Dugu Bo considered the task Mo Lin had laid out. There really did not seem to be any obvious trap in it, and the reasoning was reasonable enough. Mo Lin's tone had also been very formal and serious; only the way he had slung an arm around Dugu Bo's shoulders seemed a little casual.
"You do have a point. It sounds like a proper task, so this old man will accept it."
Mo Lin released him and smiled at Dugu Bo.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Elder Dugu."
"Wait." Just as Mo Lin was about to turn and leave, Dugu Bo called out to him again.
That made Mo Lin somewhat curious. Dugu Bo had just looked as though he wanted to stay as far away as possible, yet now he was actively stopping him.
"Elder Dugu, is there something else?"
Dugu Bo was not one to beat around the bush, so he asked directly, "There's something I'm curious about. Do you know that there are two soul beasts in Gengxin City? I noticed them shortly after you released me, but seeing that your elders did not react, I left it alone. Do you know about this?"
"Oh~, you mean Qilin and Phoenix. You don't need to worry about them. They'll leave with me when I go anyway, so they won't affect you." Mo Lin had thought it was something serious; it turned out Dugu Bo had merely discovered Qilin and Phoenix. Still, this was Mo Lin's oversight—he had forgotten to tell Dugu Bo. If it had been someone more single-minded, they might already have started fighting.
"Is that so? Is it really alright to let two soul beasts roam freely in a city with so many ordinary people?" Since Mo Lin's answer was practically dismissive, Dugu Bo became