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To outsiders, the Lord appeared like a demon, easily crushed by the young man as if he were an ant. The fate of Lord was rather tragic, having survived only a few exchanges before meeting his end at the hands of the youth.
Lord did not die at the hands of an unknown junior, for it was none other than Yi Yu, a legendary figure whom Mo Ming had encountered at the airport, who ultimately took his life.
With Lord dead, the others were also gunned down in the chaos.
At that moment, Mo Ming limped over. He glanced at the young man and then at Lord, who lay on the ground with rolling eyes and blood trickling from his mouth, a look of shock flashing in his eyes.
He had failed to kill Lord multiple times before, and now he could hardly believe that Lord had been taken down so easily. Just from this, he could tell how strong the youth was, even without witnessing it firsthand.
"Big brother, thank you for this," Mo Ming said gratefully.
"Since you call me big brother, there's no need to be so polite!" Yi Yu replied.
"Mm."
However, Mo Ming had no time to think about anything else. He quickly walked over to Ji Yue, untying the ropes that bound her.
"Woo…"
The usually strong Ji Yue became teary-eyed as soon as she was freed. She wrapped her arms around Mo Ming, burying her head into his chest.
"It's okay now, don't be afraid. No one can hurt you anymore! I won't let anyone harm you again!" Mo Ming held Ji Yue tightly, feeling a heavy weight in his heart as he looked at the scratches on her face. It pained him deeply to think that because of him, Ji Yue might be disfigured, filling him with guilt.
"Alright, this is not the time for you to chat. Hurry up and get her to the hospital; if you delay, she might end up with scars on her face!" Yi Yu said as he walked over.
"Yeah, I almost forgot. Ji Yue, I'll take you to the hospital right now."
"Okay," Ji Yue nodded.
Prompted by Yi Yu, Mo Ming suddenly remembered this and immediately nodded. He picked up Ji Yue in his arms and said to Yi Yu, "Big Brother, should we leave together?"
"I don't have a car. Are you suggesting I walk back?" Yi Yu replied with a laugh.
"Hehe, that's not what I meant. I was just worried you might have other things to attend to. Since that's not the case, let's go together," Mo Ming chuckled.
Yi Yu nodded in agreement without saying anything further.
"Yong, I'll leave the matters here to you. I'm heading out first," Mo Ming said to Wu Yong before carrying Ji Yue into the car and leaving with Yi Yu.
Mo Ming's car sped along; at this moment, Ji Yue was the priority, and he couldn't care less about traffic rules.
Rushing along, Mo Ming arrived at the nearest hospital. Ignoring normal procedures, he found a doctor and said, "Doctor, please take care of her injuries quickly. No matter the cost, I don't want her to have any scars on her face!"
"Please follow the normal procedures..."
Before the doctor could finish speaking, Mo Ming held Ji Yue in one arm and grabbed the doctor's collar with the other hand, saying sternly, "I told you to treat her wounds immediately!"
The doctor was taken aback; he had never seen someone carry a woman in one arm while exerting such force with the other.
Seeing Mo Ming's fierce expression, the doctor dared not say anything further and immediately nodded, saying, "Alright, I understand."
The doctor then instructed the nurse to prepare for the minor surgery. After Ji Yue entered the operating room, Mo Ming and Yi Yu walked up to the hospital rooftop.
"Brother, want a smoke?" Mo Ming offered his cigarette pack to Yi Yu. Yi Yu nodded slightly and took out a cigarette, which Mo Ming lit for him before lighting one for himself as well.
"About today’s events..."
"Alright, I know what you want to say. Don’t continue; I don’t like hearing that kind of talk," Yi Yu interrupted Mo Ming with a wave of his hand.
"Okay then. I wonder if the thirty-three people arranged by Lord were taken care of by you, brother?" Mo Ming said with a bitter smile, recalling what Wu Yong had mentioned and curiously asking.
All thirty-three individuals had been silently eliminated with daggers; such skill was hard to attribute to anyone other than Yi Yu in Mo Ming's mind.
After all, this wasn’t the first time Yi Yu had accomplished something so incredible. He had single-handedly dealt with a special forces team from M Country before, so eliminating thirty-three people didn’t seem too surprising this time either.
"Yes," Yi Yu replied succinctly.
"Can I describe you in two words?" Mo Ming paused, then shook his head with a wry smile.
"Heh heh, are you thinking of calling me a pervert?" Yi Yu chuckled as he took a drag from his cigarette.
"You caught me. In my mind, your image is that of a pervert. Of course, that’s meant as a compliment; don’t misunderstand it, brother." Mo Ming nodded and added, "If I hadn’t heard about you from my master, I probably wouldn’t have realized that you are that legendary figure from Huaxia. Compared to you, I feel like this Shura is just a child."
"Did the Grim Reaper tell you about my identity?" Yi Yu smiled slightly and said, "You’re doing quite well. Achieving this at just over twenty years old means you’re not weak compared to me. Just remember, I’m much older than you."
"But you look like you're only in your twenties," Mo Ming said.
