Chapter 53 - 51: Entering the Ninefold Coffin

It couldn’t be ruled out that the Shi Family intended to seize this opportunity to wipe out the Chen Family.

However, Mo Qianqian didn’t care what they were planning. Today, the Chen Family’s destruction was an absolute certainty.

As for the Shi Family, there were also people Mo Qianqian wanted to kill: Shi Gong and his daughter, Shi Yan. Those two had constantly plotted against him and Shi Muyao. He simply hadn’t had the chance to deal with them last time due to his extreme physical weakness. This time, he intended to take the opportunity to finish them off for good.

Yet, when he finally looked around, Shi Gong and Shi Yan were nowhere to be seen.

"Capture Shi Gong and Shi Yan, and bring them to me!" Mo Qianqian shouted to the members of the Shi Family.

Startled by the command, an Elder of the Shi Family hurriedly went to pass on the order.

Mo Qianqian didn’t bother chasing down or killing the remaining forces of the Chen Family. Nearly all of the Chen Family’s higher-ups had been present in the Martial Arts Arena, and essentially all of them were now dead. For all intents and purposes, the Chen Family had been entirely wiped out.

"Thank you both for your assistance, Seniors!" Walking over to Shi Muyao’s side, Mo Qianqian cupped his hands in a respectful salute toward Hou Wei and Mo Hao, pretending not to know them.

"We merely came to rescue our Yuling Sect disciple, nothing more," Hou Wei replied.

Mo Hao gave a slight nod, remaining silent. While Mo Qianqian was undeniably impressive, there was no telling what sort of relationship Asura truly had with Shi Muyao. It was hard to determine whether Asura was a friend or a foe. Therefore, they could only adopt a hands-off approach toward Mo Qianqian for now.

"Regardless, I still must thank you both!" Mo Qianqian reiterated his gratitude.

Hou Wei nodded. "Mo Qianqian, I must admit, your talent is genuinely monstrous!

"However, the Cloud Void Sect just lost a genius and a Tongyou Realm expert. The Cloud Void Sect Master will undoubtedly be furious. Leaving Elder Asura aside, you cannot wash your hands of this matter. You will inevitably become their primary target.

"Furthermore, the Qin Family’s vassal forces have been annihilated, and their genius direct heir died here today. The Qin Family will definitely not let you off the hook either.

"The next wave of enemies they send will be far more formidable than this group.

"If Shi Muyao stays by your side, she will undoubtedly die!

"Therefore, we must take her back to the Yuling Sect immediately."

"I understand!" Mo Qianqian nodded.

With even a Tongyou Realm expert dead, he naturally knew that the next group of people sent by the Cloud Void Sect and the Qin Family wouldn’t be so easy to deal with. Moreover, the situation was blowing up rapidly. It wouldn’t be long before the news reached the Ling Family. The experts of the Ling Family were on a completely different level than these two factions. It would be extremely dangerous for Shi Muyao to stay with him.

"Yaoyao, go back to the Yuling Sect first and do not come out again. When the time is right, I will go find you," Mo Qianqian said to her.

Shi Muyao nodded. "Qianqian, you have to be careful."

"Yaoyao, if you all leave, won’t we be in grave danger?" Yang Lan interjected, her voice brimming with worry.

Hou Wei pondered for a moment before replying, "The two of you can follow us to the Yuling Sect. We will grant you the status of handymen."

"Thank you, Elder! Thank you, Elder!" Yang Lan bowed repeatedly in gratitude.

Having narrowly escaped death, they were thoroughly terrified this time. With so many people dead, if the enemy wanted to lure Shi Muyao out, they would inevitably be captured and used as hostages. Being a sect handyman was a perfectly fine arrangement—it was certainly better than dying here.

Shi Ping also hurriedly expressed his thanks.

"Mo Qianqian, we’ve captured Shi Gong and Shi Yan." At that moment, the Shi Family’s Chief Elder and several others escorted the father and daughter over.

The two captives looked incredibly disheveled, clearly having been subdued by force. Seeing them, Mo Qianqian’s expression darkened, murderous intent glinting in his eyes.

"Mo Qianqian, I beg you! Please let us go!" Shi Yan pleaded frantically. "This has nothing to do with us! The Cloud Void Sect orchestrated everything; we didn’t participate at all! As long as you spare my life, I’ll do whatever you want!"

"Yes, yes, yes! This has nothing to do with us!" Shi Gong chimed in desperately. "Just let us go, and we’ll do anything you ask!"

Mo Qianqian didn’t say a word. He picked up a nearby sword and stepped forward.

"No!"

Shi Yan dropped to her knees and looked toward Shi Muyao, begging for mercy. "Yaoyao! Please save me! We grew up playing together like true sisters! For the sake of our childhood, please forgive my past disrespect! I’m begging you, just give my father and me one more chance!

"No, wait! I beg you, just give me a chance! Everything I did before was on my father’s orders! I’m his daughter, so I only followed his commands! He was the one who led me astray! None of this has anything to do with me!"