Chapter 180 Looking at the Mood

  That night.

  He Luo and He Qingman, father and daughter, were still sitting in the hall after Shi Yan and Mo Duanhun left.

  "Qing Man, what's the origin of that kid? Why does Mo Sir value him so much?"

  "He is the sole survivor of the Yang family. He had been living in a remote area, and it wasn't until Yang Qing Emperor left seclusion that he was somehow calculated by a great divine method and brought back to the Endless Sea. He is an unfeeling and unrighteous person; Heart Fairy Sister blocked the soul attack of Demon Lord Mo Qi for him, but not only did he not feel grateful, he even smiled about it - utterly devoid of conscience!"

  "How could Xiaoma recognize him?"

  "There were rumors circulating in that area about the appearance of a fragment of the Heavenly Gate, and Xinyan was sent to investigate. Coincidentally, she met him there. I don't know why, but it seems like Xinyan is quite concerned about him, and from what I can see, she seems to have some feelings for him..."

  He Qingman told He Luo in detail about the news of Shi Yan that she knew.

  "This young man should be twenty-one years old now, and his cultivation in the second heavy sky is not weak." He Luo pondered for a moment, furrowed his brow and said: "However, in the Yang family, there should be many young men like him who can reach this level, why does Yang Qingdi care about him so much?"

  "I heard Xinyan say that he only started practicing martial arts at the age of 17, and before that, there was no spiritual energy in his body. In other words, he reached the realm of Hundred Calamities Second Heaven in just four short years, I don't quite believe it, thinking that Xinyan might be exaggerating."

  "What?" Helo's face changed color, "How is this possible? In our boundless sea, no one can enter such a high realm in such a short time! This, how is this possible?"

  "I don't believe it either."

  "It can't be true." He Luo fell silent for a moment, shaking his head and saying: "No one can cultivate to such a high level so quickly, not even the endless seas have any power that can achieve this, let alone those remote places."

  "Hmm, I also think that Xinyan Jie might have been deceived by him." He Qingman nodded.

  "Qing Man, this time I lost the bet... really shouldn't have..." He Luo sighed.

  "What's wrong with that?" He Qing raised an eyebrow and hummed in a delicate voice, "He himself insisted on giving us the demon crystal, don't want it for nothing! I just don't believe he can really solve the difficult problem that even the three major forces can't solve!"

  "I know he can't do it." He Luo nodded, also naturally thinking that Shi Yan definitely had no way, "But, we just took his seven-level demon crystal for nothing, it's not quite right, Mo Dairen is watching too, will he think that we father and daughter are deliberately cheating him after the fact?"

  "Hmph!" He Qing's face was filled with anger, "This lecher! He dares to have that kind of thought about me, he deserves his bad luck!"

  "I'm afraid that if the Yang family finds out about this, they'll be dissatisfied." He Luo sighed, "It's not easy for our He family to have achieved what we have today. You also know about the influence of the Yang family in the Galo Sea region. If we were to make the Yang family uncomfortable, Father would have to be extremely cautious in his future actions. If the Yang family were to get a hold of any evidence against us, our He family would definitely suffer a great setback."

  "Dad, you're overthinking this. The Yang family may be arrogant, but they won't be that unreasonable." He Qingman comforted him: "Besides, our He family is now considered part of the Tian Xie Dongtian, so even if the Yang family doesn't give face to us, they'll still have to give face to Tian Xie Dongtian and won't act rashly."

  "I hope so." He Luo was still a bit worried, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "After this is all over, we'll just take those three wind and water attribute demon crystals. The remaining four, although equally precious, aren't what we need. Taking fewer will make it less likely that the Yang family will get angry even if they find out later."

  "It depends on his next move." He Qingman raised her head, huffing and puffing: "This guy is too detestable, daring to make such an impolite proposal. If I don't teach him a lesson, he'll really think we're easy to bully. Hmph, this is also for Xinyan's sake, letting this wolf-hearted and dog-lunged guy know that women are not to be trifled with!"

  He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You're really something, taking on a bet like this. Fortunately, only the four of us know about it; if word got out, it would be very bad for your reputation."

  "Dad won't say, and I won't say either. Lord Mo isn't that kind of person, and that kid is bound to lose, so he naturally wouldn't dare to spread such a shameful thing around. There's nothing to worry about." He Qingman wasn't concerned, "No one knows, so there won't be any rumors. Dad can rest assured."

  He Qingman said that, He Luo thought for a moment and slightly relaxed, nodded, "This is also true, no one knows about this matter, it won't affect you. Hmm, I hope that kid can keep his mouth shut too, don't go blabbing nonsense when he's drunk, or else it'll be really bad."

  "He dares!" He Qingman gritted her teeth and said coldly: "If I find out, I'll make him pay!"

  In the backyard of the He family home, a spacious wing room.

  Mo Duanhun furrowed his brow, and unexpectedly took the initiative to speak up, "In those years, there was a person in the Xia family who had the same symptoms as Xia Yaotou, also having problems with their reincarnated martial soul, with memories all jumbled. That person's innate talent was extraordinary, so the Xia family sought out Tian Xie Dongtian and us to find a solution. The three major powers came up with a plan together, attempting to awaken that person, but ultimately failed, instead causing that person to die prematurely..."

  Mo Duanhun raised his head and gazed at Shi Yan, "The three major forces can't solve this problem, Young Master Shi, why are you so confident?"

  "You don't believe I can solve it?" Shi Yan smiled calmly.

  Mo Duanhun furrowed his brow, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I don't know if there's a way to resolve this matter."

