The Prodigies War

Chapter 1792: People’s Hearts Are Treacherous

Master Mo stepped forward as he was already a little impatient.

"Dao Friend, can you let this old man take a look?"

The jade slip was in Hu Ming's hand, but Master Mo looked at Lin Xun as he spoke and bowed to him in a very modest manner.

Lin Xun nodded. "Yes."

He had also noticed Yu Yunzheng and Lan Caiyi nearby, so a cold light flashed in his black eyes.

Whoosh~

Master Mo took a deep breath, took the jade slip from Hu Ming's hand, and probed his consciousness into it.

Everyone present held their breath and concentrated.

Master Mo was one of the Four Great Dao Rune Founders of the Great Yu World and was a leading old senior, so who didn’t know of him?

This mission was issued by him. Therefore, at this moment, he undoubtedly had the most say in whether the mission was considered successful or not.

Lan Caiyi and Yu Yunzheng couldn't help but become anxious.

After a while, everyone saw Master Mo screaming as if he had been struck by lightning, with an expression of excitement and realization that could not be concealed.

"So it was like this!"

All of a sudden, everyone was in an uproar, and the excitement reached a fever pitch in the hall.

The answer was self-evident!

Lan Caiyi’s and Yu Yunzheng's hearts sank and their expressions were a little ugly. How could this be possible?

Master Mo took a deep breath, and his expression was filled with a rarely seen respect. He greeted Lin Xun sincerely and said, "Fellow Daoist, can I ask you a question?"

Lin Xun glanced at Yu Yunzheng and Lan Caiyi. "Are you in the same group as them?"

Master Mo immediately smiled bitterly and said with a bit of shame, "To be honest, this task was set by me. I originally wanted to test fellow daoist’s attainments in the art of runes, but I didn't expect that I would offend such a great practitioner. I hope you can forgive me."

As he spoke, he bowed deeply.

Everyone present was moved and astonished. This was the world-famous Master Mo! But now he had bowed his head in front of a young man as if he had made a mistake!

"Master Mo, why do you have to do this?" Yu Yunzheng was feeling frantic.

Master Mo shook his head, "You don't understand. There are different levels in the art of runes. Those who are accomplished are teachers. This young friend has reached a height in the art of runes that I can only aspire to. Even if I have to become his disciple, I am willing to do so with delight as long as I can get some pointers from him."

Everyone couldn't help but sigh when they heard this. Master Mo was worthy of his name and reputation. It was hard not to admire such breadth of demeanor and mind.

Lin Xun said, "If you want to have a discussion about this, we can do this later. I simply want to know who will pay for this reward."

Master Mo smiled and said, "I will pay for it."

"Wait a minute." Lan Caiyi stepped forward and said, "I am the one who came up with the reward, so I should pay for it. Hu Ming, go get a hundred thousand dao crystals."

Hu Ming promptly nodded and assented.

After all, Yunyan Treasure House was under the control of Yunyan Breeze Sect. Since Lan Caiyi was the daughter of Lan Tianyu, the head of the sect, no one dared to disobey her orders.

"Haha, this is called trying to steal a chicken but end up losing the rice used to bait it,” Yu Yunhe sneered.

He was very upset. This mission had actually been planted by Yu Yunzheng. Although it was successfully completed by Lin Xun in the end, the events behind it still made Yu Yunhe extremely angry.

"Sixth Brother, how can you talk like that?" scolded Yu Yunzheng with a gloomy face.

He was so angry that he was almost about to explode. He originally wanted to stamp on Lin Xun's arrogance and use this to batter Yu Yunhe, but who would have thought that he would fail?!

"Why can’t I talk like that?" Yu Yunhe’s temper completely exploded, "Third Brother, do you really think I don't know how you view me?"

Yu Yunzheng was about to say something, but Lan Caiyi frowned and said, "Enough, haven't the two of you caused enough of a commotion? Or do you two want everyone present to see the ignoble side of the Imperial Yu Clan?"

Yu Yunzheng was at a loss for words.

Yu Yunhe snorted coldly.

Lan Caiyi looked at Lin Xun and pasted on a smile that didn’t reach her eyes on her cold and arrogant face, "Young Master, the previous event was all a misunderstanding. To express my apology, I am willing to take out fifty thousand dao crystals as a compensation."

Everyone present couldn't help but smack their lips. She was apologizing with fifty thousand dao crystals? What a deal!

However, what was even more unexpected was that Lin Xun refused her offer directly and said calmly, "No need, I will only take what I should take."

Lan Caiyi frowned slightly, but she still smiled and said, "Young Master is magnanimous, and I admire you deeply. There are many people here, so why don't we talk for a while in a more private place?"

Lin Xun glanced at her pensively and said, "I’ll pass; I am not interested in meddling with your affairs."

Lan Caiyi's clear eyes flashed with an icy coldness. She was actually quite angry. In Yunyan City, no one had ever dared to give her the cold shoulder time and time again.

Yu Yunzheng said with a malicious expression, "Friend, Caiyi just wants to talk to you, why are you being so rude?”

There was a threatening tone in his voice.

Lin Xun couldn't help laughing and said, "Because I don't want to, and I don't feel like it. If this is being rude, then you should just treat it as me being a rude person."

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little depressing and tense.

Master Mo promptly interjected to smooth things over as he smiled, "For my sake, how about both sides give in?"

Lin Xun responded immediately, "Okay, settle what’s owed, and we'll leave right away."

Hu Ming's eyes flickered as he looked at Lan Caiyi.

Lan Caiyi took a deep breath and said, "Hu Ming, we don't have the tradition of playing petty tricks and reneging on debts in Yunyan Treasure House."

Hu Ming understood what she meant and hurried to prepare the dao crystals for Lin Xun.

