Chapter 96 - 93: Mo Qianqian, It’s You!

The next moment, Mo Qianqian saw a deep smile appear on Pei Hong’s face. "Things with the conglomerate are going very smoothly!"

"Oh?" Mo Qianqian was surprised.

"Three days ago, Yaoyao and I discussed it," Pei Hong said. "In the early stages of the Asura Conglomerate, we will only recruit geniuses, Spirit Masters, or experts at or above the Seventh Level of Spirit Xuan Realm."

Hearing this, the corner of Mo Qianqian’s mouth twitched slightly. "Well, has anyone come?"

They were truly bold to set such requirements. The conglomerate had just begun to form, yet they immediately set such high conditions. Weren’t Pei Hong and Shi Muyao afraid that no one would be interested?

"Yes!" Pei Hong smiled in deep satisfaction. "After we released the news, many people have come over these past three days.

"Since Yaoyao is in seclusion, I took the liberty of recruiting seven middle-aged experts ranging from the Seventh Level of Spirit Xuan Realm to the Ninth Level of Spirit Profound Realm.

"There is also a genius from the Eastern Wilderness named Dongfang Yi. He is twenty years old, at the Ninth Level of Spirit Profound Realm, and ranks twelfth on the Hidden Dragon List.

"We also recruited a forty-five-year-old First-Grade Spirit Master."

Mo Qianqian was immediately shocked. "That many? Even a First-Grade Spirit Master came?" This was truly beyond his expectations.

"Even a First-Grade Spirit Master wants to find a backer, a hope for a future breakthrough." Pei Hong smiled faintly. "And that’s not all. There are two other geniuses, but they belong to the three major families. I didn’t dare to make the decision on my own, so I wanted to consult Elder Asura."

"Geniuses from the three major families? Who?" Mo Qianqian asked in surprise, wondering if all three major families had sent someone.

"Yu Wenjingfeng from the Yuwen Clan, and Lieqi from the Lie Family," Pei Hong answered. She didn’t bother introducing them, knowing that Elder Asura would already be familiar with their names.

"Yu Wenjingfeng and Lieqi?" Mo Qianqian was astonished.

Yu Wenjingfeng was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth who was as fat as a giant ball. When Mo Qianqian was in the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest of the Southern Wilderness, he had heard Lao Liu mention this newly emerged genius of the Yuwen Family. Although not on the Hidden Dragon List, Yu Wenjingfeng claimed he could enter the top ten. Lao Liu had estimated his overall strength to be within the top thirty.

As for Lieqi, he was in his early twenties, at the Spiritual Mysterious Realm Eighth Layer, ranked seventeenth on the Hidden Dragon List, and was the younger brother of the Lie Family’s top genius, Lie Yao. Mo Qianqian had beaten Lie Yao up before. Furthermore, when they were in the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest, Lieqi had also tried to attack him.

Now, this very person wanted to join his conglomerate?

Moreover, using his identity as Asura back in Luocheng, he had completely disrespected Lie Tai, and Lie Tai had nearly attacked him. Yet now, the Lie Family was actually letting Lieqi join? What was the meaning of this? If his true identity were to be exposed, what would Lieqi and the Lie Family think?

"Lieqi said he wants to meet Elder Asura in person to apologize on behalf of the Lie Family for the incident in Luocheng," Pei Hong added.

Mo Qianqian understood. The Lie Family wanted to apologize and reconcile with him!

"There is no need to meet him, but since they are here, we will take them in." A smile tugged at the corners of Mo Qianqian’s mouth.

As long as they weren’t from the Ling Family, what harm was there in accepting them? If the other party wanted to reconcile, then they would reconcile. After all, he wasn’t the one who suffered a loss back then. However, if Lieqi were to ever learn the truth—that Elder Asura was actually Mo Qianqian, the very person he hated for beating up his brother—he wondered how the young man would feel.

"Understood!" Pei Hong nodded. "By the way, there is an old man at the Third Level of Tongyou Realm who also wants to see you. He wishes to join the Asura Conglomerate, but he has a question he wants to ask Elder Asura personally."

