Mow Wenjie asked: Ge Yunshu, if you have something to say, just say it. If you are filled with anger, release it. I will try my best to fulfill your requests.
Ge Yunshu shook his head and decided to let it go. He no longer wanted to argue with them.
Sun Li smiled happily and said, "Mow Wenjie, let's go eat somewhere else!"
Mow Wenjie nodded and agreed. He dialed his second brother and recounted everything that had happened here. Matters from then on would be handled by the Martial Arts Association and the Martial Spirit Hall.
Mow Wenjie, Sun Liying, and Ge Yunshu left the restaurant together.
Sun Liying had dinner together with them.
Mow Wenjie went back to the hotel to rest.
Sun Liying and Ge Yunshu each went home.
Mow Wenjie returned to the Yuancheng International Hotel and leaped out of the window of his room, disappearing into the night until midnight.
Mow Wenjie arrived at the deepest part of the Shenlong Mountain. The location here was perilous, with towering peaks and rolling mountain contours resembling a horse galloping with all four legs raised. A vivid flag was gently waving at the waist of the mountain, giving a taste of "A single spot of red amidst lush green". The top of the mountain was shrouded in mist, like dragons swallowing and exhaling clouds; when moonlight passed by, all peaks smiled joyfully, presenting a magnificent sight.
Mow Wenjie felt a surge of emotion. The beautiful rivers and mountains of Long Country truly are pleasing to the mind and soul! Standing halfway up the mountain, he unfurled his spiritual perception to investigate the surroundings. When his spiritual perception reached the valley bottom, he clearly sensed energy fluctuations there, as well as human breath.
Mow Wenjie did not dare to delay. He quickly leaped down from the mountain. When he arrived at the bottom of the valley, he suddenly felt like he was in a maze. What he could not imagine was that the maze was made of mist! This left him perplexed. The valley did not have any water, so where did this mist come from? It was truly incredible. He had to find a way to solve this maze or else he might get lost in it as well.
After thinking things through, Mow Wenjie no longer felt anxious. He sat cross-legged and began to practice. He meditated for an hour before opening his eyes. To his surprise, he found that the mist was beginning to shrink and fade. This confused him somewhat, as the mist contained spiritual energy and was quite dense. Could it be that there was a mineral deposit of spiritual stones or a treasure imbued with spiritual energy here? What was even more unexpected was that the mist had formed naturally into a Yin-Yang Ba Gua array. Nature was truly amazing!
As Mow Wenjie continued to gaze at the incredible phenomenon, he wondered what could have caused such a strange occurrence. He relaxed his spiritual perception and continued to investigate, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not get through. His spiritual perception was blocked and he was unable to sense the surrounding environment.
Mow Wenjie smiled bitterly and shook his head. Could it be that this place was the retreat or tomb of a powerful being? It seemed possible indeed. Regardless of what it was, his priority was to enter the array and save people. As he stepped into the array, he suddenly felt that the spiritual energy within was several times denser than outside, which gave him confidence that there must be treasure here. Such a thick spiritual energy would undoubtedly soothe any martial artist who stumbled upon it, making them lose consciousness without realizing it. Although it couldn't instantly kill someone or rapidly absorb their essence, prolonged exposure could lead to bursting of the body due to 'excess gives way to deficiency'. However, he didn't have time for such considerations and saving people took precedence.
He stepped with the Five Elements technique, swiftly weaving through the Yin-Yang Ba Gua array. It didn't take long for him to locate two individuals. Without hesitation, he grabbed them and quickly exited the array. This way, he made five to six trips within the array, rescuing all ten people who had passed out inside. It was a shame that two Wushen cultivators had died from exploding bodies.
Mow Wenjie looked at the time and saw it was already past 4 a.m. He knew he couldn't continue to explore, so he would come back later at night. He took the ten people out of the valley bottom and then notified his second brother to arrange for someone to pick them up and take them back.
Mow Wenjie saw someone approaching and realized they were from Martial Spirit Hall. Only then did he leave and return to the hotel.
He had just returned to his room, brewed a cup of tea, and had barely taken a few sips when there was a knock at the door. He opened the door immediately.
Sun Liying smiled and said, "Let's go have breakfast!"
Mow Wenjie said, "There is breakfast service in the hotel. We can go downstairs later in the morning."
Sun Liying smiled and said, "How can we let our Master Mow have breakfast here? Let me take you to a place with local specialties."
Mow Wenjie said, "It's okay, I'll just eat something casually downstairs later. You go ahead and do your work!"
Sun Liying smiled and said, "My job is to ensure that Master Mow eats well and drinks well!"
Mow Wenjie shook his head. "Don't joke around, Miss Sun. I'll go get my breakfast myself later. You go ahead and take care of your business!"
Sun Liying's face turned unhappy upon hearing this. "How annoying can you be?"
Mow Wenjie hurriedly explained, "Miss Sun, please don't misunderstand. I was afraid of disturbing your work. I really didn't have any important matters to attend to. Eating something casual is all I need. Since you have work to do, I am just a free man, so I can choose whenever I want to eat."
Sun Liying said, "I am the general manager of this hotel. They can call me for any issues, and it won't affect my work. I haven't had breakfast yet. Isn't it fine to have breakfast with you?"
Mow Wenjie was really at a loss and had to agree. The two of them just walked into the lobby and saw Ge Yunshu working at the reception desk. She asked Mow Wenjie which room he was in, and when she saw Mow Wenjie and Sun Liying together, she smiled happily and walked over, saying "So you're the one who shared a bed with Master Mow last night, huh? What a cute couple! I'm just leaving for breakfast. Can I bring you two along?"
