Chapter 940: 940
However, this was all in theory and it might not play out as expected . Wen Tingdao was no easy foe . He put a lot of thought into his plan and would not give up that easily .
Then, a maid knocked on the door gently . She entered the courtyard and greeted him . “Young Master Zhao, Altar Leader Mo has summoned you . ”
Chu Li pondered as he looked at the maid and nodded gently . “Okay . Thank you . ”
The elegant maid was shocked when she saw his excited gaze and immediately turned around to leave .
Chu Li realized what the maid was thinking and pondered on it . He stood up, left his small courtyard and headed towards Mo Qianjun’s big courtyard .
Mo Qingjun’s courtyard was five times the size of his courtyard . He had a miniature forest, a small arbor with a river and fake greenery .
The hexagonal arbor was situated at the east of the courtyard . The vermillion column and red rooftops gave off an ancient vibe and what surrounded it was man-made mountains, rivers, and greeneries . The entire scene gave off a peaceful atmosphere .
Mo Qianjun was sitting in the little arbor together with Lu Zhen, Zhou Jinchun, and even Ji Xin who had just left his place a while ago was pouring tea while he listened to Mo Qianjun .
Lu Zhen kept staring at her tea that was on the table . Her beautiful face looked pale and it seemed that she had yet to recover .
Zhou Jinchun was holding the tea in his hand and would occasionally move his body . He seemed rather awkward .
Ji Xin seemed to be absent-minded as he was still worried about Li Ruolan and the Sword Moon Sect’s threat . Even if Junior Brother Zhao had Muscle Gaining Pills, there were simply too many ways to harm a girl, let alone destroying their figure .
No one knew if Junior Sister Li would be harmed, but it was certain that she was suffering as of now . It must be agonizing to be kidnapped by someone else . He would do anything to swap places with her .
“If it wasn’t for all of your help, I wouldn’t have been the Altar Leader!” Mo Qianjun raised his teacup and laughed happily . “I’ll thank everyone with this tea as a replacement for alcohol!”
“We’re humbled!” Zhou Jinchun immediately raised his teacup . “Altar Leader you’re too kind . This is what we should do . How could we not help when our comrades are in danger!”
Everyone finished their drinks in one gulp .
“You’re all good comrades!” Mo Qianjun put down the teacup and clapped as he smiled . “This is our Holy Church’s teachings . The teamwork between disciples is what made the Holy Church this powerful . We should be proud of ourselves!”
“Precisely . ” Zhou Jinchun smiled .
He looked to his left and right as he realized that Lu Zhen and Ji Xin were quiet and absent-minded . Altar Leader Mo would not be able to have any closure if he did not speak up .
Chu Li strolled slowly to the arbor and fist saluted .
Everyone turned their heads to look at him .
Lu Zhen’s gaze flashed as she looked at him whereas Ji Xin turned his head to the other side as he was still quite unhappy with him . Meanwhile, Zhou Jinchun laughed . “Junior Brother Zhao, come here quickly!”
Mo Qianjun fist saluted as he smiled . “Junior Brother Zhao, I have to sincerely thank you . If it wasn’t for your infliction of a heavy wound on Monk Zhi Shan, the entire Falling Autumn City would have been single-handedly destroyed by him . We’ll be a joke!”
Chu Li responded indifferently, “You’ve overestimated me Altar Leader Mo . Monk Zhi Shan’s injury is hard to determine . He might come back at any given moment!”
“It’s good as long as he would have second thoughts since we’re able to harm him . ” Mo Qianjun laughed happily . “Come, let me thank you with this cup of tea as alcohol . Cheers, Junior Brother Zhao!”
The maid walked over gently with the tea in both of her hands . She was the maid that went out to inform Chu Li earlier .
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Mo Qianjun finished the drink in one gulp and showed the empty teacup .
Chu Li was pretty forthright as well as he finished the entire cup before sitting opposite Lu Zhen .
Although Chu Li did not want to entertain him any longer, he still had to give him face . After all, this was a basic human etiquette .
“Nice, I’m delighted!” Mo Qianjun laughed loudly . His laughter filled the entire courtyard and his happiness was incredibly contagious . “All of you could have left when you delivered the pills but you all were held back by me and was in danger because of it . ”
Zhou Jinchun waved his hand . “What are you talking about Altar Leader Mo, it was our chance to be recognized!”
