"Sister Rong, what's that sound? It seems to be coming from the next room. Should we go check it out?" Gao Yue listened carefully for a while, then asked Duanmu Rong with a puzzled look.
"Don't go. They're just doing some bad things. Let's go to sleep and ignore them. I never thought the noble and elegant Moon Goddess had such a side." Duanmu Rong stopped Gao Yue, somewhat annoyed.
However, this was only the beginning of the nightmare. The sound continued until late at night. At first, it was just a plaintive moan, but it turned into a plea. After a short pause, the sound continued again. Duanmu Rong dared not close her five senses because she was afraid that Mo Mo would not be able to resist coming over and attacking them. Gao Yue, on the other hand, had been put to sleep by her acupoints and fell asleep early.
In the latter half of the night, the sound from the other side finally stopped, and Duanmu Rong, who had been tormented for most of the night, fell into a deep sleep. However, just as dawn broke, she was woken up by the sound again, which made her grit her teeth in anger. However, she was helpless against Mo Mo, so she could only grit her teeth and spit at Mo Mo and Yue Shen.
At dawn, as the first rays of sunlight shone on the earth, Mo Mo woke up. Looking at the Moon Goddess curled up in his arms with tears streaming down her face, Mo Mo couldn't help but press down on her again. At this moment, the Moon Goddess woke up with a start, but it was too late to stop Mo Mo. Thus, alluring moans once again echoed in the room.
An hour later, Mo Mo carried the radiant Moon Goddess, who had finished washing and grooming, out into the hall.
Duanmu Rong looked at the radiant Moon Goddess with a somewhat dejected expression, and couldn't help but curse in her heart, "A pair of scoundrels, they made this old lady not sleep well all night."
After exchanging greetings with Gao Yue and Duanmu Rong, Mo Mo went to eat and got busy. Half an hour later, a breakfast that was not lavish but was definitely healthy and nutritious was served.
After finishing breakfast, Mo Mo looked at Duanmu Rong, who had come over to help clean up and wash the dishes, with some surprise.
As Duanmu Rong skillfully placed the bowl into the wooden basin, she said to Mo Mo, "Don't overthink it. I just feel a little bad about always eating and staying for free, and I have some things to discuss with you."
Mo Mo placed the plate into the basin, stared at Duanmu Rong, and said, "You don't need to be embarrassed, because you were originally mine, and it is my duty to take care of you."
"You... never mind, I won't hold it against you." Duanmu Rong took a deep breath to calm her anger, and then said, "Could you and Yue Shen keep your voices down at night? It's so noisy in the middle of the night, don't you let people sleep? And Yue'er is still a baby."
Mo Mo thought about it seriously for a while, then replied, "This might not work. How about we try? See if you can turn the volume down and then teach the Moon Goddess. That way you can sleep peacefully tonight."
"Don't even think about it, I won't agree to that." Duanmu Rong retorted angrily to Mo Mo, then stretched out her delicate hands to start washing the dishes.
Seeing that Duanmu Rong was ignoring her, Mo Mo reached into the wooden basin to start washing the dishes. Suddenly, Duanmu Rong froze because Mo Mo grabbed her hand while she was picking up the bowl.
Duanmu Rong tried to pull her hand away a few times, but unfortunately, Mo Mo held it firmly and she couldn't get it out. So she glared at Mo Mo and said angrily, "Didn't you say that you wouldn't do anything to us because we are different from you? Then what is this?"
"Don't be angry, getting angry is bad for your skin. But holding your little hand feels really nice, I really want to hold it forever." Seeing Duanmu Rong's eyes practically spitting fire, Mo Mo reluctantly let go of her hand and explained, "I did say I shouldn't do anything to you, but holding hands shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
Seeing Mo Mo's shameless expression, Duanmu Rong knew that continuing to pester him was pointless. She glared at Mo Mo resentfully, washed her hands with clean water, and returned to the hall without looking back.
Only after Duanmu Rong's figure disappeared from sight did Mo Mo mutter to himself, "Sure enough, being thick-skinned is the ultimate skill for picking up girls, and even if you can't win her over, you can still hold her hand and take advantage of her." Luckily, Duanmu Rong wasn't here, otherwise, if she heard him, she would probably come after him with her sword.
