Chapter 1653 - 617: You Use a Sword Too?
The banquet at Taiyang Restaurant was even less interesting than Fang Jie had imagined.
If there was anything that went beyond Fang Jie’s expectations, it was probably Zhen Xiaoxiao’s appetite.
It was only at this moment that Fang Jie finally understood why, on the day at the Longevity Pavilion, when he wanted to ask her to be his mentor, she asked if he could eat.
This sister can really eat!
The entire table, enough for ten people to feast, was not enough for her alone.
It was as rapid as the wind sweeping away remnants; as overwhelming as a great whale swallowing water.
It left Fang Jie utterly dumbfounded.
And he also recognized the person who invited Su Mo.
He had met him once at the Longevity Pavilion.
Su Mo exchanged polite greetings, while Fang Jie watched from the side.
Carefully observing Su Mo’s every move and word.
Though constantly interrupted by Zhen Xiaoxiao’s eating mannerisms, he still diligently tried to learn from Su Mo’s way of speaking and doing things.
Unfortunately, this effort did not last until the end.
Midway through, Su Mo and Xing Zhan dismissed everyone.
What the two said or did during that time, no one knew.
All that was known was that by the time they returned, everything had been discussed.
The two then casually chatted about inconsequential matters.
Before leaving, Fang Jie asked Su Mo for permission to take some good food and drink back with him.
Today, Chen Dinghai had been beaten three times due to him, and until his wounds healed, he would have to attend to him closely.
Su Mo glanced at him twice, then nodded in agreement.
And early the next morning, the group began to organize and pack, sorting everything out, preparing to leave Baisui City.
Fang Jie was still thinking about the three requests Su Mo had made of him.
He couldn’t help but ask a question.
However, Su Mo’s answer left Fang Jie somewhat confounded:
"The matter has already been settled."
Settled?
Su Mo had given him three requests: to speak out about Nong Yue Villa, to let people know he wasn’t dead, but without him revealing it himself.
The last was to let it be known that he knew a secret about the Blood Lotus Sect.
But what this secret was, he couldn’t tell anyone.
As of now, aside from letting people know about the matter with Nong Yue Villa, he hadn’t fulfilled the other two conditions at all.
How could it be considered settled?
Wanting to inquire in detail, Su Mo seemed rather anxious.
He only urged him to set out quickly.
Fang Jie had no choice but to honestly follow everyone, pack up the luggage, and spur the horse to set out.
The only thing that made Fang Jie happy was.
Chen Dinghai’s wounds were indeed healed.
Miss Situ’s healing medicine was truly remarkable.
And after last night, there was a slight change in the way Chen Dinghai looked at him, not as distant as before.
This gave Fang Jie a sense of security.
The carriage on the road, naturally, wasn’t fast.
Being young, Fang Jie didn’t know how to ride a horse, having only studied the ancient texts before.
Now he was arranged by Su Mo to sit in a carriage carrying gold.
With the jolting of the carriage, he felt backache and soreness.
But Fang Jie thought, this bit of hardship really wasn’t much.
Only somewhat tense about the gold, worried about what would happen if others found out?
Occasionally glancing at the carriage ahead, he felt a bit envious.
’Brother Wu’ was in that carriage, seated with his lady and two intimate acquaintances.
Presumably, the carriage inside was much more comfortable.
What puzzled Fang Jie, however, was that since leaving Baisui City, ’Brother Wu’ hadn’t stepped out of the carriage.
Eating inside, sleeping inside.
He hadn’t even come out to relieve himself... Could it be that someone was specifically bringing a chamber pot into the carriage?
But in front of the lady and those two girls, would ’Brother Wu’ really do something like that?
Fang Jie’s thoughts began to wander, and he hurriedly shook his head.
Speculating about ’Brother Wu’ in this way was rather disrespectful.
He immediately closed his eyes tightly and began to recite passages of the classic literature he had read.
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On the second day after Su Mo and his group left Baisui City.
In the evening, within the Xing Family, a group of people sat upright in the main hall.
Yet the leader wasn’t Xing Family Master Xing Hao.
But rather a person clad entirely in black, wearing a straw hat, with the brim covered by a black veil, concealing his face.
Xing Hao was now seated to this person’s left at the highest seat, occasionally stealing glances at him.
He wanted to say something but didn’t dare to speak.
So he simply looked at Xing Zhan beside him and said with a smile:
"Zhan’er, how have you been feeling these days?"
"I haven’t felt any particular changes."
Xing Zhan knew what Xing Hao was referring to.
Practicing the Blood Shadow Heart Demon Technique was a risky path, and it might have hidden dangers.
Previously, with Ying Shisan correcting him, it was manageable.
Now that Ying Shisan had been taken by Su Mo and presumably met his end somewhere unknown.
Without his oversight, what if Deviation occurred?
Hearing Xing Zhan’s words, Xing Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then another person spoke nearby:
"Father, why are we here anyway?"
Xing Hao looked up, and it was his eldest son, Xing Tian, speaking.
Besides Xing Tian, there was also Xing Ming present.
Xing Ming was alright, but Xing Tian had long since been unable to contain himself.
He only felt that in recent days he could hardly understand his father’s actions anymore.
The youngest of his second uncle’s family usually hid deeply.
Now he walked openly within the manor, no longer hiding.
Xing Hao trusted him greatly.
It was as if the position of the next family head had already been decided to fall on him.