"You said it yourself, that's just on the surface. In reality, I am already over forty," Yi Yu replied calmly.
"Brother, are you really over eighty?" Mo Ming exclaimed in shock. "Could it be that you're the legendary ageless beauty, just like Lin Zhiying? But being over eighty sounds a bit terrifying, doesn't it? It's almost like you could explain it with Eternal Life!"
"You're not wrong; I have achieved Eternal Life, or rather, my lifespan is longer than usual," Yi Yu said lightly. "Given your opposition to Eternity until now, you should be familiar with Eternal Life by now, right?"
"Could it be that my analysis is true? Is there really such a thing as Eternal Life in this world? Is what Eternity has always sought after, indeed Eternal Life?" Mo Ming had his suspicions, but hearing Yi Yu say so still surprised him.
"Eternity and I were once brothers, but in the end, he resorted to unscrupulous means and killed his own brother. I found that utterly intolerable! For all these years, I have been searching for his whereabouts, but unfortunately, he has been hiding from me out of fear that I would find him. He has been manipulating everything from behind the scenes," Yi Yu's face showed a complex emotion—a blend of sadness and anger.
Mo Ming could understand Yi Yu's feelings; nothing was more chilling than a brother killing another brother. Having experienced such a thing, Yi Yu's heart was naturally filled with scars.
"Are you saying that you want to use me to find out Eternity's whereabouts?" Mo Ming frowned.
"To say 'use' is a bit harsh. I would say I want to find him through you. He is an old fox; relying solely on myself will not lead me to him. Besides, I've been avoiding him all these years," Yi Yu explained. "Avoiding and searching are not contradictory. I'm avoiding him simply because I don't want to be in the open and let him take the initiative. His power is indeed too great; I cannot face a group of people alone."
After saying this, he took a deep drag from his cigarette and continued, "When I heard about you from the Grim Reaper, I had an idea—to use you to lure out that old fox. However, I wasn't sure how far you could go. So I've been secretly monitoring your every move until I was certain you could stand on your own. That's when I chose to meet with you; mainly to make Eternity misunderstand that we had reached an agreement. This way, Eternity wouldn't dare to act against you easily because he must avoid me."
"No wonder I wondered why Eternity hasn't dared to show himself against me; it turns out he fears not me but you!" Mo Ming shook his head with a bitter smile.
"That was back then; now he fears you as much as he fears me. He sees how quickly you're developing, which makes him feel threatened. Therefore, he has exposed his forces and made the existence of the Dark Order known to the world while wanting you dead. Yet he has failed time and again. What he fears most is that he worries about what role the Spirit Stone plays in your hands!" Yi Yu said.
"What exactly does the Spirit Stone do? Could it be that the secret of Eternal Life lies here?" Mo Ming asked curiously.
"Yes, the purpose of the Spirit Stone is to gather the rare Spiritual Energy in the world. There used to be a dense concentration of Spiritual Energy, but unfortunately, something happened along the way, and Spiritual Energy gradually became scarce, to the point where it is difficult to perceive," Yi Yu nodded and said. "In ancient times, people lived much longer primarily because they consumed a type of medicine made from a plant called Serpent's Head Flower, which can only grow in environments rich in Spiritual Energy. Eternity has a few seeds of the Serpent's Head Flower, so he is eager to obtain the Spirit Stone you have to cultivate them."
"I never thought that the concept of Eternal Life actually exists in this world. I didn't believe it at first, but seeing my brother as a living example, I can't help but believe it now," Mo Ming felt his mind open up.
"Hehe, both your Sister-in-law and I are people who consumed the Serpent's Head Flower, and Eternity also consumed it," Yi Yu said.
"Then why did he still kill his own brother?" Mo Ming asked in confusion.
"Because he wants his beloved woman to accompany him for eternity. In the end, it's all about love!" Yi Yu smiled bitterly and continued, "We obtained the Serpent's Head Flower from an ancient tomb that dates back to at least the era of the Three Sovereigns. Besides the Serpent's Head Flower, there was also a book called Shennong's Heavenly Book, which contains records of many good medicines. It fell into Eternity's hands."
Mo Ming did not interrupt. Yi Yu paused for a moment before continuing, "The Serpent's Head Flower was already rare; I discovered it there. Based on the contents of Shennong's Heavenly Book, I created an Eternal Life pill. I first tried one myself and found it really worked, so I gave one to your Sister-in-law and distributed the rest among our brothers. However, there was too little medicine produced; it was just enough for all the brothers without any leftovers. But Eternity killed his brothers for his beloved woman, took away the Eternal Life medicine, and deceived me out of my Shennong's Heavenly Book!"
"How despicable! If he loves his woman so much, why not give her the medicine? Instead, he commits such fratricidal acts; he's truly worse than a beast!" Mo Ming clenched his fists in anger.
"It's all my fault; I underestimated how terrifying a person can be. Had I known earlier, I should have chosen to keep this secret hidden and not tell anyone," Yi Yu said self-reproachfully.
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