“Yesterday, Bai Feng discovered the location of the Mo Family’s Mechanized City. Now, Mo Qilin should have already infiltrated the Mechanized City. I suppose Wei Zhuang will launch an attack on the Mechanized City soon. Princess of Han, I’m really looking forward to it. Chi Lian, are you looking forward to it too?” A smile appeared on Mo Mo’s lips.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 119 Duanmu Rong's Compromise
After finishing the dishes, Mo Mo returned to the hall, poured himself a cup of tea, and sipped it slowly. Suddenly, he remembered something very important: Duanmu Rong and Gao Yue were with him. This meant that the original trio from the original story had been aborted before it even began because of Mo Mo. Without Gao Yue, if Jing Tianming and Xiang Shaoyu still entered the Mo family's forbidden area, he wondered if they would be killed by the traps of the Illusionary Sound Box. However, the protagonists were all incredibly lucky and resilient, so they should be fine, Mo Mo thought weakly.
Another thing that made him break out in a cold sweat was that Duanmu Rong wasn't in the Mechanized City. In the original story, Duanmu Rong was particularly important in that attack. If it weren't for Duanmu Rong's medical skills, the Mo family might have been captured. Originally, even if the Mo family were destroyed, it wouldn't have been Mo Mo's problem. But unfortunately, he made a bet with Chi Lian. Although Chi Lian didn't say he couldn't take action, as a former True Immortal and now an Emperor-level expert, he wasn't shameless enough to do that.
Looking at Duanmu Rong, Gao Yue, and Yue Shen beside him, Mo Mo had a flash of inspiration. "That's right. I won't take action, and Yue Shen is my person, so it's inconvenient for her to take action either, but Duanmu Rong and the others can. Besides, they are disciples of the Mo family. Let's do it this way."
Mo Mo decided to do it, but if he simply let Duanmu Rong and the others go back, they would definitely become suspicious. So Mo Mo put down his teacup and stared at Duanmu Rong without blinking, making Duanmu Rong feel very uneasy. If the situation hadn't been beyond her control, Duanmu Rong would definitely have thrown a cup of tea in Mo Mo's face.
"Do you want to go back to the Mechanized City?" Just as Duanmu Rong was about to explode, Mo Mo's light voice came over, making Duanmu Rong think she had misheard. She subconsciously blurted out, "What did you just say? Can you say it again?"
"I said, do you want to go back to the Mechanized City?" Mo Mo repeated his words at Duanmu Rong's request.
"Are you really willing to let us go?" Duanmu Rong asked, her face full of disbelief.
"Of course I can't let you go. Only one of you can leave, and you have to promise me one thing. And I'm not really letting you go, I'm just letting one of you go back to the Mechanized City. I'll bring you back then. So, do you want to agree? My request is very simple, just let me hug you. How about that? Simple, right?" Mo Mo smiled broadly, as if to say, "I'm very kind, please agree."
"Just a simple hug?" Duanmu Rong stared intently at Mo Mo with a suspicious look.
Seeing Duanmu Rong's expression, Mo Mo knew that the fish was about to bite, so he smiled and explained to Duanmu Rong, "Of course it can't just be a simple hug. When you hug me, I want you to take the initiative." As he spoke, Mo Mo touched his lips.
"You, you're shameless! Sister Rong can't agree to him!" Gao Yue trembled with anger at Mo Mo's rogue-like behavior.
"Toothless? Who said I'm toothless?" After saying that, he bared his teeth and tapped them with his fingers, then said to Gao Yue, "Look, aren't these teeth? They're very strong. You can touch them if you don't believe me." He then leaned closer to her.
"You, you..." Faced with Mo Mo's shameless behavior, Gao Yue was so angry that she kept saying "you" to him. Finally, she snorted and turned to talk to Duanmu Rong, ignoring Mo Mo.
"Sister Rong, let's ignore this big bad guy. How could someone as wicked as him keep his promise? He must be lying to us."
Seeing Duanmu Rong deep in thought, Gao Yue became even more anxious and shouted, "Sister Rong!" Her voice was full of tension.
"I'm not in a hurry. Anyway, Wei Zhuang's attack won't be until noon tomorrow. You have more than a day to think it over. Just a friendly reminder, by noon tomorrow, it will be too late for you to get back to the Mo Family's Mechanized City. Think it over carefully." With that, Mo Mo stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out of the house.
