Chapter 27: Taking Action
Cultivators did not require much sleep. In reality, Mo Qi had not truly fallen asleep, so he knew that Mo Xiu had left.
Just like last time, the man silently released his divine sense and followed him.
Mo Xiu had no idea that he had a tail behind him. Using his wind-type ability to accelerate his movement, he quickly arrived near his destination.
Ever since he had killed Ren Zha in the middle of the night a few days earlier, Xu Liang had ordered people to strengthen the guards around this area. But in Mo Xiu’s view, it was still far from sufficient.
At least for him, sneaking in quietly was still easy.
Especially since Bian Tai’s residence was a little more secluded than Ren Zha’s. Just as his name suggested, Bian Tai had done many extremely perverted things in the past.
Even though everyone more or less knew about them, since he was Xu Liang’s subordinate, people still pretended not to see it on the surface.
Sure enough, masters and their servants were alike—each one wrapped in a layer of hypocrisy.
However, the location of the residence actually made things more convenient for Mo Xiu.
Through the window outside, he saw that the room was completely dark. He guessed that the man was already asleep.
Bian Tai lived on the third floor, which was slightly harder to climb than the second, but fortunately Mo Xiu was familiar with the route.
If it had been one floor higher, he might have had to find a way to sneak in through the main entrance.
But what surprised Mo Xiu this time was that when he entered through the window, he discovered that the bed was empty.
Bian Tai wasn’t in the room at all. It looked like he had already gone out.
Wasn’t he supposed to be “keeping a low profile and cultivating himself”? Why was he out in the middle of the night? As expected, the words of scum couldn’t be trusted.
But at this hour of the night—where would he go?
Mo Xiu thought about it for a moment. Perhaps guided by instinct, a figure suddenly appeared in his mind.
There was a chance his guess was wrong, but remembering the promise he had made to Cheng Cheng, Mo Xiu decided to go check anyway.
So he immediately rushed toward Xie Wu’s residence at top speed.
In Shanhe Base, living areas were clearly divided.
Ability users and high-level members occupied the best locations in the base.
Meanwhile, laborers without abilities like Xie Wu were mostly concentrated in the Eastern District.
Fortunately, Mo Xiu remembered that when Xie Wu had been talking with Cheng Cheng earlier, he had mentioned that he lived in a white RV.
Using his wind ability, Mo Xiu quickly found the vehicle.
Perhaps because he didn’t like being disturbed, the RV was parked in a somewhat remote spot.
The Eastern District itself was already chaotic, so safety was hardly a concern here.
From a distance, Mo Xiu could see a small campfire burning beside the RV, with neatly stacked firewood beside it.
But as he approached, he heard a series of chaotic noises.
Clanging sounds, objects falling, and the angry roar of a man.
“Get lost! I’d rather die than let you have your way!”
Hearing that, Mo Xiu immediately rushed over.
He saw that Xie Wu was standing outside the RV, gripping a wood-chopping knife, facing Bian Tai with a tense expression.
Compared to how he had looked during the day, Xie Wu appeared somewhat disheveled. His clothes were messy, and there was a bruise at the corner of his mouth—it seemed he had already been hit.
Bian Tai was a tall, muscular bald man and a strength-type ability user. Ordinary people were no match for him.
Although Xie Wu was also over 1.8 meters tall, compared to Bian Tai he looked much smaller and had no physical advantage at all.
Seeing the lewd smile on the other man’s face made Xie Wu feel nauseated.
He knew that even if someone heard the commotion, once they realized it was Bian Tai, they probably wouldn’t dare intervene.
So how could he possibly kill this bastard?
Grinding his teeth, Xie Wu knew that begging would be useless.
So he attacked first, charging straight at Bian Tai.
But the difference in strength was too great.
The hatchet in his hand was easily snatched away and thrown aside.
The next moment, the bald man pinned him to the ground.
“Little beauty, just submit to me already! What’s wrong with following me? I’ll make sure you eat well and live well. If you keep resisting, I’ll have to use force!”
Bian Tai threatened with a grin full of anticipation.
Smelling the disgusting scent from the man’s body, Xie Wu closed his eyes in despair.
But at that moment, the person restraining him suddenly froze and cried out in pain.
“Who?! Which suicidal bastard is ruining my fun?!”
Hearing that, Xie Wu hurriedly opened his eyes.
He saw that Bian Tai had somehow been bound by layer after layer of thorn-covered vines.
