At three in the morning, all sounds were silent.
One foot extended first from the door, hovering for a few seconds before gently touching the ground, as if afraid of stepping on an ant.
Mo Yi quietly slipped out, wearing a nightgown, as if to blend into the darkness.
The bright moon in the sky was completely obscured by dark clouds, darkness enveloped the whole world, now was the time to run, what are you waiting for?
Mo Yi, after pretending to sleep for a few hours, was sure that no one was watching him, he immediately turned over and got up, he put on the nightgown he had prepared, picked up his jade pendant and ran away, who would be foolish enough to wait until tomorrow to be cut into sashimi by the furious Mo Luo Xue?
Mo Yi did not carry a single item on his person, his pockets contained only two things: a jade pendant and the Mo family's eldest son's token.
Mo Yi was very clever, because he knew that since the Immortal Mountain was within the territory of the Mo Kingdom, then with this token he would always be the boss, he would go to the money house to get money and simply charge it to the account, asking them to send the money to the family.
With money, where can't you go? Although Mo Yi didn't know the exact location of the Immortal Mountain, money can always pave a wide road. There is nothing that a wad of money can't solve, if there is, then it's two wads.
Under the dark moon and high wind, Mo Yi cautiously walked out of the courtyard, turned a corner and headed towards the Golden Avenue. Although he didn't know all the directions of the Mo Mansion, he could still find the general direction to leave.
The Mo Mansion was quiet at night, only the sound of the wind blowing through the withered leaves could be heard.
"Tap, tap, tap."
Mo Yi suddenly felt his heart tighten, he immediately darted out of the avenue and hid behind a ginkgo tree, the thick trunk perfectly concealed him, plus his nightgown, Mo Yi completely blended into the darkness and disappeared.
A team of security guards holding torches patrolled from the corner, they held shiny long knives, patrolling very tightly, they were the guards of the Mo Mansion at night, protecting the safety of the Mo Mansion.
Mo Yi tried to weaken his breathing, this was what he learned from a top-secret martial arts manual, the specific content was to weaken his body's functions to the point of being undetectable, in the face of enemies stronger than himself, it had the effect of escaping pursuit and killing. The martial arts manual was called the Hiding God Technique, Mo Yi, after criticizing the author for being middle-aged, honestly learned it.
The guards slowly walked past, their footsteps were evenly paced, Mo Yi forced himself to suppress his heartbeat so that it would not panic.
As the footsteps faded away until he could no longer hear any sound, Mo Yi took a breath and exited his tortoise breath state, the feeling of tortoise breath was like forcefully pinching his heart and letting it sink... it felt terrible.
Mo Yi peeked out and scanned his surroundings like a thief, making sure that no one was around before he took off running.
Mo Yi ran through the darkness for over an hour, avoiding countless patrols, finally! Finally! he was near the main gate of the Mo Mansion!
Mo Yi hid behind a poplar tree, he carefully observed the two guards at the gate, they held steel knives, their eyes were like torches, not showing any sign of sleep.
Mo Yi thought to himself that fairytales were all lies, in his previous life, movies and novels always depicted these guards at the gate as negligent, they would sleep when they should, allowing the protagonists enough time to swagger in and out.
The Mo Family Rules, Chapter Eighteen, Column Four, Line Three: Those who are negligent in their duties will be caned one hundred times, their hands and feet will be crippled and they will be expelled from the Mo Family.
This regulation hung over the head of every servant like the Sword of Damocles, if they were not careful, the consequences would be absolutely miserable.
Mo Yi was about to turn around and set a house on fire to distract attention when something unexpected happened.
The two guards at the gate yawned, they looked at each other and started chatting, trying to stay awake, but in their words, their eyelids became heavier and heavier until they couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell asleep against the wall.
Mo Yi's eyes widened, was this the legendary protagonist's halo! So awesome! It turns out I really have one! Looks like I can have a life where I can even eat the Nine-Aperture Ascending Golden Elixir left behind by ancient gods when I buy a steamed bun from now on!
Is this protagonist halo real?! Of course it's fake!
Mo Yi sneered coldly, such a clumsy trick, if he fell for it, he would be a fool, a fool, a big fool, this guy who set up the trap underestimated his intelligence, after all, in his previous life, his MENSA test score was 157.
Mo Yi turned and walked away, since someone set up a trap to trick him, then they must know his whereabouts, and they might even know where he's hiding.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5... come out." Mo Yi counted to himself with each step, when he felt it was about right, he turned around sharply.
The dark clouds that had obscured the bright moon dispersed, a girl in a white dress stood on the spot, the cold moonlight fell on her beautiful face like that of a goddess, her icy skin and jade bones were almost transparent under the moonlight. Mo Yi thought for a moment that the fairy in the painting had come to life, the intelligence of heaven and earth all gathered in her, her every glance and every gaze carried a coldness and detachment. This was a suffocating beauty, any man would fall in love with her, even the monks who lived in secluded temples would be no exception.
"Hey, beautiful lady, hello." Mo Yi blurted out.
Mo Yi did not fall in love with the fairy, because this fairy held a sword and was about to chop him.
"Sister, spare my life!" Mo Yi turned and ran, and shouted as he ran.
It was a truly frustrating night, a girl who looked like a fairy had descended from heaven, she was stepping on the Seven-Star Nine-Turn steps, chasing after a ... thief in a nightgown.
This chase began and ended quickly, Mo Yi was no match for Mo Luo Xue, he smiled bitterly and raised his hands, backing into a corner, Mo Luo Xue looked at him calmly, not saying a word.
"I think we can talk, let's talk it out, don't wall-bang me." Mo Yi suggested very kindly.
Mo Luo Xue raised her sword, moonlight gathered at the tip, her eyes were indifferent, as if she did not see Mo Yi.
"Let's talk it out, you want your jade pendant? I'll give it to you." Mo Yi quickly took out the double-fish jade pendant from his bag and threw it over, he closed his eyes, covered his head and acted like a wronged baby.
Mo Luo Xue caught the double-fish jade pendant, she looked at Mo Yi for a moment and then looked at the double-fish jade pendant again, finally, she sighed softly and threw the jade pendant back to Mo Yi, in her voice, Mo Yi could hear a sense of melancholy and compromise.
"Let's set out." Mo Luo Xue said, her voice was cold and distant.
A long silence.
Mo Yi put away the double-fish jade pendant, he glanced at Mo Luo Xue and then stood up, patted the dust off his clothes and nodded in reply, "Yes, let's set out."
For the first time, the two stood together calmly, Mo Yi didn't know what Mo Tianjiao had told Mo Luo Xue, but he knew that at least for the next part of their journey he was safe... and he also got a stunningly beautiful girl for free.
"Let's go." Mo Yi stretched, he looked at the bright moon overhead and said, "It's not early anymore."
"..." Mo Luo Xue.
The eldest son and eldest daughter of the Mo family stepped out of the gate together, they took their first step on their own path to immortality, laying the most solid foundation for their future fame.
The bright moon illuminated their boundless future.
On the empty road, Mo Yi and Mo Luo Xue's shadows were stretched long, hidden in Mo Yi's bag, the double-fish jade pendant faintly glowed with a blood-red light.