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  Mo Ran's clothes were still a bright red dress, which looked particularly dazzling in the spring light, but her face was slightly pale and her hair was somewhat disheveled.

  She saw Mo Qingchen and the two of them, furrowed her brow, and asked: "Xiao Shi Si, what's going on?"

  Mo Ning felt a pang of anxiety and thought to herself, "Why did I have to run into my sister? She won't tell Mom and Dad, will she?"

  "Eldest sister, I wasn't careful and fell." Mo Jingyuan said timidly.

  Mo Ran's eyes narrowed, and he raised an eyebrow, his face filled with skepticism. "You fell? Little Fourteen, you're not joking, are you? You're a second-layer cultivator, and you still need Little Sixteen to carry you after falling? Or is it... did you guys get into a fight?"

  Mo Ran's words were accompanied by a pair of eyes that swept back and forth between the two, causing Mo Ning Ruo's already pale face to turn even whiter.

  Mo Qingchen smiled slightly and said, "Tenth sister, even if we wanted to fight, there's no one around to fight with. Fourteenth sister really did trip and sprain her ankle, so it's not easy for her to walk, that's why Qingchen is carrying her."

  After hearing Mo Qingchen's words, Mo Ranyi glanced at her lightly and asked, "Where are you all going?"

  "Go to Fifth Grandfather's place, Qingchen said go find some medicine for me." Mo Ningrou replied obediently.

  "No need, it's just an external injury, I have some medicine here. Little Fourteen, follow me back." Mo Ran raised her chin slightly.

  Mo Ning Ruo was taken aback: "Tenth sister, where did you get this medicine?"

  Mo Ran's face shone with an inexplicable light, and he pursed his lips: "Xiao Shi, you forgot, I can already go out on missions, so today before departure, I took some supplies from the clan, including a few kinds of pellets, which include those that treat external injuries."

  Mo Jiaxiu, when practicing in Chaoyang Hall, the dan medicine distributed every year is the Jiling Pill that can increase cultivation. However, if one has qualified to go out and do tasks, then before going for the first time, they can go and get some other free dan medicines, such as Huichun Pill for treating internal injuries, Qingyun Pill for detoxification, Huanglong Gao for treating external injuries, etc.

  "Shi Jie, is today your first day on a mission?" Mo Ning Rou asked with a face full of envy.

  Mo Ran's eyes flickered slightly as he glanced at Mo Qingchen, nodding: "Yes."

  "So, is the task difficult? Are you okay, tenth sister?" Mo Ning Rou continued to ask.

  Mo Ran's clothes fluttered as he smiled: "What's so difficult about that? You silly girl, can't you see I'm standing here just fine? What's the point of asking these questions?"

  Mo Ning Rou smiled and said: "People are curious, right? Yeah, tenth sister, it's your first time doing a mission. Logically speaking, someone should be with you."

  As mentioned earlier, in the Mo family, if one is over 15 years old but has not reached a sufficient level of cultivation, even if they want to take on a task, they cannot go alone. Every time, they must follow someone who is at least at the middle stage of Qi refining or above. However, for those whose cultivation has reached the required level, only when participating in a task for the first time do they need to be accompanied by someone who is at least at the fifth layer of Qi refining. This is why Mo Qing asked this question.

  But unexpectedly, Mo Ran's clothes came with a fiery aura, and he said with a hint of annoyance: "I don't need anyone to bring me!"

  As he said this, he thought of when they were about to set off. The clan leader actually walked over with Mo Feiyan and said to her: "Ran Yi, today is your first time doing a mission, so let Feiyan take you along. You must be extra careful and listen to Feiyan's words."

  The most annoying thing is that she said it in her heart, and when she came out of the house, she directly told Mo Feiyan that she didn't need to bring her along.

  Perhaps Mo Yan was also a proud child, and after hearing her words, he didn't say another word and turned to leave.

  Mo Ran-yi stared at Mo Fei-yan's back, muttering: "Sisterly love is as thin as paper, but I, Mo Ran-yi, don't care!"

  Thinking of her own thrilling ups and downs, Mo Ran's face showed a hint of pride, whether she had completed the task or done it independently.

  Mo Ning Ruo stared at her sister's unpredictable expression in a daze, while Mo Qing Chen, who was coldly observing from the side, had already understood.

  Yesterday, while chatting with Grandfather, he mentioned that today is Mo Ran's first mission. The clan leader, Grandfather, had planned to have Mo Feiyan accompany her, but now seeing her like this, she is unhappy in her heart and has set aside Mo Feiyan to do it alone.

  Mo Ran took two steps forward, stretched out his hands and said, "Alright, let's hurry back now. Ah, thank you, Sixteen, for taking care of Little Fourteen today."

  Suddenly, Mo Ran shouted: Sixteen Sister!

  Mo Qingchen felt a bit unaccustomed for a moment and nodded blankly: "No need to thank me, no need to thank me."

  Mo Ran turned around and quickly walked away using the Wind Control Technique, and from a distance, he faintly heard Mo Ning's timid voice: "Tenth sister, don't tell Father and Mother about today's matter, okay?"

  "Mind your own business! I can handle it myself!" Mo Ran's impatient voice rang out.

  Mo Qingchen shook his head and lost his smile, just about to take a step forward, when he saw Mo Feiyan, dressed in a snow-white dress, also stepping through the hanging flower gate.

  "Isn't it Smoke?" Mo Qing saw her and was slightly stunned, nodding at her lightly. He actually spoke up and asked, "Sixteen, what are you doing here?" His voice was cold as ice, but not stiff, instead having a hint of warmth.

