Two weeks later, Mo Xie didn't know why, but for some reason, it didn't seem to have much effect. It's like he's been throwing energy to an unknown void without getting anything in return.
He stood up and brushed his shoulder, dusting off the dirt that piled up from the time he had cultivated.
After sighing heavily, Mo Xie started to walk back and forth, truth be told, he's tempted to cripple his body, remove his soul sea, and start all over again.
As he was walking, he saw a note under the door. He picked it up and after reading it, he sighed.
[The Empire and the Church had gone into a full war.]
[Elders named Ha Qiqi, Wu Zeqing, Xin Ya, and Zhang Zhou came and notified us that in a month's time, you need to join them on a mission.]
[Tu Clan arrived and asked to meet you, but decided to go back when they heard you're in seclusion, they left behind a token of appreciation for your past work.]
[Nantian had completed all of the scrolls you've given, but had decided to create his own path from it.]
[I need to talk to you about something, some sort of unfair treatment. Tanya.]
Mo Xie couldn't help but chuckle, he looked at the pile of spirit energy and earth veins in the room: "I couldn't make any progress, maybe I should relax for a bit."
As he spoke, he made his way out. The first thing he did is take a good bath and rest, he'd like to have at least a good day's sleep.
Ten hours later, he opened his eyes, gazing at the ceiling as he opened his mouth: "Why are you here?"
Of course, he's talking to someone, this someone is, of course, Tanya, she sighed: "I have something to talk to you about, but since I saw you sleeping, I've decided to wait."
Mo Xie furrowed his brows, he looked outside and... he had slept when it was dusk, and now, it had already become dawn. He shook his head: "You should've woken me up."
Tanya shook her head: "You looked exhausted."
Mo Xie rolled his eyes: "Not that I ever feel like that, I just don't get something, hence, decided to sleep."
Tanya nodded her head.
For some reason, after that, it just became an awkward silence.
Mo Xie cleared his throat: "What do wish to talk about?"
Tanya replied: "Big sis... she told me about a story."
Mo Xie's eyebrows twitched: 'What story?'
Tanya continued: "Well, she said that... maybe, it's a form of... marking your property?"
"Marking... of my property?" Mo Xie couldn't help but ask doubtfully: 'Am I some sort of Argon Bear? Mark my territory?'
As he became speechless, Tanya continued: "Well, she said you did it at the both of you two's encounter."
"The two of us?" Mo Xie didn't even need to think as he continued: "That time when I... s.e.x.u.a.lly assaulted her? That was me scanning her talent with whatever I can."
"I was a cripple then, I couldn't use any technique other than... well, all that's available for me."
Tanya nodded her head: "So, when we first met, you've already checked up on me?"
Mo Xie nodded his head.
Tanya then asked once more: "All of my talents? my abilities as well?"
Mo Xie nodded his head yet again.
Tanya looked at him and tilted her head: "Hey, maybe you missed something from scanning me?"
"After all, nothing is absolute?"
Mo Xie chuckled: "Not really, I've actually tried it two times."
Tanya looked at him again for a while: "Maybe you missed something?"
Tanya couldn't help but chuckle: "Surely, big sis knows you the best."
"You're too dense."
Mo Xie tilted his head in confusion.
"I know it's been arranged by my father, but I'm not really against it... especially when it's one of the very last things he wished me to do." Tanya spoke calmly: "Well, as the second wife, I had been treated as such in public, but I've never felt it in private though..."
Hearing him, Mo Xie finally got what she's saying. He coughed a few times awkwardly till Tanya continued.
"You know, I am your wife as well."
"....."
An awkward silence maintained for a while as Mo Xie sighed: "That, I think that's my fault."
Tanya nodded her head without a hint of hesitation.
"Well, come here." Mo Xie waved his hand for Tanya to come closer.
Since her birth, she had never felt fear, never trembled in front of her foes, and never succ.u.mbed to terror, yet at this instant, her knees gave up, trembling weakly as she slumps down on the ground.
Meanwhile, outside, Shang Ting is talking to a guest.
It's of course, Ouyang Tou, he visited to ask about a certain matter: "Is... Patriarch Mo still not out of seclusion?"
Shang Ting shook her head: "He's out, but... he's currently busy and shouldn't be disturbed."
Ouyang Tou sighed: "Just that... this help is too massive for me to accept."
Shang Ting chuckled: "Knowing my husband, he's not done yet in helping your clan, so I hope you can prepare your heart."
Ouyang Tou sighed once more: "Is he really that busy? If I can, I would like to help even if it's a bit."
Shang Ting hearing this couldn't help but blink repeatedly before blinking: "Actually, it's not something that you can help with."
"Helping him with his current business is actually rather... bad manner."
"Bad manner?" Ouyang Tou couldn't help but blink repeatedly before sighing another time: "Then, when can I return to talk to Patriarch Mo?"
Shang Ting immediately replied: "A day..." But after that, she paused for a bit before giggling lightly: "Truth be told, I can help with the current problem, so, you should return in the next two days."
"After all, it'll be a rather long business."
After speaking, she giggled once more as she kept using the fan on her hand to fan her neck, for some reason, it's quite red.
Ouyang Tou didn't know what to do, but he nodded his head: "Then, I'll return in two days."
Shang Ting chuckled before opening her eyes: "How about three days? Just to be sure?"
Ouyang Tou didn't know what kind of problem will take three days to solve for Mo Xie, but he nodded his head, bowed respectfully: "I will see you then."
In Ouyang Tou's eyes, Mo Xie's and his family's status had already climbed higher than his Ouyang Clan, hence, he didn't mind showing them the respect they are needed to be shown.
Shang Ting smiled, she waved her hand: "Then, have a nice trip back."
Ouyang Tou looked back and bowed again before continuing his leave.
But as he left the gates, he felt that he heard some sort of malicious giggling sound.