Have You Ever Feared Being @'d by the Group Owner? (First update, seeking votes)

Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader staggered to his feet and looked at the cold-faced Zhao Ling'er and Granny, his expression shifting as though he were hesitant.

After a brief silence, Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader gritted his teeth and said seriously, "It is not impossible to save the Witch Queen."

"What?!"

Everyone stared at Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader in astonishment.

Granny and Zhao Ling'er were the most agitated of all.

Save Lin Qing'er!

After their initial shock, everyone frowned.

How could such a thing be possible?

Before anyone could speak, Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader lowered his eyes and sighed. "Do you still remember that mysterious young man who appeared in Nanzhao years ago?"

Granny and Zhao Ling'er froze for a moment, then quickly realized who Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader meant.

Granny asked doubtfully, "You mean that young hero named Li Xiaoyao?"

Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader nodded slightly.

Granny frowned. "That young hero's cultivation may indeed be impressive, but to say that he can save the Witch Queen, Cult Leader, you are exaggerating somewhat."

Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader shook his head. "That young man may not be capable of saving the Witch Queen, but he is connected to whether her life can be saved and whether I can make up for the mistake I committed back then."

Granny and the others looked at one another, growing even more confused.

Those words were rather contradictory!

Chat Group.

Little Yan Lingji: "Big Brother Moon-Worshipping is amazing. Not only is he cutting off Li Xiaoyao's future path as the protagonist at the root, he's even putting him to use."

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Damn, I really didn't think of that just now. That old scheming bastard Moon-Worshipping truly is farsighted. Impressive."

Li Xunhuan said with a bitter smile, "Those worlds of immortals and gods that can even reverse time are indeed beyond our current understanding."

As everyone discussed it, they came to understand Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader's confidence and intentions.

In the end, the grudge between Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader and Zhao Ling'er's side lay in Lin Qing'er's death. As long as he could give Zhao Ling'er and the others an explanation, a hope of saving the Witch Queen, there was a great chance he could bring them onto his side.

Even if that hope was exceedingly slim!

Li Hao also greatly admired Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader's wisdom. He had actually thought of using this method to dissolve the hatred between himself and Zhao Ling'er's group.

After a brief silence, Palace Master Lingyue asked, "What exactly do you mean, Cult Leader?"

Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader said, "This matter is truly too unbelievable. Even if I explained it, I fear none of you would readily believe me. If you wish to know the true answer, simply accompany me on a trip to Yuhang and meet someone. Then you will understand."

Palace Master Lingyue and the others exchanged looks and fell into a brief silence.

Instinctively, they resisted Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader, but this matter might concern Lin Qing'er's life and future. Though they hesitated slightly, they soon made their decision.

Granny's face turned cold as she snorted. "Fine. We shall reluctantly believe you this once. If it turns out otherwise, hmph."

Granny merely snorted at the end, but her meaning was already obvious.

Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader feigned a bitter smile, though he was quite satisfied inside.

He believed that once these people saw the young Li Xiaoyao, they would naturally understand the cause and effect involved. As for how greatly the future would change, Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader did not care in the slightest.

What he wanted was to change the future, to change this world!

Once he had chosen his future path, Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader understood that he had no way back, nor would he choose one again.

Either build a new world, or die on the road to building one.

That was Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader's path!

However, Palace Master Lingyue and the others did not leave with Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader immediately. She first arranged the various large and small affairs within the palace before setting out with him.

Moreover, Zhao Ling'er did not accompany them on this trip. Only Palace Master Lingyue and Granny went along.

Chat Group.

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Heh, I'm truly convinced now. Cult Leader, you're amazing."

Little Yan Lingji: "(^▽^), I'm super curious what Granny and the others will feel when they see Li Xiaoyao."

Li Xunhuan: "Ahem, let me demonstrate for everyone this time.

Granny: Impossible! This person must be fake! Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader must have deliberately made him up! Otherwise, how could our benefactor suddenly become smaller?!"

Li Hao could not help laughing when he saw this. "Heh, Li Xunhuan, you've gone bad too."

Li Xunhuan: "As the ancients said, 'One who stays near vermilion turns red; one who stays near ink turns black.' Having known the Group Leader for so long, though I have not learned his true teachings, I have been fortunate enough to glimpse a little of the surface. I merely follow in the Group Leader's footsteps and see things more clearly than before."

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Pah! You scholars, if you want to flatter someone, just flatter them. Was there any need to make it sound so elegant? All that flowery nonsense, honestly, aiya."

Little Yan Lingji: "O(∩_∩)O Haha~, is Big Brother Gu Santong afraid that Big Brother Xunhuan will steal his position as Big Brother Group Leader's number one lackey?"

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Go away, go away. What does a child know?

I am Gu Santong, the Invincible Urchin!"

Omniscient Li: "Heh."

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Of course, that's just a nickname bestowed by fellow martial artists. It's not worth mentioning in the group. In this group, I respect no one but the Group Leader."

Everyone was speechless. That was so like Gu Santong.

Yan Lingji could not help teasing him, "Brother Gu Santong, promise me, okay? Make sure you don't become a lackey."

Li Hao watched them with an amused smile, then turned to look at the silent Ip Man and Li Xunhuan, who merely smiled without speaking.

Li Xunhuan had changed quite a bit during this time, though Li Hao had no idea what he had turned the world of Little Li Flying Dagger into.

As for Ip Man...

Li Hao frowned slightly and fell into thought.

Among them, what concerned him most was actually Ip Man's situation.

The era Ip Man lived in was exceptionally special—far darker than even the late Song and early Yuan period.

In that dark age, the saying that people were as worthless as grass and lives as insignificant as ants was truly brought to life.

Perhaps he should find some time to speak with Ip Man.

Li Hao pondered for a moment and made up his mind.

If possible, he did not mind contributing what strength he could to that dark era.

Come to think of it, Ip Man should have begun cultivating the Artifact Control Art by now, right?

At that thought, Li Hao's lips curled into a mysterious smile.

Although the Artifact Control Art was not some profound immortal cultivation technique, if cultivated to its pinnacle, one could still condense a primordial spirit and wield the might of an earthly immortal.

Refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit.

Even a grandmaster at the Golden Core realm only counted as being in the Qi Refinement realm. If Ip Man could successfully comprehend the highest realm of the Artifact Control Art...

Heh, would this not really turn into one of those absurd anti-Japanese war dramas?

Li Hao could not help laughing at the thought.

Everyone was drawn to Li Hao's laughter and shuddered in unison.

Little Yan Lingji: "I don't know why, but seeing Big Brother Group Leader smile so happily suddenly reminded me of the terror of being @-mentioned by Big Brother Group Leader."

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Same."

Li Xunhuan: "Same."

Little Dragon Maiden: "Same."

Remembering the terror of being dominated when they had first met Li Hao, everyone turned in unison toward the clueless Ip Man.

Their eyes were filled with pity.

Because the only people in the entire group whom Li Hao had never summoned were Ip Man and the Barbarian King.