  Mo Qingchen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled foolishly and said: "What a coincidence! Ninth Sister, what are you doing here?"

  Mo Fei Yan's face was still icy, but beneath the ice seemed to be a hint of a smile as she said lightly, "This is a must-pass route for our clan's cultivators going out."

  "Ah?" Mo Qingchen listened and carefully measured the Weeping Flower Gate with a glance, thinking to himself that it was no wonder he had encountered Mo Ran and Mo Feiyan here, as this must be the place where cultivators from his clan passed through when going out. Suddenly, he thought of the day he first arrived at the Mo Manor, wasn't it also here that he first met her?

  Perhaps it was because of her delicate and sensitive nature, or perhaps she wasn't one to meddle in others' affairs. Seeing Mo Qingchen avoid answering, she slightly nodded her head and said: "Sixteen, I'll go ahead first, you should also return early."

  "Uh-huh." Mo Qingchen nodded, watching as Mo Feiyan's figure disappeared into the distance. A thought suddenly occurred to her - she and Mo Ranyi had come one after the other; could it be that...

  Hehe, if so, then this guy is actually a cold outside and hot inside person.

  Mo Qingchen thought so and took a step forward, but his face changed, and he sighed with a stroke of his brow: "Good heavens, they've all left, who's going to show me the way now?!"

  Mo Qingchen walked alone in the vast Mo Manor, unfortunately, she didn't meet anyone. Who let this be a place where cultivators live? Ordinary servants are not allowed to enter, and her location is relatively remote.

  As the sun sets behind the western hills, the sky has begun to darken, and Mo Qingchen's anxiety grows. At this moment, she can't help but miss her personal maid, Yunzhi. She murmurs to herself: "Sister Yunzhi, although you know I was brought out by Fourteenth Sister, it's so late now, won't you come looking for me? Won't you?"

  Mo Qing dust muttered to himself, unknowingly turning to a courtyard, her face lit up with joy, just about to walk forward to see if anyone was there, but hesitated, other book friends normally looked:.

  She gazed at the courtyard in front of her, with high walls and a vermilion gate that seemed to have been worn by the years, revealing its mottled appearance. A rusty lock hung on the gate, as if it might fall off at any moment. The entire courtyard was tightly enclosed, not allowing a glimpse of what was inside.

  How can there be such a dilapidated and lifeless place in this magnificent mansion?

  Mo Qingchen was acting strangely in the dark, and he wanted to release his divine sense to investigate, but hesitated. In the manor, generally speaking, it was not allowed to use one's divine sense to spy on others at will, after all, they were all members of the same clan, and doing so would be disrespectful.

  Grandpa also said that even when walking outside, one cannot use their divine consciousness to spy on others without reason, as this will be seen as provocation and often lead to disputes.

  Mo Qingchen thought of this and gave up the idea, just wanting to leave, when he saw a little rabbit running towards the courtyard, followed by something that made Mo Qingchen extremely shocked.

  That little rabbit ran to within three feet of the courtyard wall, and was suddenly pushed back by an invisible big hand, its entire body bouncing backwards.

  The little rabbit retreated backward and fell to the ground, dazed for a moment, shaking its head as it got up, but never dared to approach the yard again, fleeing quickly.

  Mo Qingchen stared at the silent and deserted courtyard with a suspicious expression, suddenly changing his face, muttering: "Could it be... an array?"

  At this point, Mo Qingchen was even more surprised. What kind of place is this courtyard? How can it be located in the Mo Mansion and still have an array formation? It's worth noting that the Mo family isn't wealthy, at least according to what Mo Qingchen knows. In fact, the Mo family doesn't even have a protective mansion array.

  It's precisely because of this that the lifeless courtyard was actually protected by an array, which made Mo Qingchen even more incredulous.

  At this time, the sky had completely darkened, but due to Mo Qingchen's persistent training of her eyesight over the past two years, she was now able to vaguely see objects in the darkness. Not to mention that today, with a bright moon and sparse stars, Mo Qingchen could see the surrounding scenery even more clearly.

  Mo Qingchen looked at the strange courtyard, although she had a strong curiosity, but was not really an eight-year-old little girl, deeply knowing that curiosity kills the cat, thinking of the eerie place in this courtyard, naturally restrained from going to snoop around, and quietly stepped back, one step at a time, about to leave.

  Just then, a woman's crying voice suddenly came from the courtyard.

  Mo Qing's arm suddenly broke out in goosebumps at that crying sound, and this was already the third time she had heard it!

  Before Mo Qingchen could think of anything else, a voice came: "Dad, dad, let Anger go out, Anger is not crazy, not crazy."

  It was a woman's voice, mournful and sorrowful, yet clear and distinct in Mo Qingchen's ears.

  Then a man's voice came: "Xiao Er, don't make trouble, Father will come see you another day."

  Mo Qingchen suddenly bit his lip, this voice——

  The woman's voice suddenly became shrill and she burst into loud laughter, saying: "Hahaha, who are you? You're not my father, you're a murderer! All of you are murderers! I hate you, I want to kill you, return my husband's life to me..."

  The woman gradually fell silent, and the entire courtyard returned to its former stillness. However, that conversation had left Mo Qingchen's heart racing with shock.

  She didn't dare to listen anymore, turned around and ran towards the forest behind her. It was only then that she remembered this was indeed the Moon Concealing Hall. At that time, when she and Yunzhi took a shortcut to find Fourteenth Uncle, they had passed through from the other side of this very forest!

  Suddenly, Mo Qingchen stopped in her tracks, and a person appeared before her!