Volume 2 Dragon Bird Chapter 46: The Location of the Decisive Battle
Lu Qingshan was speechless for a moment.
He couldn't decide what was right and what was wrong during the downfall of the Mo family.
Is Xue Zhuyong wrong?
The Mo family killed his mother and first wife, the two women he loved most in his life. What was wrong with him seeking revenge for them?
Is Xue Zhuyong right?
That can't be said, because Xue Zhuyong's revenge was undoubtedly too extreme. There are still many innocent people in the Mo family.
But no matter what, Lu Qingshan had no right to judge whether Xue Zhuyong's behavior was right or wrong, because he was very clear about one thing.
Don’t advise others to do good unless you see them suffering.
You have not experienced the suffering that Xue Zhuyong endured, so how can you be qualified to stand from the perspective of an observer and feel compassion for the world?
But what did Mo Zhizhi do wrong?
Looking at Mo Zhizhi's face which was full of tears but still as bright as the moon, Lu Qingshan was filled with emotion.
If she had married someone else, a woman like Mo Zhizhi would have lived a worry-free life.
But even if she did nothing wrong, she had to endure such suffering just because she was Mo Guang's daughter.
Who could have imagined the pain in Mo Zhizhi's heart as she had to endure such a painful experience: her beloved husband had put her father and all her clansmen to death?
"Mrs. Mo..." After knowing all the twists and turns of the story, Zang Xiaojian felt very distressed for Mo Zhizhi and wanted to step forward to comfort her.
But before Zang Xiaojian stepped forward, Mo Zhizhi quickly wiped the tears from her face at this moment, a resolute look flashed across her face, and then she continued: "Zhu Yong led the Jiao Clan to surround the island and destroy the Mo family. He had prepared a way out for himself long ago. And a few days before that, he lied to me and said that he would take me out to relax, so I left the Mo family and went to Jiaolong Island to wait for him. After the Mo family was destroyed, he rushed to Jiaolong Island to tell me the truth. He told me that he felt that everyone in the Mo family deserved to die, but he felt sorry for me and apologized to me. At that time, I hated his ruthlessness and cruelty, and refused to pay attention to him. Zhu Yong left me most of the assets he brought from the Mo family and the complete refining heritage of the Mo family, and then left quietly. It is also because of these assets he left that I can train Yan'er to become a cultivator."
"Does the head of the Xue family know about Mo Yan's existence?" Lu Qingshan grasped the key point.
Mo Zhizhi shook her head bitterly and said, "He didn't know. At that time, I had just found out that I was pregnant with Yan'er. I wanted to find a good time to tell Zhu Yong and give him a surprise. Who knew that this would happen later? Naturally, I would never tell him about it."
Lu Qingshan nodded and roughly understood the current situation.
Obviously, Mo Yan was the key to persuading Xue Zhuyong to take action.
I just don't know, after twenty years, whether Xue Zhuyong, who was so loyal and righteous back then , would still be willing to risk his life for this son whom he never knew.
"Madam Mo, we are going to go find Patriarch Xue again. Do you want to come with us?" Lu Qingshan paused and said, "If you ask in person, Patriarch Xue will find it difficult to refuse your request no matter what."
Mo Zhizhi's face showed a very struggling expression, but she finally made up her mind and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Moo Moo Moo
Very suddenly, the continuous roar of the dragon beast came from far away and gradually reached everyone's ears.
Lu Qingshan's eyes narrowed and he looked up. In the sky, there were hundreds of tiny black shadows that were growing larger and their outlines could be vaguely recognized.
"It's the Jiao clan. The Jiao Dragon Demon King is here with hundreds of Jiao clan members!" Zang Xiaojian said.
"We have to hurry up," Lu Qingshan said in a deep voice, " Now that has arrived, the final battle between the Dragon Slaying Sword Monk and the Jiaolong Demon King must be imminent."
Qin Yitian nodded and said, "Then let's set off quickly."
Lu Qingshan took Mo Zhizhi and quickly returned to the wood carving shop.
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Moo! Moo! Moo!
The roar of the dragon beast, which was faintly heard just now, now filled my ears, mixed with the panic of the people in the city.
Hundreds of dragon beasts flew over Jiaolong City and headed towards the Sea God Sect. Leading the way was the overwhelmingly powerful Jiaolong Demon King.
The pressure from the fourth-grade demon beast was released wantonly by the furious dragon demon king. Wherever it passed, all the mortals felt as if they were crushed by a thousand-pound weight. In an instant, their legs went weak and they fell to the ground.
Only after the dragon demon king had gone far away did the people crawl up tremblingly.
They didn't know what had happened, but the survival wisdom of the common people made them understand that with so many dragons and beasts out in force, something big must have happened. So they all began to pack up their stalls and work and hide back in their homes to avoid being affected.
The once prosperous Jiaolong City seemed to have become a dead city because of the arrival of the Jiaolong Demon King.
Lu Qingshan and his group of four had also arrived at the woodcarving shop.
Just as she was about to enter the wood carving shop, Mo Zhizhi suddenly stopped.
It's a feeling similar to homesickness.
Even on the way here, Mo Zhizhi had already prepared herself mentally to face Xue Zhuyong, but when the moment really came, she was instinctively timid.
