Chapter 648: Chapter 526: Testimony of Love

After leaving Hundred Flowers Lane, Xiao Mo moved to Moon Spring Peak with Tushan Jing Ci.

Not long after moving into Moon Spring Peak, Xiao Mo gradually noticed that the names of Tushan’s various peaks were not chosen at random.

In Tushan, all the most important peaks conspicuously had "Moon" in their names.

With Moon God Mountain as the center, the closer a peak was to it, the denser and richer the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power.

Correspondingly, the higher a person’s status, the closer their residence was to Moon God Mountain.

The Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Race, for example, mostly lived clustered on the ring of peaks closest to Moon God Mountain.

The Moon Spring Peak that Tushan Jing Ci had moved into was one such peak.

In fact, the entire, vast mountain peak belonged solely to Tushan Jing Ci.

In all of Tushan, only the clan leader and the Saintess were qualified to have an entire mountain peak to themselves.

This meant that Jing Ci had already agreed to Tushan Meng’s request to become the Saintess of Tushan.

In truth, Xiao Mo was quite surprised by Jing Ci’s decision to become the Saintess.

The status of the Tushan Saintess was extremely prestigious. There wasn’t a single member of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Race who didn’t covet the position. As for the other Fox Races, they wouldn’t even dare to dream of such an opportunity.

Yet Xiao Mo knew that Jing Ci was not the type of person to place great importance on status, nor did she want to bear such a heavy responsibility.

’For her to agree to become the Saintess now... there must be some hidden reason.’

Xiao Mo had tried to ask about it indirectly a few times, but Jing Ci was always evasive, changing the subject and refusing to give a direct answer.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Mo felt it wasn’t right to press her further.

However, as Tushan Jing Ci’s personal guard, Xiao Mo had also benefited from her good fortune, getting to live halfway up Moon Spring Peak.

In addition, Yue Shi and several other maids also moved into Tushan Jing Ci’s courtyard.

After the news of Tushan Jing Ci becoming the Saintess spread, it caused a great uproar throughout Tushan.

For the vast majority of the Tushan Fox Race, they had never even heard the name "Tushan Jing Ci."

For a long time, everyone in Tushan had assumed that the one who would ascend to the position of Saintess would surely be the Second Elder’s daughter—the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox named Tushan Chenchen.

Who would have thought that a Tushan Jing Ci would appear out of nowhere and snatch the position of Saintess away.

With the "Saintess" title snatched away from his family, the Second Elder of Tushan was naturally full of resentment.

But Grand Elder Tushan Meng’s prestige was too great, and she herself was a Cultivator at the Ascension Realm. No matter how much the Second Elder objected, it was ultimately futile.

At this time, rumors had already begun to circulate quietly within Tushan, saying that Tushan Jing Ci’s true identity was actually Tushan Meng’s illegitimate daughter.

Otherwise, why would Tushan Meng treat a newcomer junior with such exceptional favor?

Tushan Meng paid no heed to these rumors, and Tushan Jing Ci didn’t take them to heart at all.

Moreover, the Saintess Inauguration Ceremony was about to be held, so Tushan Jing Ci really had no time to worry about such gossip.

These past few days, she had been running to the Grand Elder’s place daily, familiarizing herself with Tushan’s various affairs while diligently studying all sorts of etiquette.

However, Xiao Mo had a faint feeling that this Saintess Inauguration Ceremony would probably not go so smoothly.

After all, Jing Ci was only a "Quasi-Saintess" at the moment. Only after the Saintess Inauguration Ceremony was formally held would her title be legitimate.

And Xiao Mo could see that Tushan was not a monolith; everyone had their own schemes and interests.

Even with the Grand Elder keeping things in check from above, it was probably inevitable that someone would stir up trouble in secret.

But these were not things Xiao Mo could control.

Then, a month after Xiao Mo moved into Moon Spring Peak, the Tushan Elder Council passed a resolution—to appoint Xiao Mo as a Tributor of Tushan.

Although Xiao Mo was of the Human Race, his talent was simply too high. He had entered the Golden Core Realm before the age of twenty, and his future could be described as limitless. Therefore, appointing him as a Tributor was quite reasonable.

Naturally, Xiao Mo did not refuse.

After becoming a Tributor of Tushan, Xiao Mo gained the qualification to enter the Tushan Library Pavilion.

The Tushan Clan’s Library Pavilion was divided into nine floors.

As a Tributor, Xiao Mo was originally only permitted to go up to the sixth floor.

But thanks to his connection with Tushan Jing Ci, he could use her Jade Pendant to access up to the eighth floor.

The Tushan Library Pavilion was said to contain a collection of all the books in the world, its library’s vastness second only to that of Tianjin City in the World of Ten Thousand Laws.

Therefore, whenever he had free time, Xiao Mo would dive into the Library Pavilion, wanting to browse through some books on Daoist Skills.

And besides books on Daoist Skills, he also wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the Fox Race’s profound and mysterious Dao of "Sentiment."

「One day.」

Xiao Mo went to the eighth floor of the Library Pavilion as usual.

His gaze was suddenly drawn to a book titled "A Record of Sentiment."

Xiao Mo took the book down from the shelf and began to read it carefully—

"A woman of the Tushan Clan, named Miguo, was by nature quiet and taciturn. She did not enjoy laughter or banter, and her expression was usually indifferent, betraying no joy or anger. The seven passions and six desires rarely touched her heart.

Tushan Miguo later chanced upon a gentleman of the Cyan Dragon Race. The two fell in love at first sight and became Daoist partners, vowing to grow old together.

But fate is unpredictable. One day, Miguo was gravely injured. Her vital energy dispersed, and her life hung by a thread, on the verge of fading away at any moment.

Who would have expected her Daoist partner to harbor ulterior motives? He sought to take advantage of her perilous state to steal the origin of her Demon Pill, refine it for himself, and attempt to break through to the Ascension Realm.

When Tushan Miguo learned of his plot and knew that the person by her side harbored such a venomous heart, she was heartbroken beyond words.

Yet, she neither raged nor fought, nor did she put up any defense. Feigning ignorance, she allowed him to take what he would."

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