"I think Miss Ning must be cultivating diligently, which is why she hasn't had time to come back," Mo Wuji replied, trying to find a plausible excuse.

"Immortal Mo, I wanted to talk more with you when we were in Anyang. Oh, right, about the Northern Qin matter, I intended to return it to the Mo family when I got back, but that Ju Qijian was just too rude…" Situ Qian saw Mo Wuji talking to Han Shengan and quickly stepped forward, saying obsequiously.

Han Shengan, who had been worried about his daughter, suddenly realized something. It seemed that Mo Wuji had addressed Situ Qian by his name directly when he first arrived. Yet, Situ Qian not only wasn't offended but was instead trying to ingratiate himself. Plus, Situ Qian called him 'Immortal,' could it be that Mo Wuji had cultivation aptitude and was now a real Immortal?

"Shut your bird mouth." Mo Wuji snorted coldly, interrupting Situ Qian's words directly.

If Han Shengan didn't understand what was happening by now, he would have lived in vain all these years. The reason was obvious: the Mo family had returned for revenge. He quickly understood why Situ Qian was looking for him - because he had once shown kindness to Mo Wuji, and Situ Qian wanted to ask him to intervene.

This put Han Shengan in a difficult position. He had indeed been kind to Mo Wuji, but it was just a casual act. Now, the Mo family and Situ Qian had a major feud, how could he resolve it?

At the same time, Han Shengan also understood why the Lord's Palace of Chengyu Dominion was collapsed. It was clearly done by Mo Wuji.

Sure enough, it's best to leave a line of retreat when you're dealing with others, so that you can meet again in the future. No one can guarantee what will happen in the future, so whatever you do, don't go too far.

Some ministers standing near Han Shengan also understood what was going on. Mo Wuji was a descendant of Mo Tiancheng, the former Lord of Northern Qin. Now that Mo Wuji had become an Immortal, he would naturally seek to settle the Mo family's accounts.

"Situ Qian, where did my grandfather Mo Tiancheng go? Why did he disappear as soon as he arrived in Rao Prefecture?" Mo Wuji stared at Situ Qian and asked directly.

Situ Qian glanced at Han Shengan and bowed, saying, "Immortal Mo, the Lord of Tiancheng did come to Rao Prefecture, but he only showed his face briefly before leaving. Later, I found out that he didn't return to Luo An. As for where the Lord of Tiancheng went, I really don't know."

He wasn't actually lying about this. Although he had used excuses to hinder Mo Guangyuan from succeeding as the Lord of Northern Qin, he really hadn't directly harmed the Mo family.

Ju Caiyun was the one who restricted Mo Guangyuan from leaving Rao Prefecture City, and he simply turned a blind eye.

Seeing the murderous intent in Mo Wuji's eyes, Han Shengan immediately knew that Mo Wuji wasn't satisfied with Situ Qian's answer and was about to take action against Situ Qian. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Pharmacist Mo, I can vouch for this. Lord Situ really doesn't know where the Lord of Tiancheng went after leaving Rao Prefecture. He didn't restrict the Lord of Tiancheng's movements either. As for your father being detained in Rao Prefecture, that was done by Ju Caiyun."

"Ju Caiyun has already returned to the Ju family in Luo An and is not in Rao Prefecture City now." Hearing Han Shengan speak on his behalf, Situ Qian quickly added.

Han Shengan also bowed and said, "Please, Pharmacist Mo, for the sake of my intervention back then, spare Situ Qian this once."

He didn't address him as 'Lord' for fear of angering Mo Wuji.

Mo Wuji frowned. He was more inclined to believe Han Shengan's words. Ju Caiyun had gone to Luo An, which was nothing for him to worry about, because he was sure to die. Han Shengan had saved his life from Situ Qian, and now Han Shengan was pleading for Situ Qian's life in his hands, putting him in a dilemma. In his mind, the best thing to do was to kill Situ Qian and remove the Situ family from the position of Dominion Lord.

"Immortal Mo, as long as I am still in Chengyu Dominion, I will definitely help Northern Qin grow stronger…"

Situ Qian saw Mo Wuji frowning and quickly said, worried that Mo Wuji would suddenly kill him. Although an Immortal being punished for killing a Dominion Lord, that punishment was usually insignificant. Mo Wuji was a disciple of the Heaven Asking Learning Academy, so it wasn't even certain whether he would be punished at all.

Just as Mo Wuji was still hesitating, a sound of rushing through the air resounded above them. Everyone looked up and saw a fast-flying magical treasure passing overhead. Because the flying treasure was flying low, many people clearly saw that it was a flying ship.

Because Mo Wuji had his spiritual will, he saw it even more clearly. A woman was leaning against the front of the flying ship, her face pale and covered in blood, slumped on the deck of the ship, obviously seriously injured. Mo Wuji not only recognized this woman, but was also very grateful to her - it was none other than Granny Linglong of the Heaven Asking Learning Academy's Pill Tower. But how could Granny Linglong be so badly injured?

Before everyone could recover, another flying ship magic treasure 'swished' past overhead.

Mo Wuji instantly understood: Granny Linglong was being chased. How powerful must the person chasing Granny Linglong be?

