Chapter 288: Schoolmate

Translator: Tim Editor: Fish Creek

“I heard it’s been a week, and it’s spreading everywhere on the mainland. Haven’t you heard, Qian Bei?” Mo Hai asked in surprise.

Ye Mo knew this was the time he went out searching for the blood coral. Now that Mo Hai said this, his heart burned. It had been a week! If those idiots simply ate the blood coral or used it to make pills, it would all be gone.

Thinking about this, Ye Mo couldn’t help but blame his soft-heartedness. If he hadn’t been so soft-hearted, knowing the Cha family would attack the Qiao family, he could have stayed in Xuan Jiang. After the Cha family annihilated the Qiao family, he could have been the fisherman. But he knew that if he stayed in Xuan Jiang, he would have stopped them.

Still, it went against his heart. Except for Qiao Gang, Ye Mo looked down on everyone in the Qiao family. Saving them went against his heart. Subconsciously, he didn’t want the Qiao family annihilated. Hoping a family would be annihilated for a herb was too bloody. But since it happened, he wouldn’t hold back.

What Ye Mo didn’t expect was that it happened right after he went into the sea. He was caught unprepared. He didn’t know if it was too late to do anything.

“Mo brother, which city is closest to us right now?” Ye Mo asked desperately.

Mo Hai quickly replied, “The closest one should be South Sea San Ya City. If we go there, it will take less than a day; longer for Hong Kong.”

Less than a day? Ye Mo immediately had Mo Hai point him in a direction on the deck. If it really was that short a distance, he didn’t need to stay on the ship. He could ride a wooden board for half a day.

Jack and Lena followed Ye Mo silently. Lena really wanted to ask Ye Mo about his magic, but she didn’t understand Chinese. This made her determined to study Chinese when she returned.

Ye Mo saw there weren’t many people on the deck and took a wooden block from his ring. He said to Mo Hai, “I have a company that’s also pharmaceutical-related. You can talk to your uncle about it. If possible, we can cooperate, but my company just started. If you want to collaborate, you can go to Flowing Snake and talk to Zang Jiayan. I’m still busy, so I won’t say much. Goodbye.”

Then, Ye Mo jumped into the sea, standing on the wooden board, and soon disappeared, leaving three people gaping in shock.

“God…” Jack couldn’t say anything else.

…

Ye Mo followed the direction Mo Hai pointed. In only two hours, as the sky grew dark, he could see lights. This was San Ya.

Ye Mo knew about the Jiang Nan Cha family. When Wu Guang told him about it, he asked questions. The city the Cha family was in wasn’t large. It was near Luo Cang. It was originally a small city, but due to population growth, it became a medium-sized city.

The city was called Liang Pu City. To get there, he would need to fly to Luo Cang first. After so much time had passed, even Ye Mo wasn’t sure if the blood coral was still with the Cha family. If the Cha family slaughtered the Qiao family, the blood coral might still be there. If it wasn’t the Cha family, or if they worked with other hidden sects, it might be gone.

The earliest flight from San Ya to Luo Cang was at 7:00 a.m. Although he arrived in San Ya at night, he still needed to wait overnight before going to Luo Cang.

Ye Mo had no choice but to wait. Getting here from the sea, although he used his chi to dry his clothes and washed them with water, it was still uncomfortable after being in the sea for so long.

He found a hotel, showered, and changed into clean clothes before going out for food. He’d only been eating grains for the past few days.

For the first time, he walked so casually on the street, finding a place to eat. If only Luo Ying were by his side. Ye Mo thought of her and sighed. He knew this was a dream. Ye Mo walked to a large fast-food area and casually ordered some food and a few bottles of beer. He felt the food was good.

Just as Ye Mo was about to finish, a crisp girl’s voice interrupted him. “Hmm, you are Ye Mo? Huh, it really is you. How are you here?” The girl saw Ye Mo look up and yelled excitedly.

As soon as the girl yelled, Ye Mo recognized her. Although he didn’t know her name, she was a schoolmate. He still had some recollection of her.

