Chapter 1232: 18.70 First Grey Star - To the Capital once again.
A week has passed since the Second Prince Xingju joined the Noble Faction. Given his royal blood, he is clearly superior to all of these nobles. However, his mother is merely a concubine. Nevertheless, with Heavenly Guardian Yi Kun at his side, the other nobles were so submissive to him that he occasionally forgot that Yi Kun was the leader of this faction and not himself.
This group suppressed the Gu Clan everywhere after it broke up with the Yi Clan and the Noble Faction. The suppression only lessened when he sided with King Xingyun. However, the Noble Faction and the Yi Clan broke all their facades recently and were still playing tricks on each other every day.
The king, seeing through their schemes, never granted the Noble Faction's request to be stationed at the Tower of Gods, and as time goes on, the relationship between the Noble Faction and the Royal Faction grows increasingly strained.
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After two weeks of talks in the palace, Ye Jieye and the others were finally preparing to travel to the capital and approach the Mo Clan to request permission to enter the Aurora Glaciers; in the Tornado Mountain Ranges, however, they did not have to go through this process because Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang had already made the request before them.
The cubs were eager to leave the house again; to them, hunting is like a vacation; it was never dangerous for these two godly cubs. Ye Jieye had just closed the restaurant while everyone was waiting for him. It is the same group without the youngsters with them, as they had gone ahead to the capital.
Carried by his great-grandfather, Ye Jingxia asked, "Yeye, where are we going to go this time?"
"Hm~ it is somewhere where Xiao Jing can make snowmen, play snowball fights, and more. It's a cold yet exciting place," Mu Zang said.
Ye Jingxia cheered excitedly. Among all four seasons, he loves winter the most, as it was the time when he was strongest.
"Let's go. Let's go. I want to play with snow and with my sister. Can we go already, Papa, daddy?"
Then the elders and the little princess burst out laughing together. Ye Jingxia was always the one to show everyone what he liked and did not like. He acquired this personality from Hei Anjing, who made no secret of the difference between the two.
After leaving Numen Town on the back of the black dragon, their group rode toward the capital. Lu, Mo, and the Palace, on the other hand, were notified in advance of their arrival, and as a result, more royal knights were posted at the city gates to prevent common people from approaching their group.
After all, despite the bizarre and dangerous rumors surrounding Ye Jieye and Mo Xuejing, they were both idols in the capital and among the hunters.
Since no one knows when the two successors of the Lu and Mo clans will arrive in the capital, the market place at the city gates will constantly be bustling with people before the palace suppressed the news.
After arriving, Lu Ming, Su Jin, Ji Yoonjun, and Mo Yuhan never returned to the clan and instead rented a house in the city for a month. They used the money they made from selling the ingredients they had caught in the Death Forest to make ends meet, and they were able to do so because each piece they sold went for a high price.
Lu Ming and Mo Yuhan only replied that it would depend on their brothers; if Ye Jieye, Lu Shang, or Mo Xuejing planned on entering the dungeon, then they would as well; conversely, if none of the three planned on doing so, then they wouldn't. Their grandfathers had sent some people to explain to them why they were summoned back, explaining that it had to do with the ruins of time.
He therefore forced them to remember the group's plan to approach another danger zone, the Aurora Glaciers, which is a place of eternal ice and winter under the ownership of Heavenly Guardian Mo Xinyue, when they heard the rumors that Ye Jieye and the others were on their way.
On the way to the capital...
Mu Zang informed the group about the changes in the Ruins of Time and the Tower of God. As expected, Ye Jieye is more interested in the Tower of God than the Ruins of Time
Ye Jieye said, "An evil god imprisoned in the tower? How did he get caught? Is he stupid?" His words were full of contempt for the said evil god. After all, he is a real evil god of the higher realm.
Mo Xuejing asked, "Do you plan to climb up the Tower of God, A'Ye?"
"I'm a bit interested. Are you coming with me, A'Mo?" Ye Jieye asked.
Unexpectedly, Mo Xuejing said no. The others felt that this couple was almost inseparable, so they were quite surprised to see them away from each other.
Mo Xuejing said, "No. I wanted to introduce Xiao Jing and Anxia to my grandfather. Can I, A'Ye?"
"No problem. Just bring Gramps with you. It would most likely not just be him waiting for them in your house," Ye Jieye said.
Mu Zang said, "That old bastard Lu will definitely come over as well. Those two no longer fight whenever they meet each other."
This pleased Mo Xuejing, who had been afraid that his grandfather would quarrel in front of the kids, making the two cubs despise their grandparents. He wanted them to be as close as Grandpa Mu, at least. In reality, Lu Wangle and Mo Xinyue's animosity toward one another stemmed from their deceased partners.
Although the Siamese twins do not look alike, their synchronization is strong because this is also their ability. At one point, Lu Wangle's partner fell ill from an unidentified illness because Mo Xinyue's partner experienced the same thing.
