mo did not know was that his various fishing-and-counter-robbery exploits within Wei City had been discovered by personnel from the Four Great Sects at the very first opportunity.
Li Cheng's lips could not help twitching a few times after learning of this situation, and he formed a new evaluation of Chen Mo.
Calm!
Diligent!
Focused!
And somewhat devious.
He struck with exceptional ruthlessness.
A person like that, if he also possessed outstanding strength and talent, truly could not be offended.
Fortunately, he's one of us. Li Cheng felt immensely relieved.
As for what everyone else was thinking at this moment, that was beyond his concern.
As long as no harm came to the Xuanyuan Sect, that was enough.
Li Cheng was utterly unconcerned about those who had made a move against Chen Mo and been counter-killed, as well as the forces behind them.
Even without considering Chen Mo's strength, the Xuanyuan Sect itself did not fear any of those forces.
However, considering that Chen Mo had caused quite a commotion, it was likely that not only they, but also Wei City's administrators—the City Lord's Mansion—had learned of this information.
"Peerless talent... with no entanglements with any major force or great lineage, even the imperial family would surely be greatly tempted, wouldn't they?" Li Cheng felt that things were becoming somewhat difficult.
But if Chen Mo truly received and accepted the City Lord's Mansion's recruitment, there was nothing they could do. The gap between the Xuanyuan Sect and the imperial family was simply too great.
He could only hope that when that time came, Chen Mo would still remember the favor they had shown him.
And at this moment, just as Li Cheng had expected, Chen Mo encountered people from the City Lord's Mansion on his way back.
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