After a day of review, Mo Chuan rode his electric scooter, carrying Mo Fei home.
At the school gate, Zhang Hanshan smiled and said to Mo Chuan, "Brother Chuan, don't forget! Saturday night, Da Sha BBQ!"
"Got it, got it..." Mo Chuan waved goodbye to Zhang Hanshan and rode his electric scooter home.
Qingzhou No. 1 Middle School is located in the city center's Jishui District, and it takes Mo Chuan over half an hour to ride south to his home. Kuaishuge.
In the southern part of Jibei City, there are basically small alleys, factories, suburbs, and farmland. Small alleys and old residential areas are everywhere, and housing prices and land prices are relatively cheap.
Before long, Mo Chuan rode his electric scooter out of the vegetable market. Mo Fei behind him chattered, "Brother, what did the principal say to you... Brother, what's for dinner tonight?... Brother..."
It was evident that Mo Fei, this little girl, was very happy. Mo Chuan didn't interrupt her and chatted casually.
As Mo Chuan rode his electric scooter into a small alley, he suddenly noticed two or three people standing at the entrance of a building.
Mo Chuan frowned and suddenly remembered what the principal had said. He felt he might be targeted, so he turned his vehicle around and drove out of the alley.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Mo Fei saw him turn around and realized something was wrong.
"Call Auntie, Teacher Hu, or the principal." Mo Chuan accelerated, intending to drive out of the alley.
However, as they were about to reach the alley entrance, more people came out and blocked the entrance.
Mo Chuan frowned and said, "Excuse me, gentlemen, we're going to the vegetable market."
"Hahaha... Stop acting, kid. We're here for you." said the leader, a guy with dyed yellow hair.
"Brother Bao! This is Mo Chuan." said a shifty-eyed person next to the yellow-haired guy. Mo Chuan frowned upon seeing him – he recognized this person as a small-time thug from his class.
"Are you Mo Chuan?" Wang Bao took out a telescopic baton from his pocket and pointed it at Mo Chuan. "You've been quite the attention-grabber today, no wonder Xin Xin ignores me."
"????" Mo Chuan got off his scooter, shielded Mo Fei behind him, and said, "Classmate, I think we have some misunderstanding. I believe you also know that my sister and I are high-level ability users. We really don't need to do this."
"Hahaha—" Everyone who heard him burst into laughter.
Wang Bao wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and said, "Kid, you really know how to joke. Using your abilities to attack ordinary people will land you in jail, didn't you know?"
Seeing that everyone in front of him had taken out various clubs, telescopic batons, and bricks, Mo Chuan's brow furrowed. He thought that the lighting in the community was too dim, and he could only gamble that the surveillance cameras couldn't clearly see his current location. But the situation was critical now, and he had no choice but to act.
"Fei'er, protect yourself in a moment." Mo Chuan's body surged with spiritual energy, and the surrounding temperature dropped instantly. In the eerie green mist, he clenched his hands and summoned a glowing green chain. He held a lantern in his left hand and a hook in his right, aiming at the people in front of him.
The shifty-eyed thug, seeing that Wang Bao had been silent for a long time, thought his boss had been scared. He shouted, "Brothers, don't be afraid! Six of us against two of them! What's there to fear! Watch me hit..."
As he was about to step forward and strike Mo Chuan, a "crack" sounded. The thin, weak body flew to the side, rolled a couple of times, and lay on the ground with a swollen right cheek.
"Hit what! Alright, today's matter is a misunderstanding!" Wang Bao withdrew his hand, thinking how fortunate it was that he reacted quickly. Then, he quickly threw away his telescopic baton in a professional submissive manner, rubbing his hands and smiling, "Hehe... Mo... Oh no, Brother Chuan, there's indeed just a small misunderstanding between us. My subordinates weren't paying attention and almost bumped into you. I apologize here..."
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Everyone present was stunned, and even Mo Chuan couldn't help but think this person was trying to confuse him for a sneak attack.
Wang Bao quickly said, "Alright! Brothers, disperse! We'll meet at the usual place later. I'm waiting for you. I have something to handle now. Old Lu, help Monkey up and take him to get some medicine." Then, he solicitously helped Mo Chuan's electric scooter upright and said, "Brother Chuan, it's getting late today. Let me treat you to a meal. Don't refuse, don't refuse."
