Chapter 231 – The Mo Family's Great Determination

Just as Su Ming was waiting for news from Yun Langyue’s side, Xu Qianqian also left the backyard and came out.

Su Ming glanced at Xu Qianqian and said, “Did you get everything clarified?”

Xu Qianqian’s footsteps paused slightly before resuming their normal pace.

She knew that Su Ming had also noticed some issues.

It was only natural – if she could spot the problems, it wasn’t strange that Su Ming could see them too.

“This was my mistake.”

Xu Qianqian directly admitted her error.

There was nothing more to say about it.

The traitor appearing on her side meant that the information about Little Hai’er had been leaked by her own people.

This undoubtedly carried some responsibility on her part, and Xu Qianqian wasn’t the type to refuse admitting such errors.

Of course, Su Ming knew this wasn’t something Xu Qianqian wanted to see happen either.

So he had no intention of holding Xu Qianqian accountable, merely informing her of one thing.

“I’ve already asked Yun Langyue to help me track the Mo Family’s movements. We should get news soon.”

Su Ming’s words temporarily diverted Xu Qianqian’s heavy mood.

“Are you planning to pursue them?”

Xu Qianqian looked at Su Ming.

“Is that strange?” Su Ming said calmly. “I’m not someone who will swallow such a huge loss quietly. Little Hai’er should be safe for now. As long as we find the Mo Family, we can bring that girl back.”

The Mo Family’s target was the Bloodline within Little Hai’er that had high potential to evolve into a Nightmare Species, not the currently unevolved Bloodline that was only at the Hazardous Species level.

Therefore, until Little Hai’er successfully evolved, not only would the Mo Family not harm her, they would even have to serve her with good food and drink.

If they injured Little Hai’er, it might damage the Bloodline and prevent the Bloodline extraction ritual from being performed.

If they didn’t provide good care and nourishment to cultivate the Bloodline within her and support her evolution, Little Hai’er wouldn’t evolve out of thin air.

Considering this, Su Ming wasn’t overly anxious.

Xu Qianqian seemed to have thought of this too.

However, even if they found the Mo Family, they would still have to face one problem.

“Can you rescue Little Hai’er from the Mo Family’s hands?”

Xu Qianqian couldn’t help worrying about this.

After all, although the Mo Family wasn’t a top-tier family like the Six Great Families, it was still a first-rate family just below the top tier.

The Mo Family didn’t have any Six-Star Professionals who could stand at the peak of Longyao City, but they did have Professionals below the Six-Star level.

“From what I know, the Mo Family has seven Upper-Rank Professionals in total. Two are Four-Star Hunters recruited from outside the family, four are Mo Family elders who are also Four-Star Hunters, and the remaining one is the Mo Family Head, Mo Leng, a Five-Star Hunter who’s apparently just one step away from Six-Star. He has not only inherited the ancient combat techniques the Mo Family brought from their main family in the continent’s heartland, but also possesses a quite powerful alchemical weapon. This allowed Mo Leng to match veteran experts of the same star level even when he was at Four-Star, and he’s slightly stronger than Mr. Gao at his current stage.”

Xu Qianqian shared this intelligence with Su Ming.

“If you plan to go after the Mo Family alone, you’d better be mentally prepared.”

At that time, Su Ming would not only have to face six Upper-Rank Professionals of the same star level, but also Mo Leng, the Mo Family Head – a genuine Five-Star Hunter.This Five-Star Hunter was no pushover, fully equipped with both combat techniques and alchemical weapons.

Such a powerhouse would likely not be underestimated even by the arrogant Upper-Rank Professionals of 『Sin』.

Unfortunately, this didn’t intimidate Su Ming in the slightest.

A Five-Star Hunter?

So what?

He had already battled and defeated even someone like Lord Crow, an elite among Six-Star Hunters. How could he possibly be scared off by a mere Five-Star Hunter now?

Although the alchemical potions in his backpack for boosting combat power were completely depleted, preventing him from relying on drugs to unleash his potential like before, with both his professions having advanced to Upper-Rank, Professionals of the same star level were already easy prey in Su Ming’s eyes. Even those one star level higher, he dared to confront head-on!

The Mo Family?

This time, he was going to take them down!

Su Ming didn’t voice these thoughts aloud, remaining silent instead.

But Xu Qianqian still discerned Su Ming’s intentions, realizing he had no plans to retreat.

In that case…

“I’ll go with you.”

Xu Qianqian made this request without hesitation.

“You?”

Su Ming was slightly taken aback.

Seeing his reaction, Xu Qianqian now wore a calm expression.

“Don’t worry, I’m not so lacking in self-awareness as to think I could help you fend off one or two Upper-Rank Professionals,” Xu Qianqian said lightly. “But my own mistakes must be rectified by myself.”

In other words, Xu Qianqian’s target wasn’t the Mo Family, but the person who had betrayed her.

