"How did I offend you seniors? Why did you kill our people?"
Cheng Tian and Wan Ling, who had recovered a bit of strength, shivered at the sight of the old and the young.
"Who's your senior?
You're older than me and you have the nerve to call me that? "
Li Mo didn't like the way he addressed him. It made him sound older than he was.
"Ah, no … that's not what I meant!
I … "
"Alright, stop messing around.
Let's hurry up and get going! "
Xuanyuan Wudi stopped him.
"Yes, grandpa!"
Li Mo looked straight at Cheng Tian.
"Cheng Tian, lead the way for us.
If you dare to play any tricks, I'll immediately take your life! "
Cheng Tian nodded. Li Mo's power was still fresh in his mind, so he didn't dare try anything funny.
This journey took two days, and during this period, Cheng Tian behaved himself.
But Wan Ling wasn't the same. She was always showing off her charm in front of Li Mo, but Li Mo turned a blind eye.
Wan Ling, who fancied herself the prettiest girl in Celestial Lake City, felt defeated.
"Sirs, we'll reach the imperial capital in a few more li. Can you let us go now?"
Cheng Tian eyed Li Mo cautiously, afraid he'd offend this fiend!
Li Mo peeked through the carriage window and saw more and more people on the road.
Not to mention, groups of soldiers patrolled the streets.
"Now's not the time to let you go. We'll talk about it when we're done!"
"B-but …"
Cheng Tian was about to say something when he saw Li Mo's cold eyes. He had no choice but to obey for his life's sake.
"Take out your pass!"
When the carriage arrived at the gates of the Imperial Capital, a few heavily armed soldiers immediately surrounded it.
Li Mo signaled with his eyes and Cheng Tian took out a card in a hurry.
"What business do you have in the imperial capital?"
"Oh, sir, I am from Celestial Lake City's Cheng clan. I came to participate in the selection!
These people are my friends and elders! "
Li Mo answered before Cheng Tian could speak.
The soldiers looked at the pass, then at the people in the carriage before letting them in.
"Looks like the capital is really heavily guarded!"
Li Mo sighed, 'Good thing I brought Cheng Tian with me. It would've been hard to get into the city without an ID.'
Although he and Xuanyuan Wudi could sneak in without anyone noticing, it would be more difficult to catch Prince Gong Qing if the experts in Prince Gong Qing's mansion noticed them.
In a luxurious inn in the capital, Li Mo booked two rooms.
"Grandpa, you should rest first."
With Xuanyuan Wudi settled, Li Mo took Cheng Tian and Wan Ling to his room.
"Se … Oh no, little brother, do you want the three of us to stay in the same room?"
Cheng Tian didn't know what Li Ma planned for him and asked in confusion.
"Humph!
Dream on. I've already arranged your accommodations for you.
When will the selection begin? "
"Oh, I don't know the exact time. Only when the tributes are delivered to the Prince's Mansion will I know."
As he spoke, Cheng Tian retrieved a brocade box from his bosom.
"This is the tribute my father asked me to deliver."
Whoosh!
Li Mo grabbed the air and the brocade box flew into his hand.
"En, very good. I am pleased with your performance so far. I will send you to rest!"
In a flash of white, Cheng Tian was gone.
"Ah!
Where did you take him? "
A living man suddenly disappeared from her side, dead or alive. Wan Ling was shaken to the core.
"Wan Ling, come with me to the Prince's Mansion tomorrow!"
With that, he knocked her out with Telepathic Finger.
He then sat cross-legged and entered cultivation. He needed to be in his best condition.
…
As the sky brightened, Li Mo opened his eyes with a flash of golden light.
"How comfortable!"
Li Mo stretched. Ever since he entered the Martial Soul Stage, his cultivation was nothing short of a pleasure.
Li Mo wiped his face and took Cheng Tian's appearance.
Swallowing Art suppressed his cultivation to that of an intermediate martial master. If he wasn't familiar with Cheng Tian or someone stronger, he wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
This was a special skill in the Martial Soul Stage, allowing him to change his appearance at will!
"Ah!
Cheng Tian? "
The awakened Wan Ling cried out at the sight of the person before her!
"Aren't you already locked up?
How did you get here? "
"Wan Ling!
Look closely, I'm not Cheng Tian! "
Even someone as familiar with Cheng Tian as Wan Ling couldn't tell he was a fake. Li Mo was very satisfied with this skill.
"Y-you're not Cheng Tian. H-how did you do it?"
Wan Ling looked incredulous. She knew of the Face Changing Art, but it could only change one's face.
But this person before her, be it in temperament or cultivation, was the same as Cheng Tian!
"You don't need to worry about that. Get ready and come with me to the Prince's Mansion!"
…
Xuanyuan Wudi didn't follow Li Mo. He was here to let Li Mo get a feel of the Prince's Mansion.
"Tian Chi City's Cheng Tian greets Your Highness!"
The Prince's Mansion was easy to find in the imperial capital. It took up a third of the city.
Luxurious was the best word to describe it.
"Follow me!"
Li Mo and Wan Ling were ushered in by a servant in charge of receiving guests at the entrance.
"His Highness has ordered you to rest in the yard. He will see you later."
After saying those words, he pointed to a courtyard and left.
The yard was packed with dozens of men and women.
"It seems there are many who want to throw their lives away for Prince Gong Qing!"
Li Mo pulled Wan Ling into the crowd.
"Brother, where did you come from?
I see you're only an intermediate martial master. You'd better get out of here. "
A wretched looking youth came next to Li Mo.
"Oh, little brother, I know I'm not strong enough so I didn't expect to be chosen. I'm here to pay my respects and broaden my horizons!"
"En, at least you know your place!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked away to talk to the others.
Li Mo found it funny that he was also an intermediate martial master.
This person definitely didn't have much confidence in his own strength, so he came to scare some people who were close to his strength out of the competition.
"T-bro Tian, what are we going to do next?"
Wan Ling pouted when facing this fake Cheng Tian.
"Just you wait. Remember, if you try anything funny, I'll guarantee you'll die a horrible death!"
"W-don't worry, I'll listen to you."
The crowd was bustling, and it was very lively.
These were the cream of Jade Clear Province's young generation, or they wouldn't have come to this selection.
Most of them were Martial Masters, and there were a few who had already stepped into the ranks of Martial Generals.
"His Highness has ordered everyone to follow me!"
The servant who brought Li Mo in shouted at the courtyard's entrance.
Everyone immediately quietened down and followed him into the depths of the mansion.
When the people in the middle arrived at a huge square, the servant stopped in his tracks.
"Everyone, put down your offerings and wait to the side!"
"This Liu Ze sure is arrogant!"
Li Mo muttered. He placed Cheng Tian's box on the ground and pulled Wan Ling to the side.
"His Highness has arrived!"
No one knew who shouted it out.
The sky above the plaza flashed and three figures appeared. Now this was what it meant to be high and mighty.
Li Mo's eyes swept over the three in shock.
The middle-aged man in the center was Prince Gong Qing, Liu Ze, but he was only a high general.
But the two-faced old man next to him was Li Mo's greatest fear, because of his martial soul.