Seeing Mo Mo walk out of the house, Duanmu Rong anxiously called out, "What do you mean by that?"
"At midday, slaughter the entire city." Mo Mo didn't turn around and continued walking outside. Inside the house, Duanmu Rong's beautiful eyes widened suddenly upon hearing Mo Mo's words.
After a busy morning of weeding, pest control, loosening the soil, and watering, Mo Mo finally finished tidying up the vegetable garden. Yue Shen watched quietly from the side. When Mo Mo came out, she took a bucket of water for him to wash his hands, wipe his sweat, and feed him water, just like a considerate farm wife.
Looking up at the sun, which was already high in the sky, Mo Mo took the moon goddess's hand and said, "Are you hungry? I'll go make you some food. Please have a seat; dinner will be ready soon."
After pulling Yue Shen away from the main hall, Mo Mo went to the kitchen to cook. He didn't see Duanmu Rong and the other woman in the main hall; they must be reading in the study. After all, how could Mo Mo's study be simple? Although it was mostly filled with books from this era, they were all rare and precious items collected by Qin Shi Huang from various countries. Some of them were medical classics that had long been lost. The allure for Duanmu Rong was unimaginable.
However, Duanmu Rong couldn't concentrate on reading the ancient texts at this moment. Her mind was filled with Mo Mo's words: "At noon, the city is slaughtered; at noon, the city is slaughtered; poisoned feathers for a thousand nights. How could Wei Zhuang have such a thing? If they really succeeded in poisoning him, the Mo family's mechanical city will be finished. But the Mo core is heavily guarded, so everything will be alright. Yes, everything will be alright." Although Duanmu Rong tried to convince herself with various reasons, it was to little avail, because she knew that Mo Mo wouldn't lie to her with such words.
Just then, Mo Mo walked in. Seeing Duanmu Rong staring blankly at the bamboo slips on the table, he gently walked over and called her name three or four times before Duanmu Rong came back to her senses and looked at him in confusion.
"It's already noon, aren't you hungry? Let's put it aside for now and talk about it after we eat." Mo Mo looked at Duanmu Rong with gentle eyes, then walked to Gao Yue, who was meditating and cultivating, and gently patted her, saying, "Let's eat, and then cultivate."
Looking at the table full of exquisite and fragrant dishes, even the preoccupied Duanmu Rong couldn't help but swallow. Seeing the three women's reactions, Mo Mo smiled slightly. These dishes were not made with ordinary ingredients. All the raw materials for these dishes were carefully selected by him. They were not from this world, but from his collection. The spiritual energy in each dish was just within the three women's tolerance range. Not only were they exceptionally delicious, but they could also strengthen their foundation and cultivate their vitality. It could be said that one dish could save them several years of cultivation. However, it would only be so effective at the beginning. After all, too much of anything is bad, let alone spiritual medicine, which can cause drug resistance.
Finally, all three women were quite full, and Gao Yue was already drowsy. This was a sign of abundant spiritual energy in their bodies. The spiritual energy in their bodies was too abundant, and if they could not absorb it in time, this situation would occur. Once this situation occurred, they should absorb the spiritual energy in time. If they could not absorb it actively, they would fall into a coma and let their bodies absorb it on their own. Although this would not leave any sequelae, since this spiritual energy was very gentle, they would sleep for a long time.
Feeling the restless spiritual energy within her body, Duanmu Rong quickly carried Gao Yue back to her room and had her begin meditating and cultivating. She then sat down beside her. As for Yue Shen, her martial arts skills were already higher than Duanmu Rong's, and with Mo Mo's nourishment throughout the night, she could now suppress the energy temporarily and absorb it slowly, which would have little effect on her. However, Mo Mo also sent her back to cultivate, leaving Mo Mo alone in the hall for a moment.
After the three left, Mo Mo waved his hand at the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and instantly, the bowls and chopsticks on the table were brand new. Then he waved his hand again, and the bowls, chopsticks, plates and dishes on the table flew to the kitchen automatically.
"It's rare to steal half a day of leisure, so I'll take a nap." With that, he walked to the peach tree, put out a bamboo recliner, and lay down comfortably.
