Mo Yi narrowed his eyes and stretched, every joint in his body popping. He seemed like a noblewoman waking from a long sleep, exuding an elegant aura. Mo Luo Xue suddenly couldn't tell if the person beside her was a reclusive master who cultivated his mind and body or her own good-for-nothing, flamboyant brother.
“Oh, good cooperation.” Mo Yi looked at Mo Luo Xue, a smile spreading across his face, a smile that was incredibly stupid (at least in Mo Luo Xue’s eyes).
Mo Luo Xue glanced at him without saying anything, simply folding her arms and gazing at the crooked tree in the distance. Her eyes were unfocused, as if lost in thought.
In truth, Mo Luo Xue had already noticed Mo Yi’s awakening during the wager, but he didn’t immediately announce his escape from the illusion. He heard the Sixth Prince’s words and changed his mind. The two siblings were in sync, one ruthless and the other steady, turning the awkward situation into a resounding victory.
Mo Yi, successfully broke free from the illusion.
The wind blew through Mo Luo Xue’s raven hair, lifting a barely perceptible smile at the corner of her lips, but it vanished in a blink. Mo Yi, however, was fortunate enough to catch that fleeting smile. Mo Luo Xue was gazing at the crooked tree in the distance, lost in thought, while Mo Yi unconsciously found himself staring at her.
“Truly a match made in heaven...” A man, a pharmacist, exclaimed, clapping his hands. “Indeed, siblings are the perfect match! Look at the domineering aura of Brother Mo Yi and the captivating charm of Miss Mo Luo Xue, isn’t this a perfect pairing?!”
“But… they’re siblings?” A Confucian scholar, looking perplexed, said.
The pharmacist pounded the Confucian scholar’s back with a hearty laugh. “What siblings? We, who are about to embark on the Immortal Path, need to worry about those mundane rules? What earthly principles and morals? As long as there is love, that’s all that matters! The key is love!”
The Confucian scholar hesitated, looking at the scene in the distance that was like a painting come to life. He paused and said with a wry smile, “Indeed, just like the current practice of polygamy, maybe in the future, with changing times, it will become polyandry or a single man and woman. There are no absolute principles or morals, only that pure love.”
“As expected of my brother, the pharmacist! You truly think outside the box!” The pharmacist grinned, slapping the Confucian scholar’s shoulder in admiration.
“Likewise, likewise.” The Confucian scholar said with a wry smile. He seemed to have inadvertently been bound by morality…
The crowd, which had been in turmoil, gradually calmed down. The unfortunate Sixth Prince had been kicked unconscious, blood still oozing from his mouth. His abdomen was caved in, looking like he was on the verge of death.
“Young man, that was too cruel! You’re a murderer without a second thought, truly against the laws of heaven!” An elderly man wearing a scholar’s cap said with a face full of righteous indignation. “Your murderous intent is too strong! Don’t you feel guilty?”
Mo Yi looked over, meeting the old man’s gaze directly. It was impossible to tell whether his expression was amusement or calmness. After half a moment of eye contact, the old man involuntarily looked away.
“Now, old man,” Mo Yi said. “If someone said lewd things about your family, claiming they would take possession of them, would you be able to bear it? Such a villain deserves retribution, and I can only stoop to become a villain myself.”
“This…” The old man froze. He was stunned for a long time before he hammered his fist down in a fit of anger. “Nonsense! Nonsense! Villains will be punished by heaven! There’s no such thing as you doing that!”
Everyone watched Mo Yi and the old man, their eyes filled with amusement. In their hearts, many were secretly cheering for Mo Yi’s assault on the Sixth Prince. But after cheering, they still resented Mo Yi’s actions, which were almost heroic and showy.
Mo Yi chuckled and looked at the old man. He took a step forward, each step neither large nor small, as if he was stepping on the old man’s heart.
“Tap, tap, tap, tap…” With every step, the old man’s cold sweat increased. In front of him, Mo Yi suddenly became a ferocious beast, and who knew if Mo Yi would hit him again. His frail body couldn’t withstand such force.
Everyone standing behind the old man subconsciously stepped back. They liked watching the spectacle, but they didn’t want to get involved. In such a situation, staying out of it was the best choice.
Mo Yi walked up to the old man, not pausing for a second. He walked past him, reaching the Sixth Prince who was unconscious on the ground.
The old man didn’t dare even breathe, cold sweat soaking through his back.
Mo Yi’s voice drifted from behind him, soft and gentle. “Old man, there are many evil deeds in this world. There will always be people like you who tell me that villains will be punished by God… Oh, God is heaven. But every time I hear that, I feel so frustrated…”
The old man froze, a piercing, teeth-grinding sound rang out. He turned back in terror to look at Mo Yi. At Mo Yi’s feet, the unconscious Sixth Prince’s face was twisted, his blood flowing out, staining the entire jade floor.
Mo Yi looked at the disfigured Sixth Prince, his voice smooth and steady, like a babbling brook. “Villains will be punished by God, but someone has to send them to God, don’t they?”
The scene was deathly silent.
Blood mixed with an unknown filth flowed across his body. The Sixth Prince was barely breathing, Mo Yi’s attack was ruthlessly merciless, leaving no room for survival.
“Thanks for your cooperation.” Mo Yi surveyed the crowd and nodded in acknowledgment. “If anyone else speaks disrespectfully, you know the consequences.”
Everyone looked at the boy in white and sighed. He had the power, the good looks, and the girl. He was dominating in every way! Was this the legendary protagonist aura and the Dragon Overlord realm?
It proved that the protagonist’s demonstration had been remarkably effective. Everyone, from the tip of their noses to the tip of their hearts, remained obediently still.
Another half an incense stick of time passed, and ten or so of the remaining hundred people awakened, while the rest remained trapped in the illusion.
Just as Mo Yi was about to yawn and tease Mo Luo Xue about her recklessness, several beams of white light descended from the sky! Those who hadn’t broken free from the illusion were instantly enveloped in the light!
“This is…” Mo Yi’s yawn froze, and he tightened his expression. This was the same white light that appeared when Ning, the woman who had tried to kill him on the Disk Jade Immortal Path, but compared to that light that seemed to melt everything, the white light before him appeared gentler and warmer.
The white light slowly dimmed, and to everyone’s astonishment, the people still on the cushions who hadn’t broken through vanished as the light completely disappeared.
“The second stage is over.” Mo Yi smiled, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Are you ready? Level Three.”