Free Web NovelOn the top floor of the Wind Catching Hall, Xiao Li's solemn confession still echoed in their ears, but everyone remained calm.
Dong Changtian yawned, Dong Ge Yu teased the larks in the birdcage, and Qi Tiezhu took a sip of tea.
Li Mo, who had mustered all his courage, looked bewildered: “I said I was an undercover agent, although it wasn't my own intention, but...”
“We already knew.”
“Ah?”
Li Mo leaned back slightly, unable to comprehend their nonchalance. They had known for a long time, so why had no one said anything? Why had they allowed him to thrive among the Executioners, to the point where he was almost a leader now?
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Dong Ao cleared his throat, about to say something.
Dong Changtian elbowed him, interrupting his speech, and then his old face was filled with shock: “What? Xiao Li, you're an undercover agent? I'm truly heartbroken. I won't eat supper tonight.”
Li Mo: “...”
Although he hadn't actively wanted to be an undercover agent...
But could your acting be any better? Not only did it fail to protect my self-esteem, it made me want to dig out a four-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.
Before deciding to expose himself, he had prepared himself mentally, even bracing for the tiger bench, being whipped 'piapiapia' with a small whip, vowing to die rather than surrender, until the honey trap... he had even thought it through, that he could then, at his discretion, request to skip the earlier steps and go straight to the honey trap.
For example, having Han Xianzi wield the small whip... He never expected, was his undercover skill really that bad?
“When was I exposed?”
“The first month you arrived,” Dong Ao replied honestly.
When Li Mo returned to Mo City, even if his appearance, temperament, and even the people around him were the same, how could Dong Changtian and the others not personally verify it?
“...”
Li Mo was speechless for a long time before saying, “Then why didn't you arrest me?”
“You didn't do anything detrimental to us,” Dong Ao explained.
Qi Tiezhu also put down his teacup and said with a smile, “Since that's the case, there's no need to alert the enemy. Besides, Xiao Li, you're diligent and capable. What if you were exposed and ran away?”
“And you were originally...”
Dong Ge Yu hadn't finished speaking when Dong Changtian stopped him with a look.
He continued, “You were originally meant to stay here. You yourself almost forgot you were an undercover agent, so why should we say anything more?”
Everyone nodded.
“That's right, Xiao Li endures wind and dew, constantly on the move, it's not easy.”
“Xiao Li is fine!”
“Hehe, sometimes when I saw Xiao Li sneaking around, pretending no one knew, it was amusing. I'd even eat two extra plates of peanuts when drinking.”
Li Mo: “?”
Did that last sentence feel like the real reason they didn't expose him?
“Since things have come to this...”
“It's alright, Xiao Li, whatever you want to do, we'll cooperate with you.”
“We will support your undercover career. If an explanation is needed for the Heavenly Race, we'll figure it out together. And whatever the Heavenly Race plans, you can tell us in advance.”
“That's great...”
Li Mo said, then felt something was off.
Whose undercover agent was he, exactly?
Never mind, he had no intention of working for the Heavenly Race anyway.
Xiao Li, with a strange feeling, laid out his plan.
Thus, a large number of Executioners in Mo City, including Li Mo himself, became busy during this period.
Human City was vast and populous. The last Heavenly Disaster did not cause any substantial damage to this outermost city. The combined population of Earth City and Heavenly City was not even a tenth of Human City's.
Actually, it wasn't always like this, as every fifty years, the Heavenly Disaster would take away most lives.
But now, it had been a period of recuperation for over eighty years.
Originally, the population of Human City gathered in small villages. This was to disperse the risks brought by the Heavenly Disaster, and also because there wasn't enough space for development to turn villages into cities.
Now it was time for a change.
With everything needing to be rebuilt, relying on the strength of Mortals alone, this process would be very long.
But if the Heavenly Race contributed, it would be entirely different.
“We'll use Mo City as the core, driving prosperity from the front to the back.”
“What if some villages are unwilling to cooperate?”
“Then you can show them the Mo City emblem.”
The Executioners all had new tasks.
The right time and place were set; they were responsible for the human harmony.
After discussing with the people of Human City, Li Mo wrote a report, which they all revised together. After confirming there were no issues, he had Feng Zhi take it back to the Heavenly Race.
The next day.
This secret report was delivered to Heavenly City.
When Jiang Yu saw it, his eyebrows rose, and he said meaningfully, “This Li Mo is truly a Genius.”
“Then this matter...”
“Go do it.”
The Heavenly Race members did not know what Jiang Yu was thinking specifically, or for what reason he hadn't mentioned it, and so they all followed the plan to complete their respective tasks.
Heavenly Human City was harmonious like never before, with the people of the three cities cooperating with each other.
