Er kämpft in allen Himmeln und unzähligen Welten

Kapitel 31

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Hai: I've been writing about my Mo Li's awkward confession these past few days. My lord... your confession was so forceful! (starry-eyed)

Narrator: You've been living too peacefully lately...

Chapter 76

My neck was stiff, and I remained motionless. Then another figure appeared, dressed in a scholar's robe in blue, speaking in my direction... "Your Excellency, that man's martial arts were incredibly high. Several brothers who tried to stop him were knocked away, but his attacks were not heavy, and he didn't seem to be targeting us. He just headed towards the manor. Should we chase after him and see what's going on?"

"Let him go. It's none of our business who enters that estate. We can find out what's going on tomorrow morning." Mo Li said coldly, his tone completely indifferent—a tone I was all too familiar with, the tone of Lord Mo Li.

At this moment, I finally had a definite sense of reality about Mo Li, who had appeared out of nowhere beside me. Forgetting that someone was still holding my shoulder, I turned around to go to him. The woman in red moved very quickly and immediately pulled her hand away from my shoulder. Mo Li was even more decisive. Before my fingers could even touch his sleeve, he brushed it away.

"Stand still."

"There's no time to talk now, Mo Li, quickly send someone to bring him back." I understood roughly what Qingyi was saying; they must have just arrived here and encountered me before they even entered the manor.

I was naturally happy to see Mo Li and the others, especially to see that he was safe and sound. My heart, which had been hanging in suspense for so long, finally settled down. But then I thought of the bet he made with my master before I left Tianshuiping, a bet to decide the winner in three battles. He, along with Qingyi and Hongyi, appeared here safe and sound. What about my master...?

My mind went blank, a jumble of thoughts clashing within me, and I blurted out incoherently, "Mo Li, is my master alright? No, no, I need to find Dan Gui first, he's in danger..."

As soon as I uttered the word "Master," I remembered Dan Gui, who had just gone to Lan Family Village alone. Both sides filled me with worry. My master was far away, and even if something serious happened to him, I couldn't help him in time. But Dan Gui wasn't far away, and if I went to chase after her now, I might still be able to catch up with her. In a moment of hesitation, I finally abandoned my master and reached out to tug at Mo Li's sleeve, pleading with him.

"Mo Li, you must win him back for me, Mo Li!"

"Ping An, do you know that person?" the woman in red asked immediately.

The woman in green also looked at me, her face showing not only surprise at seeing me for the first time, but also confusion. She probably thought that my sudden appearance and my acquaintance with that person were both unbelievable.

Mo Li, with a cold face, flicked her hand, and I was brushed aside a second time. She only said, "Red Robe, take her with you." Then she turned and left.

The Lan family village was completely silent in the distance. I couldn't see Dan Gui's figure even with my eyes wide open. My body was being held back by the woman in red. I was so anxious that I lost my composure and simply threw myself forward without thinking. I couldn't grab Mo Li's sleeve, so I grabbed his leg instead.

"What are you doing..." He wasn't wearing a mask, and under the moonlight, he gritted his teeth, his face bearing the expression I had missed so much for three years. I was so captivated by his expression that I almost forgot what I wanted to say.

Fortunately, I quickly came to my senses and hugged him, pleading, "It was Dan Gui who rescued me, Mo Li, he is my benefactor. It's too dangerous for him to go there alone. He is also a member of the Holy Fire Sect and the former Right Envoy! You've heard of him, right? Please, go and stop him."

Everyone around me froze, even Mo Li stopped moving. I seized the opportunity to straighten up, not surprised by their reaction.

Dan Gui has been imprisoned for sixteen years. No matter how earth-shattering the story was sixteen years ago, it will be forgotten. But as members of the Holy Fire Sect, they must have heard of the former Right Envoy's great name. It is inevitable that they would be shocked when I suddenly mentioned his name.

