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  "Six... Six Grandfather..." Ren Mo Qingchen, normally calm and composed, was also incoherent in the face of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's overwhelming pressure in this night forest.

  Mo Lao Liu's eyes narrowed into a pair of eagle-like slits as he silently stared at Mo Qingchen.

  Mo Qingchen bit her lip, trying hard not to collapse to the ground, but the clothes on her back were soaked through. A gust of wind blew over, sending a chill down her spine.

  "What did you hear?" After a long while, Old Sixth Mo finally asked in a low voice, the words falling into Mo Qingchen's ears, feeling eerie.

  "Sixth grandfather... what are you talking about?" Mo Qingchen made a great effort to calm his panicked emotions, and a just-right amount of fear and confusion appeared on his face, just like a little kid seeing a serious elder.

  Mo Lao Liu's eagle eyes swept back and forth across Mo Qingchen's face, seeing that her expression didn't seem fake, yet he still couldn't shake off his doubts. He asked, word by word: "What are you doing here?"

  Mo Qingchen's eyes welled up with tears as she stammered, "Sixth Grandfather, I was thinking of going to find Fourteenth Uncle. That day, we took a shortcut from here. How did you end up here? Earlier, I thought I heard the sound of ghosts wailing and was so scared that I ran out for my life."

  Mo Qingchen finished speaking in one breath, her right hand behind her back tightly grasped a talisman, she had already taken out all the talismans from her storage bag, just in case this Sixth Master was going to go on a killing spree and silence her, she would throw out all these talismans, even if it meant struggling for a last gasp of breath, at least she wouldn't be waiting for death with her hands tied, whatever happened next would be up to fate.

  Mo Lao Liu let out a slight sigh of relief, but immediately felt a pang in his heart. Wait a minute, this girl usually doesn't say much, but the few times she has acted, she's shown herself to be very thoughtful. Why is she so flustered today?

  "Xiao Shi Liu, are you that scared?" Mo Lao Liu's aura became even more overwhelming as he interrogated her. He didn't believe that a little girl in the initial stages of Qi refinement could lie under the pressure of a foundation-building cultivator.

  He had miscalculated a bit, as Mu Qingchen's cultivation was shallow. However, her willpower was very firm, which also had something to do with her soul crossing over.

  Mo Qingchen's heart skipped a beat, wondering if he had overdone it and aroused his suspicion. His face still showed a fearful expression as he nodded vigorously: "Yes, Sixth Grandfather, Qingchen is really afraid of the dark. If it weren't for having an urgent matter to find Fourteenth Uncle about, I wouldn't have come out at this time."

  Staring at Mo Qingchen's face, Mo Lao Liu was half-believing and half-doubtful. To say that an eight-year-old little girl was afraid of the dark was normal, or had he made a big deal out of nothing?

  Looking at Mo Lao Liu's unpredictable face, Mo Qingchen didn't even dare to breathe. His mind racing, would he really kill someone just because he suspected they heard something? If something happened to himself, wouldn't his grandfather make him pay the price? Would he have thought of the consequences, and if so, could he escape unscathed?

  Mo Qingchen was thinking, when he saw Mo Lao Liu, who had been silent all along, suddenly take a step forward. Subconsciously, the right hand behind her back tightened, almost dropping the handful of talismans.

  Just then, a voice as sweet as heavenly music came: "Sixth Master——"

  Then he saw a man in black clothes walking over quietly.

  "Fourteenth Uncle——" Mo Qingchen couldn't believe his eyes, and with a sigh of relief, his words were tinged with sobs.

  "Fourteen, you——" Mo Lao Liu didn't expect that Mo Fourteen would actually come out at this time.

  Mo Fourteen smiled faintly and said, "Sixth Uncle, the little girl mentioned earlier that she would come to find me today. Who knew that she hadn't shown up yet? I was worried, so I came out to meet her."

  "Alright, then take Little Sixteen back. Remember, don't let this little girl run to find you again at night." Old Sixth Mo finally put down his suspicions and said expressionlessly.

  It's better that this girl doesn't know anything, otherwise she would be a trouble. Although her talent is poor and it wouldn't be a pity if she were to die, after all, she is the granddaughter of Mo Danyan, that old man dotes on her very much. If that old thing gets angry, it's hard to say whether I can stay out of it or not. Moreover, this girl has made great contributions to the Mo family in recent days, and the patriarch treats her differently than before.

  Mo Qingchen didn't know what Mo Lao Liu was thinking for a moment, but he keenly felt that even if he had put down his suspicions about himself, he still disliked him. From now on, he decided to stay as far away from this Old Man Liu as possible.

  Mo Qingchen only felt that her icy small hand had fallen into a dry and warm large hand, and in an instant, she felt extremely at ease.

  "That's it for now, Fourteenth. Farewell." Mo Fourteenth smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth, bowed slightly, and pulled Mo Qingchen towards the direction of Ya Zhu Residence.

  Mo Lao Liu stared at the two figures for a long time, then took out a flying device and flew away. Book lovers also like to read:

  "Girl, what's going on with you today? Why did you run into the woods so late at night?" Mo Fourteen asked with a slightly agitated expression as they entered Ya Zhu Residence.

  Liùbó appeared in the forest at this time, wasn't he going to visit Liùjiě? Coincidentally ran into Yātou.

  Liu Bo's mood was unpredictable, and he was often plagued by doubts. If he suspected that Ya Tou had seen something, who knows what might happen...

