Capítulo 106: Chapter 106: The Man with a Mine
The boys and girls, seeing the only adult present—Mo, the guard—quickly gathered around him for comfort.
At that moment, Lin Xiao emerged from the cave, carrying Mo Yuanjiao over his shoulder.
Mo the guard's eyes lit up when he saw Mo Yuanjiao, and he hurried over to them.
"Young Master!"
Lin Xiao put down the overly enthusiastic youth and stepped aside, giving the two space to talk.
Seeing the disheveled appearance of Mo the guard, Mo Yuanjiao patted him on the shoulder with a mock-serious expression and said, "Old Que, you've worked hard!"
Mo the guard, whose full name was Mo Que, was deeply moved by his young master's first words, which were comforting rather than scolding him for failing in his duty.
"Young Master…"
Perhaps drawn by the commotion and voices, the authorities, along with the Foundation Establishment cultivator, began approaching.
As soon as Lin Xiao came up from the cave, he had reactivated his concealment technique. Seeing the authorities nearing, he took advantage of the distraction and quietly slipped away, disappearing into the crowd.
By the time the others turned to speak to him, he was already gone.
It didn't take long for the officials to arrive.
Seeing the missing children safe and sound, Prefect Tong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He quickly approached the children, asking about their well-being and what they had gone through during their ordeal.
Meanwhile, Jin Nanhuan, the Foundation Establishment cultivator, looked at the children who had inexplicably returned unharmed and felt a deep sense of confusion.
After briefly questioning the children, Prefect Tong turned to Jin Nanhuan, bowed, and said, "The children told me they were captured by a man in black robes and that a young immortal rescued them. The rescuer didn't leave a name and disappeared suddenly. Could it be that this immortal is a fellow disciple of yours who came to help?"
Hearing this, Jin Nanhuan's eyes flickered. He quickly coughed and replied, "Lord Tong, be careful with your words. My fellow disciple doesn't like to seek attention. It's best not to mention him. He only came to help because we are close. In fact, I had already discovered the villain's whereabouts a few days ago but didn't want to alert him, so I invited my fellow disciple to join me. While I led you all in a decoy search, he secretly infiltrated to rescue the children."
Prefect Tong immediately expressed his gratitude, "I see! The children said that the villain was executed on the spot by your fellow disciple with great power. Thank you, Immortal, and your fellow disciple for saving the people of our prefecture! By the way, what is your fellow disciple's name? I'll make sure to include it in my report to the higher authorities, along with yours."
Jin Nanhuan waved his hand and said, "No need, no need. My fellow disciple dislikes being in the spotlight. If you include his name, he might even come after you for it. Just let me take credit for this on his behalf."
"This…" Prefect Tong hesitated, but after a glance at Jin Nanhuan, he agreed, "Very well, I'll follow your advice. Please explain this to your fellow disciple on my behalf."
"It's no trouble. We're good friends," Jin Nanhuan replied, feeling secretly elated. Though he had no idea who the real rescuer was, he was thrilled that the credit would now go to him. He could almost see himself advancing to the late stage of Foundation Establishment!
Not far away, Mo Yuanjiao overheard their conversation. Hearing the claim that the rescuer was Jin Nanhuan's fellow disciple, he grew excited and approached respectfully, asking, "Immortal, may I ask which sect you belong to?"
Jin Nanhuan, seeing this young boy asking about his sect, responded with a somewhat indifferent expression, "The entire Lake Fang Province is under the control of the Shangyang Sect. Which sect do you think I belong to?"
"Ah? The Shangyang Sect?" Mo Yuanjiao was taken aback. He had come seeking a great opportunity, and now it seemed his fate was to join the Shangyang Sect? If that were the case, why had he been so reluctant to join the Three Great Sects in the first place?
No, something didn't add up.
Mo Yuanjiao suddenly recalled the voice that had echoed in his mind just before the young boy who had saved them left.
"Do not mention me or my sect!" The voice had startled him, but also excited him—this was clearly a transmission technique, something only immortals used!
And if that boy had truly been from the Shangyang Sect, as this so-called immortal claimed, then he wouldn't have needed to add "or my sect" to his warning. After all, Jin Nanhuan didn't seem shy about declaring his affiliation with the Shangyang Sect.
Which meant the boy wasn't from the Shangyang Sect and wasn't a fellow disciple of Jin Nanhuan.
So, this immortal was lying…
Mo Yuanjiao shot a cautious glance at Jin Nanhuan.
But he was smart enough not to expose the lie in front of everyone.
The constables led the group of children out of the forest and sent word to their families.
While waiting for their families to arrive, the children were questioned in detail at the local government office about their abduction and rescue.
Most of the boys and girls had been held captive for several days, and the black-robed man hadn't given them proper food, only occasionally throwing some random plants from the forest at them. They had been weak and dizzy from hunger, and with their life force being drained, they had little energy left to notice much else.
As for their rescue, while the underground cave had been dimly lit, the lighting wasn't good, and the urgency of the situation meant that most of them, weak as they were, hadn't had the time or energy to get a good look at their rescuer.
All except one.
From beginning to end, Mo Yuanjiao had kept his eyes fixed on Lin Xiao, watching his every move.
But because of Lin Xiao's parting warning, when asked, Mo Yuanjiao also shook his head and claimed not to know who had saved them, just like the others.
…
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao, after making his escape, was soon greeted by a pleasant notification from the system.
Ding! The low-grade spirit stone mine has been successfully linked to the sect's spiritual vein and has been placed in the optimal location near the sect. You may now view it in the sect.
Lin Xiao felt a wave of joy.
A spirit stone mine was now his!
From now on, he would never have to worry about not having enough spirit stones to activate his auto-cultivation mode.
Immediately, he pulled out ten spirit stones from his private stash to renew the auto-cultivation function.
Opening his cultivation interface, Lin Xiao watched with satisfaction as his cultivation began to progress steadily once again.
Although he had spent one hundred spirit stones on the Yin-Yang Life and Death Array, the black-robed man had been too weak for the array's full power, so after defeating him, the array disk had returned sixty spirit stones.
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