After randomly taking a bite, Chu Mo paid the bill and left the restaurant. He hesitated, debating whether to visit the Jin Family or the Lu Family.

The plight of the Three Great Families of Jinxiu City weighed heavily on Chu Mo's mind. Although he could have shrugged off the responsibility and simply walk away, the incident was ultimately due to him. If he hadn't taken Heaven Slaying's blade and that drop of True Phoenix Blood, perhaps the Three Great Families wouldn't have been embroiled in such a catastrophe.

For this reason, deep down, Chu Mo felt that he owed the Three Great Families of Jinxiu City an apology.

Particularly Jin Dongnan, the master of the Jin Family, and Lu Zheng, the master of the Lu Family—they may not have been close to him, but they respected him. Chu Mo believed that, if they were still alive, they could have a pleasant relationship.

He never anticipated that things would turn out this way. He recalled that he had once promised Lu Zheng to help refine an elixir to solve the latent health problem he had.

That promise still echoed in his ears, but the people… they were no longer there.

Chu Mo made a decision in his heart: he was planning… to seek revenge for the Three Great Families!

At least, he couldn't just watch the Three Great Families decline.

The few Blood Demon Sect disciples colluding with the branches of the Lu Family also filled Chu Mo's heart with caution. A few disciples from the Golden Elixir Realm of the Blood Demon Sect brazenly appeared in Jinxiu City. They were evidently fearless, as they didn't fear any retaliation from the Three Great Families.

But what was their purpose for staying here? This could almost be guessed without even thinking!

Five Golden Elixirs...

If it was one or two, Chu Mo was confident that he could handle them. But five... Chu Mo felt somewhat uncertain.

After all, they were cultivators whose realms were higher than him by one level. Even though he was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment now, he dared not say that he could handle five alone.

After some contemplation, Chu Mo decided to pay a visit to the Lu Family first and meet Lu Tianyue to discuss their next steps.

With that in mind, Chu Mo headed directly towards the Lu family in the south of the city.

He quickly arrived at the Lu Family. The whole Lu family was quiet.

The Lu family's defensive power was still strong. The large gate was tightly closed, and every once in a while, cultivators from the Foundation Establishment would patrol inside the courtyard.

Chu Mo did not alarm these individuals and directly headed for the Lu family's backyard.

Chu Mo did not know where Lu Tianyue specifically resided. However, the only rooms in the inner courtyard that were still lit up numbered two or three.

"I'll just take a peek at each one in turn." Chu Mo first arrived at one room, where soft conversation could be heard from inside. It seemed to be one of Lu Zheng's wives, her voice full of sorrow, chatting with a maid.

Chu Mo sighed lightly. The person had passed, and all that remained was memory.

He walked towards the second room still with its light on. It was very quiet inside. A figure sat silently, seemingly studying something.

Just as Chu Mo approached, the figure in the room suddenly stood up and extinguished the light.

"Have I been discovered?" Chu Mo was somewhat surprised. Even though he knew that Lu Tianyue had entered the Golden Elixir Dao, he had been careful enough, and she shouldn't have been able to discover him that easily.

However, once Chu Mo confirmed that the person inside was Lu Tianyue, he naturally did not leave.

At this time, the door opened, and Lu Tianyue stood there, looking at the stranger in front of her, and said coldly, "What, running out of patience? Planning to assassinate me? Why don't you send someone stronger?"

Chu Mo knew that Lu Tianyue had misunderstood, but he did not clarify immediately. Instead, he asked, "How did you find out it was me?"

Lu Tianyue's eyes flashed coldly: "Is it hard to find you?"

"Of course, ordinary Golden Elixir cultivators could not possibly feel my presence," Chu Mo said lightly, exuding confidence.

"You're quite confident." Lu Tianyue raised her eyebrows: "You're not sent by them, and I don't know you. Who are you and what are you doing here?"

"May I come to your room to talk?" Chu Mo asked.

Lu Tianyue's face reddened, and she scolded reproachfully, "This is my boudoir!"

"..." Chu Mo was taken aback, then smiled wryly, "I apologize for my rudeness. Miss Lu, can we find a place to talk?"

"I don't know who you are, why should I trust you?" Lu Tianyue was able to discover Chu Mo, not because she was powerful, but because the moon was too bright that night! Although her room was lighted, when Chu Mo's figure appeared in the courtyard, it affected the light inside the room slightly.

A regular person might not have noticed, but for a Golden Elixir cultivator, they would immediately sense that something was amiss.

So Lu Tianyue didn't look down on the Foundation Establishment cultivator in front of her because of his level. Instead, her heart was filled with caution.

Who was this Foundation Establishment cultivator and how could he be so powerful? Even she could not fully see through him.

"I'm an old acquaintance." Chu Mo sighed again, "A month has passed, your problem should have been resolved, right?"

"Ah… is it you?" Lu Tianyue suddenly let out a quiet cry of surprise. She looked at Chu Mo with a somewhat incredulous look, then unfolded her divine sense. After a moment's hesitation, she opened the door and said, "Come in and talk."

"Uh…" Chu Mo scratched his head. Before Lu Tianyue had spoken, Chu Mo hadn't thought anything about it. But after she spoke, entering her boudoir during the late third watch of the night made him feel a bit uneasy.

"Hurry up, don't let anyone see you!" Lu Tianyue whispered, with one foot in the door and one foot outside. After speaking, she realized that her words might have been misunderstood, and her face flushed slightly.

Contrarily, Chu Mo had no absurdist thoughts. Seeing this, he followed suit.

Lu Tianyue closed the door and didn't light the lamp again. She stood in the moonlight, looking at Chu Mo with a complex expression.

After a long while, she sighed faintly, "I thought you would never return. I didn't expect…"

"…" Chu Mo's mouth twitched, then he sighed, "I didn't expect things would turn out this way."

"So to say… those people are looking for something that is indeed in your possession?" Lu Tianyue looked at Chu Mo, biting her lips, and said sorrowfully, "This incident… can't be blamed on you, but we, the Three Great Families, are the ones suffering for it. If it weren't for each of our own deep foundations; if it weren't for the other families in Jinxiu City that also suffered heavy losses; and if it weren't for the fact that there is no second city within hundreds of thousands of miles from Jinxiu City... perhaps we, the Three Great Families, would have already disappeared."

As Lu Tianyue spoke, she looked deeply at Chu Mo, "I'm not blaming you, but I think… how unpredictable life can be. What surprises me even more is that you actually came back. I want to know, why did you come back here and seek me out? What do you want to do?"

"I want to help you," Chu Mo said.

"You? Help us?" Lu Tianyue looked at Chu Mo incredulously, then smiled bitterly, "In a month's time... you have already successfully achieved Foundation Establishment. Indeed, it's impressive. But do you know who our enemy is? Unless... the person backing you can come forward. Otherwise, seeking revenge would undoubtedly be wishful thinking."

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