"Oh?" Mo Qianqian was surprised again. Even an expert at the Third Level of Tongyou Realm wanted to join? Was his charm really that great?

"Let him come see me," Mo Qianqian said.

"Yes!" Pei Hong immediately headed downstairs.

Not long after Mo Qianqian returned to his room, Pei Hong brought in a black-haired old man. She then withdrew and closed the door behind her.

"You wish to join the Asura Conglomerate?" Mo Qianqian was the first to speak.

The black-haired old man didn’t answer. Instead, he replied with a question of his own, "Before that, I would like to ask Master Asura a question."

"Speak," Mo Qianqian said.

"Is there a High-Grade Spirit Master acting as Master Asura’s master behind the scenes?" the black-haired old man asked.

Mo Qianqian frowned. It seemed this black-haired old man’s motives were impure!

"No comment," Mo Qianqian replied in an indifferent tone.

"If Master Asura refuses to answer, then I’m afraid I cannot join the Asura Conglomerate. After all, second-tier pills are of little use to me," the black-haired old man said.

"Then please leave!" Mo Qianqian directly showed him the door. Did this old man think Mo Qianqian had begged him to come?

"Master Asura, do not regret this. An expert in the Tongyou Realm is quite valuable to a conglomerate," the black-haired old man said with a frown, clearly not expecting the other party to be so blunt.

"From beginning to end, the Asura Conglomerate has never stated that we wanted to recruit you. Please leave," Mo Qianqian said.

The black-haired old man’s face darkened. With a cold snort and a flick of his sleeve, he turned and left the room.

Soon after, Pei Hong re-entered.

"It didn’t work out?" Pei Hong asked. In truth, she had already guessed the result when she saw the black-haired old man storming out in anger.

"He had ulterior motives. We don’t need him anyway," Mo Qianqian said.

Pei Hong nodded, not feeling it was a pity either. She then said, "There is someone else who wants to see Elder Asura. She just arrived."

"Who?"

"Ling Qingxue of the Ling Family," Pei Hong answered.

"Ling Qingxue?" Mo Qianqian’s eyes narrowed.

"Ling Qingxue said she has some matters she wants to discuss with Elder Asura in private," Pei Hong said.

"Let her come up!" Mo Qianqian originally wanted to refuse her outright, but that would be too suspicious. Besides, he wanted to see exactly what Ling Qingxue intended to discuss!

"Yes!"

Pei Hong excused herself. Shortly after, she led in a woman dressed in white. Her skin was as pale as snow, her eyebrows curved like crescent moons, and she possessed a beauty capable of toppling cities.

Ling Qingxue quietly scanned the room before taking confident strides into Mo Qianqian’s quarters. Pei Hong stepped out and closed the door behind her.

To anyone else, Ling Qingxue was an unapproachable goddess with an ethereal aura. Having the chance to meet her alone in the same room would be an incredibly fortunate event.

But for Mo Qianqian, it was the exact opposite.

The moment he saw Ling Qingxue, his face instantly darkened. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask. Otherwise, Ling Qingxue would have undoubtedly noticed his expression.

Even so, a surging, uncontrollable killing intent swelled in his heart, and a murderous light flickered in his eyes. Mo Qianqian shifted his gaze to the desk, forcibly suppressing his fury before speaking. "Miss Ling, what business do you have with me?"

"Mo Qianqian! It’s you!" Ling Qingxue stared fixedly at Mo Qianqian, her voice dropping into a cold, sinister shout.

Mo Qianqian’s heart jolted, and profound astonishment appeared on his face. Had Ling Qingxue recognized him? Had she long seen through his disguise as Asura?

In an instant, the killing intent in Mo Qianqian’s heart boiled over. Beneath the desk, his fists clenched tightly. Inner Strength surged through his body, and his eyes grew sharp as he prepared to strike.

"Wait, no!" Mo Qianqian suddenly snapped back to his senses.