Chapter 195 - 152: The Origins of Li Mo (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 195: Chapter 152: The Origins of Li Mo (Request for Monthly Ticket) Chen Bell Platform. The bright sunlight shone upon the Chen Bell, casting a splendid golden glow. Bai Yun and Chai Shao stood before the corpse of an exotic beast the size of a calf. This beast resembled a sheep, only much larger than a typical one. It was an abnormal sheep beast that Xiao Hei had captured from the outside. Now, the mountains and forests are filled with numerous exotic beasts and abnormal birds. Hence, for ordinary people, the woods have become very dangerous. However, for martial artists, the exotic beasts and abnormal birds of the forest are treasures. The previously rare exotic beast meat has become relatively cheaper, mainly because the difficulty of obtaining it was greatly reduced. Before the earth-shattering changes, wild exotic beasts were rare, and only some major martial forces knew how to breed and raise them. Chai Shao held a sword in his hand, and with a light swing, a flash of sword light fell on the sheep beast, with a soft sizzling sound, and soon after, he reached out and grabbed, effortlessly peeling off a complete piece of sheepskin, revealing the fresh red flesh underneath. Next, Chai Shao continued to swing his sword, chopping the sheep into pieces of complete meat. In the end, all that was left of the whole sheep was a bare white skeleton, not even a shred of meat remaining. Even the skills of a master butcher would seem mediocre in front of such swordsmanship. Xiao Hei stood by, starting to eat the freshest sheep meat. In no time, a large pile of sheep meat had gone into Xiao Hei’s belly. "Senior Brother, how about we eat grilled lamb skewers today?" Bai Yun suddenly suggested. "If you had told me earlier, I wouldn’t have separated the lean from the fatty meat." Chai Shao laughed. Grilled lamb skewers are best with a bit of fat and sinew for the most flavorful and chewy experience. "No problem, just skewer them together." Bai Yun said. Just as she was about to fetch the barbecue tools, she suddenly saw a figure walking up from the foot of the mountain and quickly approached the Chen Bell Platform. "Senior Sister Li Mo..." Upon seeing the newcomer, Bai Yun hurriedly greeted her, very delighted. Li Mo simply nodded calmly, her delicate face cold and expressionless, exuding an aura of frostiness. Yet, those who knew her were aware that she wasn’t truly indifferent, she just didn’t know how to express herself. She was dressed in black, carrying a long sword, hair simply tied up, wearing a silver headband - attire she had maintained for nearly twenty years. "Uncle." She called out to Li Qian, who was reading a book. "Ah, you’re here." Li Qian nodded lightly. Suddenly, his face showed surprise, "Has your Sword Intent broken through to the Illusion Level?" Over the years, Li Mo had spent most of her time outside and had many experiences. During the great migration a few years ago, Li Mo’s master unfortunately perished in an attack by monsters, and Li Mo was also... Luckily, a Heavenly Human from the Divine Sword Sect arrived in time and she was spared from disaster. "Mm, I made the breakthrough a while ago." Li Mo nodded slightly. "Not bad." Li Qian said with a smile. Li Mo was now thirty-seven years old, and while becoming a Grandmaster at this age was not exceptionally outstanding, it was respectable, and becoming a Great Grandmaster shouldn’t be an issue. However, becoming a Heavenly Person... that would be somewhat more difficult. Speaking of Heavenly Person... in these past few years, the Divine Sword Sect had several Top Grandmasters break through to the Heavenly Human Realm, bringing the Sect’s total count of Heavenly Persons to five. Although they don’t have an Intermediate Heavenly Person... but having five Heavenly Persons is considered quite impressive among all powers in the grand martial world. After all, most large martial forces within the Great Chang only possessed one or two Heavenly Persons. If the Divine Sword Sect could have an Intermediate Heavenly Person, the status of the Divine Sword Sect within Great Chang would rise significantly. However, Li Qian guessed... having an Intermediate Heavenly Person ought not to be a big problem. The Heavenly Persons of the Divine Sword