Chapter 283 – Eliminating the Correct Option

Ten minutes later, Su Ming emerged from the third-floor reception room of Wanbao Auction House with a satisfied expression and left directly.

Only the Mo siblings, Qin Qing, and Manager Yu remained standing in place, silently watching Su Ming depart for a long while.

Mo Zhu looked at his sister hesitantly and spoke.

“Sis, do you think everything he said was true?”

Clearly, Mo Zhu didn’t completely believe Su Ming’s words.

“I’m not sure either, but I don’t see any reason for him to lie to us.”

Mo Li shook her head with a bitter smile.

Just moments ago, Su Ming had kept his promise and told them all about the Mo Family in Longyao City.

This included where the Mo Family led by Mo Leng had gone over the past twenty years, where they settled, what they had been doing, and their final fate – he disclosed everything without reservation to the Mo siblings.

Thanks to this, the Mo siblings now knew that the traitors from back then had ended up in the borderlands of the continent, were taken in by Longyao City which had recently become an important human stronghold, and developed there for a full twenty years.

Similarly, they also learned that those traitors remained as unrepentant as before – for the sake of their bloodline, they didn’t hesitate to collaborate with people from 『Sin』, eventually targeting a Phantom Demon Cub, choosing to flee far from Longyao City into the dangerous wilderness zones, only to be completely wiped out.

Su Ming basically concealed nothing, telling the Mo siblings all the information he knew about the Mo Family in Longyao City.

Of course, Su Ming didn’t mention what relationship he had with the Phantom Demon Cub that the Longyao City Mo Family targeted, nor why he was the one who eliminated them.

Yes, Su Ming even told the Mo siblings about how he personally eliminated the Mo Family in Longyao City.

However, he didn’t reveal his identity, nor his motives – he simply told them the pure facts.

“This information should be worth at least 100,000 Contribution Points, right?”

That’s what Su Ming thought.

Since he had accepted their benefits, without compromising himself, Su Ming naturally tried his best to tell the Mo siblings the truth.

Therefore, the Mo siblings now basically understood the current situation and fate of the Mo Family in Longyao City.

And Mo Li indeed believed this information was worthy of the price Su Ming asked for, allowing Su Ming to leave satisfied.

“I never thought that even after twenty years, they still hadn’t given up on rebuilding their bloodline, even going so far as to collude with Underground Professionals for this purpose – truly a disgrace to our Mo Family.”

Mo Li sighed.

“Fortunately, someone stepped in to stop them.” Mo Zhu also said indignantly: “Otherwise, if they had successfully replaced their bloodline with a Phantom Demon Cub that evolved into a Nightmare Species, they would definitely have found an opportunity to return and cause trouble for the Mo Family.”

If Mo Leng had truly obtained the Nightmare Species bloodline, the Mo Family might have indeed faced serious trouble.

As the first user of the Nightmare Species bloodline, without the bloodline changing or diluting due to reproduction, he would inevitably have the potential to advance to Seven-Star level.

Since Mo Leng was already a Five-Star Peak level existence, if he had successfully replaced his bloodline with the Nightmare Species, he would have instantly advanced to Six-Star level and could have rapidly increased in strength within an extremely short time, becoming a Seven-Star Hunter.If he truly became a Seven-Star Hunter, even a Super Family like the Mo Family of Tianfeng City would find it extremely troublesome to deal with him.

Not to mention, according to Su Ming’s description, that Mo Leng had few principles or bottom lines—he could cooperate with the people of 『Sin』 to rebuild his Bloodline, so naturally, he could also collaborate with forces from the underground world again to target the Mo Family of Tianfeng City.

Presumably, those Underground Professionals would be more than willing to lend a hand if they saw a Seven-Star Hunter leading the charge against a top-tier force in Tianfeng City, right?

By then, the Mo Family would truly be in deep trouble.

Considering this, the Mo siblings felt immensely relieved.

Fortunately, Mo Leng’s schemes had failed; otherwise, their Mo Family would have had to face a massive threat and hidden danger.

It was precisely because of this that Mo Li had to admit that the intelligence brought by Su Ming was highly valuable—at the very least, as he had claimed, it was absolutely worth it for their Mo Family.

Provided, of course, that everything that person said was true.

Thinking of this, Mo Li couldn’t help but fall into deep thought and turned to Qin Qing.

“Chief Qin, this Wang Yue should be one of the Young Masters of the Wang Family, right?”

Mo Li began probing into Su Ming’s identity.

Qin Qing pursed her lips and shook her head with a wry smile.

