Volume 6: The Key to the Demonic World Chapter 38: Rebirth in the Forest
"To do it or not?" The old man named You Lan was quite straightforward. He interrupted Mo Yi's empty words and sharply asked him the question again.
Mo Yi was slightly startled, his handsome eyebrows slightly raised, and he shook his head decisively: "No."
The answer was quite straightforward, and Wei Xingying stamped her feet at the side, wishing she could hammer Mo Yi over the head and wake this ungrateful idiot up. This was a miracle doctor! Never mind his medical skills, just looking at the effect of his previous Ecstasy Incense, you could tell what kind of expert he was. Such a huge pie fell from the sky, and Mo Yi, that stupid boy, actually refused it so flatly!
"Oh? The reason?" You Lan himself didn't seem to care about Mo Yi's rejection. What interested him was why this silly boy in front of him rejected him. He believed that since the other party came here, he must have known his identity and abilities a long time ago. Even if the other party had no interest in studying medicine, the fact that he could reject his request to be his disciple so straightforwardly was really beyond his expectations, which made him feel even more interesting.
"I have already received Zhuo Ao's true teachings and am considered his last disciple. It would not be convenient for me to change my master again." Mo Yi's answer was neither humble nor arrogant. Although it was purely accidental that he learned Zhuo Ao's lifelong skills and was forced to do so, since he had already received Zhuo Ao's true teachings and had taken such a great advantage, it would be difficult for Mo Yi to burn his bridges after crossing the river. At least in his heart, he respected Zhuo Ao as his mentor. Although the old guy was extremely disrespectful and had many unknown secrets, Mo Yi still understood the principle that a teacher is a father for life.
Furthermore, Mo Yi was a complete martial arts fanatic. He didn't seem to have much interest in skills other than martial arts. Even if the opponent was a miracle healer, so what? Mo Yi considered himself a sword that killed people. Have you ever seen a sword that killed people learn how to save people? And things like soul-bewitching incense were of no interest to Mo Yi. To him, using something like soul-bewitching incense to trip up an opponent was a shameful tactic. He would rather fight the opponent head-on with real weapons. Perhaps it was the passion-filled gene that ran deep in the bones of the Nayu people at work. To some extent, Mo Yi was a very stubborn person.
"Zhuo Ao? That old bastard has his eye on you too?" Unexpectedly, upon hearing Zhuo Ao's name, the other party burst into laughter . He stroked his fiery red hair and looked Mo Yi up and down, his eyes gleaming with admiration. "You have a remarkable talent, a brilliant mind, and a rebellious personality. You're a rare talent. Zhuo Ao, that old bastard, is damn lucky. He got such a great talent first."
Even Mo Yi, a man who is always conceited, felt a little uncomfortable when he was praised so directly by this generation of genius doctor. However, he was more curious at this moment because the other party kept calling Zhuo Ao an old man, but there was no malice in his tone. It seemed that this old man You Lan seemed to have a good personal relationship with Zhuo Ao?
"May I ask if there is any connection between you and my master?" Mo Yi's question was a double entendre. Although he really didn't want to call that old monster Zhuo Ao his master, in order to make the other party believe in his relationship with Zhuo Ao, he had no choice but to continue pretending.
"It's not really a close relationship, I've just had a few drinks with him, so we can be considered half acquaintances. But to be honest, looking at the entire Xu Ming Continent, he is the person I like the most. Although that old man is unruly and has a weird temperament, he is a real person." The latter part of the words sounded a bit arrogant. Putting aside Zhuo Ao's reputation and status in the Xu Ming Continent, Mo Yi had never heard of the name You Lan before.
It was indeed a bit strange to hear him comment on Zhuo Ao like this.
Of course, Wei Xingying's thoughts might be completely different from what Mo Yi thought. After all, the Ruoye tribe's involvement in the Xuming Continent had only happened in the past five hundred years, just like five hundred years ago, the people of the Ruoye tribe might not have heard of Zhuo Ao. However, You Lan's reputation was known to everyone . Therefore, in Wei Xingying's view, it was not surprising that You Lan and Zhuo Ao had a friendship.
But how did the two of them know each other? Had You Lan ever been to the Void Continent? Or had Zhuo Ao ever been to the South Sea?
Mo Yi seemed to have the same idea as Wei Xingying, but at this moment, Mo Yi was more interested in what this person had done in the past and why he was exiled to this island by his tribe?
Thinking of this, Mo Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, and the corners of his lips curled slightly: "Junior has something to ask, but I don't know if I should ask it or not."