Sun Liying's face turned beet red as she said, "Ge Yunshu, what are you talking about? I just brought Master Mow out for breakfast. Your thoughts are so indecent!"
Ge Yunshu retorted directly, "I don't believe you. Last night, you said that you and Master Mow had just met and were just ordinary friends. Later, in front of so many people, you directly kissed him."
Sun Liying blushed profusely as she said, "I did that not to convince the Guo family, but to let them see the face of the Sun family and not trouble Master Mow. I was purely worried about Master Mow's safety."
Ge Yunshu scoffed, "You can stop talking nonsense. I was also worried about him at that time. Why didn't he let me kiss him? You say we're just ordinary friends, but you all know that's not true!"
Sun Liying's face turned beet red as she playfully scolded, "You're too unreasonable. I'm not talking to you anymore. Master Mow, let's go have breakfast!"
Ge Yunshu hastened to say, "I'm also here to invite him for breakfast. What a coincidence? Let's go together then!"
The three of them ate breakfast.
Mow Wenjie said, "I'm going back to the hotel to rest. You go ahead and take care of your business!"
Ge Yunshu said, "Master Mow, as a thank you for helping me get rid of Guo Zhanlin, I'm treating you to dinner tonight!"
Mow Wenjie smiled and said, "It's just a small favor. There's no need to be so polite!"
Ge Yunshu said angrily, "That's not the way to do things. You helped Sun Liying, and she treated you to dinner, so you went. You also helped me, and when I invited you to dinner, you declined. You still say there's nothing between you two?"
Mow Wenjie helplessly shook his head. "Let's talk about it later."
Ge Yunshu happily said, "I'll pick you up at six o'clock in the afternoon."
Sun Liying said, "You don't need to pick him up. I'll drive Master Mow there."
Ge Yunshu left.
Sun Liying said to Mow Wenjie, "You don't have to do anything during lunch at the hotel. I'll take you somewhere in the afternoon."
Mow Wenjie nodded in agreement.
Sun Liying returned to her office and got busy with her work.
Mow Wenjie returned to his room and found himself with nothing to do. He took out his phone to scroll through it and pass the time.
It was past eleven o'clock when Sun Liying arrived at the room. "Let's go, Master Mow."
Mow Wenjie didn't know what she had planned, so he followed her out of the hotel.
Sun Liying drove to the entrance of a luxurious hotel.
Mow Wenjie said, "Why is having lunch so troublesome? We can't eat at the Yuancheng Grand Hotel? Why do we have to run here to eat?"
Sun Liying smiled but did not speak, wrapping her arms around his elbow as they walked into the hotel. The two of them arrived at a private room in the Furtun Hall.
As the doorman pushed open the door of the private room, the two of them walked in. Mow Wenjie looked and saw that there were already people sitting in the room.
Sun Liying smiled and said, "Hello everyone! Let me introduce you to my boyfriend, Mow Wenjie."
The crowd looked at him in disbelief upon hearing this.
Sun Liying continued happily, "Let me introduce you to my family. My grandfather is Sun Zhengwu, my grandmother is Fu Li, my uncle Sun Hongsheng, his wife is Suo Chunmei, my father Sun Hongxing, my mother Zhang Xueli, my third uncle Sun Hongli, and his wife Gu Yanling."
Mow Wenjie greeted each one in turn!
Sun Zhengwu asked, "Are you the boyfriend of my granddaughter? What line of business do you pursue, or are you a disciple of some noble family?"
Mow Wenjie said, "I'm not in business, and I'm not a disciple of a noble family. I'm just a security guard."
The crowd in the room, upon hearing this, looked at Sun Liying one by one.
Sun Zhengwu shouted furiously, "Sun Liying, do you want to make me die of anger? You refused the arranged marriage that our family set up for you, but you can't just settle for a security guard, can you? Do you not know what situation our Sun family is in? We were hoping to marry into the Tan family to resolve our family crisis. It's fine if you didn't want that, but at least find a son of a noble family. But instead, you choose a security guard. What do you mean by this? Do you want to see our Sun family destroyed forever? I don't care what your intentions are, but you must leave my granddaughter immediately. She's someone who's out of your reach. I'm not going to say much more. If you're smart, leave her now. Our family can give you some compensation; otherwise, don't expect kindness from me."
Sun Liying said without hesitation, "Mow Wenjie is my boyfriend. No one is allowed to separate us. I will only marry him for the rest of my life unless I die. You people are after family benefits and don't care about our bone marrow relationship. You want me to marry a rich playboy instead of allowing me to marry the person I love. Each of you sitting here is my elder, who dares not know about Tao Chaofan? How many women has he played with? Who dares not say that he lives a life of luxury and leisure every day? Ask you to marry him, and you dare not say that you are pushing me into a firepit?"
Sun Zhengwu said, "Of course, we know what Tao Chaofan is like. But what can we do? At this moment, only the Tan family has the ability to help our Sun family out of trouble. So, we really don't have a choice."
Upon hearing this, Sun Liying could not help but tears flowing down her face. "Although I'm not arrogant about how excellent I am, I will solve our Sun family's economic crisis within a short period of time. But you all don't believe me. You want to solve the problem through an arranged marriage. If you keep pushing me like this, then I will have to break my ties with the Sun family and no longer have any relationship with it. Let's go, Mow Wenjie."
Sun Zhengwu angrily said, "Go ahead and try taking a step."