That traitor had to be dealt with personally to redeem herself for this disgrace.

If Su Ming were to come to harm because of this, all the better – by going along, she could die with him and atone for her sins right then and there.

This was Xu Qianqian’s thinking.

“Are you sure?”

Su Ming frowned deeply.

Xu Qianqian didn’t speak, just stared fixedly at Su Ming. Her silent demeanor conveyed more determination than any words could.

After some thought, Su Ming ultimately didn’t outright refuse.

“If we encounter danger, I won’t be looking out for you, you know?”

Su Ming tried to scare her a bit.

However, Xu Qianqian actually smiled in response.

“I hope you can do just that.”

Her words left Su Ming speechless.

Unbeknownst to him, this was Xu Qianqian’s genuine wish.

If they encountered danger, she truly hoped Su Ming would abandon her and escape.

That way, at least he could survive.

After this, both fell silent, quietly awaiting Yun Langyue’s news.

Yun Langyue’s message came quickly.

About thirty minutes later, Su Ming’s phone rang.

Su Ming immediately answered, hearing Yun Langyue’s voice.

But the news she brought made him frown deeply once more.

“What did you say?” Su Ming exclaimed in surprise. “The Mo Family has left Longyao City entirely?”

“What?” Xu Qianqian was equally shocked.

The two looked at each other, completely unprepared for the Mo Family taking such action.

“Is the information accurate?”

Su Ming could only seek confirmation from Yun Langyue.

“Absolutely certain,” Yun Langyue stated with conviction. “The Mo Family made no attempt to conceal their movements. They left Longyao City in large numbers heading north, abandoning all their business interests and influence in the city. They only took large amounts of money and treasures with them. From the looks of it, they clearly have no intention of ever returning.””This…” Su Ming immediately sensed trouble.

Even Xu Qianqian furrowed her willow-like brows, murmuring softly.

“To abandon the family business they’ve built over twenty years in Longyao City without hesitation—that Mo Family Head truly has remarkable resolve.”

Wasn’t that true?

After twenty years of painstaking effort establishing themselves in Longyao City, finally elevating their family to first-class status while becoming both a high-ranking city official and a council member with real authority—to abandon all these achievements so decisively was a level of boldness few possessed.

Yet one had to admit, Mo Leng’s decision left all his opponents powerless.

Had he not done this, the Mo Family would have faced dire consequences for colluding with the underground Professionals of 『Sin』 and scheming within Longyao City. Rather than waiting helplessly for doom, it was better to seize the initiative—abduct their long-targeted objective and flee the city.

This way, the Mo Family would avoid targeted sanctions and might even gain new opportunities to return to their ancestral Base City and restore their former glory.

Mo Leng’s calculations were indeed shrewd.

As for potential pursuers?

Mo Leng feared nothing.

Not only was Longyao City currently engulfed in chaos and barely managing its own affairs, but the risks involved weren’t worth taking for most. The wilderness danger zones were Phantom Demon territory, and with no way to confirm the Mo Family’s escape route, blindly charging into those areas might lead to disaster without ever finding their trail.

Given these risks, major factions in Longyao City wouldn’t invest significant resources in pursuit, forced to watch the Mo Family depart helplessly.

Mo Leng had clearly anticipated this, confident that no major family or organization would dare chase them.

It was indeed a masterful move.

However…

“Isn’t he afraid the Mo Family might encounter dangers and suffer heavy losses venturing into the wilderness danger zones?”

Su Ming couldn’t help wondering.

To this, Yun Langyue responded:

“The Mo Family must possess detailed maps of the wilderness danger zones. Their escape route from Longyao City is likely among the safer options.” She continued, “Moreover, since the Mo Family originated from a Base City deep inland and previously traveled all the way to the coastal region, their maps might even include records of wilderness areas beyond the coastline.”

This was troubling.

The unexpected competence of the Mo Family finally stirred a thread of irritation in Su Ming’s heart.

“So we can’t pursue them, not even knowing which direction they’ve taken?”

Did this mean he could only watch helplessly as Little Hai’er was taken away, becoming a sacrificial pawn for the Mo Family’s restoration?

The Mo Family would not only escape everyone’s judgment and his retaliation but might even rise to prominence again, swaggering through another Base City?

This was something Su Ming could never accept.”There’s no other way.” Yun Langyue said helplessly, “If they were still in the Base City, that would be one thing. But now that they’ve left the Base City and entered the wilderness danger zone, how can we possibly track them?”

Even Cloudflow Commerce couldn’t establish informants or intelligence networks within the wilderness danger zone.

Therefore, the Mo Family’s move had indeed left them with no options.

At least, that’s what both Yun Langyue and Xu Qianqian believed.

However, Su Ming seemed to have thought of something, as he suddenly spoke up.

“It’s not completely impossible though.”

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