A gasp came from the red-clad figure beside them, seemingly utterly astonished. "Former Right Envoy Dan Gui? Impossible! Wasn't he already executed by the sect leader for betraying the sect?"

Apostasy? Death sentence? I was stunned on the spot.

"You said he rescued you, but from where?" Mo Li didn't answer the woman in red, but just kept asking me with her head down.

I had already stood up straight, but I was still holding onto his sleeve. Upon hearing this, I immediately replied, "It was from the dungeon of Lan Family Village, Mo Li. Do you know that Xiao Wei is a traitor? No, no, this is not the time to talk about this. Quickly send someone to bring Dan Gui back."

He squinted slightly and looked into the distance. "At his speed, he should have already entered the village by now."

I was horrified. "Then we must go and save him!"

“We?” He spoke calmly. “Ping An, do you not know why I came here? The manor is dangerous. If this person is the former Right Envoy, what is the life or death of a traitor? If this person is not the former Right Envoy, how can you know that there is no conspiracy behind him when he took you out of the manor and then returned? You only know that Dan Gui is dangerous, but are my subordinates made of steel?”

I had never heard Mo Li speak so much in one breath, and every sentence was a rhetorical question. I was stunned. Looking at his expressionless face in the moonlight, an absurd thought suddenly came to mind.

Is he... angry with me? That shouldn't be the case. I've already gone back to him on my own initiative, so did I do something wrong again?

After Mo Li finished speaking, he turned and left. I let go of his hands and didn't follow him. I remained standing in the same spot. After taking two steps, he turned back to look at me, raised his eyebrows slightly, and didn't call anyone to come and pull me away.

I looked up and said, "If you're not going to save him, then I'll go myself."

"Your Excellency..." the woman in red began hesitantly.

Mo Li was still looking at me, her profile silent in the darkness, when suddenly she smiled, as if a ray of light had flashed across her face. "I'd like to see how you're going to save him."

I didn't have much confidence when I said that. I always thought that Mo Li had gone through so much trouble to come here and finally see me. Even if it was for the so-called sacred object I was hiding, he wouldn't let me risk my life alone. I never expected him to say something like that.

Everyone around me was watching, and I was caught in a dilemma. Finally, I gritted my teeth, stamped my foot, and turned around to walk towards the village.

If you're not going, I'll go by myself!

The men in green and red were probably taken aback by my sudden outburst of courage, and they actually forgot to stop me. Mo Li didn't make any move either. I took a few steps forward on my own, then stopped and turned around.

The moonlight was bright, and I could clearly see the ambiguous smile in Mo Li's eyes. The words I was about to say vanished. I faced him, moved my feet, and spoke amidst the faint clatter of the chains that day.

"Then untie it for me, otherwise I can't run fast."

His face darkened, and even the bright moonlight seemed to dim for a moment. I was overwhelmed by the immense pressure and found it hard to breathe, but he had already turned around and left.

Of course, everyone followed. Before leaving, they all glanced at me out of the corner of their eyes, I don’t know if they admired my boldness or my stupidity.

They came and went like the wind, and in the blink of an eye, I was left standing alone. A gust of wind swept by, blowing my hair, and the shadows of the trees on the ground swayed, their branches intertwining. Only my shadow was helpless and alone, making me feel extremely desolate.

But the sight of Dan Gui disappearing into the darkness made me immediately abandon my self-pity. No matter who Dan Gui thought I was, he had saved my life and was kind to me. How could I abandon him at this time? No matter how terrible the future was, no matter what Mo Li thought, I had to do what needed to be done.

I turned around and continued towards the village. Unable to use my lightness skill, I took three steps at a time, doing my best. But I was still uneasy. When I was almost out of the woods, I couldn't help but look back sadly in the direction where Mo Li and the others had disappeared.

Even if you really don't care about me anymore, at least untie this damn chain, right? To just abandon me like this, Lord Mo Li, you've become too petty.

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Narrator: The result of messing with Lord Mo Li is often that the author is speechless...