Both of them died on the road on their way home from bandits; ever since that day, Mo Xinyue and Lu Wangle blamed each other's wives, and they never got along again; but deep down, they hated their incompetence more; if only they had stayed by their beloved's side all this time, they would not have chosen to leave them.
However, the reason they both died is because Mo Xinyue's partner no longer wanted to put his husband in pain and instead chose to flee; once they learned about his twin's plan, Lu Wangle's lover sneaked out despite his illness.
Their animosity continued into the generations of Ye Jieye and Mo Xuejing, who forbade their descendants from interacting with the other clan and never desired contact with them.
It was not until Mo Xuejing's death at their hands and Ye Jieye's self-sacrifice to bring Mo Xuejing back to life that they realized the extent to which their animosity had affected their grandchild and caused them to break away from their family.
Ye Jieye only brought his wife and children back home willingly after learning from his Grandpa Mu Zang that the two had reconciled. Stopping by the Mo Clan to obtain permission to enter the Aurora Glaciers is just an excuse. He has Mo Xuejing with him after all. As long as he shows his face, entering the core region is not an issue.
Since then, they have never met their great-grandchildren, with the exception of Mu Zang, Lu Wangle, and Mo Xinyue.
After receiving a positive response from his husband, Mo Xuejing grinned broadly. Ye Jieye has given him permission to gladly introduce his children to their other grandfathers. Despite what he has heard about the past few years, during which he has lost all memory, his grandfather, Mo Xinyue, has given him everything he has asked for and desired.
Therefore, he cannot truly hate his grandfather for something he cannot remember.
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In the capital city, at the area of the rented mansions...
Lu Ming received the message from his elder brother that they were about to reach the capital and asked them to pick them up.
"Big Brother says that they can already see the city. Let's go to the gates and welcome them," Lu Ming said with a grin. He looks so excited himself, as he knows that their big brothers had plans to bring them over to the Aurora Glaciers as well.
Mo Yuhan said, "Cousin will most likely bring them to the Mo Clan. You can go back with me if you want to."
"Let's go together. Let's just stay where Brother Shang and Brother Leica would choose," Su Jin said.
Ji Yoonjun frowned for a moment and said, "We can stay anywhere, but not in the Mo Clan."
"Eh? Why?" Su Jin asked.
Ji Yoonjun chose to tell them honestly since they already knew his identity. "There is another God living in that place. Your brothers are alright being around him, but we can't. If he feels like it, killing any of us is just as simple as stomping on ants. Moreover, I don't feel good around him."
"Are you for real?" Mo Yuhan said in shock.
Lu Ming frowned and said, "Okay. Let's just stay in this mansion after meeting them. I will ask Big Brother what their plans are when we meet them."
"Okay, I will listen to you guys," Su Jin said.
Mo Yuhan said, "Hey! What about me?"
"You can stay there or stay out with us. Your choice," Lu Ming said.
They were completely unprepared for the abrupt appearance of Doctor Hei in their company. He seemed to have overheard all they had been talking about.
Doctor Hei asked, "What do you mean by God? Are you talking about Lord Chaos?"
Except for Ji Yoonjun, who had seen the space ripple and this man appearing here, everyone was shocked. He did not really react since he believed that this man was a witch and that such a skill was not beyond the realm of possibility.
Mo Yuhan shrieks, "Eck! Since when have you been here, Doctor Hei?"
"I just arrived. I wanted to ask if the rumors about Lord Ye and Lord Mo returning to the capital are real. But they seem to be real. That's good! I can now meet my twin brother," Doctor Hei said.
Lu Ming asked, "How did you come in? I didn't hear the sounds of footsteps or the door opening."
"Hehehe~ do you want to know? I can tell you if you want to know," Doctor Hue said with a playful tone.
Ji Yoonjun said, "He teleported. The distance of his clinic to this mansion is just roughly less than five meters. A short distance teleportation. He is a space ability user."
"Wow~, how did you know?" Doctor Hei said.
Ji Yoonjun added, "Moreover, that other patient of yours before is the wanted man, the Second Prince Xingju."
"As expected, when Mo Yuhan lifted the curtain, you saw him, didn't you? All this time, your vigilance towards me ever since we first met has been the highest. Why is that?" Doctor Hei said.
Ji Yoonjun didn't answer him and said to others. "We are going to be late. Let's head to the city gates to welcome the lords."
Doctor Hei smiled at being ignored so directly and openly; he had never met a taciturn man who was not affected by his pheromones. This is his natural talent as a witch doctor; rather than being called seduction, it is more like a suggestion. It works on almost everyone, with the exception of a select few; Mo Xuejing is one of them, and Ji Yoonjun, this young man, is the second.
He has not met Ye Jieye yet, so he was not sure if it would work on him, but this pheromone of his suggested that he was a kind and trustworthy man. It does not work much on people with strong wills, but it is very helpful for young people like Lu Ming and Mo Yuhan.
Doctor Hei whispered, "This young man is truly a treasure."