Sect also adopted a rotation system, maintaining only one Heavenly Person stationed in the Huilong Mountain Range’s barrier camp at any given time, rotating every six months to ensure that the Heavenly Persons had ample time to cultivate within the sect. "Uncle, do you remember the situation when you saved me back then?" Li Mo sat down next to Li Qian and suddenly asked. "Eh... Why do you ask?" Li Qian’s face was one of surprise. He had never mentioned this matter to Li Mo. After all, it had been more than thirty years. "Since my Sword Intent entered the Illusion Level, I’ve suddenly recollected many memories from when I was young..." It was as if Li Mo was reminiscing as she spoke. "Little Mo, let the past pass." Li Qian sighed as he spoke. At that time, Little Mo was greatly traumatized, which led to a self-defense syndrome of sorts, causing her to forget the tragic events in her memories. Those memories hadn’t resurfaced for so many years. Unexpectedly, her breakthrough in Sword Intent had brought back those lost memories. "Uncle, look at this..." Li Mo suddenly extended her arm, lifting her sleeve to reveal a strange dark cyan bat pattern. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom "What’s this?" Li Qian was surprised, "Did you tattoo this yourself?" He remembered clearly that Li Mo’s wrist didn’t bear such a pattern when she was a child. When he looked at the dark cyan bat pattern, he felt as if the pattern was about to come to life. "No, when my Sword Intent broke through to the Illusion Level, this dark cyan bat appeared in my mind, and then it appeared on my wrist." Li Mo shook her head. "Does this have to do with your past?" Li Qian’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. He hadn’t expected the random child he had picked up to carry such significant secrets. "I’m not sure, but my sister seems to have had this pattern on her wrist." Li Mo said. "Your sister?" Li Qian appeared shocked; when he found Li Mo’s home, aside from the headless male corpse, only Li Mo in the well was discovered; no other bodies were found. "Yes, my sister and I are twins... In my memories, it was only my father, my sister, and me in the family. We had little interaction with the village and had moved there from somewhere else." Li Mo nodded as she spoke. Despite her young age at that time, she was already sensible enough to remember some things. "Uncle, I feel that my sister is still alive..." Li Mo added. "So, you want to know where your home is?" Li Qian said. "Right... I want to go back and have a look." Li Mo nodded. Although she had memories from her childhood, she was clueless about where her old home was. "Wait a moment, I’ll take you there." Li Qian said. Then he took Li Mo’s wrist and carefully sensed the dark green bat pattern. He vaguely sensed a strange and obscure fluctuation, "Li Mo, do you feel anything unusual now?" Li Qian continued to ask. "Every time I train, I always feel like a voice comes from this pattern, and I sometimes wonder if I’m just hearing things... And, it has been getting more severe these past few days." Li Mo thought for a while before responding. "Do you remember what the voice sounds like?" Li Qian asked. "I don’t know, it’s very vague... It’s like someone talking from far away, in any case, it’s not clear." Li Mo shook her head. "Li Mo, for the next while, you should stay at the Chen Bell Platform to train." Li Qian said in a deep voice, "You must figure out how this bat pattern appeared." He felt that the dark green bat pattern on Li Mo’s wrist was not simple. "Also, are you sure that you can sense that your sister is still alive?" Li Qian reflected for a moment before asking again. "Well... Anyway, I just have this feeling... If my sister is still alive... she should also be able to know I’m alive..." As Li Mo spoke, a rare smile appeared on her face. "If your sister is alive, there may be a chance for a reunion in the future. That would indeed be a happy event." Li Qian smiled. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and a glint shone in his eyes as he observed Li Mo using the inspiration technique once more. When he saw the spirit light of Li Mo, he became extremely astonished. Because Li Mo’s level of spirit light had unexpectedly improved by quite a bit. Under normal circumstances, without external influences, a person’s spirit light remains very stable, unless it’s a Hidden Bone reversal. But Li Mo didn’t have the Hidden Bone reversal; her root bone talent was entirely derived from the enhancement of special elixirs. Moreover, it had risen to the pinnacle, which is the most common Low Grade Bright Light Level. But now... Li Mo’s spirit light was clearly approaching the Intermediate Bright Light Level. This was a bit outrageous. He ceased using the Sensing Spirit Technique and once again fixed his gaze on the bat pattern, pondering if Li Mo’s increase in spirit light level was related to this pattern. It seemed he would have to pay close attention to Li Mo for some time. "Let’s go." Li Qian stood up and said. Then he whistled, and Xiao Hei leaped down from the wooden shed. Xiao Hei’s body was much larger than a few years ago; standing in front of a person, it was akin to a tiny dot. Li Qian took Li Mo and jumped onto Xiao Hei’s back. Given Xiao Hei’s size now, carrying two people was no problem at all. Xiao Hei looked back at Li Mo on its back, made a sound, seemingly reluctant to carry Li Mo. "Hurry up and fly, or you can forget about having this." Li Qian flipped a Feeding Pill in his palm. Xiao Hei made another sound, expressing pitiful eyes. Only then did Li Qian toss the Feeding Pill. Xiao Hei caught it in one bite, swallowed it, and then spread its wings, heading for the sky. Li Qian could only shake his head. An Abnormal Bird is an Abnormal Bird, hard to tame completely... If it weren’t for his strength and the possession of Feeding Pills... Xiao Hei might become more disobedient. Thus, choosing not to enlighten and awaken Xiao Hei was a wise choice. A thousand miles away, it took only two hours to arrive at the destination. Li Qian stood on Xiao Hei’s back, looking at the mountain village below, now lively with inhabitants. The village that was once slaughtered was without a trace. After all, more than thirty years had passed. Due to the large relocation plan a few years ago, a massive number of people moved to various places; perhaps this village was relocated from somewhere else. Li Qian indicated for Xiao Hei to land. He and Li Mo entered the village and inquired about the place, and sure enough... the village had been relocated from Tongguang County five years ago. As for Li Mo’s original home, it had been replaced with new houses. However, the well was still there. Of course, when the two approached the well, a farmwife was drawing water from it, with three children playing around. "Eh, miss, how come you’re here again?" After looking up and seeing Li Mo, the farmwife suddenly exclaimed in surprise. "Uh..." Li Qian asked curiously, "Sister, have you seen her before?" "I saw her a year ago... though she was dressed differently... and she even had a meal at my house. Also, the lady was so generous, she gave me a large silver ingot for the meal, but it was just a simple farm meal, it wasn’t worth that much..." The farmwife was quite chatty and talked non-stop once she started. Li Qian and Li Mo exchanged glances. Li Mo was clearly visiting for the first time. Yet, the farmwife insisted she had seen her... There could only be one possibility, a person who looked very similar to Li Mo had been here... Who was that person? "Li Mo, it seems that your sister is really alive." Li Qian said. "Sister-in-law, you are mistaken; I am her younger sister..." Li Mo quickly explained to the farmwife. "Younger sister... No wonder you look so alike." The farmwife exclaimed in surprise: "My goodness, you sisters are really cut from the same cloth." "Sister-in-law, did my sister say anything to you?" Li Mo hastily asked. "She didn’t say much, just that she used to live here, but then moved away, so she wanted to come back to revisit..." The farmwife said, "Why don’t you two have a meal here too? I’m about to cook a simple farmhouse meal; it’s up to you whether you’d like to eat that or not." "Sister, no need, we’re just passing by and decided to come in for a look." Li Qian said with a light smile. Then he left behind a silver ingot and walked away with Li Mo. "Oh my, why did you leave behind silver again? You didn’t even eat... How can I accept this?" After biting the silver ingot and finding it to be real, the farmwife was delighted, continuously expressing her thoughts. ... PS: Asking for monthly tickets!!!