  Thinking of this, Mo Fourteen looked at the little girl in front of him and wanted to slap her butt hard.

  Inside Ya Zhu's residence, a white corner lamp in the shape of a lotus flower emitted a soft, warm yellow glow, and Mo Xi's eyes were even more heartwarming.

  For a moment, fear and grievance flooded her mind, and Mo Qingchen suddenly threw herself into Mo Fourteen's arms, wailing loudly.

  Mo's eyes widened in shock as she stood frozen on the spot, her body stiff and unmoving. Her hand stretched out to pat the little girl in her arms, but it didn't fall.

  He shook his head and lost his smile. This little girl usually acted as if she were a grown-up, but he had forgotten that no matter how you looked at it, she was only eight years old after all.

  Mo Qingchen cried enough, saw Mo Fourteen's collar was wet with his own snot and tears, and looked up at him with a embarrassed glance.

  Mo Xiuyuan suddenly lost her smile and said: "Girl, have you cried enough?"

  Mo Qing dust did not speak, and asked again: "Little girl, you'd better confess honestly, why did you run into the forest today, and so late?"

  This girl is very methodical in her actions, going to the forest so late at night must have a reason, although I shouldn't be asking these questions, but since it's next to the Moon Concealing Hall, and the Moon Concealing Hall has become a forbidden place since Sixth Sister entered, if the girl wanders around carelessly, she'll stir up big trouble.

  "Fourteenth Uncle, Qingchen is lost..."

  For a moment, Mo Xi's face was quite strange. After a long time, he finally couldn't help but laugh out loud and patted Mo Qingchen's head, saying: "You little scoundrel, you really are impossible to deal with."

  Mo Qingchen smiled awkwardly with an embarrassed smile.

  Mo Fourteen's face turned serious and he said solemnly, "Girl, listen to Uncle Fourteen's words, from now on, don't go to that forest again."

  Mo Qingchen nodded and said, "Yeah, that place is really scary. Even if you killed me, I wouldn't dare go back there again."

  After saying this, she glanced at Mo fourteen with her eyes, and in her heart, she felt closer to him by a fraction. She finally couldn't help but ask: "Fourteen uncle, isn't there a hidden moon hall behind the forest?"

  "Girl, don't ask what you shouldn't." Mo Fourteen said seriously.

  "Yes, Qingchen has only heard people mention it before. Then he heard a crying sound in the woods and felt scared, but didn't know who was locked up there." Mo Qingchen said.

  "Alright, kiddo, Uncle Fourteen will send you back now. It's getting late and your grandfather might get worried if you don't return."

  "Hmm." Mo Qingchen responded with a murmur.

  Mo Xiulian pulled Mo Qingchen along with her, and the two of them together used the Wind Control Technique to return to the You Yi Garden in no time.

  Yun Zhi rushed out and hugged Mo Qingchen, saying: "Thank goodness, Miss, you're finally back."

  "Where's Grandpa?" Mo Qingchen looked around.

  Yunzhi let out a sigh of relief and said, "The fifth master hasn't returned yet. If he had, he would have gone to look for the young lady everywhere. Yunzhi waited until the hour of you but didn't see the young lady return. Unable to hold back, she went to ask the 14th young lady, who said that they had parted ways early on. This made Yunzhi anxious to death. She ran around looking for the young masters and ladies everywhere but couldn't find them. Just as she returned to Yangrui Garden, thinking of waiting for the fifth master's return to come up with a plan, fortunately, you have finally returned, miss."

  Yun Zhi finished speaking in one breath, and only then remembered Mo Shiyan beside him, hastily bowing his head in greeting, feeling a bit embarrassed about his earlier verbosity.

  For the past two years, Mo Qingchen had always been gentle and courteous to her. She gradually became less reserved, spoke more, and sometimes even took care of Mo Qingchen's daily life like an older sister. However, in front of outsiders, this was somewhat overstepping boundaries.

  It just so happened that at this moment, Mo Danyan walked in from the gate of the courtyard and saw three people in the yard. He was taken aback and asked: "Fourteen, what's going on?"

  Mo Shi said: "Wu Bo, little girl got lost, fourteen sent her back."

  He immediately used his divine sense to transmit a message, telling Mo Da Year about what had happened with Mo Lao Liu in the forest today.

  Seeing Grandfather's face getting darker and darker, Mo Qingchen looked at Mo Fourteen and understood that Fourteen Uncle must have conveyed something to Grandfather.

  She stood there obediently, hoping that Grandpa would see her good attitude and shorten the time of scolding.

  Mo Danyan heard Mo Fourteen's transmission, and his heart sank. Since the day he took Yaotou to the grave, he discovered that Mo Xiang had run into the dense forest on the mountain, so he went to find the clan leader that night to discuss this matter.

  Mo Chou is the daughter of Mo Lao Liu. After she went mad, she was originally locked up in Mo Lao Liu's residence, but although her mind was lost, her cultivation had not decreased, and she took advantage of people's unpreparedness to run out.

  There was no way out, so after discussing it with three people, they moved her to the Moon Hidden Hall, which had an array of protective spells. Unexpectedly, Old Man Mo went to visit her, apparently he still felt guilty towards his eldest daughter.

  As Mo Xiuli bid farewell, Yun Zhi went to prepare dinner, and Mo Danyan took Mo Qingchen back to the hall.

  "Sit down, girl." Mo Danyan pointed to a chair beside him.

  Mo Qingchen said with a dark tone, "He's here, he's here."