A month later, the Spring Wind Plan swept across the entire Human City.
“The miasma that plagued our town has finally been dispersed. The Heavenly Race is truly powerful.”
“Ever since Chun Mang, the superior race, visited, the crops in the fields have been growing better and better.”
“Why would they come to help us?”
“I saw the Mo City emblem. Do you think if I report to Mo City now and join the Executioners, I can also bring prosperity back to my hometown?”
“I just came back from there; the people there are prosperous and wealthy, and they speak so nicely.”
...By the end of the year, the land touched by the spring wind, though still having only Mo City as a large tree, had already sown many vibrant seeds.
The light on the Celestial Human Divine Sword grew increasingly brilliant.
Its power must have greatly increased, but exactly how much, only its current owner, Jiang Yu, probably knew.
At this rate of development, Heavenly Human City passing the next Heavenly Disaster was not a problem... Outside, watching the time flow in the jiangshan sheji map, everyone looked at each other, their faces filled with astonishment.
“It can be done this way?”
“How come Li Mo has so many ideas for development, one after another, even ‘driving prosperity from the front to the back’?”
“In previous Heavenly Human Trials, the participants either focused on becoming stronger, or some established their own forces in Earth City, but developing the entire Heavenly Human City together is a first, and the effect seems quite good...”
“The plan was proposed by him, but it's Jiang Yu who's getting stronger.”
“Wouldn't that mean Jiang Yu gets to pluck the victory fruit of resolving the Heavenly Disaster?”
After many days, the ‘serial drama’ of the Heavenly Human Trial attracted more and more attention... “With Baby Disciple, why worry about not achieving great things?” Shang Wu stood in Wanchun Court, hands on her hips, speaking blasphemously: frёewebnoѵēl.com
“Later, I'll bribe the eunuchs around Jingtai Emperor and suggest he abdicates.”
Shang Qinqing, however, frowned: “Why does the screen always focus on Jiang Yu? He has nothing interesting going on.”
No sooner had she spoken.
Another three years had passed in the jiangshan sheji map, and changes occurred once again.
“Hey, Jiang Yu seems to be making a move.”
“What?”
“He wants to take the initiative before the Heavenly Disaster arrives!”
“??”
...“Now Heavenly Human City is prosperous and flourishing, while the Heavenly Disaster is still brewing. The advantage is mine; this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
“I have already taken control of the Celestial Human Divine Sword. Why not seize this opportunity to eliminate future troubles forever!”
In Heavenly City, Jiang Yu held the Celestial Human Divine Sword, looking as if he could swallow mountains and rivers.
After a few years, Heavenly Human City was thriving.
But many things were only just beginning and far from reaching maturity.
Even the Heavenly Race could not understand Jiang Yu's decision.
Nor did they understand where he got such confidence?
Many Heavenly Race members thought they should wait.
But while Heavenly Human City was unprecedentedly harmonious, the internal affairs of the Heavenly Race were not.
For example, the part of the Heavenly Race that governed the Dao of life and death, and the Dao of conquest, they were gradually being forgotten, and no one sang their names anymore.
They agreed with Jiang Yu's proposition, and besides, his mind was already made up.
“Wouldn't it be better for Jiang Yu to just be a good Emperor and enjoy the fruits of others' labor? Why does he have to do this?”
“There were once Trial participants who wanted to counterattack the Otherworld, but not only did they fail, they also lost the outermost parts of Heavenly Human City.”
“Perhaps he has some reliance we can't imagine, preparing for something big?”
Even people in Dijin could not understand Jiang Yu's actions.
But some also believed that Jiang Yu had enough confidence, after all, the Celestial Human Divine Sword was in his hand, now unprecedentedly powerful.
Once he succeeded, this Trial could end early.
He might also be the first clear-passer since the Heavenly Human City realm opened... Mo City.
“What? The army is passing through Mo City?”
Li Mo was astonished when he heard the news.
Feng Zhi nodded, hesitating, “I don't know why he's in such a hurry, but Pojun and Tanlang both support him.”
“He deliberately passes through here to tie you all to his warship. I suggest you run away as soon as possible.”
“I can hide, but someone has to go.”
Li Mo took a deep breath and asked again, “Feng Zhi, how much chance of victory do you think this battle has?”
“Less than ten percent.”
“It can't be that bad, can it?”
“My sister said so.”
“Then it's fine.”
...Yinma Town probably couldn't be called by that name anymore.
To facilitate the passage of the allied forces from Heavenly City and Earth City, the river had been filled with rocks.
In a villa in the town, in the garden, Jiang Yu had a map in front of him, discussing the marching route with several Heavenly Race members.
“It's still half a month's journey to Mo City.”
