"Another Child of Fortune, but are Child of Fortune so worthless?"
Looking at the bright Golden Fortune Trait above the other person's head, Mo Shang remained completely unmoved, even mentally muttering a complaint.
If he had encountered Child of Fortune at the beginning, he might have been excited, but now he's numb...
"Speaking of which, you're a dignified figure of destiny—no, I mean, a sect's Holy Son. You wouldn't be imprisoned here for such a trivial matter, would you?" Mo Shang asked Zhao Lin.
Being able to become a sect's Holy Son demonstrates Zhao Lin's extraordinary talent. As a future top combatant of a force, even though he made a mistake, he shouldn't have been punished too severely, unless the sect elders have something wrong with their minds...
"It was my own choice, I guess it's a way of atoning for my sins..." Zhao Lin said somewhat embarrassedly.
"No, Lao Lin, what kind of atonement is this?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Shang's lips twitched. It turned out that it wasn't the sect elders who had a problem with their brains, but Zhao Lin.
There are many ways to atone for one's sins, but the other person chose the most useless one: self-imposed confinement. What kind of atonement is that?
Knowing that he has let the sect down, shouldn't he strive to cultivate himself stronger and contribute more to the sect?
Hearing Mo Shang's words, Zhao Lin gave a bitter smile and spoke again, "You're right, this isn't about atoning for my sins, it's about escaping reality..."
As he spoke, Zhao Lin turned to look at the house behind him where he had lived for many years, a resolute look in his eyes. "Therefore, I can't continue making the same mistakes; it's time for me to leave..."
After saying that, he turned and left, as if he had made up his mind, never looking back again, and walked towards the edge of the forbidden area...
Seeing this, Mo Shang was a little dazed and called out to the other person, "Where are you going? Are you coming back for dinner?"
Why are you suddenly leaving? You haven't even finished your meal yet.
However, upon hearing Mo Shang's call, Zhao Lin did not pause at all; instead, he quickened his pace.
"Never mind, let's follow them and see..."
Seeing this, Mo Shang stopped eating and quickly got up, taking Jiang Shuyu with him and following.
Heading outwards, Mo Shang, Jiang Shuyu, and Zhao Lin quickly left the forbidden area.
However, just as the three stepped out of the forbidden area, an old man quietly appeared in front of them.
"Lin'er, you're out?"
Upon seeing Zhao Lin, the old man's face showed a look of shock, but soon, the shock was replaced by an indescribable joy.
"Master, it's been a long time. I've figured things out..." Upon seeing the old man, Zhao Lin smiled and respectfully bowed.
"Okay, okay, it's good that you understand..."
Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes immediately welled up with tears. He patted Zhao Lin's shoulder, tears streaming down his face, and a look of relief appeared on his face.
After his initial relief, the old man turned his gaze to Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu, and asked, "Who are these two?"
"Master, weren't these two invited by the sect to enlighten me? If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have been able to get out of this predicament..." Zhao Lin's face showed a hint of confusion upon hearing this.
"No..."
The old man was also somewhat bewildered, because he had no idea that such a thing existed.
If the sect were to actually invite someone to counsel Zhao Lin, he, as Zhao Lin's master, would definitely know, but right now he has no idea about it at all!
"Huh? They weren't invited from within the sect? Then how could they break the barrier?" Zhao Lin was also dumbfounded.
Zhao Lin assumed that the two had easily entered the forbidden area because they must have been invited by higher-ups within the sect to counsel him, given that similar incidents had occurred before...
But given the current situation, things don't seem to be like that...
"Oh no, will this cause any misunderstandings?"
Seeing that things were not going well, Mo Shang muttered to himself.
Given this situation, their trespassing into the forbidden area will likely lead to them being mistaken for spies sent by a rival sect.
"I hope no one gets hurt because of this..." Mo Shang sighed softly.
"Young friends, where do you come from? And why are you in my sect's forbidden area?"
Some of the older men, not quite understanding what was going on, looked at Mo Shang and the other man and asked them a question.
Although he didn't know why these two outsiders were in the forbidden area, the old man didn't do anything rash, successfully preventing a conflict...
"We came to visit relatives, and your forbidden area gate wasn't closed, so we just wandered in..." Mo Shang didn't intend to explain further and just made up a story.
After all, Jiang Shuyu casually broke the seal on the other party's forbidden area; few people would believe that anyone could come out...
"Visiting relatives? Who are your relatives?" the old man asked again.
" Shen Qingyao, your sect leader, my cousin..." Mo Shang didn't hide anything and brought up Shen Qingyao.
"So he's the sect leader's cousin, that makes sense..." Upon hearing Mo Shang's words, the old man's face showed a look of realization, and he nodded with a smile.
"Uh, don't you have any doubts?" Mo Shang was somewhat taken aback that the old man believed him so easily.
This plot isn't going right! Logically, the other party should be looking down on them and starting to doubt their identities by now.
Then Shen Qingyao arrives, proves their identities, and delivers a slap in the face, which is how the real plot unfolds...
"The sect leader has already given instructions; we elders know that the two of you are in the sect," the old man explained.
Upon hearing this, Mo Shang fell silent. Although it was somewhat unexpected, it seemed quite reasonable...
"My two young friends, thank you very much. I have tried many times to enlighten my disciple, but all to no avail. I did not expect you to succeed." The old man spoke again, thanking Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu.
"Senior, there's no need to be so polite. It was just a fluke. We only treated him to a meal, and then he understood..." Mo Shang said very modestly.
After all, this whole thing was quite inexplicable, and even he was very surprised.
Zhao Lin ate a terrible meal and immediately understood. He didn't know if it was because Jiang Shuyu's cooking was too powerful, or if the other party was just incredibly cunning...
"Oh? Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, the old man was stunned and looked at Zhao Lin beside him.
He thought Mo Shang and the other person had used some special method, but it turned out they just had a meal together and met like that.
Facing his master's questioning gaze, Zhao Lin's face became serious, and he then spoke:
"Master, once you've tasted the indescribable flavor of this dish, all your worries will vanish."
"Is this reasonable? Is it really that delicious? If I had the chance, I'd like to try it..."
Seeing Zhao Lin's serious expression, the old man couldn't help but feel curious about the dishes he was talking about.