“Hehe, you’re so pure Junior Brother Zhou . Nice! Nice!” Altar Leader Mo laughed loudly . “Now that Monk Zhi Shan had been injured, we can finally rest and all of you may return to Falling Autumn City to recover . ”
Then, he frowned out of the blue . “Oh right, why isn’t Junior Sister Li here yet?”
Zhou Jinchun looked at Ji Xin . Lu Zhen, too, looked over .
Ji Xin said softly, “Junior Sister Li has something important to do and had left before us . She told me to apologize to everyone else . ”
“What’s the hurry?” Zhou Jinchun did not understand . “We could’ve helped out if she told us . ”
“She doesn’t need our help . ” Ji Xin shook his head .
Then, he looked at Chu Li .
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It was not something easy to say . After all, she had been kidnapped . It was still okay to tell everyone if Li Ruolan was a man, but it was simply too hard to explain due to her gender . It just did not feel right because the others would judge her with their weird gaze even if she was rescued .
Hence, he had no choice but to hide the situation from everyone else . Only Zhao Dahe and he should know of this incident since they were very close to Junior Sister Li . They could keep her secret from the public .
As long as Junior Sister Li could return, they could act as if nothing had happened .
Chu Li looked at Mo Qianjun .
Mo Qianjun’s happy gaze disappeared for a brief moment as if he was worried about something . However, it was so quick that it was as if it did not happen at all .
Mo Qianjun took note of Ji Xin . He thought to himself that the latter was indeed still inexperienced and was not as good as the experienced when it came to doing things .
He glanced at the little maid at the entrance ever so slightly that no one would notice it at all . The little maid nodded gently as she walked over .
Chu Li let out a soft cough to attract everyone’s attention .
He knew what Mo Qianjun was up to .
The little maid would appear and unknowingly notice a letter that was left behind by the Sword Moon Sect . The content was that they had invited Li Ruolan over and the discussion regarding the Detachment Pills . Then, Altar Leader Mo would forgive their actions and pay them a visit some other day .
Once this letter was out, Mo Qianjun would casually propose that Chu Li should hand over the Detachment Pills .
Mo Qianjun did not care whether Li Ruolan’s reputation would be destroyed while he went to negotiate the matter with the Sword Moon Sect to return Li Ruolan back to them . After all, he was close to Li Ruolan and had already angered her as well . He could teach her a lesson while warning those in the church to be firm on their preference .
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He would be seen as selfish and cruel if he were not to hand over the Detachment Pills . Zhou Jinchun and Lu Zhen would definitely distance themselves from him and they would not get along as well . Chu Li would definitely be left alone once this was spread across the church .
If Chu Li were to hand over the Detachment Pills, Mo Qianjun would directly take them to make a trade with the Sword Moon Sect and network with them . This networking would be different from him trading with Sword Moon Sect personally as they were not from the same Sect . After all, it was purely business and it had nothing to do with personal matters . Ultimately, Mo Qianjun would obtain the Less Ultimate Sword and would gift it to the Holy Church . This contribution alone would push Mo Qianjun to become the Priest!
He shook his head in his mind as he realized that those who could reach such a high level were no ordinary people . While Mo Qianjun looked wholesome on the outside, he was incredibly shameless and wicked . Wen Tingdao’s scheme was no worse than Mo Qianjun’s .
Wen Tingdao’s plan had messed up Chu Li’s plan . Everything he did was forcing him to hand over the Detachment Pills .
As everyone gathered their attention, the little maid from afar was approaching them with the letter in her hand .
Chu Li looked at Mo Qianjun’s expression as the latter seemed to be smiling vaguely .
Mo Qianjun shivered . Perhaps he had seen through something?
“Altar Leader Mo, I’ve found a letter while I was cleaning the house!” The little maid said outside of the arbor .
“Oh?” Mo Qianjun turned his head around hastily .
Chu Li coughed softly as he shook his head . “Actually, Brother Ji hasn’t finished yet . While it was true that Li Ruolan had urgent matters to attend to, this incident has to be kept secret and must not be spread to the public . ”
“What’s the matter?” Zhou Jinchun questioned immediately . “Junior Brother Zhao, please tell us now . We’re not outsiders at all!”
Chu Li smiled as he glanced at Mo Qianjun . The latter realized that something was off and wanted to make the first move as soon as possible .
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