Ling Lin

As an important city in the eastern province of the Jia Ma Empire, Yan City has 60% of its industries firmly controlled by the Mo Family. This is partly due to the backing of the behemoth Misty Cloud Sect. The empire's fear of the Misty Cloud Sect has allowed the Mo Family to gradually become an all-powerful local tyrant in Yan City!

After traveling all night, the outline of a massive city exuding a faint aura of ferocity finally came into Xiao Yu's sight. Under the sunlight above, the distant, enormous city resembled an ancient, ferocious beast lying prone on the ground.

The two landed in a grove of trees less than 200 meters from Yan City. To make things easier, Xiao Yu and Hai Bodong both put on a large black robe, covering themselves in it.

Just as he was changing his clothes, Hai Bodong glanced at the distant, continuous mountain range and frowned slightly, saying, "I sense something strange about this forest; there seems to be an extremely fierce aura emanating from it!"

"Oh? Your strength is even above Elder Hai's?" Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Hai Bodong said in a deep voice, "I'm not quite sure, but this aura makes me somewhat wary; their strength is definitely no less than mine!"

Upon hearing Hai Bodong's words, Xiao Yu made a guess. It must be the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor of the Heavenly Snake Mansion. That guy had the strength of Six-Star Dou Emperor, enough to make Hai Bodong, who was only Five-Star Dou Emperor, wary. Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Elder Hai, don't worry. I heard that tomorrow is the birthday of the Mo Family 'Great Elder. I'm here to cause trouble, not to chat with them!"

Hai Bodong said nonchalantly, "Alright, since you've said so, I'll accompany you to the Mo Family tomorrow!"

Xiao Yu nodded slightly and led Hai Bodong toward Yan City.

Shortly after they left, a rustling sound came from the woods, and a huge black snake head sprang out of the trees—it was the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor who had been left outside Yan City.

"That person's aura was definitely that of Dou Emperor. How come a Dou Emperor has appeared in Yan City at this critical moment? No, that Lu Man Barbarian is still in Yan City. How should I inform her?" The huge snake eyes were full of trouble. This stumped White Fang, who was not good at thinking.

After thinking for a long time, the big guy still couldn't come up with a good idea, and could only say sullenly, "Forget it, Lu Man isn't weak. If something really happens, she'll definitely come looking for me. Let's just wait for her news. She should be out soon!"

As White Fang pondered this, he retreated into the woods, while Lu Man grew increasingly anxious. She had searched the vast Mo Family several times without finding anything, though she had discovered a few secret chambers, all of which turned out to be laboratories used for secretly transplanting magical beast bodies. This made Lu Man panic. She feared that before she could find the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, they would be stolen, which would be disastrous. What she wanted was someone born with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, not someone who had transplanted them!

Behind the Mo Family's mountain, inside a secluded cave chamber, several figures stood.

"Mo Lin, how are the preparations going?" The one who spoke was Mo Cheng, the Great Elder of the Mo Family.

"Great Elder, we have confirmed that the little girl does indeed possess the legendary Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils!" Mo Lin said respectfully to Mo Cheng.

"That's good." Upon hearing this, Mo Cheng's eyes lit up slightly, a hint of excitement flashing across his face. He chuckled sinisterly, "I didn't expect we'd be so lucky to obtain the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Now, as long as I can master the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, what can the Misty Cloud Sect do?"

Mo Cheng said in a sinister voice, "Over the years, the tributes we have paid to the Misty Cloud Sect have accounted for a full 60% of our profits. Soon, I will be the king of the Mo Family. I can even contend with Yun Yun of the Misty Cloud Sect. Why should our Mo Family need to rely on the Misty Cloud Sect anymore!" Mo Cheng's words contained resentment and anger, and the people around him dared not say anything more after hearing Mo Cheng's words.

Mo Cheng continued, "Tomorrow is my birthday, and also the day I establish the Mo Alliance. During this time, you must keep a close watch on everything here. After the celebration tomorrow, we will begin transplanting the little girl's eyes!"

"Yes," Mo Lin replied respectfully, then added, "Great Elder, Nalan Yanran has also arrived in Yan City."

"Well, Nalan Yanran has been under Yun Yun's command for so long, and she is extremely arrogant. She is also the Little Princess of the Nalan Family. Tell Mo Li not to be impolite. Also, it would be best to take Nalan Yanran down directly. If necessary, some necessary means can be used!" A glint of light flashed in Mo Cheng's eyes as he spoke.

"Great Elder, isn't this too risky? The Misty Cloud Sect and the Nalan Family are not to be trifled with!" Mo Lin said from the side.

Mo Cheng's face darkened as he said, "What's there to be afraid of? Once the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils transplant is successful tomorrow, who in the Jia Ma Empire will dare to look down on our Mo Family? What about the Misty Cloud Sect? Not to mention that old fellow Nalan Jie is already deeply poisoned!"

"Yes!" the group replied, and slowly withdrew from the secret chamber.

"Hmph, Misty Cloud Sect, one day I will make you vomit up everything you've eaten!" In the secret chamber, Mo Cheng's twisted, aged face revealed a hint of ferocity. After giving Qing Lin one last look, he walked out.

Xiao Yu and Hai Bodong had already passed through the heavily guarded city gate, and were about to find an inn to stay first. They casually looked at the surrounding shops, and were surprised to find that among the 100 shops on this street, more than 70 shops had an ink character on their plaques, which also demonstrated the dominance of the Mohist family in Yancheng.

Without much thought, Xiao Yu simply waited until tomorrow's birthday celebration to force them to hand over Qing Lin. He knew he would have to use one of his Cultivation Boost Card, especially since there were two guys from the Heavenly Snake Mansion following behind.

The two arrived at a luxurious inn called Mo Suo Flower Garden, intending to rest there for the night. However, when they entered, they discovered that an invitation from the Mo Family was required for check-in.

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "I don't have an invitation, but how about this?" He revealed the alchemist's insignia with two ripples that he was wearing underneath.

The maid's expression immediately changed. Alchemists held a very prestigious position, especially Second-grade Alchemist. She quickly smiled and said, "Sir, I think I need to consult with the manager."

"Please go ahead!" Xiao Yu said with a faint smile.

Just as the maid was leaving, a delicate voice rang out from behind. "Arrange a deluxe room for me!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the maid immediately smiled obsequiously, "Second Miss, you wanted to reserve a deluxe room, but there's only one room left. This person might also want to reserve it!"

Xiao Yu glanced to the side and saw a woman wearing a tight red dress and a leather skirt that reached her thighs, which made her long, slender, snow-white legs extremely dazzling. In the hall, many men's eyes occasionally swept over these long legs, and their eyes all showed a hint of drooling.

Upon seeing this woman, Xiao Yu remembered her; this must be Ling Lin, the second young lady of the Mo Family, who had a somewhat spoiled and unreasonable personality.

Xiao Yu sighed softly and said, "I'm afraid she's asking for trouble!"

Sure enough, the next moment, Ling Lin shouted, "Who dares to take my room? This is the Mo Family's shop, I say what to do!"