Not long after, Hu Ming returned and handed a storage bag to Lin Xun, saying, "There are 436,000 dao crystals in it. Please take a look, Young Master."

Lin Xun scanned it with his spiritual sense and nodded, "Perfect."

Then, he turned around and began to leave with Yu Yunhe and Nan Qiu. During this entire time, he never gave another glance at Lan Caiyi and Yu Yunzheng again.

"Young Master..."

Old Mo was a little anxious as he wanted to ask Lin Xun a question.

"Here are some tips on breaking the formation. Take it and read it yourself."

Lin Xun threw a jade slip over without even turning his head around.

Master Mo was overjoyed. He carefully put it away and bowed to Lin Xun's receding figure.

...

"Damn it!"

After settling back into the elegant room, Yu Yunzheng looked ferocious as he smashed the teacup in his hand.

Yu Yunhe, a fool whom he had despised for many years, had miraculously gotten a dao rune founder to help him. Yu Yunzheng found it hard to accept that fact.

"From Master Mo's attitude, that kid's attainment in the art of runes is obviously at a much higher level than his. If your stupid cousin gets his help, then he will have a great advantage when entering the Great Yu Secret Realm, which will be very disadvantageous to you and me."

Lan Caiyi analyzed the situation calmly, "You should know that after your clan competition, if you want to successfully become the young clan leader, you must go to the Dayu Secret Realm to retrieve an ancient treasure left by your ancestor, Emperor Yu. Now that your stupid cousin has the help of that person, there are bound to be many unknown variables."

Yu Yunzheng's heart tightened and said, "Caiyi, what do you think we should do?"

Lan Caiyi's eyes were cold as she lightly spat, “A great man has to be ruthless, and it is imperative to gain an advantage from making the first move.”

Yu Yunzheng lost his voice for a moment and finally stuttered, "You...want me to kill my cousin? This is absolutely not possible. Our clan doesn't mind internal fighting among the clan members, but once killing begins, the perpetrator will suffer the most severe punishment."

Lan Caiyi shook her head and said, "Yunzheng, you misunderstood what I was trying to say. I mean we need to kill that young man surnamed Lin. If you can get rid of him, then your stupid cousin will lose everything he can rely on. What can he use to fight you then?"

Yu Yunzheng's eyes lit up as he said, "This plan is feasible."

Then, he frowned and muttered, "The only trouble is that the man surnamed Lin is obviously an extremely powerful rune founder. What if..."

"No what ifs!" Lan Caiyi said decisively, "The Yunyan Breeze Sect’s territory has a radius of at least ten thousand miles around us. Therefore, it won’t be hard for us to kill a rune founder.”

Yu Yunzheng took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said, "Then let's do it."

"Of course, if we can solve the problem without taking action, then that would undoubtedly be the best. The reason why I talked to the man surnamed Lin earlier was to find out more about him and his background..."

Lan Caiyi pondered, "I will have to try again before we go through with this. No matter how many benefits Yu Yunhe has given him, I will double it and try to make him work for us instead."

Yu Yunzheng smiled and said, "Caiyi, you are so thoughtful."

Lan Caiyi smiled sweetly. Her eyes were limpid, and her voice was gentle and charming as she cooed, "It's all for you."

Yu Yunzheng felt his heart skip a beat, and he couldn't help but embrace the beauty in front of him into his arms and caress her passionately.

...

As they walked out of Yunyan Treasure House, Yu Yunhe said guiltily, "Brother Lin, I have implicated you again this time."

Lin Xun retorted, "Come to think of it, I am your enemy, so shouldn't you hate me?"

Yu Yunhe groaned and said bitterly, "I lost fair and square and don’t have the courage to fight. I am very grateful that Brother Lin has spared my life."

He then laughed at himself, "Ever since I was young, the clan has regarded me as an uneducated spendthrift and ignorant idiot who only knows how to be idle and fool around. But they don't know the real reason why I’m like this. I just don't want to get involved in the internal struggles of the clan, so I avoid all those things.

"Despite that, it was all for naught. My father is the clan head, so even if I act like a fool and don't covet power, they still regard me as a rival in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh..."

His voice was low and melancholy.

He has been holding onto these thoughts for many years and had never told anyone before today.

Lin Xun looked at him with bemusement. "Are you trying to win my sympathy and swindle me into helping you?"

Yu Yunhe shook his head quickly. "How could I dare?"

Lin Xun said, "Take me to your clan. If I can meet Senior Yu Qingyang, then I can help you say something about this.”

Yu Qingyang!

He was the most dazzling Emperor among the ancestors of the Imperial Yu Clan. His fighting power has been unrivaled in the world for the past eight thousand years, and he was honored with the title Blade Emperor Qingyang!

Yu Yunhe couldn't help but say, "Brother Lin, there has been no news about Ancestor Qingyang for a long time. How do you know he is still alive?"

Lin Xun thought to himself. I saved Yu Qingyang so how could I not know he is still alive?

However, this was not something he could just simply tell Yu Yunhe.

Lin Xun simply said, "Wait until you go back to your clan and take a look."

Yu Yunhe felt hope rise as he remembered that Lin Xun had a token worn by Ancestor Qingyang. Who knows...maybe he really knows some secrets that I don’t know about!

"Let's go. I have completely offended your cousin and his fiancée today. If they feel resentment and want to harm me, it will not be so easy to leave here," said Lin Xun casually with a subtle look in his eyes.

Yu Yunhe said angrily, "How dare they?!"

Lin Xun asked, "Do you know what is more terrifying than demons and gods in this world?"

"What?" Yu Yunhe was perplexed.

"The human heart," dropped Lin Xun casually as he walked away.