Whitey ran back to the cave with the icicle flower in its mouth. Li Mo's spiritual qi was mostly recovered by now.
"Whitey, what's that flower you're talking about?"
In Immortal Sun Sect, he learned a lot about spiritual herbs from Lu Fang. But even after thinking for a long time, he had no recollection of this crystal clear white flower.
Squeak!
Squeak!
Whitey squeaked twice.
"Sigh!
You can understand me, but I can't understand what you're saying.
But it doesn't matter. I'll just take it back and ask Uncle Lu! "
Squeak!
Suddenly, Little White screamed again, as if it had been frightened by something.
She scurried to Li Mo's shoulder and stared at the cave entrance with a pair of lively eyes!
"Humph!
I didn't think there would be people in this wilderness. "
Whitey's abnormal behavior put Li Mo on guard. He released his divine sense and found the grandfather and granddaughter!
Seeing that the old man was only a mid-grade Martial Spirit expert, his worried heart finally calmed down!
"Friend in the cave, can you come out? I have something to discuss with you!"
The old man stood with his hands behind his back, while the girl called Xian 'er hid behind him.
"Elder, what business do you have with me?"
Li Mo walked slowly out of the cave and stood before the grandfather and granddaughter.
"Oh!
Little friend, are you alone here? "
The old man saw Li Mo was in his twenties and was a high martial master, so he asked in confusion.
"Yes!"
"Then may I ask, young friend, is this Blue Eyed Ferret your spiritual beast?"
The old man's eyes fell on Whitey on Li Mo's shoulder.
Squeak!
Squeak!
Squeak!
Whitey squeaked a few times at the old man as if remembering how he hit him with his cane.
"Elder, this little guy is indeed my spiritual beast!
Why do you ask? "
Li Mo's heart tightened. Seeing the simple clothes the grandfather and granddaughter wore, yet they recognized the Blue Eyed Ferret, they must not be ordinary people.
"Hehe … Little friend, it's like this. A few days ago, my granddaughter found an Icicle Flower in the forest.
Today, when we were preparing to pick it, it was unfortunately snatched away by your spirit beast.
This old man has come to ask little friend for it. This flower is very useful to us, I wonder if little friend will agree? "
The old man said with a sincere expression.
"Old man, this flower grows in this forest and is ownerless.
The self-heating belongs to whoever plucked it. It's really difficult for me to fulfill the old man's request! "
Li Mo didn't know what the ice flower was for.
But this old man actually cared so much about it. Presumably, this Icicle Flower was not an ordinary item.
How could Li Mo hand it over to a stranger?
"Sigh!
My little friend's words make sense.
How about this, I'll use something else to return the Icicle Flower to you!
Just look at what you like and just take it! "
With that, a white light flashed in the old man's hand, and a few magic treasures and a few bottles of pills appeared!
"Old man, I lack these things. Please go back.
Goodbye! "
The item in the old man's hand didn't catch Li Mo's eye. Li Mo didn't want to waste time with him and ordered him to leave.
"Little friend, take care!
This Icicle Flower is very important to me.
If you don't like this old man's items, how about I owe you a favor?
I will definitely repay you in the future! "
Li Mo didn't stop. He shook his head and went deeper into the cave!
"Little friend is only a high martial master. Do you think you can take the Icicle Flower away?
Do you want to force me to do it? "
The old man seemed to have lost his patience as he shouted from behind Li Mo!
"What?
Old man, are you trying to bully the weak and rob me? "
Li Mo calmly looked at the old man.
"Little friend, forgive me for offending you. I have no other choice!"
The old man brought his granddaughter to a tree and settled her down. Then he released his martial soul's pressure!
However, he did not expect the youth in front of him to be a Superior Grade Martial Master.
Yet he wasn't affected in the slightest by his pressure.
"Ah!
Y-you hid your cultivation? "
The old man hastily withdrew his pressure and looked at Li Mo in disbelief.
"No wonder this person didn't show the slightest trace of fear in front of me. He's actually a senior expert!"
"Old man, I see you aren't a bad person!
I won't pursue this matter any further. You should leave! "
Li Mo saw the old man's tone was pleading with him, but in the end, he had no choice but to rob him.
Li Mo assumed he wasn't a bad person, so he didn't want to argue with him.
"Many thanks for senior's mercy!"
The old man walked over to his granddaughter in a lonely manner.
"Boohoo … grandpa!
Why didn't you take the Icicle Flower back? Grandma's illness cannot be delayed! "
Xian 'er's face was covered in tears as she looked at Li Mo.
"Big brother, I beg you, can you return the Icicle Flower to us? My grandma is still waiting to be saved!"
Li Mo's heart was moved. If the old man had said he needed it to save his life, Li Mo would've given it to him.
After all, spiritual herbs weren't hard to find, and people only had one life.
"Alright!
Here! "
Li Mo handed the Icicle Flower over.
"Senior!
Y-you're …? "
The old man, who had given up all hope, was shocked beyond words.
"Old man, there's no need to call me senior. Just call me Little Mo will do.
If it weren't for this young lady, I wouldn't have known the Icicle Flower was meant to save your life!
I've offended you just now, please don't blame me.
Hurry and save your grandma! "
"Ah!
S-oh, no, Little Mo, thank you.
Please come back with us, so that this old man can show his hospitality as a host! "
…
After a series of excuses, Li Mo had no choice but to follow the grandfather and granddaughter home!
This was a very shabby village. All the houses in the village were still built with mud and thatch.
There were no more than a dozen households in the village.
"Brother Mo, we're here.
This is my home! "
On the way, Li Mo gained a basic understanding of the grandfather and granddaughter's situation.
The old man's name was Lin Ranweng. He used to be the powerful Lin clan leader of the Yong 'an town a hundred li away.
But because someone came to seek revenge, the Lin clan met its end in a single night.
All he had left was his wife and granddaughter!
Helplessly, he could only live his days in hiding in this remote village.
Who would've thought fortune never came in pairs, and misfortune never came alone.
Lin Ranweng, who had been with him his entire life, suddenly fell seriously ill. As a martial soul expert, Lin Ranweng still had some understanding of pills.
He knew the Icicle Flower had miraculous effects, so he brought his granddaughter to look for it.
After returning home, Lin Ranweng immediately fed the Icicle Flower to his wife.
Seeing his wife's rosy complexion and regular breathing, Lin Ranweng's heart finally settled!
"Little Mo, this old man thanks you!"
Lin Ranweng bowed to Li Mo!
"Grandpa Lin is too kind!"
"Xian 'er, bring grandpa the best wine in the house. I want to have a good drink with little Mo!"
This was the happiest day Lin Ranweng had seen in years. Li Mo didn't want to spoil his mood.
The old man and the young man started toasting!
"Little Mo, take this book. I don't have anything valuable on me. This is the only thing I can take out!"
"Grandpa, you mustn't!
I didn't give you the Ice Icicle Flower because I didn't want to get anything in return. "
"Little Mo, this book contains many secrets of the continent.
I recognized the blue-eyed ferret from this book. It will be of great help to you in the future.
You mustn't decline!
Li Mo was stunned. He wanted to ask Lin Ranweng how he knew Whitey, but he didn't expect it to be from this book!
No longer declining, Li Mo took the book but didn't see the title.
Flipping through it, Li Mo was shocked by its contents!