Chapter 77

I made my way to Lan Family Village. Although I was chained, I was fortunate to still have my lightness skill. The village was built on an open, flat area, and with a clear destination, it didn't take too long.

I didn't rush into the village impulsively. Instead, I went around to the back of the village, found a secluded spot away from the village, and hid there to observe the situation inside.

The secluded spot I chose was behind the village. Lan Family Village is backed by mountains and faces water, with a stream in front and green mountains behind. During the day, it is naturally a beautiful and elegant place, but after nightfall, the trees in the mountains are dense and block out the sun. The wind rustles through the pines. The place where I hid was a depression on the side of the mountain, narrow on the outside and wide on the inside. Even if the people in the village had the best eyesight, they would not be able to find me here.

The area around the manor was eerily quiet, and of course, there was no sign of the osmanthus tree. Strangely enough, I was brought to this manor by Wen Su yesterday morning. When I entered, I had a general idea of what was going on inside and outside. The Lan Family Manor was located in a remote area, but there were quite a few people. There were at least a dozen children and maids coming and going. So many people had ridden in on horseback in the dead of night, which should have been a terrifying experience. Yet, the manor was deathly quiet, without a single person moving about. It was as if it were an empty manor that no one lived in.

I was completely baffled and at a loss when suddenly I heard a thunderous sound of hooves. I looked up and saw a group of people galloping out of the manor. They were dressed in black, riding black horses, and their faces were covered with black iron masks. Against the backdrop of the dark and unlit Lan Family Manor, they looked as if they had come out of hell.

The group consisted of only about a dozen people, but they still looked like a dark mass. They were moving very fast, and after galloping a distance, they reined in their horses and stopped, their tails swaying, right in front of the bushes where I was hiding.

I already had some lingering fears about the dark-skinned centaurs, and their appearance was incredibly strange, so I immediately covered my mouth tightly with one hand, afraid that I might make a sound and be discovered by them.

Those old men were already so terrifying; how much more terrifying must someone be to enter and leave their lair so easily?

Those people neither spoke nor left, but stood in a line, silent as statues. Occasionally, one or two horses would lower their heads and neigh, their front hooves stamping in place. Under the moonlight, the scene was terrifying.

I secretly retreated, clutching the chain on my foot tightly with one hand, afraid it would make a sound. It took me a long time to move even a tiny distance. Just as I was getting anxious, another figure suddenly darted out from the manor. He was incredibly fast and arrived in front of the knights in the blink of an eye, smiling before he even spoke.

"Please excuse us and wait here for a moment."

The man's voice was old, but not unfamiliar. Although I dared not peek out, I was puzzled and couldn't help but secretly look in his direction through the gaps in the branches. I saw that the man was standing in the shadows with his back to Lan Family Village. I could only vaguely see a short, stout silhouette even with my best eyesight.

Even this silhouette was enough to leave me stunned on the spot.

Impossible! How could it be Elder Bai!

One of them jumped off his horse and replied in a deep voice, "We are also acting on the orders of our lord. Please do not misunderstand, elder."

"Not at all, not at all. We are all serving our lord. We are doing this for the convenience of future operations. It's just that your arrival was so sudden. The bait has been laid, but the fish haven't taken the bait yet. We have no choice but to ask you to make do for now."

"Elder Bai, you're too kind." The man spoke in a deep voice, his tone stiff, and even his short sentences were delivered with a rigid tone.

"Now we just wait for them to show up on their own," Elder Bai replied with a smile, then suddenly turned his head.

"Who is it!"

I was terrified, realizing they had discovered me. I was about to turn and run away at all costs, but before I could take my first step, a surging palm strike was approaching from behind.

I knew that my meager skills were no match for theirs, and my heart sank. Without even turning my head, I closed my eyes. Unexpectedly, a loud bang came from behind me, and my body was thrown far away. I hurriedly got up and looked back, only to see a white figure entangled in a fight with Elder Bai. The two of them moved in unison, exchanging dozens of moves in an instant.