With Granny Linglong facing a pursuit, Mo Wuji no longer had the mood to haggle with Situ Qian, but said sternly, "Immediately send a message to the Emperor of the Xinghan Empire, saying that Pill Tower's Granny Linglong is seriously injured and being chased. If you do this well, I might spare you once…"

After hastily leaving a sentence for Situ Qian, Mo Wuji summoned his flying car and rushed directly into the clouds, disappearing in the direction of the flying magic treasure ahead.

Seeing Mo Wuji leave, Situ Qian wiped the sweat from his forehead in fear and thanked Han Shengan, "Old Duke, if not for you, my life would be over…"

Han Shengan said anxiously, "Lord, now is not the time to discuss these things. Pharmacist Mo told you to quickly send a message to the Xinghan Empire, that's the first thing you need to do."

"Yes, yes…" Situ Qian finally realized.

A crisis of national destruction was resolved by the sudden appearance of two flying magic treasures. Many princes and ministers were secretly frightened.

A fat man standing at the back of the crowd lowered his head and retreated backward, but he was quickly spotted, "Marquis Rao Xian, you missed out back then. If you hadn't looked down on the Mo family's decline, you would now be the father-in-law of the Mo family's Immortal."

This fat man was Wen Manzhu's father, Marquis Rao Xian Wen Ju. Because of the Mo family's decline back then, he, who had been almost inseparable from Mo Guangyuan, took the initiative to distance himself from the Mo family.

He never expected that things would be so unpredictable. The young Lord who was once traumatized was now an Immortal. It was impossible not to regret it, but he quickly put this regret aside. His daughter Wen Manzhu had also become an Immortal. Even someone with the worst spiritual root aptitude like Mo Wuji could come back in triumph. When his daughter Manzhu returned in the future, several Mo Wujis wouldn't be able to catch up.

Ignorance is bliss, perhaps this is what describes Marquis Rao Xian.

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Mo Wuji's flying car was much slower than the two flying magic treasures ahead. Fortunately, he had his spiritual will, which could capture some of the changes in the surrounding space. As long as he followed these changes, he wouldn't lose track.

Mo Wuji knew very well that even if he caught up, he couldn't help Granny Linglong much, but since he had seen this, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

Granny Linglong was not at all the kind of aloof and unapproachable person that the outside world rumored her to be. On the contrary, Mo Wuji thought that Granny Linglong was very understanding and reasonable. Although he had given her a Boundless Soul Continuation Flower in exchange for her saving Yan'er and helping him enter the Heaven Asking Learning Academy, he still remembered Granny Linglong's kindness.

Now that Granny Linglong was in trouble, how could he stand by and do nothing?

Mo Wuji had to capture the changes in the surrounding space while trying to catch up with the faster flying ship ahead based on these changes. At first, Mo Wuji could barely find the direction. After several days, Mo Wuji was no longer able to keep up. Moreover, his spiritual will became extremely tired from continuously capturing the changes in the surrounding space.

After losing track of Granny Linglong, Mo Wuji still searched for another day or two. In the end, after confirming that he really couldn't find her, he could only give up.

If that Situ Qian was still afraid of death, then what he had said to Situ Qian would now be on its way to the Heaven Asking Learning Academy. Mo Wuji could only hope that the Heaven Asking Learning Academy's rescue would arrive in time and prevent Granny Linglong from having an accident.

Both privately and publicly, Mo Wuji hoped that Granny Linglong could turn danger into safety. Once Granny Linglong had an accident, Yan'er would not only lose her master but also lose someone she could rely on.

As for Yan'er's senior sister, Mo Wuji thought she was completely unreliable. Not only was she unreliable, but her strength was equally unreliable. Back in the Thunder Mist Forest, if he hadn't intervened to save her, her senior sister might have been killed.

After stopping, Mo Wuji realized that he was now lost. In the few days he had been chasing Granny Linglong, he had only been focused on finding the traces of the flying ship ahead and had no time to memorize the directions. Now that he had lost his direction and didn't have a map, he could only try to find someone to ask.

The area around him was all wilderness, but fortunately there was a small path in the middle of the wilderness. As long as there was a road, Mo Wuji wasn't worried about not finding anyone. This kind of road in the wilderness must have been made by people walking on it, otherwise it would have been covered with weeds long ago.

Along the small path, Mo Wuji walked for about half a day, but he didn't encounter a single person. Just when he was beginning to doubt whether there were really any people nearby, he saw a faint wisp of smoke rising in the distance.

Mo Wuji quickly quickened his pace and hurried towards the direction of the smoke.

In just over half an hour, Mo Wuji came to the location where the smoke was rising. Before he could even get close, five or six people were already staring at him from afar with weapons in their hands.

These people were dressed in tattered clothes and covered in blood. Two of them had deep scars on their faces. Mo Wuji guessed that they were probably an adventure team or a mercenary team.

"Gentlemen, there's no need to be alarmed, I'm just passing by. Because I'm lost, I wanted to ask you where this is? If you have a map, that would be even better, I can buy it." Mo Wuji tried to make his tone as gentle as possible.

Hearing Mo Wuji's words and seeing that Mo Wuji didn't seem to be scary, the expressions of the wary people relaxed slightly.

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