Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

"Haha, good, you've finally figured it out, kid."

The middle-aged man was quite satisfied with Zhang Mo's performance, but just as he was about to say something, the woman who had been silent suddenly spoke up:

"Alright, enough with the nonsense, someone's here."

"Oh? Someone's here? That's great news!"

Where is that person? Let me take a look.

After speaking, a blue light flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he quickly saw the person who had come.

"Huh? Why does this person look so familiar?" The middle-aged man frowned slightly, seemingly trying to recall something.

Seeing the middle-aged man like this, Zhang Mo was also puzzled and asked:

"Senior brother, do you know this guy?"

The middle-aged man nodded and then shook his head:

"I'm not sure. I feel like I've seen this guy somewhere before, but it's been too long and I can't remember where."

Oh well, never mind that for now. I'll just go easy on her later.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mo rubbed his hands together, his face beaming with excitement:

"Understood, Senior Brother. Since this person is an old acquaintance of yours, I will naturally go easy on him."

"Hmm, I'm relieved to hear that, so we... huh? You bastard, where are you?"

"Damn it, that guy was just here a moment ago! How did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"

The middle-aged man looked puzzled and was very confused.

That's strange, how could a perfectly healthy person just disappear?

Could it be that they've been discovered? That can't be, right?

"Senior brother, what should we do now? Everyone's disappeared, how are we supposed to play?"

Zhang Mo's expression was rather unpleasant. The duck that was about to be eaten had suddenly flown away; anyone would be upset in that situation.

"Search for him; this person must have discovered us."

"Huh? They've spotted us? How is that possible?"

We all have concealment talismans on us, how could he possibly find us?

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Anyway, let's not worry about it for now. This guy shouldn't be able to get far. Once he slips up, I'll make sure he can't escape."

As soon as these words were spoken, just as the three were about to look for someone, a clear male voice suddenly came from behind them.

"I heard you're looking for me?"

Ok?

Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately became alert and retreated rapidly, creating a safe distance between themselves and Ji Qing.

"Damn it, this guy actually found us."

"Senior brother, what should we do now?"

"Hmph, what else can we do? Of course we fight! Three against one, the advantage is in our hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, just as the middle-aged man was about to make a move, he saw Ji Qing gently pat the spirit beast pouch. After a piercing dragon roar, a six-foot-long blue dragon suddenly appeared above his head.

"B-Big brother, shall we continue?"

Zhang Mo swallowed hard, his face turning pale, and said that he was beginning to have second thoughts.

"Hmph, of course we'll fight! What's there to be afraid of? Three against two, the advantage is on our side, let's fucking beat them up."

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, just as he was about to make another move, four top-grade magic artifacts suddenly appeared behind Ji Qing.

The middle-aged man immediately knelt down, his face full of obsequious smiles:

"It's like the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple. We're all family members, yet we don't recognize each other. We're both from the Star Palace, so why fight and kill each other?"

"Brother, what do you think of this? I know I was wrong. I'll leave immediately and won't bother you anymore. What do you think of this suggestion, brother?"

"Huh? Senior brother, what happened to your backbone that you were going to fight earlier?"

Seeing his senior brother like this, Zhang Mo felt uneasy and knelt down to beg for mercy:

"Big brother, we know we were wrong, we won't do it again next time."

Seeing their reaction, Ji Qing raised an eyebrow and said mockingly:

"Who did I just hear say that someone was going to get me? Ugh, my memory isn't very good, it's so hard to guess."

Upon hearing Ji Qing's words, the woman quickly smiled ingratiatingly and said:

"Brother, you must have misheard. There's absolutely no such thing."

"Oh? Is that so? Then it seems I must have misheard?"

Ji Qing sighed and shook his head:

"In that case, I won't beat around the bush with you anymore. If you want to leave, then leave your storage bags behind."

The woman's face instantly turned ugly, and she felt very resentful.

They've been robbing people for so long, and now they've finally managed to save up a little bit of wealth.

If she were to give it up like this, how could she possibly agree?

"Brother, isn't there any room for negotiation on this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Qing nodded:

"No, if you're not willing to do it this way, then I won't be polite."

After saying that, Ji Qing walked up to the woman and whispered:

"Fellow Daoist, you and these two have robbed so many people, I don't need to say more about the hatred you've incurred, right?"

So, you don't want others to know your identities, right?

Upon hearing this, the woman's attitude immediately changed, and she smiled obsequiously.

"Brother, please calm down. I was just joking. Please don't take it seriously."

"Since you want my storage pouch, brother, then I'll give it to you."

As she spoke, the woman skillfully took off the storage bag from her waist and then respectfully handed it to Ji Qing.

The other two did the same; when they saw the woman hand over her storage bag, they also handed over their own storage bags.

"Big brother, can we leave now?"

The middle-aged man forced a smile, though he felt very guilty.

Now he finally remembered who this person was. Wasn't this Ji Qing, the Grand Elder's personal disciple?

How could they be so unlucky? The person they robbed was this guy.

Given Ji Qing's status, if he were determined to find out about them, he could do so easily.

They are no match for Ji Qing now, and they can't escape even if they want to. In order not to expose their identities, they probably have no other choice but to obediently hand over the storage bag.

"You guys are quite sensible."

Now that you've handed over the storage bag, you should leave immediately.

Upon hearing Ji Qing's words, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, you promised not to reveal our identities... does that still stand?"

"Of course it counts."

Ji Qing looked up at them:

"What? You don't believe me?"

Since I promised, there's no reason for me to go back on my word.

"Phew, I feel much more at ease now."

The middle-aged man thought to himself, feeling even more awe of Ji Qing's abilities. He bowed to Ji Qing and then quickly left with the two of them.

"Heh, these three guys are pretty fast."

After Ji Qing finished speaking, he played with the storage bag in his hand for a moment, then used his divine sense to look inside, and was immediately pleasantly surprised.

"These three guys have a lot of good stuff in their storage bags. Just how many people did they rob?"

Ji Qing was a little curious, and saw nine demon beast heads inside the storage bag.

Ji Qing glanced around and then stopped looking. Instead, he took out a scroll from his storage bag to determine his approximate direction. After scanning the area and confirming that the sea lizard beast was not far ahead, he immediately followed the directions given on the map and slowly walked towards the canyon.