Although he knew that time was running out, Lu Qingshan did not urge Mo Zhizhi.
Some psychological obstacles can only be overcome by oneself.
After hesitating for a moment, Mo Zhizhi's voice trembled a little, and she said, "Let's go."
But her standing position was subconsciously half a body length behind Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan didn't care and walked into the wood carving shop.
This time, when his eyes swept across the wood carvings displayed on the wooden shelves, he already understood that these wood carvings were not simple wood carvings, but a microcosm of all Xue Zhuyong's life experiences.
The wood carving in the center of the wooden frame, the pretty woman with a gentle face and a bright smile, is Xue Zhuyong’s first wife, Liu Zijun.
The statue of an elderly couple leaning against each other on the right side of Liu Zijun must be the Liu jailer couple who treated Xue Zhuyong as their own son.
The wood carving of a middle-aged woman on the left of Liu Zijun is Xue Zhuyong's mother who committed suicide.
There are so many wood carvings in the shop, and all other wood carvings are for sale. Only the four wood carvings placed in the most conspicuous position and the wood carving of Mo Zhizhi placed in the corner, which seems to be not valued by Xue Zhuyong but is actually carefully cared for and spotless, are not for sale.
Because, all other life fragments are not worth mentioning to Xue Zhuyong. Only these five people are the five people he values most in his life, and they are also the memories that he cannot and is unwilling to give up.
Xue Zhuyong, as usual, glanced casually at the incoming customers. When he saw Lu Qingshan walking in front, his face darkened and he was about to drive the customer away impatiently.
Then, his eyes suddenly froze, and his right hand holding the wine jug began to tremble slightly.
"Zhizhi, why are you here..." Xue Zhuyong's voice was very hoarse.
The woman who was half a body length behind Lu Qingshan was his second Taoist partner, Mo Zhizhi.
Mo Zhizhi, who was timid just now outside, really met Xue Zhuyong. It seemed that she didn't want Xue Zhuyong to see her weakness. Instead, she became tough, pursed her lips, and said firmly: "I have encountered a problem that I can't solve. I need you...to help me."
"Okay." Xue Zhuyong didn't ask what the trouble was, nor how he could help. He agreed without hesitation.
Mo Zhizhi's eyes were filled with tears. Xue Zhuyong's simple and straightforward word "good" instantly broke the strongness she had tried to pretend. "Back then, you led the Jiaolong Monster King to Longquan Island and destroyed the Mo family. Over the years, I have never mentioned what happened to our child, but he still stood on the opposite side of the Jiaolong Monster King as if it were fate."
"You've seen the Jiao Clan outside. They're coming in force. How can I let Yan'er face this situation alone?"
"Our...child?" Xue Zhuyong's voice trembled slightly, in disbelief.
Mo Zhizhi nodded gently. "When the Mo family was destroyed, I was already pregnant, but I didn't have the time to tell you, then..."
Xue Zhuyong was speechless for a while. After a long silence, he asked in a trembling voice, "What is our son like..."
"His name is Mo Yan." Mo Zhizhi's face showed pride. "He is very outstanding. Although he is still young, he is outstanding in both cultivation and weapon refining skills!"
"Good! Good!" Xue Zhuyong could hardly suppress the excitement in his heart.
"You have seen him a long time ago. The young male cultivator who came to the wood carving shop to look for us the day before yesterday was Mo Yan." Zang Xiaojian curled his lips.
Xue Zhuyong was startled, thinking back to the scene that day, and hesitantly asked, "Is that my son..."
His eyes gradually lit up, but soon his expression became serious, because he had already felt that the pressure from the dragon beast was gradually fading, which meant that the dragon beast was about to leave Jiaolong City.
"What is the specific situation?" Xue Zhuyong asked, "Tell me about it."
Xue Zhuyong was able to plan for a hundred years to overthrow the Mo family, so he was naturally a cautious and secretive person. He immediately asked for detailed information.
Lu Qingshan made it short and explained all the key points to Xue Zhuyong.
"I am no match for the Dragon King if we fight alone, but the Dragon King can't kill me either." Xue Zhuyong said confidently, "If what you said is true, the Dragon Slaying Blade has been planning this situation for decades. If I am included, I think there should be at least a 50% chance of taking down the Dragon King."
"Where is the Dragon Slaying Sword going to slay the dragon?" Xue Zhuyong, who had a sloppy and listless temperament, showed his edge at this moment, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"I will ask Master Mo where they are going to slay the dragon!" Seeing that he had persuaded Xue Zhuyong, Zang Xiaojian clenched his fists excitedly, and quickly took out the communication token left by Mo Yan and sent a spiritual letter to inquire about the details.
However, all the messages fell on deaf ears and no response was received.
Zang Xiaojian suddenly became a little flustered.
"It should be the place where he is now, where all communications are blocked by the formation." Lu Qingshan said.
"What should we do then?" Xue Zhuyong was willing to take action, but was he going to be stuck at this step? Zang Xiaojian was extremely annoyed, "When we parted, we should have asked Master Mo where they were going to take action."
A gleam of light flashed in Lu Qingshan's eyes, and he said softly: "The location of the decisive battle does not necessarily require Master Mo to tell us in person before we can know it. Because... it is not difficult to guess."