“If you ask Qin Qing this question, Qin Qing doesn’t know how to answer.”

That was what Qin Qing said.

Beside them, Mo Zhu curled his lips.

“Aren’t those Young Masters of the Wang Family infatuated with Sister Qin Qing? Qin Qing’s family should be able to easily tell whether that Wang Yue is from the Wang Family or not, right?”

Surprisingly, Mo Zhu’s words carried a hint of sourness.

Mo Li secretly glared at Mo Zhu, feeling somewhat helpless in her heart.

She knew that her younger brother also harbored improper thoughts about Qin Qing.

No, it would be more accurate to say that ninety-nine percent of the men in Tianfeng City had improper thoughts about Qin Qing. The remaining one percent were either too young or too old; otherwise, they too would be utterly captivated by this Chief Qin.

In Tianfeng City, there were even many of the same sex who were hopelessly infatuated with Qin Qing, which just went to show the extent of this Chief Qin’s charm.

Unfortunately, so far, Mo Li had never seen this Chief Qin treat any man with special regard.

Sure enough…

“The Young Masters of the Wang Family are all Dragons among men. Qin Qing feels unworthy of them and has never entertained any presumptuous thoughts, so naturally, she cannot claim to know the Young Masters well.”

As always, Qin Qing lightly laughed and denied it, seemingly belittling herself but actually using this method to create distance.

“Is that so?”

Mo Zhu immediately beamed, visibly becoming very happy.

Mo Li could only roll her eyes at her foolish younger brother before turning to Qin Qing with a serious expression.

“If my sister has noticed anything, I hope you will inform us.”

Mo Li earnestly made her request to Qin Qing.

Qin Qing looked at Mo Li, then finally smiled slightly and said:

“Although Qin Qing’s interactions with the Young Masters of the Wang Family are not particularly close, based on impressions from meetings so far, this Young Master Wang Yue, compared to the Young Masters of the Wang Family, differs somewhat in physique, voice, and temperament.”

Qin Qing finally shared this intelligence with Mo Li.Mo Li also knew that although Qin Qing deliberately kept her distance from others, given her status and charm, there were always people who would willingly approach her, allowing her to gain insights.

As the Chief Auctioneer of Wanbao Auction House, Qin Qing’s discernment and observational skills were naturally exceptional.

Since even Qin Qing believed this Wang Yue differed from the Young Masters of the Wang Family, it could only mean one thing.

“He isn’t from the Wang Family?”

Mo Li murmured to herself.

“Personally, I don’t even think he’s a local of Tianfeng City,” Qin Qing remarked with a faint smile. “He’s so well-informed about matters in Longyao City and the Mo Family’s actions there, yet seems only vaguely aware of what happened to your Mo Family twenty years ago. This behavior clearly suggests he hasn’t been in Tianfeng City for long.”

The Mo Family’s ordeal twenty years ago had caused a massive uproar at the time, to the extent that even ordinary people were aware of it.

Now, two decades later, the general public naturally no longer dwells on those events, but for those who are interested, learning about what happened to the Mo Family back then is still not difficult.

At the very least, within Tianfeng City’s circle of influential forces, members of various Families and factions clearly still remember the events of that year.

Su Ming, however, appeared largely uninformed about this matter, coupled with his thorough understanding of events happening in Longyao City far on the horizon. This led Qin Qing to suspect that he likely wasn’t a local of Tianfeng City.

“Could he have come from Longyao City?” Mo Li suddenly had a thought and said, “I heard that the Wang Family specifically applied for permission to use an alchemical airship this time, aiming to bring back the sole surviving collateral descendant capable of breaking the Seal from Longyao City. For this purpose, they even sent Xu Xiayan, who hails from Longyao City, to personally fetch them. And since his surname is Wang, is it possible he’s the survivor from the Wang Family’s tomb-guarding branch?”

“No, that’s not it.” Qin Qing shook her head, dismissing Mo Li’s speculation. “The survivor from the Wang Family’s tomb-guarding branch is a young girl of only sixteen, named Wang Yihan. Her Aptitude is quite good, but it’s said she hasn’t undergone much proper training and is certainly not an Upper-Rank Professional.”

“Is that so?” Mo Li was slightly taken aback.

“Mm.” Qin Qing smiled leisurely. “By the way, Xu Xiayan did bring back a few people this time, but among them, only one is an Upper-Rank Professional, and she’s female. There’s only one male in the group, but he’s a one-star apprentice sorcerer who just graduated from the Academy. He’s nothing like this Young Master Wang, who has abundant Qi and a robust physique. Judging by his Aura, he’s clearly a skilled Upper-Rank Hunter.”