The Heavenly Race member who spoke was twice the height of a normal person, yet he didn't appear bulky, lean but not weak, with muscles like cast iron solidified on his body.
This was Pojun, who strongly advocated for the expedition.
“Regarding the conscription, has Mo City responded?”
Jiang Yu narrowed his eyes and asked calmly.
“They sent many weapons and provisions, but no one has enlisted yet.”
Pojun said in a booming voice, “The reason given is that Human City is in ruins waiting to be rebuilt, short on manpower, and wouldn't have much impact on the battle.”
“They're willing to give anything but people.”
Another Heavenly Race member, with white hair and a hint of ferocity in his brows, said:
“I think they have no confidence in this battle. Now Mo City is the leader in Human City, with a hundred responses to one call. Just now, the town chief of Yinma Town asked me how many Executioners were participating in the army.”
Even if all the Mortals in Human City were conscripted, they indeed wouldn't have much impact on the battle.
But they would affect the power of the Celestial Human Divine Sword.
“Pojun, you go yourself.”
“Yes.”
The tall figure walked to the door, and with a flip, dark clouds gathered into a warhorse, carrying him across the sky.
Jiang Yu gazed at the lake in the garden for a long time, then raised his hand to draw something for a long time, but there was no reaction.
His heavy pupils narrowed, and he saw a sword light, like a silver fish, beneath the lake. The Sword Bone shone, and threads of mithril-colored silk stretched out, forcibly capturing that silver light back.
The rampant sword light froze the lake, and the silver light returned to Jiang Yu's palm, dimming.
It was the God Sword.
Under aggressive development, Heavenly Human City grew stronger day by day, and the power of the God Sword also grew stronger day by day, which was true.
But it was also gradually slipping out of control.
Especially recently, it seemed to want to abandon him at all times and fly to its true owner.
That person was in Mo City... Wind Catching Hall.
Li Mo and Dong Changtian, along with other elders of Mo City, were all gathered together. If anyone was missing, it was Ying Bing; she never participated in these matters.
After Pojun entered, his expression was not arrogant. He bowed slightly before saying:
“You must already know the purpose of my visit. Among you, some are no weaker than the Heavenly Race, so at least one of you must participate in the battle.”
“You know the benefits; many people in Earth City are eagerly enlisting. Who among you plans to go?”
Li Mo, Qi Tiezhu, Dong Changfeng, and the others looked at each other.
“Go for what? To a market? Then this old man wants to go.”
Dong Changfeng acted as if he couldn't hear well.
“I'm almost a hundred years old, this is the age to fight.”
Qi Tiezhu stretched his muscles, then with a crack, he was drenched in sweat.
He... sprained his back...
“Alas, we are, after all, old.”
“It's a small matter if we can't be of use, but if we cause trouble for the great cause of Heavenly Human City, that would be an unforgivable sin.”
“This kind of thing should indeed be left to the young people.”
“?”
Xiao Li pointed to himself, then looked around, seeing only white-haired, grey-bearded elders, with one foot in the grave.
These elders of Mo City had been there since the Great King Village era.
Besides me, is there really any young person here?
Pojun frowned. The other party used this reason to decline, and he didn't know what to say, so he could only look at Li Mo, seemingly also thinking he was a good candidate.
Xiao Li cleared his throat: “Heavenly King covers Earth Tiger!”
“!”
Pojun's body trembled, almost blurting out “Pagoda suppresses River Demon.”
That's right, this kid was the undercover agent that Heavenly Race had planted in Mo City!
Now Pojun was in a dilemma. How could they let their undercover agent represent Mo City in battle? What kind of situation was this?
“Alright, everyone, stop messing around. What kind of behavior is this?”
Li Mo cleared his throat and said, “Since things have come to this, why don't we do it randomly?”
“How will you randomize it?”
“Flip a coin. Heads, Old Dong goes. Tails, Old Qi goes.”
“What about you?”
“If it stands up, I go.”
“This, this isn't right, is it?”
Everyone was bewildered, and Pojun was stunned. How could this be right?
Li Mo said seriously, “No problem. A coin is either heads, or tails, or it stands up. There are only these three possibilities, and the probabilities are all the same.”
A flash of wisdom flickered in the eyes of Qi Tiezhu and Dong Changtian.
“This...”
“No problem, toss it.”
Pojun said against his conscience. He couldn't really let the undercover agent go to battle.
Honestly, his already scarce conscience also hurt a little, but for the sake of the bigger picture, there was nothing he could do.
Fortunately, at last... *Gulu gulu* —
A copper coin was tossed by Li Mo, then precisely stuck in a crack in the ground.
It stood upright.
Pojun: “?”
