Volume 5: The Mystery of Shamo Chapter 10 Big Liar and Little Liar
Ying Lili naturally thought of this as well, but compared to the elusive mastermind behind the scenes, what she was worried about now was how to get rid of the man in front of her... G, this big master.
Since the other party has admitted that his goal is the Heavenly Stone, it will be much easier to deal with. Ying Lili's brain suddenly started working rapidly. She wondered in her heart how much Mo Yi's father knew about the Heavenly Stone?
It shouldn't be more than Jianyi, right? With this thought in mind, Yinglili suddenly had an idea and decided to play a trick. Trying her best to appear calm, she said to Mo Wutian in surprise, "Since Senior Mo is so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush. How about trading the Heavenly Stone?"
The father and son were both horrified by these words. Mo Yi knew all about Ying Lili's background. The matter of the Heavenly Stone hadn't even been discussed yet. What could she possibly offer to her father? He immediately understood what Ying Lili was thinking. This devilish girl was so brave that she even tried to deceive his father. However, in this situation, Mo Yi naturally wouldn't expose Ying Lili's true colors.
Mo Yi observed his father's expression calmly, remaining silent and not saying much. After all, he didn't know what Ying Lili was going to tell next, so he naturally wouldn't hold her back.
Mo Wutian even thought he had misheard. Was this girl crazy? Trading for the Sky Stone? Did she think he would believe her just by talking nonsense?
Seeing the mocking look on Mo Wutian's face, Ying Lili quickly continued to take drastic measures: "The Heavenly Stone is indeed not yet formed, but I can use the Heavenly Stone that will be refined in the future to make a deal with you, Senior. Senior, please help us get to Shamo City. Once the Heavenly Stone is refined, I will first help the Nayu people break the curse. After that, the Heavenly Stone will be yours."
Mo Wutian snorted coldly, "Hmph, you devilish girl, do you think I'll believe you just because you said that? This is just a delaying tactic. Do you think I can do nothing to you just by going to Shamo City?"
Actually, this was the sentence that Ying Lili had been waiting for. Everything she had said before was nothing more than a trap to Mo Wutian. She knew that he would never believe her. Asking Mo Wutian to help them go to Shamo City was just a pretext, in fact, to draw out this sentence. What she was going to say next was the real point. She looked at Mo Wutian in surprise: "Why, don't you know, Senior? To refine the Heavenly Stone, we must return to the Shamo Temple in Shamo City?"
Mo Wuotian's brows moved slightly. Although there was only a fleeting look of doubt in his eyes, it was noticed carefully by Gong Lili. Gong Lili knew that she might have guessed right. Mo Wuotian only had a vague understanding of the technique of refining the sky stone and did not understand it completely.
That’s much easier!
Yinglili decided to go all out.
She continued, "Senior, don't you really know that this Heavenly Stone must be refined in the Shamo Temple, with the help of some mysterious items in the Shamo Temple?"
Mo Wutian had roamed the Void Underworld for over five hundred years, so how could he be so easily fooled? He snorted coldly and said sternly, "Girl, save yourself some energy! Don't waste your energy on this. You think you can fool me with this third-rate trick?"
Upon hearing this, Gong Lili almost gave up, but then she thought again, the other party was a shrewd man after all, and he would definitely not believe her words easily. She could not escape anyway, so she might as well lie to the end. After all, he would not kill her for the Heavenly Stone.
So, she bravely continued to deceive him, "Senior Mo, you're wrong. Everything I said today is true. Otherwise, why do you think we went through so much trouble and sneaked off to Shamo City? Do you really think I want to be the chief wizard of the Shamo tribe?"
Mo Wutan naturally didn't know about Yao Ji's soul, and he had no idea that the purpose of Gong Lili and others' trip was to settle the past with Yao Ji. Only Gong Lili and Mo Yi knew this. Even Yan Zheng and Ze Ze had no idea, let alone the person in front of him. Now, when he heard Gong Lili say this, he thought that it did seem to be the case.
Moreover, he also discovered that this girl had deliberately avoided the welcoming army of the Shamo tribe on the border line. It was indeed a bit strange. If she really wanted to become the chief wizard of the Shamo tribe, she would not have to be so sneaky.
The most important thing is that he originally learned about the Sky Stone from a book by chance, but the most important pages of the book were incomplete. So, if the mysterious objects in the Shamo Temple that this girl mentioned were written in those incomplete pages, it would make sense. Moreover, the Sky Stone was originally a legendary holy object. In order to refine this object, Kamami spent a lot of effort and spent several reincarnations. If it was said that Kamami collected some mysterious objects to assist in the refining process in the Shamo Temple, it would be understandable.
However, Mo Wutian was a shrewd and calculating man after all. Even if he was slightly shaken, he would not show it easily: "Girl, if you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude!"
It was at this moment that Mo Yi, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly spoke. He knew his father's mind had wavered, and that Ying Lili was at a loss for words. So, he decided to take a gamble and give Ying Lili one last, drastic measure. He embraced Ying Lili and said to Mo Wutan sternly, "Father, we won't hide it from you now. She and I have already secretly pledged our lives. She went to Shamo City this time to refine the Heavenly Stone to break the curse on me. After that, we plan to retire to the mountains together. The Heavenly Stone is truly useless to her, so it's fine to give it to you, father."