More than an hour later, Duanmu Rong appeared in the bamboo house corridor. She looked at Mo Mo lying under the peach tree with fallen petals and was somewhat lost in thought. However, it was only a momentary lapse in concentration. After regaining her senses, Duanmu Rong walked towards Mo Mo with a complicated expression.
When Duanmu Rong walked to Mo Mo's side, Mo Mo suddenly spoke up: "Have you thought it through?"
Duanmu Rong bit her red lips and asked, "What makes you so sure that the Mo family will be breached? You know the Mo family is heavily guarded, especially the Mo core. What makes you so sure they can successfully poison it?"
Mo Mo opened his eyes and smiled slightly, saying, "Because the Ink Jade Qilin is in the Ink Core."
Upon hearing Mo Mo's words, Duanmu Rong's pupils contracted, and she said weakly, "What makes you so sure I'll agree to your request?"
"Because doctors have a benevolent heart," Mo Mo replied with a smile.
Upon hearing Mo Mo's words, Duanmu Rong said dejectedly, "You win. Let me go back."
Upon hearing Duanmu Rong's words, Mo Mo smiled slightly and, amidst Duanmu Rong's exclamation, pulled her over and lay down together on the recliner.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 120 Mo Family Mechanical City
Feeling the soft, delicate body in his arms, Mo Mo felt a sense of triumph. Not only had he managed to get Duanmu Rong to compromise, but he had also been able to ensure the safe evacuation of the Mo family and win the bet with Chi Lian. It was truly a win-win situation!
Just then, Mo Mo felt a darkness before his eyes, and then his lips touched something soft. However, the touch was brief and they parted. It was Duanmu Rong who, seeing Mo Mo's distraction, had a sudden idea to fulfill her promise to Mo Mo. Just when Duanmu Rong thought she could escape Mo Mo's clutches, she suddenly discovered that Mo Mo's hand had somehow moved to her waist.
Duanmu Rong gasped in surprise as Mo Mo pulled her back into his arms. Then, his large mouth covered her delicate lips. To her further shock and anger, Mo Mo took advantage of her momentary distraction and invaded her mouth. Despite her best efforts to dodge, her tongue was still entangled with his. Duanmu Rong knew she could no longer resist him and could only submit to his actions.
Mo Mo was still trying to capture Duanmu Rong's sweet tongue when he suddenly realized that she was no longer resisting. Mo Mo knew that she had given in, so he began to guide Duanmu Rong very gently. Gradually, Duanmu Rong's eyes became hazy and she began to respond to Mo Mo.
Mo Mo naturally knew when to stop, otherwise it would only backfire. So, he simply held Duanmu Rong in his arms and gave her a long kiss, without doing anything else. For some reason, after the kiss, Duanmu Rong quietly lay in Mo Mo's arms. Mo Mo was naturally delighted, so he didn't say anything and just held her quietly.
Mo Mo and Duanmu Rong lay quietly under the tree from the beginning of the day until dusk. When the sun was still some distance from the mountaintop, Duanmu Rong finally opened her eyes.
Seeing that Duanmu Rong had woken up, Mo Mo smiled slightly and asked, "How were you? Did you sleep well?"
Duanmu Rong didn't say anything, rolled her eyes at Mo Mo, and then leaned against him, looking at the sunset in the distance.
Seeing this, Mo Mo smiled slightly, gently kissed Duanmu Rong's forehead, and held her as they quietly watched the sunset.
Watching the setting sun slowly descend, Duanmu Rong sighed inwardly, "Master, please forgive Rong'er. If Rong'er hadn't done this, and had instead watched helplessly as the Mo family brothers died one by one, Rong'er would have lived with guilt for the rest of her life. Alas, I hope you really will be good to me."
After the sun set, Mo Mo said, "Rong'er, the sun has gone down, I should go cook."
Upon hearing Mo Mo's words, Duanmu Rong obediently got off Mo Mo and walked straight into the house.
After the meal, Duanmu Rong went to the hot spring to wash up and then changed into the clothes she had worn when she came here. When Gao Yue saw Duanmu Rong's clothes, she seemed to realize something and suddenly fell silent, staring at her with wide eyes.
