Volume 2, Chapter 75 – Moande’s Grand Gift, Xi Xuan’s Carelessness

Half an hour earlier, at a pavilion beside a lake more than twenty kilometers from Wishaven.

With a flash of silver light, a man with a powerful aura descended from the sky, arriving in front of this pavilion.

The arrival was none other than Xi Xuan-West, the First Celestial Augur Knight.

However, unlike his previous sloppy, disheveled appearance, Xi Xuan had, for once, combed his hair and changed into his most formal black battle attire.

With a solemn expression and heavy steps, Xi Xuan walked step by step into the pavilion.

On his grave face, there was a faint trace of hope.

After all, people who would attract him using the “Watermelon Head Brotherhood” were extremely few in today’s world.

Although he knew the possibility was low, Xi Xuan couldn’t help but come…

How he hoped that the person who sent him the message, inviting him here in the name of the “Watermelon Head Brotherhood,” would be his long-missing wife.

Unfortunately, Xi Xuan’s hope was shattered. He didn’t sense his wife’s aura, and after entering the pavilion, the person sitting and waiting for him wasn’t the figure he had hoped for.

Looking at the red-haired man, the expectation in Xi Xuan’s eyes suddenly disappeared, and he turned to leave.

At this moment, the red-haired man’s voice quietly drifted into Xi Xuan’s ears.

—”Brother Xi Xuan, long time no see, won’t you stay and catch up? Why leave so hurriedly?”—

“Moande, I have nothing to say to you.”

Xi Xuan replied coldly.

His tone was so indifferent, not at all like speaking to a former comrade who had once fought side by side with him.

At the same time, the spiritual energy around Xi Xuan reconcentrated, as if he would fly away the next moment.

“I’m also the benefactor who saved your daughter-in-law and granddaughters. If I hadn’t commanded the troops against the Terran Malevolence, they wouldn’t have returned. Brother, you’ve always been grateful; chat with me as a way to repay that kindness, how about it?”

At these words, Xi Xuan frowned, and the spiritual energy he had just gathered silently dispersed.

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After taking a deep breath, Xi Xuan reluctantly sat down across from Moande:

“Speak, what business do you suddenly have with me?”

“Just wanting to catch up with an old brother~ Must there be something specific?”

As he spoke, Moande picked up the teapot and politely poured tea for Xi Xuan.

“Hehe, catch up?”

Hearing this, Xi Xuan, who had never had a good temper, couldn’t help but laugh coldly,

“At this time, you come to catch up with me? When Aizak and Baro’s entire families were wiped out, when all the brothers came together to find the killer, where were you?”

“Sigh, Brother Xi Xuan, I was willing but unable. When the calamity occurred, I was severely wounded by a Vassal Tier Corrupted Beast, completely unable to help.”

“Is that so?”

Xi Xuan slightly narrowed his eyes.

“Then why did I hear that you had visited Aizak’s family before the incident?”

As these words left his mouth, a terrifying pressure suddenly struck Moande. Xi Xuan’s fist silently clenched, and the spiritual energy that had just subsided began uncontrollably flowing out from his body.

Under the stimulation of the intense power fluctuation, cracks appeared in the stone table in front of Xi Xuan.

“What? No words? Not defending yourself like before?”

Staring at the silent Moande, Xi Xuan’s expression grew more serious.

Since he had started this topic, Xi Xuan decided to question all his doubts in one go.

“Baro’s family, if I’m not mistaken, also had something to do with you?”

“Baro lived so discreetly, without information from a familiar person… the Abyssal Lord’s vassals couldn’t have found them.”

“……”

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Seemingly remembering something, a terrifying cold light spilled from Xi Xuan’s silver eyes, and his right hand shot out like lightning, directly grabbing Moande’s collar.

“The incident with Brother Yue and Xing Wu years ago, you weren’t uninvolved, were you?”

Faced with these series of questions, Moande didn’t provide a direct answer, but displayed a helpless smile.

On the other side, Xi Xuan suddenly frowned.

When grabbing the other’s collar, Xi Xuan’s fingers inevitably touched Moande’s neck.

