Chapter 947 – Su Xue

When Su Mo walked out of the City Lord’s mansion, Song Yang was waiting outside. Song Yang was only a Thousand-Sergeant, so without the City Lord’s permission, he could not enter the mansion and could only wait outside.

How dare that Long Chen leave the training grounds on his own! I think he even barged into the City Lord’s mansion. I’m sure someone will break his legs and toss him out very soon!

Song Yang was thinking about this when he saw Su Mo emerge. Su Mo was an extremely highly-ranked figure in the Underworld Army, while Song Yang was just a tiny Thousand-Sergeant. When he saw the powerful master, he quickly knelt down to greet him.

Previously, Long Chen had not done this.

Su Mo did not seem to be in a good mood, so he ignored Song Yang. When he saw that Su Mo had ignored him and merely walked past, Song Yang thought it strange and quickly stood up and followed him. He said to Su Mo, “General Mo, I am the Thousand-Sergeant of Camp Wolf, Song Yang. I need to report something to you ...”

Su Mo ignored him and continued walking ahead.

“There was a soldier named Long Chen. He ignored a Thousand-Sergeant’s command and left the training grounds on his own, then he barged into the City Lord’s mansion. May I ask if I can give an order to capture Long Chen, and then punish him according to our military laws?”

Then he looked at Su Mo expectantly.

Su Mo merely gave him a cold glare, then continued to travel quickly to the eastern side of the city without a word. Song Yang was stunned and drenched in cold sweat. Su Mo was someone who could squash Song Yang very casually, so just one glare was enough to terrify him.

He had a feeling that if it wasn’t for the fact that this was not the right setting, Su Mo would have torn him to pieces!

“What’s going on?” Song Yang was confused.

He had a feeling that Su Mo was not in a good mood. He was so terrified that he sweated even more and only made a reverent expression behind the General. All he could do was follow Su Mo back to the eastern side of the city, where the training grounds were.

City Lord Ye Xuan had become more vigilant, using her Divine Intuition to observe the mansion’s surroundings. After Su Mo walked out of her Divine Intuition’s five-kilometer range, his body lit up with purple flames and a purple phoenix image flickered behind him. Song Yang fell to his knees in pain due to the pressure from Su Mo’s immense aura. He could not withstand it at all, and terror rose through him.

What happened to General Su Mo in the City Lord’s mansion? What made him this angry?

Song Yang wondered.

“Song Yang.” Suddenly, Su Mo halted and turned around to speak to the sweating Song Yang.

Song Yang quickly jogged up to Su Mo obediently.

“Tell me everything you know about Long Chen,” Su Mo said coldly.

Song Yang was privately delighted, knowing that Long Chen must have offended Su Mo. Long Chen was finished. Therefore, he told Su Mo everything in detail, from the first time he met Long Chen until today. Su Mo listened to every word he said.

“He can defeat a Ninth Heavenly Martial Stage opponent?”

Su Mo squinted and paused. Then he continued, “He did the boy Ye Xuan a huge favor, so the City Lord will surely offer him a reward. There are ten days until that martial tournament. She’s looking to recruit a disciple; I’m guessing she’ll ask Long Chen to join.”

“Huh? What? Long Chen will likely be the champion!” Song Yang said with widened eyes.

If Long Chen became the City Lord’s disciple, he did not know how long he would need to wait until he could avenge his grandson. Perhaps he would never get the chance.

“That brat is a little strange. He is only at the Seventh Heavenly Martial Stage, but he has such strong combat abilities. There must be something strange about him. He must not be underestimated. Song Yang, I’ll give you a task. Go to Snow Sun City and bring Su Xue here.”

Song Yang’s eyes lit up with admiration. He said hurriedly, “General Mo, do you intend to have Miss Su Xue win the martial tournament and become the City Lord’s disciple? Miss Su Xue is very young, yet she’s already at the Divine Martial Realm. She’s just slightly lacking compared to Ye Xuan in terms of capabilities; she’s the most suitable candidate. Miss Su Xue is very powerful—”

“Less of that nonsense. Just go. Remember to watch your mouth. If anyone finds out about our conversation today, not just you, but your whole family and your bastard children will all be killed by me.” Then Su Mo turned and entered the Underworld Army’s training grounds.

Song Yang quickly covered his mouth, though his legs were still shaking.

He summoned his high-grade Underworld Battle Horse out of his storage ring and shot off at top speed, quickly disappearing into Underworld City.

