Bab 73: I'm Showing My Cards
After listening to Mo Qingkuang's words, Han Yan'er's cheeks quickly turned red to the roots of her ears.
"You... you, how could you suddenly reveal your talent again then?" Han Yan'er's voice was barely audible as if only she could hear it.
Mo Qingkuang's hearing was remarkable, quickly catching her words. He sighed, "In my hometown, I was pushed around by others, lost in battles, faced internal turmoil in the family, and had no way out, so I had to fake my death and flee to Central Province."
"In order to seek strong support, I had to strive to demonstrate my own value."
"I thought that by becoming the top scholar in the martial arts exam, I could become a disciple of Dean Zheng and find a new path for my family."
Mo Qingkuang's words were emotional, causing tears to well up in Han Yan'er's eyes.
From a young age, he was a peerless genius, talented in both literary and martial arts. In order to survive in the world, he had to do things he hated, bearing the burden of a bad reputation for over a decade.
In the end, he still couldn't escape the plots of his enemies. He faked his death, concealed his identity, and fled to Central Province. After a desperate struggle, he won the top scholar title in the martial arts exam, gaining a lifeline for his family's continuation and his own life.
A handsome, heroic, wise, and helpless figure gradually formed in Han Yan'er's mind.
"But why did you still reveal your literary talent? The poem that Ninth Princess secretly gave you just now should have been good enough to gracefully step down, right?" A sudden female voice interrupted. It was none other than Gu Hongyi, who had somehow appeared by Mo Qingkuang's side.
Mo Qingkuang's emotional speech just now had probably been heard by her as well.
Now, she looked at him with disdain, secretly thinking: 'Even if you intentionally hide your talents, there's no need to sound so pathetic.
You were severely injured and almost died, clearly because of your pursuit of Chu Yanran's favour. What enemies' plots? It is okay to deceive the Ninth Princess, a naive girl like her, but deceiving me? No way!'
If Mo Qingkuang knew what Gu Hongyi was thinking at the moment, he would definitely feel unfairly accused and would say: 'Lady, I really didn't deceive you! You came over here and eavesdropped on your own. I've just been deceiving Han Yan'er from the start!'
Gu Hongyi's voice was not low, attracting the attention of many people, especially the phrase 'the poem Ninth Princess secretly gave you just now,' which sparked endless speculation.
It turns out that the Ninth Princess, fearing that Mo Qingkuang would lose face, secretly prepared a poem for him to deal with Wang Yu.
It was already known that the Ninth Princess had a remarkable relationship with 'Kuang Qing' who had not yet revealed his identity at the time.
At the palace examination, she even shouted 'I promise you,' seeming to respond to a love proposal and cheer Mo Qingkuang on.
Now it seems that their relationship is indeed quite extraordinary!
The gazes of the crowd towards the two of them became even more varied.
After Mo Qingkuang reverted to his original appearance, which was already quite outstanding, coupled with the prestigious title of martial arts champion, his literary talent demonstrated in front of everyone with his poem 'Love for Lotus,' he appeared to be a near-perfect candidate for Han Yan'er's affection.
Mo Qingkuang had undoubtedly become the most suitable man for Han Yan'er at the moment.
Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Han Yan'er blushed so deeply that she buried her head in her collar, resembling an ostrich trying to hide from view.
This only fueled more speculation about her relationship with Mo Qingkuang.
The crowd couldn't help but let out a meaningful chuckle, making Han Yan'er wish she could find a hole to hide in.
In her heart, she cursed Gu Hongyi half to death, planning to give her a good scolding when she got home!
Mo Qingkuang had thick skin, remaining calm and even sporting a faint smile. He cleared his throat, "Ahem, ahem," to quiet down the crowd.
Then, he discreetly shot Gu Hongyi a glare before sighing deeply, "Alas... I originally wanted to interact with you all in the image of an illiterate brute."
"But you all kept pushing me! Insisting on using me to show dominance, I kept backing down but you wouldn't let me go."
Mo Qingkuang shrugged, "Now, since you all seem so eager to know my true abilities. I'll stop pretending, I'll lay my cards on the table! I am, in fact, a literary genius in disguise!"
The crowd was dumbfounded, even Han Yan'er, who was too embarrassed to look up, was stunned by this shameless declaration.
Is this guy for real?
He talks about being pushed to the limit, hiding his talents, and then reveals himself like this?
It's as if he wants the whole world to know how amazing he is, not just at fighting, but also at poetry. He's even better than the literary champion!
However, Mo Qingkuang's witty banter effectively relieved Han Yan'er's embarrassment, and the Lu Ming Banquet once again entered a cheerful rhythm.
Mo Qingkuang only remembered that many people came to him for drinks, one after another, until he eventually passed out on the ground.
While Mo Qingkuang was intoxicated, Mo Fan was diligently practising cultivation.
In the space within the ring on Mo Qingkuang's right hand, the ethereal soul form of Mo Fan was floating in a cross-legged position. Not far in front of him, a black-grey book floated quietly, occasionally flipping its pages.
Faintly visible on the cover of the book were three large characters —Soul Nourishing Scripture.
This was a reward given by the system to Mo Qingkuang after he defeated Lin Yang and became the martial arts champion.
The Soul Nourishing Scripture, as the name suggests, is a peculiar soul cultivation technique that helps nourish and strengthen the soul.
For Mo Fan, this technique is the key to his resurrection.
If cultivated to a high level, Mo Fan's soul could even detach from its host and fight independently.
With such capabilities, the freedom of movement was almost indistinguishable from that of a living person.
At the same time, when the soul reaches a certain level of strength, it can even forcibly possess another body.
For Mo Fan now, this 'Soul Nourishing Scripture' could be considered the best thing ever.
Moreover, with five hundred Heaven-Defying points, it opened up a new aura for Mo Fan —No bottlenecks in the cultivation level of all members of the Mo family until Martial Venerable Realm.
As long as they cultivated, they would immediately break through to a higher level (this can only be triggered once a year, and it becomes invalid after reaching the level of Martial Venerable).
Mo Fan carefully studied it and found that this aura was extremely powerful. For those below the Martial Venerable realm, their current cultivation level would immediately break through to a higher level.
In other words, even if a member of the clan only cultivated for one day each year, after forty years, they would undoubtedly become a Martial Venerable-level powerhouse.
In an era where Martial God realm experts were extinct, Martial Saint realm experts were in seclusion, and the emperor realm and king realm were considered top-tier combatants, Martial Venerable realm experts were already formidable.
With this aura, in the near future, the Mo family will see a considerable number of Martial Venerable realm experts emerge every year.
In the long run, this would play an exceptionally crucial role in the development and strengthening of the Mo family.
Mo Fan was quite satisfied with this aura. With Mo Qingkuang's cultivation speed, it was possible that he would soon be surpassed by Lin Yang, who had considerable talent.
With this aura, Mo Fan believed that there wouldn't be a significant gap in cultivation levels.
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