"Yue'er, you must cultivate diligently here and not cause trouble. I will be back soon, understand?" Duanmu Rong smiled and patted Gao Yue's head, who was dumbfounded, and whispered her instructions.
After instructing Gao Yue, Duanmu Rong turned to Mo Mo and said, "Let's go, time is running out." Then she turned and left the bamboo house.
Watching Mo Mo and Duanmu Rong gradually disappear into the darkness, the Moon Goddess felt a strange pang of sadness.
More than an hour later, Mo Mo and Duanmu Rong appeared in the Mo Family's mechanical city. Walking along the corridors suspended above the cliffs, Mo Mo couldn't help but admire the Mo Family's ancestors. Even in this technologically advanced modern world, building such corridors would have been incredibly costly, yet the Mo Family's ancestors had managed to create them. But it was no wonder; they possessed technology so advanced it was practically invincible. Compared to them, things like Marvel were utterly weak.
Mo Mo followed behind Duanmu Rong, enduring the questioning gazes of the Mo family, until they arrived at the hall of a building. Upon entering the hall, they found only the two of them and two Mo family disciples. Duanmu Rong called over one of the Mo family disciples and asked him to invite the other leaders of the Mo family, as she had important matters to discuss.
"Miss Rong, is that you? I've missed you so much!" A somewhat smug voice rang out. The voice was still dozens of meters away from the hall when it sounded, but by the time it finished speaking, the person had already entered the hall and then flew out of the hall at an even faster speed.
"Ouch, who attacked me? My back! Big iron hammer, go easy on me, it's going to break."
"I told you to exercise more, and look at you now, you can't do it anymore. You twisted your back after walking just a few steps."
Upon hearing the voices coming from outside the hall, Duanmu Rong gave Mo Mo a reproachful look.
Mo Mo calmly took a sip of tea, glanced at Duanmu Rong, and said, "Don't worry, I used a clever technique. He'll be fine. He might just feel a little pain when he lands on his butt."
"Of course I know you used a clever trick, otherwise do you think you could still drink tea in peace?" After giving Mo Mo a fierce glare, Murong ignored him.
"Who attacked me? Was it you?"
Following the sound, two figures, one tall and one short, appeared at the entrance of the hall. The taller one had thick eyebrows and big eyes, with several red patterns on his face. Apart from the shoulder pad on his left shoulder and the strap used to secure the iron hammer on his back, his upper body was almost bare. He also had red patterns on his body. At first glance, one might think he was bald, but he wasn't. He actually had a short tuft of hair tied up slightly at the back of his head, and a small tuft of beard on his chin was also tied up. His appearance was similar to that in anime.
The man he was supporting had short, center-parted, brownish-yellow hair, tied into a small braid at the back with two strands falling down in front. He was slender and wore a light blue and moon-white open-fronted cloth robe, similar to that of ordinary Mohist disciples (black and white open-fronted), but with more intricate patterns. He wore black arm guards, a long, flowing belt around his waist, heavy, detachable copper plates tied to his calves, and distinctive cloth knots on his ankles and a pair of dark yellow boat shoes.
"You think you can be someone I can ambush? I can just sit here and beat you to a pulp." Mo Mo replied without looking up, munching on an apple.
"This is outrageous!"
"don't want"
Duanmu Rong's words came too late. Dao Zhi flew out of the door again, while Mo Mo was still eating the apple in his hand. Only Duanmu Rong vaguely sensed Mo Mo's birth in the hall, while the others only saw Dao Zhi rush up and then shoot backward two meters away from Mo Mo.
"Tsk tsk tsk, why bother? It would be so much better if everyone sat in a row and ate fruit!" With that, Mo Mo casually tossed the apple core onto the table.
After being helped in again by the big iron hammer, Dao Zhi finally behaved himself and obediently sat on the row of chairs opposite Mo Mo and Duanmu Rong. Not long after Dao Zhi and the others sat down, Xue Nu, Gao Jianli, and Gai Nie also arrived one after another.
When Master Ban entered and saw Mo Mo sitting next to Duanmu Rong, he almost turned around and walked back. However, after seeing the people in the hall, he finally gritted his teeth and walked in.
Once everyone had arrived, Xue Nu finally couldn't help but ask Duanmu Rong, "Sister Rong, weren't you captured by thieves? Did you escape? Where's Yue'er?"