Xi Xuan wasn’t as slow as certain others… With just this contact, Xi Xuan immediately detected something wrong.

“This body of yours… is a synthetic substitute?!”

Hearing this, Moande was stunned, then revealed an admiring smile.

“As expected of Brother Xi Xuan, you noticed so quickly?”

“You, what exactly… hmm??”

Seeming to realize something, Xi Xuan’s eyes suddenly contracted, an uneasy thought appearing in his mind.

Using his longing for his wife to deliberately lure him out.

At this time?

And meeting him with a false body.

It’s worth noting that the force behind Moande was Paradise Manor.

And Paradise Manor?

Had always harbored ill intentions toward Ailiya and the others.

“You bastard! What are you planning to do to Ailiya and the others?!”

Tightly gripping Moande’s neck, Xi Xuan questioned angrily.

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“Heh, hehe…”

Moande continued to smile ghostly. Seeing that Xi Xuan had noticed, Moande stopped hiding:

“Brother, still so smart…”

However, before Moande could finish, the angry Xi Xuan exerted force with his five fingers, directly tearing off Moande’s head in a flash.

Kicking his body into the lake and smashing the “bleeding,” lightning-emitting head against a nearby stone pillar.

The next moment, without wasting more words with Moande, Xi Xuan turned and, enhanced by spiritual energy, leaped into the sky.

With the Divine Departure Realm powerhouse’s aura erupting, the entire pavilion instantly collapsed, while Xi Xuan, surrounded by silver light, flew toward the Lingyuan family headquarters!

“Damn! I was careless!”

Xi Xuan muttered regretfully.

Originally, he thought the Anloxi family had just begun to gather, and Ailiya and the others had just returned to the Lingyuan family, still at the center of public opinion. At this moment, Paradise Manor’s people wouldn’t act.

Therefore, Xi Xuan wanted to take this opportunity to come out and confirm.

But now it seemed…

Paradise Manor didn’t care about public opinion, and the gathering of the Anloxi family members was probably just a tactic to make him lower his guard.

“I’m a f***ing… idiot…”

Xi Xuan clenched his fists, cursing himself.

But fortunately, this location was only about twenty kilometers from the Lingyuan family headquarters, very close.

With Xi Xuan’s strength, he could return in the blink of an eye.

Plus, he had detected Moande’s trick early on, so there shouldn’t be any problems…

However, the next moment, Xi Xuan found he was perhaps still too naive.

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He hadn’t rushed out far…

“BOOM!!”

With a violent impact, Xi Xuan crashed directly into a suddenly appearing azure lightning particle shield, and was sent flying back dozens of meters.

“What is this?!”

After coming to his senses, Xi Xuan looked around with a grave expression.

At this moment, four sky-reaching light pillars had been erected on the surrounding ground, the enormous energy between the pillars interconnecting, jointly constructing a cubic cage enveloped by lightning power, firmly trapping Xi Xuan within.

Seeing this, Xi Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, an unprecedented rage continuously spilling from his pupils.

Suddenly turning his head, directing his gaze toward the head on the ruins, Xi Xuan furiously questioned.

“Moande!! This time, are you planning to attack my Lingyuan family?!!!”

With the roar, a terrifying aura pressure descended from the sky, directly causing the earth to tremble and space to distort. Moande’s remaining head was compressed to the point of developing cracks.

However, faced with Xi Xuan’s terrifying aura, there was no fear in Moande’s eyes, only an ‘apologetic’ gaze as he looked at his enraged senior.

“I’m sorry, Brother Xi Xuan… What I’m doing is also for my and our race’s future. I have no choice…”

“Pah! Future, my big watermelon!”

After this crude curse, Xi Xuan suddenly clenched his fist, vast spiritual energy rapidly condensing upon his iron fist,

“You don’t really think that setting up such a pathetic barrier will stop me! You’re underestimating me!”

Just as Xi Xuan was gathering power to shatter this barrier with one punch, his brow suddenly tightened, because he sensed a powerful aura emanating from behind him.

Moande’s head, at this moment, revealed a cruel smile.

—”Brother Xi Xuan, I’ve never underestimated you. Therefore, I’ve… prepared a grand gift for you… heh, hehe…”—