When these words came out, not only Mo Wutian, but even Qing Lili was stunned. Huh? What had he just said? A secret marriage? When? How could she not know about this? It wasn't until she felt a slight pain in her waist where Mo Yi was holding her that she realized that Mo Yi was playing her part. Although she felt a little disappointed, she quickly cooperated and snuggled into Mo Yi's arms, feigning shyness and coquettishness, "Brother Yi..." as if a little embarrassed that Mo Yi had said it so directly.
Calling him "Brother Yi" made Mo Yi's scalp tingle, but looking at Mo Wutian's expression, he seemed to believe it a little. After all, he was also a man with a long experience in the martial arts world. His son's feelings for this girl were self-evident. He knew it from the fact that the brat would rather become his enemy to protect her. And that girl, knowing that she was no match for him, still dared to come out and stop her and her son from becoming enemies. She was willing to give up the position of Chief Wizard of Shamo to be with Yi'er, which showed that she also had some sincerity towards Yi'er. If she really became his wife...
Mo Wutan was also thinking in his mind that if she really became his wife, she would belong to the Mo family and the Heavenly Stone would naturally not fall into the hands of others. This would be a profitable deal.
Moreover, in order to refine the Heavenly Stone, one must cooperate with others. His original chosen partner was the woman in green beside Zhuo Ao, but she was still being attacked by the Spirit Blood Curse and could not protect herself. Besides, there was indeed a difference between cooperating with outsiders and cooperating with his own son and daughter-in-law.
He just didn't know if these two had teamed up to deceive him. He glanced at them one by one with a sharp gaze. Mo Yi naturally understood his father, and to convince his father of his words, he threw in another weight: "Father, do you still remember the black iron short blade that has been passed down in our Mo family? It was a token of love that you gave to mother. Later, when I was three years old and started practicing martial arts, mother gave it to me again and told me that if I ever met a girl I truly loved and wanted to spend my life with, I would give her the black iron short blade."
Upon hearing this, Ping Lili subconsciously touched the treasure bag around her neck. Although she knew Mo Yi was playing along, she couldn't help but feel a strange sense of joy. So, that black iron short blade actually had such a history? But she soon became sad again. Mo Yi had only lent it to her for self-defense out of necessity, and he hadn't personally said he was giving it to her. Although he had never asked her to return it, it was not a formal gift from him after all.
Just as Ying Lili was struggling with her inner thoughts, Mo Yi lowered his head and whispered to her, "Take out the black iron short blade I gave you and show it to father."
Ying Lili quickly took out the black iron short blade from the treasure bag, held it in her hand shyly, and spat at herself in her heart.
Mo Wutian stared at Ying Lili for a long moment, as if truly examining her as his future daughter-in-law. Then, as if a new question had occurred to him, he said something that made Ying Lili's jaw drop: "I disagree! She's from the Shamo tribe! You can only marry a woman from the Nayu tribe. Besides, your fiancée, Jiang Wu, is still alive. If you want to marry, you can only marry Jiang Wu!"
What?
Fiancée? Back then?
Ying Lili was stunned. Mo Yi had been engaged? And had a fiancée? How had she never known about this? Yao Ji hadn't mentioned it in her memories, and Mo Yi hadn't mentioned it either...
What was going on? She had a fiancée, but she wasn't telling him about it, and she was still alive? Was she also immortal? Would she suddenly appear one day? Who would tell her what was going on? How had she become a mistress without any explanation?
As if sensing Ying Lili's sudden stiffness, Mo Yi indifferently retorted, "That marriage was arranged by you, father. It has nothing to do with me. I, Mo Yi, will only marry the woman I love in this lifetime."
Hearing this, Yinglili was immediately overjoyed. Although she didn't know how much of what Mo Yi said was true and how much was acting, this seemed to be the first time she heard Mo Yi say in person that he loved her. Well, although it was expressed in a tactful way, for the introverted Mo Yi, being able to say such words was enough to make Yinglili burst into tears.
Just when Mo Wutian was about to lose his temper again, Mo Yi threw out his trump card again: "Father, you just said that I can only marry a woman from the Nayu tribe. She is a Nayu!"
"Nonsense! Do you think I, an old man, am confused?!" Thinking that Mo Yi was lying out of desperation, Mo Wutan immediately became furious.
Mo Yi added slowly, "Father, how did Yao Ji die back then? It was because she cast the Suzaku curse on herself. I think you know this better than I do. Since she was cursed, her reincarnation naturally became that of a Nayu person."
Yes, if Mo Yi hadn't mentioned this, Ying Lili herself would have almost forgotten that she had dual ancestry, both Nayu and Shamo.
She's also from Nayu?! She has both Nayu and Shamo bloodlines?!
This unexpected news immediately made Mo Wutian feel overjoyed. What a godsend! What a godsend! A bold and risky plan immediately began to brew in his mind.
It seems that letting her go just once wouldn't be such a bad idea. As the saying goes, only by letting out a long line can you catch a big fish, that big fish that's been lurking deep in the water...
Mo Wutan looked at Gong Lili thoughtfully, and had already made a decision in his heart.