It was astonishing how meticulously Qin Qing had observed Su Ming.

Mo Li couldn’t help but feel somewhat disappointed.

“Since even you say so, then this Young Master Wang must have some other background.”

Clearly, Mo Li trusted Qin Qing’s discernment and observational skills.

Little did she know, this was also Su Ming’s deliberate doing.

He had conspicuously displayed his Aura precisely to signal to others that he was a Hunter, with no connection whatsoever to that little Sorcerer who had just arrived from Longyao City.

Under such deliberate circumstances, no one would suspect that Su Ming, who had arrived from Longyao City less than a day ago and had only recently graduated from the Academy, could be a Dual Professional—let alone one who had reached the Upper-Rank in both professions.It must be said that the identity of a Dual Professional had greatly assisted Su Ming, serving as the perfect smokescreen.

Due to the extreme rarity and difficulty in producing a Dual Professional, people would never suspect such a possibility without good reason.

Moreover, Su Ming had just graduated early from the Academy as a trainee Professional—a bona fide one-star novice. Who would ever believe he was an Upper-Rank Professional?

The youngest Upper-Rank Professional in history was twenty-three years old. How old was Su Ming this year?

A tender eighteen!

Thus, unless Su Ming exposed himself, it would be difficult for anyone to suspect him.

As the saying goes, the clever often outsmart themselves. The more intelligent someone is, the more they tend to overthink, dismissing options they believe to be incorrect and drifting further from the truth.

In reality, many unbelievable facts are often hidden within the truth.

The more these people speculated, the less likely they were to uncover anything substantial.

Unable to determine Su Ming’s true identity, Mo Li had no choice but to give up.

“I hope the intelligence he brought is all true.”

That was all Mo Li could wish for.

Shortly after, Mo Li bid farewell to Qin Qing.

Mo Zhu seemed inclined to stay and chat a bit more with Qin Qing, but his sister grabbed him by the ear and dragged him out, his cries of protest echoing as they left.

Regardless, the return of the ominous weapon was a cause for celebration.

Along with the intelligence obtained today, Mo Li was eager to return to the Family and report everything.

Only after the two had left did the reception room return to a brief silence.

It was then that Manager Yu, who had remained quiet all this time, finally spoke.

“Should we send someone to investigate Wang Yue?”

Surprisingly, Manager Yu bowed his head and lowered his posture before Qin Qing, adopting the demeanor of a subordinate.

The gentle smile that had graced Qin Qing’s face vanished, replaced by an expression of calm detachment.

“The sudden appearance of such a mysterious Young Master in Tianfeng City is indeed worth paying attention to,” Qin Qing remarked coolly. “However, this Young Master Wang clearly has matters he wishes to keep hidden. Though he appears flamboyant and unrestrained, he maintains a high degree of vigilance. If we rashly send someone to investigate, we might provoke unnecessary trouble.”

“Then what should we do…?” Manager Yu probed cautiously.

Qin Qing pondered for a moment before responding.

“Have our people keep an eye on Young Master Wang’s movements. If there are any sightings of his activities, compile a report and submit it. Beyond that, no further action is needed to avoid misunderstandings.”

Qin Qing had made a very conservative decision.

“Is that sufficient?”

Manager Yu seemed somewhat hesitant.

“That is sufficient.” Qin Qing glanced at Manager Yu and said, “Tianfeng City is, after all, humanity’s Holy Land. At any time, mysterious experts from around the world may arrive. Our duty is not to control them or delve into their secrets, but to monitor them and prevent them from disrupting Tianfeng City’s order and rules.”

“As long as the other party is not an Underground Professional or a scheming opportunist, they are none of our concern.””Tianfeng City still requires the support of human experts, and the Chaos Demon Cave also needs human experts to resist. Most of them are our companions, not enemies. Remember, we cannot treat them as we would enemies. Understood?”

Qin Qing’s words instantly sobered Manager Yu.

“Understood, Young Miss.”

Manager Yu bowed respectfully to Qin Qing.

Qin Qing paid no further attention to Manager Yu, instead gazing toward the doorway.

Vaguely, she seemed to see again that man wearing the ornate mask.

Normally, she wasn’t one to deliberately pay attention to any man.

But this time, the other party’s demeanor had sparked some interest in Qin Qing.

“It’s been… so long since I’ve encountered a man with such clear-eyed awareness…”

Qin Qing murmured softly.

Wang Yue—this name was also remembered by Qin Qing, leaving a faint impression in her heart.

(End of Chapter)