“I’m Wang Yanming. Don’t you know me? We were in the same class for many years. To be honest, you’ve changed so much.” The girl spoke, her tone elated and excited.

Ye Mo was speechless. He hadn’t talked much to Wang Yanming. He didn’t know why she was so excited, but since she said so, he could only smile and say, “Since you’re here, come and eat with me, my treat.”

“Okay, then I won’t be too polite.” Then, Wang Yanming pulled the man and woman beside her down and said to Ye Mo, “This is Liu Jia, my colleague, and this is my boyfriend, Yu Tao.”

“Yanming, this is your university friend? He’s quite handsome,” Liu Jia said. Although she wasn’t plump, her face was exquisite, and she studied Ye Mo curiously.

Ye Mo felt his chin awkwardly. Due to cultivation, he had an ethereal, otherworldly temperament. To normal people, that meant he was handsome. In fact, in the cultivation realm, as long as you weren’t too ugly, every guy was handsome, and every girl was beautiful.

“Hello, I’m Yu Tao, Yanming’s boyfriend. Nice to meet you.” Yu Tao was a little introverted and average-looking, but he cared deeply for Wang Yanming.

Ye Mo nodded, shook hands with Yu Tao, and ordered more dishes.

“Ye Mo, you really changed a lot. Yan Yan was really blind. So pretentious.” Wang Yanming knew about Ye Mo’s past and felt unhappy for him.

Ye Mo smiled. He’d forgotten about those things and said, “I’ve had quite a lot. You guys eat. Are you working in San Ya?”

“Yeah, after I graduated, I came to San Ya with Yu Tao. It’s quite nice here. By the way, did you know that after you left, Yun Bing asked about you? It seemed she was looking for you desperately.” Wang Yanming talked nonstop.

Although Ye Mo didn’t feel as elated as Wang Yanming, he knew how she felt. Ye Mo thought about Shi Xiu. Since leaving Ning Hai University, he hadn’t seen him again. This time, he could ask Wang Yanming about him.

Liu Jia poured herself a cup of beer and was about to drink with Ye Mo when a small bug flew into her cup. Liu Jia exclaimed and quickly dropped the cup.

“Dumb bitch, you’re asking to die.” A ferocious voice sounded, and a sturdy-looking bald youth wiped beer from his clothes and slapped toward Liu Jia.

Liu Jia was frightened and quickly retreated. The slap missed, but the youth obviously wasn’t planning to let her go.

“Sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose. I’ll pay you…” Liu Jia saw the tattoo on the youth’s arm and was so scared she couldn’t finish her sentence.

Yu Tao wanted to stand up but was pushed back by the two thugs beside the youth and kicked. Wang Yanming held him, worried.

Ye Mo sighed. He couldn’t even eat a proper meal. He walked over and grabbed the hand the youth was about to slap Liu Jia with. “Since she already apologized and your clothes only got a little wet, there’s no need to be like this.”

“Who the fuck do you think you are? I’ll let you know today…” The youth saw Ye Mo grab his wrist and was furious.

“Your mouth stinks.” Ye Mo raised his hand and slapped him. Before the youth finished his sentence, three of his teeth were knocked out. He spun to the ground and smashed into the two youths behind him.

The youth grabbed his mouth, his face swelling. He muttered unclearly at Ye Mo, then said more ferociously, “You dare hit me! You don’t want to fucking live.”

Ye Mo shook his head. He’d seen dumb people, but never someone this dumb. He’d held back on that slap, but the guy was still acting up. Ye Mo walked up, raised his leg, and was about to kick him again.

“Friend, you’re quite cruel. Why don’t I, Shuai Liu, get informed when someone like you comes to Lu Wang Jiao? If you’ve got balls, kick him.” A coarse voice sounded.

Hearing this voice, the youth said joyfully, “Liu brother, help me get revenge…”

But before they finished, Ye Mo kicked. The youth spat out more teeth and could no longer talk.

“Okay, you’ve got balls. If I let you walk out of Lu Wang Jiao, there’s no need for me to stay here anymore.” The coarse-voiced man growled.