Chapter 190: Inquiry

Translator: Tim Editor: Chrissy

Han Yan looked at Ye Mo and seemed to know what he was thinking, but she still said, “A few years ago, my master took me to gather herbs, and I found it there. I was at a cliff, and two birds were fighting. The seed fell from one of the bird’s beaks. Later, I noticed its pleasant scent, so I took it and showed it to my master. My master told me it was the Thousand Year Lotus Seed Heart, but said that although it was precious, few people knew how to use it. I didn’t expect you to know.”

Ye Mo looked at Han Yan’s expression and knew she wouldn’t reveal its location. However, he wouldn’t give up. He thought for a moment and asked, “Can you draw the environment where you found the seed?”

She hesitated but then took out a pen and paper and drew the surroundings. She drew a cliff—the top was very broad, and some chrysanthemums grew at the cliff’s side.

Ye Mo took the drawing and examined it. He immediately recognized it as similar to the map Mo Kang had given him. It was likely the same place. Mo Kang had said the place contained precious herbs, and it seemed to be true. Ye Mo was excited. If he found this place, wouldn’t he be able to find many precious herbs?

Perhaps he could use them to break through to Stage 4. Ye Mo knew that without external factors, he would never reach Stage 4 through cultivation alone.

There were nine stages in Chi Gathering; Stage 4 was the Intermediate Stage. If he could make his flying sword, he would be able to fly on it. Ye Mo was excited at the thought. What a concept—flying on a sword on Earth!

“Um, Ye Mo, can I ask you a question?” Han Yan hesitated for a long time before yielding to her curiosity.

Ye Mo nodded. “Ask.” Although Han Yan hadn’t revealed the location, she clearly hadn’t drawn something random. He guessed it was the same place Mo Kang had drawn, but he didn’t know exactly where it was. However, it was unusual to see chrysanthemums growing on a cliff.

“What projectile was that you used to slice off their arms? And what was that fireball?” Han Yan thought that if she possessed such a projectile, her battle power would increase significantly.

Ye Mo smiled and said, “If I told you that once you cultivate inner qi to a certain degree, you can form fireballs and invisible projectiles, would you believe me?”

Han Yan looked skeptical. Then, she said, “It’s okay if you don’t want to say. I’ve seen many masters, but none could condense their qi into a fireball.”

Ye Mo didn’t dwell on the question and gave Wen Dong to Han Yan. “Let’s leave here now. After I ask some questions, we’ll decide what to do.”

…

An hour later, Ye Mo drove the car to a remote location and pulled the three out.

Except for the beautiful woman, who remained calm, the two men were terrified.

This woman appeared to be the leader. He casually knocked the two men unconscious and looked at the woman, saying, “You know I will question you one by one. If you lie, you’ve already seen what I can do.”

The woman bit her lip and said after a while, “If you let me go, I can agree to any request, let alone a few questions.” A blush crept onto her face.

Ye Mo sighed; this woman was a skilled actress. He had only cut off one of her hands, yet she was now trying to seduce him.

“You have no right to bargain with me. If you don’t want to talk, then don’t. I’ll ask someone else.” Ye Mo had no good impression of this woman; he was prepared to kill her as soon as he was finished.

Hearing Ye Mo’s words, the woman surprisingly didn’t make any further requests and simply said, “You should know we’re from North Sand, as is Wen Dong. Her friend stole important data from North Sand and fled. We were responsible for bringing her back.”

“How did you know to ambush us at Xiang Shan Valley?” Ye Mo was puzzled. Without Han Zaixin, he wouldn’t have gone there. How would people from North Sand know?

The woman said without hesitation, “North Sand has six major bases globally. We’re from the Asian base. We received orders from the base to wait at Xiang Shan Valley. I heard it was because of a new advisor. It must have been his idea.”

“New advisor? How did he know?” Ye Mo asked curiously.

The woman replied, “He’s called Dongfang Xi. When we found that Wen Dong was connected to that inn in Xiang Shan Valley, he told us not to startle anyone. We just needed to hide outside the inn. He said that regardless of whether the person who obtained the data knew Wen Dong well or not, they would return for more after a while. Then, we could capture them.”

“Dongfang Xi?” Ye Mo repeated. He found the name familiar.

Seeing Ye Mo’s reaction to Dongfang Xi, the woman quickly said, “It’s said that he’s been planning many things since he came to the Asian base.” She secretly glanced at Ye Mo. Seeing him deep in thought, seemingly interested in Dongfang Xi, she added, “I’ve seen Dongfang Xi once. He’s lecherous, but it’s said his main purpose in coming here was for North Sand to help him get revenge. His enemy is Ye Mo.”

By now, Ye Mo understood who Dongfang Xi was. He was Nan Qing’s original advisor. If he hadn’t attacked their base, or if Ning Qingxue hadn’t been taken, Dongfang Xi’s plans would have succeeded.

Ye Mo sneered. He hadn’t gone looking for him, but he did want revenge. However, this guy was indeed a major threat; life would never be safe with him around. He was different from those big families; those families had concerns, but he didn’t.

Ye Mo casually knocked the woman unconscious and questioned the other two; their accounts were consistent.

“Don’t kill them. I just called my grandfather, and he said to bring them back to Beijing.” Just as Ye Mo was about to kill the three, Han Yan spoke.

“Okay, but there’s something I need to discuss with you. As for your data, I will find it. You don’t need to come with me now. You just need to bring these three back and take care of Wen Dong. When she’s well, she can leave on her own.” Ye Mo wanted to find the Thousand Year Lotus Seed Heart and then go to North Sand.

To him, that was far more important—nothing was more important than his cultivation.

Before meeting North Sand, Han Yan would have scoffed, but now, she understood that Ye Mo was right; she was a burden to him. Ye Mo’s power far surpassed hers. Even with her pride, her movement techniques were likely inferior to his.

She hadn’t even seen how Ye Mo had retrieved Wen Dong from the car an hour earlier. She also didn’t understand how he knew four North Sand agents were there.

Seeing Han Yan’s silence, Ye Mo said again, “Don’t worry, I will return your Thousand Year Lotus Seed Heart.”

After hesitating, Han Yan finally agreed but requested that Ye Mo contact her as soon as he had news of the data.