Looking for Trouble
Three people successfully completed all the trials of the Severed Vitality Minor Secret Realm, attracting the spirit of the realm to offer them rewards!
Such important news spread Moonless City almost immediately after Sang Ying and the others returned.
The Moonless Household Head was naturally aware of this as well.
After he finished discussing with the elders, this not-so-good news reached their ears. Along with this news came news of Wuyue Hao's idiotic behavior.
After hearing this, the Moonless Household Head closed his eyes tightly. He first sent away the elders who were either comforting him or mocking him, and then had the steward summon his eldest son.
Wuyue Hao entered the room trembling with fear, only to be met with a merciless kick from his father. If it weren't for his decent cultivation level, that kick would probably have sent him flying out of the house!
"I knew you were hopeless, but I never imagined you could be this stupid! A golden opportunity was placed right in front of you, and you couldn't even reach for it. How can I entrust the Moonless Household to you in the future?!"
Before Wuyue Hao could regain his footing, the Moonless Household Head's booming voice rang out.
Wuyue Hao didn't dare to show the slightest temper and quickly got up from the ground. The footprints on his shoulder were particularly obvious on his blue robe.
"Father, I know I made a mistake this time, but I've come up with a solution. Those three haven't accepted the Yin Mountain Sect's offer yet, so we still have a chance," Wuyue Hao explained earnestly.
But the Moonless Household Head wasn't as optimistic as him. "A chance? Ha! You still think you have a chance? Didn't you go and cause trouble at that Yin Mountain Sect inn a few days ago with some otherworldly cultivators?"
Wuyue Hao nodded, although he didn't know why the other party brought this up.
"Those three were the ones who drove those two away and protected that inn!" The Moonless Household Head was practically gritting his teeth as he finished speaking. "From the very beginning, you've offended everyone. From the start, you've pushed those three into the Yin Mountain Sect's camp!"
He looked at his eldest son, feeling a deep resentment towards his son's lack of ambition.
The Moonless Household Head has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is a good-for-nothing scoundrel. The second son died young because of love, which led to his death. Now, the third daughter is growing up and is showing some of the demeanor of the family head.
However, he felt that women were not born capable of great things, and that they were only troubled by love and could not bear such a heavy responsibility as the head of the family.
So even though his third daughter was far more capable and intelligent than his only son, he still refused to consider her as an heir.
However, after witnessing today's events, the Moonless Household Head also began to worry about his only son. Perhaps he should find a husband for his daughter and then raise her grandson?
After all, with such a foolish eldest son, the children he fathers are unlikely to be intelligent either.
Wuyue Hao was unaware of the patriarch's thoughts. He simply knelt upright before his father and earnestly said, "Father, please trust me one more time. I have truly come up with a plan. Even if these three cannot be of use to us, I will never push them to the Yin Mountain Sect!"
The young man, bearing a face that bore a striking resemblance to the family head, gazed at him with utmost sincerity. The family head sighed, then softened his heart. "You said it yourself, so I'll give you one last chance. If you mess this up again, I'll begin grooming your younger sister."
"Remember this, this is your last chance!"
The Moonless Household Head spoke earnestly, Wuyue Hao listened attentively.
He obediently agreed, but as soon as the person left the room, his face instantly darkened.
Before leaving, Wuyue Hao glanced at his sister's residence. Clearly, the words spoken by the Moonless Household Head before he left had taken deep root in his heart.
He would never allow a woman to step on his head, not even if she was his sister!
The discussions inside the inn were even louder than before. Sang Ying and her two companions casually chose a spot to sit down, but all they could hear was the story of the Severed Vitality Mystic Realm from yesterday.
"Those three cultivators must be incredibly talented to have passed all the challenges in one go and even received the fortuitous opportunity offered by the small secret realm. Sigh, they are truly enviable."
"What a pity! I could have gone to see those three yesterday. Unfortunately, something came up and I was delayed, so I didn't go out of the city. Now that I think about it, it's such a shame!" The more the man thought about it, the more regretful he felt.
"Who says otherwise!" others chimed in. "I heard that the Yin Mountain Sect and the Moonless Household deliberately suppressed all information about those three cultivators to avoid offending them. So even now, we only know that there are three of them, and that they all know each other; we know nothing else."
After he finished speaking, everyone present sighed again.
The shopkeeper at the counter listened with a smile as they speculated about the identities of the three people, occasionally glancing furtively at Sang Ying and the others.
He was lucky, otherwise how could he have so easily attracted three talented individuals to stay at his inn?
Last night, the sect leader had told him everything and instructed the shopkeeper to treat the three of them well and not to neglect them. The shopkeeper agreed to all of this and secretly helped them, but on the surface, things remained the same as before.
However, the shopkeeper guessed that the three of them had probably already noticed his little tricks.
If Sang Ying knew the innkeeper's thoughts, she would definitely tell him that the three of them already knew his identity. After all, they hadn't been here long, and they had already gotten into trouble because of this inn.
Recalling the menacing looks the two men gave her before they left, she knew she had to find out their identities before she could continue staying.
So that night, Sang Ying learned about the power behind the inn through other channels, and also found out who instructed the two troublemakers.
Therefore, as soon as the shopkeeper gave them some preferential treatment, Sang Ying understood that the Yin Mountain Sect was secretly trying to win her over.
However, the other party acted with great discretion and did not reveal their whereabouts. Sang Ying did not mind this subtle attempt to curry favor. It was just a pity that none of the three of them wanted to get involved in this turmoil, so it seemed that their wishes could not be fulfilled.
"Once we enter Pagoda Mountain and see what's going on, let's leave the Hidden Nether Realm. There doesn't seem to be much fun here." After swallowing two mouthfuls of spiritual algae, Gu Wangchuan whispered in Sang Ying's ear.
They were surrounded by whispers and gossip; the longer they stayed, the more trouble they were likely to get into. Each of the three harbored their own secrets and dared not reveal them to the outside world.
Sang Ying shared the same idea, so after hearing Gu Wangchuan's words, she immediately agreed.
This Hidden Nether Realm is not a place Jiang Zhuoxue can stay in for long.
While eating, the three of them started planning how to leave Moonless City quietly without attracting attention.
However, plans can't keep up with changes. The three of them tried to keep a low profile, but it wasn't enough to stop others from deliberately causing trouble.
Just then, the noisy inn suddenly fell silent as a man in luxurious robes led a group of people in, heading straight for the three of them.
When Sang Ying met the eyes of the young man in the lead, which were very similar to Wuyue Qing's, she knew that the troublemaker had come knocking.