The sharp spikes pierced into his skin instantly, drawing blood and making him howl in pain.
Turning his head, Bian Tai saw a rainbow-haired youth controlling the vines not far away. His eyes filled with rage and killing intent.
So what if he was a plant ability user? Just a brat who hadn’t even grown up yet—if he dared block his path, he’d better be ready to pay the price.
From the shadows, Mo Xiu raised an eyebrow and stopped moving forward.
He had been about to step in, but seeing Cheng Cheng appear here surprised him.
Why was this kid running around in the middle of the night looking for Xie Wu?
The thorn-covered vine technique was something Mo Xiu had never seen Cheng Cheng use before.
Strangely, he felt a bit proud.
So he decided to watch for a moment to see if Cheng Cheng could handle Bian Tai with his own strength.
No one noticed Mo Xiu hiding nearby.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xie Wu broke free from Bian Tai and finally saw that the one who had helped him was Cheng Cheng.
The other end of the vines was still in Cheng Cheng’s hand.
Sweat covered his forehead as he struggled to restrain Bian Tai.
Seeing that it was Cheng Cheng, Xie Wu felt immense relief.
He was incredibly grateful for this sudden variable.
But what he didn’t realize was that the situation wasn’t as optimistic as it looked.
Bian Tai’s strength ability was not something that vines could easily restrain.
Cheng Cheng’s plant ability was only Level 2, and its offensive power was limited.
Forcing the vines to mutate and grow thorns had already consumed a large portion of his energy.
Soon enough—Bian Tai broke free, tearing apart the vines binding him.
The moment he escaped, he glared viciously at Cheng Cheng.
“You brat actually dared to ruin my fun? I’ll kill you!”
Cheng Cheng quickly summoned more vines.
But it was obvious that these vines couldn’t match a strength-type ability user.
Bian Tai looked like he had gone mad, ignoring the spikes stabbing into his body as he tore apart the vines one after another.
“Hahaha! None of you are getting away! And looking closer, this plant ability brat actually looks pretty good too. You can both wait obediently for me to ‘love’ you!”
Blood flowed from the wounds all over his body, yet he seemed unable to feel pain.
He kept tearing through the vines, slowly advancing toward them.
The oppressive atmosphere reached its peak.
Feeling his energy running out, Cheng Cheng shouted anxiously to Xie Wu:
“Run! I can’t hold him for long! Go get Brother Mo and the boss!”
But Xie Wu’s eyes darkened.
If he ran now and came back later, it would be too late to save Cheng Cheng.
Then he noticed a dagger at Cheng Cheng’s waist.
He rushed forward, pulled it out, and shouted:
“Hold him down for me!”
Then he charged at Bian Tai again.
Cheng Cheng immediately understood his plan.
He used all his remaining energy, creating vines that wrapped around Bian Tai like half a cocoon.
Xie Wu followed close behind and stabbed the dagger straight into the man’s neck artery.
Blood instantly sprayed everywhere.
Bian Tai coughed up blood, staring in disbelief at the man he had once thought of as a weak prey.
Xie Wu’s heart felt like it would stop, but he didn’t stop moving.
After pulling out the dagger, he stabbed again and again.
Each stab was both to eliminate the threat—and to overcome his own fear.
Finally, the man trapped in the vines stopped moving.
Xie Wu collapsed to the ground, completely drained.
Nearby, Cheng Cheng was also lying half-collapsed on the ground.
His energy was completely exhausted.
Even worse than when he had been chased by the two zombie teammates before—he couldn’t even grow half a cape gooseberry now.
The two survivors looked at each other and smiled with relief.
But suddenly, Cheng Cheng’s face changed.
He pointed behind Xie Wu.
Xie Wu realized something too—but before he could react, a large hand suddenly grabbed his throat.
When he turned around, he saw half of Bian Tai’s blood-covered face.
Even after all those stabs, he hadn’t died completely.
He had saved his last strength to drag someone down with him.
Just as Xie Wu thought he would still die in the end—
Suddenly, the arm holding him was cut cleanly in half.
Then the next thing that was cut off was Bian Tai’s head.
Seeing the mangled corpse, Xie Wu froze.
Only after a while did he realize that Mo Xiu had arrived.
In his hand was the very wood-chopping knife that Bian Tai had earlier snatched from Xie Wu and thrown away.
Seeing that Xie Wu was safe, Cheng Cheng patted his chest in relief and said excitedly:
“Brother Mo! Thank goodness you came! Otherwise we’d both be dead!”
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