Thwack!

The head of the masked man dropped to the ground, making a heart-thumping thud. His face mask still clung on, as the head rolled away into a corner.

Thud.

The headless body collapsed on the ground, with fresh blood gushing out from the neck.

The room filled instantly with the stench of blood.

This sight left everyone in the room petrified.

Especially for Wu Yiju and Meng Yilan, they never dreamt that Chu Mo would be this domineering.

Xiao Yiyue and the others didn't recognize the man in the mask, but Wu Yiju and Meng Yilan did. Not only did they recognize him, they knew him very well!

"You… You killed… You killed Elder Lu… You… are you out of your mind…" Meng Yilan was apparently shocked stiff, her words stuttering and her whole body trembling.

Elder Lu had always been fond of Meng Yilan, but Meng Yilan and Wu Yiju were both Heavenly Sword Sect's master's women. Therefore, Elder Lu had to hide his affections. However, Meng Yilan knew about it.

Hence, seeing the divided body of Elder Lu, Meng Yilan was unable to hold back her tears.

In Wu Yiju's eyes flashed fear, but primarily, there was rage, as she looked at Chu Mo with gritted teeth, "You villain…what did you do to my child?"

Chu Mo didn't look at Wu Yiju, but said to Xiao Yiyue, "I'm sorry for neglecting you all because I've been too busy recently. But… it will be over soon. After settling the matters here today, I will fully commit to developing the Piaomiao Palace. Of course, if you feel I'm not fit to be the palace master, then I can hand over the position to anyone of your choice."

"Tell me… what did you do to my child?" Wu Yiju glared with resentment in her eyes, where fear was quickly fading, leaving only deep-rooted hatred.

Looking at the swollen-faced Wu Yiju, Chu Mo said calmly, "It's your freedom to be with the master of the Heavenly Sword Sect and be his woman. No one has the right or qualifies to interfere."

Xiao Yiyue, Guo Yixiao, Zhao Xiaoxiao, and the other women all looked at Wu Yiju in disbelief.

Xiao Yiyue couldn't help asking, "Yiju, is this… true?"

Wu Yiju, hatred in her eyes, raised her head proudly and looked at Xiao Yiyue, "Even if it's true, so what?"

Xiao Yiyue's eyes reddened instantly, then she turned around, knelt down towards Chu Mo, and said softly, "Master…"

"What do you mean by this?" Chu Mo looked at Xiao Yiyue.

"Master has been doing nothing wrong, it's us who are not good enough." Xiao Yiyue said softly, "We never thought that you were not doing good enough."

"Xiao Yiyue… are you still defending him? What has he done for us?" Wu Yiju said resentfully.

Xiao Yiyue glanced at Wu Yiju, then turned her gaze back to Chu Mo, with determination in her eyes, "I'm sorry master, Sister Yiju has probably gone through too much hardship in her early years, please forgive her."

"Humph, do I need his forgiveness? Someone...." Wu Yiju gritted her teeth, and said coldly, "Someone will come to save me! You guys should wake up! Look clearly, Chu Mo is just a lucky guy in the secular world, who has fortuitously received a great predecessor's legacy, and was taken in as a disciple. From start to end, it was his master who helped him! Now, his master is gone! Even if he could kill a powerful person in the Understanding Heart Realm, so what? The real powerful ones in the Heavenly Sword Sect are those in the Enlightening Heart Realm!"

"Sister Yiju… are you still not awake?" Xiao Yiyue looked at Wu Yiju with disappointment in her eyes.

"Awake? I've been awake! If I weren't, I would've turned to dust long ago!" At this moment, Wu Yiju slowly stood up, looked at the silent Meng Yilan beside her, her body trembling, and coldly said, "What's the use of being afraid at this point, do you think they will accept you again?"

"I...I never thought it would turn out this way..." Meng Yilan said in a choking voice, "I just want to...survive…"

A glimmer of sadness flashed in the eyes of Guo Yixiao, Zhao Xiaoxiao, and other women. They recalled the days when they were teleported out of Piaomiao Palace with no kin and little hope in sight.

Reviving Piaomiao Palace, becoming an unrivalled power, being the pride of heaven? Back then, there was only one thought left in their hearts: Survive!

So, they truly understood Meng Yilan's words.

Wu Yiju looked at Chu Mo and said coldly, "If you know what's good for you, hurry up and give me my child."

"Or else what?" Chu Mo said lightly.

"Or else I will make sure you have a gruesome death!" Wu Yiju glared at Chu Mo, "Your appearance here is a mistake. A huge mistake! If you didn't come, we ten sisters would have almost left this annoying secular city by now; If you didn't come, the combination of our ten sisters' legacies, would one day make the name of Piaomiao Palace ring again across the Four Symbols Continent! But you… You are just a thorough conspirator! You deceived all of us, snatching all our legacies, trying to swallow them all for yourself!"

"You're not going to threaten me or my family or something?" Chu Mo asked Wu Yiju amusedly.

Wu Yiju said in a high and cold tone, "Do you think I am you? Threatening others using their loved ones? I, Wu Yiju...would never stoop so low! Your relatives are nothing more than ants! Who would bother to target a few ants?"

Chu Mo nodded seriously, "Good. Your words saved your life. After all, I don't want a child to grow up without a mother, even though...his father is the master of Heavenly Sword Sect."

"What… what do you mean?" Wu Yiju looked at Chu Mo in disbelief, and then she started laughing, "Still threatening me at this point? Don't you know that the person who will help me is already here!"

"I know." Chu Mo nodded, "I also know that he has been listening outside this whole time. The reason why you talked so much with me just now was to buy time, wasn't it?"

"You… you knew everything?" Wu Yiju's lips twitched as she looked at Chu Mo, "How is that possible?"

Chu Mo looked towards the door and said coldly, "Since you all are here, do you want to keep eavesdropping? It doesn't seem to fit your stature, does it?"

As he spoke, the door was pushed open and six men filed in from outside.

These six men did not mask their identities. As Elder Lu was already dead and his identity had been revealed, hiding their identity would rather make them seem petty.

The other five men were surrounding one man, creating a scene of stars attending to the moon.

"I'm the master of Heavenly Sword Sect." The man in the middle who appeared to be in his forties, looked at Chu Mo and spoke directly.

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I slept a lot today, went to the hospital to have a physical examination, then received a call notifying me that my blood sample was not up to standard, containing too much fat to extract the serum… this is embarrassing, it's my first time encountering this. I don't think my diet is problematic.

I'm a bit depressed. I slept from noon until nightfall, and finally have a little bit of energy.

I'll start a vegetarian diet tomorrow...

I need to adjust my mindset and strive for a breakthrough!

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