  "Heh, I know you don't believe me." Shi Yan smiled and didn't mind, "But rest assured, if I dare to use a seventh-grade demon crystal as a bet, I naturally have some confidence. If it's something I'm not confident in, I won't agree so readily. Don't worry, the one who will lose won't be me."

  "What about He family's servant girl and Xia family's servant girl, they have a very good relationship. Even if you win, do you really want to strip He servant girl naked and show her to me for one minute?" Mo Duanhun's eyes were extremely strange.

  "Let's see how I feel." Shi Yan chuckled lightly, "Maybe I'll watch it, maybe I won't. We'll talk about it later."

  Mo Duan's soul was stunned for a moment, and he shook his head.

  After a while, Mo Duanhun seemed to suddenly remember something and said: "Young Master Yan, are you really going to the Ten Thousand Year Volcano?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "In the heart of the volcano that has been burning for ten thousand years, the flames are too strong. Even I can hardly accompany you down there. If you really want to go down, be careful."

  "I know."

  "The earth fire of the ten-thousand-year volcano is one of the nine rare treasures in the world, extremely yang and hot. If you can see the earth fire, it's best to collect it if possible. However, the earth fire is extremely scorching hot and requires a special container to hold it. The materials needed for that container are not rare, and refining it isn't difficult either. Our Yang family has a few of those containers, but I don't have one on me. Tomorrow, we can ask the He family if they have any."

  Shi Yan's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Earth Core Fire! If the container for storing Earth Core Fire is not difficult to refine, why would the He family stay on Huo Yun Island for so many years without collecting any Earth Core Fire?"

  "It's impossible." Mo Duan shook his head, "The container for storing the Earth Fire is not that precious, but the Earth Fire itself is priceless. Even if you have the container, to obtain the Earth Fire, one must enter the heart of the Ten Thousand Year Volcano. I don't even dare to enter the heart of the Ten Thousand Year Volcano, let alone the He family having such ability."

  "Really?"

  "Mr. Yan has the Xuanbing cold flame in his body, so he may have a chance to enter the heart of the volcano, but others don't have this ability." Mo Duanhun nodded, "Tomorrow I'll ask He Luo, if he doesn't have it, I'll send a message to the Yang family and let them send over a container like this, although it will take some extra effort."

  "Uh-huh."

  The second day, early in the morning.

  He Luo personally came to visit Mo Duanhun. Mo Duanhun was very direct, nodding after which he immediately asked: "Does your He family have a pure bottle?"

  Jing bottle, a kind of bottle made by refining eight kinds of yin cold metal ore, can be used to store terrestrial fire.

  Jing bottles are not too precious, but ordinary people won't refine them because even if a Jing bottle is refined well, it can only store the earth fire, and there's no other use for it.

  Only those who want to collect the terrestrial fire will refine it in advance. Ordinary alchemists will not refine the pure bottle.

  "Pure Vessel?" He Luo was taken aback, "The Pure Vessel that holds the Earth Heart Flame?"

  Mo Duan's soul nodded.

  "I'll go ask my useless youngest son. That kid doesn't cultivate the right way, he likes to tinker with these kinds of small things. For a while I heard that he wanted to refine a pure bottle, hoping that one day he would be lucky enough to collect earth fire. I don't know if he's done it or not." He Luo hesitated for a moment, then said: "Lord Mo, please wait, I'll have someone call him over right away."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Come in!" He Luo called out lightly.

  An old man with a withered face suddenly appeared and stood before He Luo, saying in a respectful tone: "Your subordinate is here."

  "Get that kid He Lai Na over here. If he has a clean bottle, have him bring it directly." He Luo instructed.

  "Roger."

  One minute later.

  He Qingman, with a lazy expression, bright eyes shining, and an eighteen or nineteen-year-old chubby boy, walked over together.

  He Qingman basked in the morning sunlight, radiant and refreshed, her slender figure swaying gracefully as she walked, her long legs striding with a captivating charm that left onlookers enchanted.

  Shi Yan glanced at her, secretly admiring that this woman was indeed extremely beautiful. Her enchanting and charming demeanor could truly make any man's heart skip a beat.

  The little fat guy behind He Qingman looks somewhat similar to He Luo, but unfortunately he is a bit chubby, his eyes are slightly lewd, and he has a hunchback. Standing next to He Qingman, he really looks quite pitiful.

  Mo Duanhun was also stunned, looking at He Lai and asking He Luo in surprise, "Is this your youngest son?"

  "Ahem." He Luo looked a bit embarrassed, and dryly chuckled: "This is the child of my wife's maid, his innate talent is indeed lacking, he has a stubborn personality, and his heart desires to become an equipment refiner. Every day he messes around with all sorts of things, but because there is no flame martial soul in his body, no true equipment refiner is willing to take him as an apprentice. This kid often uses the flames from this volcanic region to tinker with small things, although it's not something that can be shown off, sometimes he really can come up with something."

  "Dad, what do you want me for?" Hei Lai came over and said with a smile: "Sister asked me to prepare auxiliary materials for absorbing the wind and water demon crystals, I'm busy with that now, don't have any free time."

  "Shut up!" He Qingman glared at the young man.

  He also felt somewhat embarrassed and couldn't help but laugh dryly.

  Shi Yan's expression didn't change, but in his heart, he coldly snorted.

  It seems that He Luo and He Qingman, this father-daughter pair, have already made up their minds that he will definitely lose, and they've even started preparing the auxiliary materials to absorb the Wind and Water Elemental Crystals. They really don't take him seriously at all.

  ……