At that moment, an elder standing beside Kong Hongyi slowly stepped forward and scolded Chu Mo, "Youngster, you're impolite! How dare you insult the Peacock Clan, I think you're tired of living!"

"You old fool, I think you're the one who's tired of living," a cold female voice rang out from the other side.

Chu Qing's figure approached from that direction. Alongside her were a group of followers, as well as some unfamiliar faces; however, each one seemed powerful. Their gazes at Chu Mo contained curiosity mixed with a hint of closeness.

The people of the Chu Family!

Chu Qing walked over, looked coldly at the Peacock Clan elder, assessed him from top to bottom, and snorted, "Nothing but an old fool with his life expectancy running out, barely promoted to the Emperor level on the heavenly road. Your Peacock Clan really knows how to play the game. What, you want to exchange my brother's life for such trash? Roll out of my sight! If I see you again, I might just annihilate your Peacock Clan!"

"Chu Qing! You're going too far!" Kong Hongyi shouted angrily, "No matter how glorious and prosperous your Chu Family used to be, it's all in the past. What right do you have to be so arrogant and despotic here?"

Kong Hongyi hated Chu Mo and Shui Yiyi to the extreme. Not only were both his wings broken, but even those most powerful and most beautiful peacock feathers... all were taken away by Chu Mo!

Such hatred was absolutely unbearable for the proud Peacock Clan.

At this time, Long Qiushui spoke from the side, "Let's not talk about those useless things. Chu Mo, you got the sacred medicine gentiana which is a Quasi-Saint level medicine. We don't ask that you share it with everyone, but it wouldn't be a problem to let everyone have a look, right?"

The onlookers all showed a look of surprised uncertainty in their eyes.

Long Qiushui smiled and shrugged, "I know everyone is suspicious of me, but it's okay, I can swear an oath!"

With that, Long Qiushui seriously declared, "I swear on the honor of the Long Family—if I, Long Qiushui, were to possess that strain of Quasi-Saint medicine, I would bring doom upon the entire Long Family!"

A murmur of shock erupted from the crowd.

This oath was truly lethal, risking his entire family.

However, with this oath, Long Qiushui seemed to clear himself of any suspicion. Subsequently, people's gazes fell on Chu Mo.

Shui Yiyi suddenly said indifferently, "Really shameless, willing to drag your own family into it, rather than letting the oath touch your own cultivation. How malicious. I never noticed before, but now I finally see, Long Qiushui, you truly are an utter villain! And so disloyal, unfilial, unrighteous, and unjust!"

"Shui Yiyi... you're overstepping!" Long Qiushui ground his teeth, a cold look on his face, furious inside, barely holding back, he said coldly, "Your words are useless. If you have the courage, then let Chu Mo swear an oath."

At this time, Chu Mo raised his head, looking calmly at Long Qiushui, "Do you think you're stupid, or do you think I'm stupid?"

Long Qiushui was taken aback.

The onlookers were also stunned.

What did he mean by that? Was it an admission that the gentiana was indeed in his possession? Many in the crowd began to show complex looks in their eyes.

Chu Mo continued, "Whose is the gentiana?"

All around, it was silent; everyone looked at Chu Mo, no one spoke.

Even Long Qiushui and Kong Hongyi were silent this time.

Yes, whose is the gentiana? The sacred medicines of Heaven and Earth... they belong to no one!

Whoever dares claim that the gentiana is cultivated by themselves would probably be spat to death on the spot.

Chu Mo went on, "So, whose hands it's in, what's it to you?" He directed his gaze at Long Qiushui, "Does it have anything to do with you?"

Long Qiushui's mouth twitched. Just as he was about to speak, Chu Mo moved his gaze away and focused on Kong Hongyi, "Does it have anything to do with you?"

Kong Hongyi said, "I also participated..."

"But you didn't get it," Chu Mo said indifferently.

Kong Hongyi was immediately at a loss for words.

Chu Mo then turned his gaze to the crowd of onlookers and smiled faintly, spreading his hands, "I didn't get it either. So this has nothing to do with me."

"You're lying!" Kong Hongyi shouted angrily, "I clearly saw that you got it!"

Chu Mo chuckled, "What's it to you? Even if I really did get it, what's it got to do with you?"

"Look, look! He admitted it! He admitted it!" Kong Hongyi said excitedly.

Chu Mo snorted with laughter, "Idiot."

Yiyi said, "He really is quite the idiot. How can there be so many idiots in this world? Do they think the Quasi-Saint medicine is what, a common blade of grass? There were so many people on the mountain top at that time. No one had the chance to get the Quasi-Saint medicine! I admit, I splashed the dirty water back just now because I couldn't stand Long Qiushui's baseless accusations, but anyone with a bit of intelligence should be able to figure that out. The people present at the time were not just these few; there were also Lu Hongxue, Xuan'er, Xuanxuan, and Huang Wushuang... So many people didn't see where that gentiana went, and no one even knows if the gentiana truly existed. Only you, Long Qiushui and Kong Hongyi saw it? Also, Long Qiushui, we went up the mountain together that day, right? How did you see it? If I remember correctly, the person who said that there was gentiana on the mountain peak... was also you, wasn't it?"

Yue Qingcheng said softly from the side, "Is there really gentiana on the heavenly road?"

Hu Lie said, "There are definitely supreme medicines on the heavenly road, but whether or not they are in that place, I really can't say... But the wind there is indeed quite frightening." After speaking, Hu Lie continued, "People shouldn't use personal grievances as an excuse to slander others wantonly. What's the point? If you want to fight, then fight head-on. Young adults shouldn't be afraid to face their opponents directly, should they?"

A sigh echoed through the crowd of onlookers.

They finally understood that these two groups had a private grudge. Yiyi was frank enough to directly say she splashed the dirty water back because she was upset, which essentially confirmed that no one had obtained the Quasi-Saint medicine.

Many people looked at Long Qiushui and Kong Hongyi with a hint of disdain.

They mocked in their hearts: Still young adults... Just like what the young master of the Tiger Clan said, if you want to fight, do it head-on. Young adults shouldn't be afraid to face their opponents directly, right? Such underhanded tactics of slinging mud behind people's backs are simply despicable.

Then they thought about what Chu Mo had said, which also made sense. Who cares who got the thing?

That's just how people are, once they lose sight of their prey, they return to rationality.

Long Qiushui and Kong Hongyi were fuming with rage, their faces as green as iron, but they were left speechless. Even Kong Hongyi was not entirely sure at this point that the gentiana was definitely on Chu Mo. He had only seen a flash of light at the time, and then nothing. He didn't even know for sure if that was really gentiana.

Now, after being called out by Yiyi and others like that, even he started to doubt himself. Could he have been mistaken?

At that moment, Chu Qing arrived with a group of people by Chu Mo's side, looking at him with concern, "Are you alright?"

Chu Mo shook his head and smiled slightly, "I'm fine."

Chu Qing looked at Chu Mo deeply. She had already learned a lot from Yiyi, but it was obviously not suitable to discuss here, so she said, "Let's go. We have reserved rooms at a restaurant ahead to try some specialties of the heavenly road."

Chu Mo glanced at Yiyi and the others.

Yiyi smiled, "Whatever you say."

A hint of an ambiguous smile appeared on Chu Qing's face, and her eyes lingered between the two.

Chu Mo said with a slight headache, "Then let's go..."

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