"If you have something to say, just say it. If you have to fart, just fart. In front of me, there are no bullshit rules from your Xuming Continent." This old man has a very straightforward temperament and rarely speaks in a roundabout way.
Mo Yi looked directly into the other person's eyes and asked word by word, "May I ask why, Senior, you were...G, sent to this Rebirth Forest?"
"You're such a jerk, you little brat!" The other man glared at Mo Yi, then smiled instead. It seemed first impressions were truly crucial. Even You Lan himself didn't understand why he was so drawn to this kid. Could it be because he reminded him of Zhuo Ao? On a different note, this kid did seem to resemble that old bastard Zhuo Ao. Could this kid be his illegitimate son?
"Junior, I'm just curious," Mo Yi replied calmly. In reality, he was even more curious about how You Lan had dealt with the other exiles. Wei Xingying had previously told him that many Ruoye criminals had been exiled here. But until now, aside from You Lan and the ghoul 'Cold Nightmare' he'd seen in the dense forest, no other exiles had been sighted. Could it be that You Lan had killed them all? But You Lan didn't look like a murderous demon; at most, he was just an eccentric old man.
"The crime of deceiving the emperor." When You Lan uttered these words calmly, not only Mo Yi, but even Wei Xingying was stunned. Deceiving the emperor? Which emperor? That was almost unnecessary. When You Lan was exiled to the Forest of Rebirth, it was the reign of the previous emperor of the Ruoye clan. It seemed that the person he deceived must be the previous emperor of the Ruoye clan.
Although Wei Xingying seemed to lack a good impression of his grandfather, the former emperor of the Ruoye tribe, but think about it, You Lan is just a doctor, why would he dare to bully the emperor ?
"I wonder what on earth is worth the risk of being charged with deceiving the emperor?" After hearing this horrifying fact, Mo Yi was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked with great interest. This old man named You Lan was quite interesting.
These words sounded particularly pleasant to You Lan's ears. He looked at Mo Yi and laughed heartily. This kid really didn't disappoint him. He was exactly what he wanted!
"His ambition is too big, and he almost dragged our Ruoye clan into an irreversible abyss!" It seems that You Lan has been alone on this island for too long. Now he finally met someone he hit it off with, and he started talking incessantly. Mo Yi and Wei Xingying learned about an unknown past of the Ruoye clan. Moreover, by chance, they also learned the whereabouts of the key to the demon world that originally belonged to Zhuo Ao. This was an unexpected gain.
It turns out that more than five hundred years ago, when Long Yu had just returned to the South China Sea after getting the so-called prescription that could make the fishmen of the Ruoye tribe grow legs from Yao Ji, who was the chief wizard of the Shamo tribe at that time, the South China Sea turmoil had ended and Long Yu had been named the crown prince by the former emperor of the Ruoye tribe.
Long Yu was a very cautious person. After he got the prescription, he did not make it known too much. Instead, he quietly went to find You Lan, who was the chief physician of the Ruoye tribe at that time, and handed the prescription to You Lan first. After all, he did not dare to guarantee the practicality of the prescription.
In the face of You Lan's doubts about the recipe, he did not hide anything and directly told You Lan the origin of the recipe one by one, even the agreement between him and Yao Ji was not concealed.
Perhaps, Long Yu had long known that You Lan and Zhuo Ao had a good personal relationship, so he told You Lan the truth so frankly.
He remembered that when Zhuo Ao came to the South China Sea to drink with him for the last time, he once asked him where the Moon Essence Ganoderma that could bring the dead back to life grew. He told the other party half drunk and half awake at the time that the thing could only be found in the Penglai Fairyland, but mortals had absolutely no chance of getting it because people from the Xuming Continent were not allowed to set foot in the Penglai Fairyland.
I remember that Zhuo Ao just curled his lips and didn't say much. After learning that Zhuo Ao intended to retire, You Lan immediately guessed where he was going. The old man must be going to the Penglai Fairyland to seize the Moon Essence.
It is said that You Lan was also a strange man. After he saw through all this, he did not make it public, but went to Yonghui City without anyone noticing.
Of course, he was not going to stop Zhuo Ao. Although he and Zhuo Ao did not have a close relationship and the number of times they met could probably be counted on one hand, to a certain extent, he knew Zhuo Ao very well and knew that once the old man had made up his mind, no one could change it. The purpose of his going there was to bring Zhuo Ao an unexpected message.
It turned out that You Lan knew some secrets about the Penglai Fairyland, especially its specific location. Although he had never been there in person, it was recorded in some ancient books of the Ruoye tribe.