The white figure's white hair fluttered in the moonlight. I exclaimed, "Dan Gui!" But then I saw that the black-clad knights had already surrounded Dan Gui and Elder Bai.

Elder Bai's gaze was like lightning; even amidst the battle, he swept his eyes across my face and shouted, "Take her down! This is the one you've been looking for!"

Before I could react, several riders were galloping toward me, their hooves clattering like thunder. They were about to trample me. I was so frightened that I scrambled backward, not even bothering to warn Dan Gui to be careful.

"My lord!" Dan Gui recognized the voice and was about to come towards me, but Elder Bai forced him back with several palm strikes, sneering, "Right Envoy, it's been a long time. I didn't expect you to have recovered your strength. Congratulations! But I wonder where this 'lord' you speak of comes from? Right Envoy, are you seeing things?"

With chains binding my feet, I couldn't run at all. The black-clad rider in the lead had already galloped past me. The iron-faced knight reined in his horse and turned around. My vision went black, and I saw the horse's hooves flying through the air, neighing menacingly. The man had already bent down from the horse's back and reached out to pick me up.

I retreated in a panic, tripped over something, and fell backward. Everything happened in the blink of an eye. My eyes were wide open and empty. Behind me was nothingness. Only the sky above me was half blood-red and half pitch black. A round moon, pale as snow, stood out starkly between the two.

What exactly do these people want to do to me?

With a whoosh, a black whip flashed past my nose, its tip striking the horse's neck with a sharp crack, like a serpent emerging from its hole. The horse neighed mournfully, blood splattered, and it collapsed right in front of me, pulling the rider with it to the ground.

My body, which was falling down, was caught by the owner of the whip. Amidst the chaos of the horses, he still had the leisure to glance at me, his gaze cool and seemingly carrying a hint of ice.

"Looking at the moon? What a refined taste."

I was overjoyed to see Mo Li arrive. I knew he wouldn't let me take any risks and would have followed me closely the whole way. But as soon as I looked up at him, my joy vanished, and I quickly became depressed.

His gaze...

Mo Li, it's been three years since we last met, and you've indeed changed drastically, drastically at all...

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Hai: I recently watched Clash of the Titans: Ip Man 2 and Iron Man, and I highly recommend Iron Man! Robert Downey Jr. is incredibly handsome; even my mom loudly praised him. After watching it on Sunday, she was still sighing at dinner yesterday, saying he was just too handsome…

Narrator: Auntie really just went there to see the handsome guys... She even fell asleep during her long-winded speech.

Chapter 78

Mo Li grabbed me with one hand and lashed out with the other. The other black-clad knights, seeing the sudden change, turned around and rode over. I was held in Mo Li's hand, and all I could see were chaotic hooves and heavy whip shadows.

Although these people were skilled on horseback, their martial arts moves were not refined. They mostly used wide-ranging offensive techniques, which did not resemble a battle between masters, but rather a charge into battle. I was held by Mo Li, and at first I was worried that it would make it difficult for him to move, but seeing him wielding the whip with ease, I simply shut up.

We were close together, and he had a familiar scent on him, a warm scent that made me feel at ease. I gradually lost control of myself, lowered my head a little, and took a deep breath.

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've enjoyed a time like this, so I must cherish it.

The black knights were kept at bay by Mo Li's whip, but they showed no sign of retreating. One by one, they drew their long swords and charged at us menacingly. Mo Li frowned slightly, knocked away a long sword that was slashing down with his whip, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go." Then he turned to leave with me.

I was startled and grabbed his sleeve, exclaiming, "And there's osmanthus!"

Dan Gui was still locked in a fierce battle with Elder Bai. Due to his poor eyesight, he was always at a disadvantage, and Elder Bai's moves were cunning. The two had not yet determined a winner, but Dan Gui had sharp hearing and had been paying attention to me. Suddenly, he spoke in my direction, "My lord, where are you going?"