Fifteen minutes later, in a small tavern.
Mo Chuan watched Wang Bao pour him wine. Wang Bao's proficient and pitifully eager behavior made him unable to resist asking, "This... Brother Bao, I..."
"Alas! Don't call me Brother Bao! You flatter me! Brother Chuan can just call me Ah Bao. My apologies for the rudeness, Brother Chuan, please drink, please eat."
"Then..." Mo Chuan said awkwardly, "Ah Bao, we haven't met before, have we..."
"Brother Chuan, you really haven't met me... but I've seen you! With your soul-capturing chain and the big lantern, I recognized you at a glance!"
"..." Mo Chuan frowned, thinking he hadn't helped a yellow-haired guy while hunting ghosts...
"Still don't remember? Oh dear, you are truly too busy to remember anything," Wang Bao said with a fawning smile. "Let me give you a hint, and you'll remember. Last night, in the old city, in an alley in the Workers' New Village community."
Mo Chuan immediately remembered and said, "The woman in red ghost?"
"Yes! Brother Chuan! My two elder brothers and I were almost killed by that female ghost back then. If you hadn't intervened in time, we would have met Yama!"
"So she was planning to kill you guys back then..." Mo Chuan thought helplessly. "Then why are you looking for me today?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Wang Bao knelt on the ground, kowtowing and saying, "Brother Chuan, you are magnanimous. Please save my elder brother! I, Wang Bao, will be your servant for the rest of my life!"
"Alright, alright, get up first..." Wang Bao's move startled Mo Chuan. He quickly helped him up and asked, "Okay, tell me what happened. I'll see if I can help you."
"It's... it's like this." Wang Bao wiped his nose and said, "My elder brother was too seriously injured last night, so he went to the hospital for treatment. I didn't expect that female ghost to have a child!
Now that little ghost has found my elder brother and intends to kill him. For this, my second brother and I went to find Taoist priests and monks, but they said they couldn't defeat the little ghost filled with resentment. They could only set up a magic formation to delay time. The day after tomorrow, the formation will be broken by the little ghost, and my elder brother will be finished! Brother Chuan, you must help me..."
"Alright, alright, I'll help you. Stop crying for now, tell me about the little ghost's abilities..."
...
After arriving home, Mo Fei frowned and said, "Brother, you're hiding a lot from me..."
Mo Chuan looked at Mo Fei helplessly and said, "Fei'er, this matter..."
Mo Fei pushed Mo Chuan onto the carpet and sat on his stomach, asking, "Tell me honestly. I'll decide if I forgive you based on my mood."
Mo Chuan knew Mo Fei was angry, so he said, "I... awakened my abilities on my own a year ago... and then I've been going out at night when the yin energy is heavy to hunt ghosts and train myself..."
"Why didn't you tell me? Were you afraid I'd tell someone? Do you know how worried I am about you at home every night?" Mo Fei said, crossing her arms, her face puffed out.
"No... it was mainly because I was afraid of implicating you... after all, I'm a ghost cultivator... if people knew you had a ghost cultivator relative before you awakened, you'd be socially ostracized by your classmates... and I was also afraid you'd distance yourself from me after finding out..." Mo Chuan said bitterly.
"That's no excuse for hiding it from me!" Mo Fei's eyes welled up with tears. "I don't care if I'm ostracized! But we are family! You should have at least let me know about this! Even if you didn't tell me what your abilities are, you should have told me why you go out every night! Instead of deceiving me!"
As Mo Fei spoke, tears streamed down like a broken string of pearls. Mo Chuan saw this and quickly wanted to get up to comfort Mo Fei, but being pinned down by her on his stomach, he couldn't get up.
Just as he was about to pull Mo Fei into his arms, Mo Fei leaned into his embrace herself, sobbing, "Brother and Auntie are the only two family members Mo Fei has in her entire world. I can't imagine what I'd do if I lost you..."
Mo Chuan could only pat Mo Fei's back and say, "Fei'er... I'm sorry, Brother shouldn't have lied to you... It was Brother's fault..."
From an angle Mo Chuan couldn't see, Mo Fei's lips curved slightly upwards.