Inside the golden chariot, a youth in magnificent robes lifted one corner of the curtain with his hand.
Though only the upper half of his body was visible, it was already enough to spark a twinge of jealousy in Mo Fan.
Because this young man was simply too handsome!
His handsomeness was not the effeminate sort that Qin Changsheng possessed. Instead, it brimmed with masculine vigour. His features radiated valour, with thick brows and large eyes that somehow harmonised perfectly. Those deep eyes were like still pools, calm yet unfathomable.
With just one glance, Mo Fan suddenly experienced an illusion.
In that instant, everything around him vanished, replaced by a colossal black hole that seemed ready to swallow him whole.
The vision lasted only a fraction of a second, appearing and disappearing in a flash.
When everything returned to normal, the curtain had already fallen back into place, as if it had never been lifted. Only the gently swaying bead strings proved that it had truly happened.
“No wonder Bai Tian Tian was once deceived by this fellow. If I were a woman, I might have fallen for him too.”
Mo Fan muttered uncertainly to himself, but he quickly sneered inwardly. “At the end of the day, he’s just a pretty boy. Once this king breaks through to the late King realm, I’ll thrash him bloody!”
Despite the envy, jealousy, and hatred swirling in his heart, Mo Fan kept a smile on his face. “The War King truly has sharp eyes!”
“Could it be that you have come to find the Moon Willow Saintess of your sect?”
The War King’s words caused Mo Fan to pause for a moment. Then he heard the other continue, “Friend Moon Willow is currently a guest in my Penglai Holy City. Unfortunately, this king has matters to attend to, so I cannot chat further.”
“Su Heng, Su Chuang!”
“Your disciples are here!”
As soon as the War King spoke, two Feathered Immortal riders immediately responded respectfully.
“Since they are disciples of the Sun Moon Divine Sect, they are friends of our Su family. The two of you shall escort these friends back to the holy city!”
“Yes!”
The two riders accepted the order at once.
“The rest of you, follow this king to the open sea!”
“Furthermore, from this moment forward, seal the harbour completely. No one is permitted to enter or leave until I return!”
“Yes!”
All the Su family cultivators at the harbour answered in unison.
With that, the golden chariot wasted no more time. It immediately urged the six great beasts onward and sped towards the open sea.
Aside from the two riders ordered to escort Mo Fan’s group, all the remaining Feathered Immortal riders followed the War King and departed.
Seeing this, Mo Fan’s group of five finally breathed a sigh of relief. They also understood why the War King had come.
Clearly, the deaths of Su Ze and his party had attracted the Su family’s attention!
In Mo Fan’s view, the mere death of a useless fool like Su Ze would probably not have moved the War King to act personally. But the death of Su Er was different.
Su Er was no good-for-nothing. He had been a genuine late-stage Core Formation expert!
His demise had shaken the entire Su family. That was the main reason the War King had appeared in person.
“Friends, this way, please!”
Su Heng tugged on his reins, turned back, and gestured invitingly to Mo Fan’s group of five.
At this, the Xia siblings and Little Yellow all instinctively looked towards Mo Fan.
“Then we shall trouble the two of you!”
Mo Fan smiled and cupped his hands towards Su Heng and Su Chuang. Then he formed a seal. The great sun behind him instantly enveloped all five of them, and they shot into the sky.
Seeing this, Su Heng and Su Chuang immediately spurred their Feathered beasts and followed, riding clouds in pursuit.
As they watched the group depart, the cultivators of Three Saints Island who had been stopped at the harbour all cast envious glances.
In truth, Mo Fan himself was rather surprised. He had not expected people from the Sun Moon Divine Sect to have come to Three Saints Island, and to be guests of the Su family no less.
He naturally knew of Moon Willow.
Having absorbed Yue Chan’s memories, he was aware that the Sun Moon Divine Sect did not have just one saintess.
In fact, the sect had six direct-transmission disciples in total: three saint sons and three saintesses.
Moon Willow, like Yue Chan, was one of the saintesses, but the two were rivals rather than friends.
Although he did not understand why a saintess of the Sun Moon Divine Sect had suddenly appeared at the Su family, Mo Fan had no intention of actually going there. Or rather, he did not wish to visit Penglai Holy City just yet.
After all, Bai Tian Tian had warned him that the waters around the Su and Wang families ran very deep.
Right now he was pretending to be a disciple of the Sun Moon Divine Sect, and he possessed Core Formation cultivation. If he came face to face with Moon Willow, would he not be exposed on the spot?
At that point, there would be nowhere to run!
At the same time, Mo Fan had noticed something else. The War King might not fully believe his identity. Otherwise, why would he specially assign two Su family cultivators to “escort” them?
Escort was fake. Surveillance was real!
Half a day after leaving the harbour, the group arrived above a stretch of barren mountains. Mo Fan judged that the War King was now far away and would not return anytime soon, so his thoughts immediately became lively.
He deliberately slowed his flying speed and smiled at Su Heng and Su Chuang. “Fellow daoists, what is your relationship with the War King? I noticed he seems to take special care of you, personally naming you two to escort us.”
Su Heng frowned slightly but said nothing. Su Chuang, however, laughed. “The War King is our master!”
“So you are the War King’s own disciples! No wonder you have reached peak Foundation Establishment at such a young age. With those Demon General realm mounts beneath you, even a Core Formation cultivator would struggle against you two together!” Mo Fan said with feigned admiration.
“You’re quite right about that. Master once taught Senior Brother Su Heng and me a joint-attack technique. Ordinary Core Formation cultivators truly are no match for us!”
Su Chuang spoke with evident pride, then pointed towards a mighty city in the distance and grinned. “Friend, do you see that city?
It is called Blue Water City and is controlled by the Song family.
The Song family counts as a great clan on our Three Saints Island, with five or six Core Formation cultivators among them. Yet the last time there was a dispute, one of their Core Formation consecrators was killed outright by the two of us working together!”
“So the two of you are that powerful?”
Mo Fan immediately showed an expression of admiration, then rolled his eyes and continued, “This time we have come on sect orders to find Saintess Moon Willow, causing trouble for you both. Therefore, I, Mo, would like to present you with a small gift!”
“A gift?”
Su Chuang’s eyes lit up at once. Even the perpetually cold Su Heng showed a trace of interest.
Although they were Su family cultivators and lacked for nothing in terms of cultivation resources, who would say no to free benefits?
Mo Fan nodded. With a flip of his hand, a golden rope appeared in his palm.
“Friend Mo, is this the gift you mentioned?”
“It looks rather ordinary!”
Su Chuang frowned at the sight, having expected something impressive. A plain rope? Was this a joke?
“Friends, this rope of mine is anything but ordinary!”
Mo Fan smiled faintly, then said to Su Chuang, “How about I give you a little demonstration?”
“Well… very well. Since Friend Mo is so thoughtful, by all means show us brothers and broaden our horizons.”
Su Chuang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Mo Fan grinned widely. He pointed behind them with a look of shock. “Who’s that?”
The two instinctively turned to look. In that instant, Mo Fan activated the golden rope, which shot out and instantly bound Su Chuang along with the Feathered beast beneath him into a tight bundle!