As for Su Mo, after he returned to the great hall of his quarters, he sat down in the middle and closed his eyes.

“Su Yi, I met the little brat who saved Ye Xuan twice.”

After Su Mo spoke, a cultivator in all black walked out from behind and knelt before him. He said in a panic, “General Mo, it wasn’t that I couldn’t do it, that brat was just too strange. Every time, he had some kind of trick to save Ye Xuan. It was unbelievable. If he wasn’t there, Ye Xuan would have died a long time ago.”

Su Mo’s eyes darted around menacingly as he said, “So, what do you plan to do next?”

The terrified man named Su Yi said, “I’ll think of a way! I’ll kill Ye Xuan next time and accomplish the mission!”

“Nonsense!” Su Mo raged.

A blast of purple flames pushed Su Yi to the ground. He scrambled to his feet in fear and said anxiously, “General Mo, calm down!”

“Calm down? Hehe. You’re too naïve. You’ve already beaten the bush and alerted the snake.[1] Ye Xuan will surely remain in the City Lord’s mansion for the next few months. How are you going to kill him then?” Su Mo smirked coldly.

“I’ll ... I’ll surely find a way.”

“What method will you use that will allow you to escape Ye Xuan’s five-kilometer-radius Divine Intuition?” asked Su Mo.

Su Yi had nothing to say. He knelt on the floor and looked up at Su Mo with shock in his eyes. Based on Su Mo’s tone, he had a guess.

“I’m sorry, Su Yi. There must not be any flaws in the plan. Ye Xuan was already suspicious of me today; she just did not say it out loud. I do not want to lose this chance ...”

When Su Yi heard this, he sensed what was going to happen. He looked up in despair and cried, “General Mo, I have been loyal to the Su family for more than a thousand years. I have made great contributions to the Su family! You cannot treat me like this!”

After he spoke, he stood up to flee.

But Su Mo’s purple flames immediately engulfed the Second Divine Martial Stage cultivator.

In a second, Su Yi completely disappeared from the great hall. This was Su Mo’s pavilion, known as the Purple Mo Pavilion.

After Su Yi completely disappeared, Su Mo shook his head with resignation and sighed. “Su Yi, I didn’t want to kill you, but there must be no flaws in my plan. This matter is far too important to me. I was even willing to give up on Ye Xuan, whom I have pursued for many years, let alone you.”

When he thought about Ye Xuan, there was a flash of emotion in his eyes. This emotion consisted of possessiveness, hostility, resignation, and more.

A few days later, a man and a young woman dismounted from their Underworld Battle Horses in the training camp. Both of them were wearing heavy, black Underworld Armor. One of them was the elderly Song Yang, while the other was the young woman whom Su Mo was looking for.

The young woman was also an Underworld Soldier. She was wearing a suit of pitch-black Underworld Armor with ink-green patterns. Although she was covered in thick armor, her astonishing figure was clearly visible. Her skin, as fair as white jade, contrasted strongly with the black armor, and she radiated a cold aura. She had a similar quality to Su Mo; they both had a dark energy that gave people goosebumps.

After taking off her helmet, her black hair cascaded down her shoulders. She was beautiful with a tall nose and a cold expression.

A young woman like that exuded power and had an indescribable force field around her. Although Song Yang was at the same cultivation level as her, he had no choice but to act in an ingratiating manner and even helped her dismount.

After dismounting from her horse, Su Xue walked towards the Purple Mo Pavilion. Her curvy figure became obvious when she walked. Since Su Mo had summoned her, he was naturally waiting for her there.

The training camp, which was filled with mostly males, exploded in conversation because of this young lady. All the soldiers stared woodenly as she walked past, then whispered among themselves about her.

“I hear Su Xue is from General Mo’s family. Although she’s not part of the main branch like General Mo, she’s considered one of the more powerful members of the side branches.”

“She’s from Underworld City too, but in recent years, she was sent to Snow Sun City on an assignment. Su Xue used to be known as the number one prodigy of Underworld City’s younger generation. I hear that she entered the Divine Martial Realm more than ten years ago. She’s not even fifty yet.”

“With such talent, the City Lord’s younger brother is the only one in this generation who is slightly stronger than she is.”

“I just noticed a problem. Look, General Mo and the City Lord are a couple. So, Su Xue and Ye Xuan can also be a pair too, right? Won’t their families become even closer then?”

1. To beat the bush and alert the snake (Chinese idiom) – did something to put someone on high alert, when it was supposed to be kept a low profile ☜