Mo Qingkuang asked, "Ancestor, what should I do next?"
Mo Fan glanced at him. "Lin Yang's talent far surpasses yours. He is sure to receive the highest level of attention in the Yuan Sword Sect. If you return to the Yuan Sword Sect, there is no guarantee that this dark-hearted brat won't make a move against you. You can't go back to the Yuan Sword Sect. What do you think you should do if you want to oppose the Yuan Sword Sect?"
Mo Qingkuang fell into deep thought. The Yuan Sword Sect was one of the four major sects of the Tianxuan Empire, guarding the Southern Province. It was located on Yuan Sword Mountain in the center of the Southern Province.
In the Tianxuan Empire, only the Yunxiao Palace, which guards the Northern Province, the Tiandao Gate, which guards the Western Province, and the Jinshan Temple, which is located in the Eastern Province, had the power to contend with the Yuan Sword Sect.
The territory of Tianxuan was divided into five major regions, with the imperial family sitting in the Central Province, nominally overseeing the world, but in reality, ruling separately.
Among them, only the Tiandao Gate, located in the Western Province, had a long-standing grudge against the Yuan Sword Sect. Swords and sabers had always competed for the position of king of weapons since ancient times.
The Tiandao Gate and the Yuan Sword Sect's territories even bordered each other, and there was constant friction between the two.
The four major sects were not all monolithic. Under the influence of certain common interests, and with the mediation of the imperial family in the middle, they naturally became the best alliance partners in the absence of territorial borders.
Therefore, the four forces were divided into east, west, north, and south, each forming an alliance.
"Ancestor, you mean that since I intend to oppose the Yuan Sword Sect, I need to find a force that is strong enough to oppose the Yuan Sword Sect to survive," Mo Qingkuang raised his head and looked at Mo Fan. "So, I should go to the Tiandao Gate to seek refuge?"
Mo Fan nodded noncommittally. "The Tiandao Gate is not a bad choice, but you know, there is no eternal hatred in this world, only eternal benefits."
In his setting, the four sects would eventually unite, overthrow the imperial family, and defect to the Blue Flame Empire, which is more powerful than the Tianxuan Empire.
If Mo Qingkuang takes refuge in the Tiandao Gate, he may be used as a sacrificial lamb to show the sincerity of their cooperation when the four sects unite.
Hearing this, Mo Qingkuang's heart sank. Mo Fan was right. If the Tiandao Gate and the Yuan Sword Sect secretly reached some kind of agreement, he would be in danger.
"I am stupid, please enlighten me, ancestor." He had never been good at scheming. He had been arrogant and domineering since he was a child, and his family was superior to others in Tiannan City. He had always relied on his strength to get what he wanted.
Even after this sudden change, his personality had only become a little more calm. He still had not made any progress in terms of black-hearted schemes.
Mo Fan cursed inwardly: 'You deserve to have only lived for ten chapters. Why didn't I write you smarter in the first place?'
However, he couldn't blame Mo Qingkuang. It was his own fault for giving him such a personality.
The Mo family didn't have any other important figures worth writing about, so after Mo Qingkuang's death, the Mo family fell into internal strife and decline.
The main reason for this was that Mo Hai had colluded with the Yuan Sword Sect to usurp the position of family head. This, coupled with Mo Shan's revenge for his son, had completely offended the Yuan Sword Sect.
'Wait a minute,' Mo Fan suddenly realized. 'I wrote that Mo Hai colluded with the Yuan Sword Sect!'
This time, Mo Qingkuang's resurrection had foiled Mo Hai's plan to force a coup, but Mo Hai, who had been obsessed with the position of family head for over ten years, would not give up!
Even without the opportunity provided by Mo Shan's assassination attempt on Lin Yang, Mo Hai would definitely seek out other channels to find powerful allies.
Because this time, he had completely offended Mo Qingkuang and his father.
"Qingkuang, go find your father! Tell him to make sure to increase security around Mo Hai. Mo Hai will definitely make a move!" Mo Fan suddenly said.
Mo Qingkuang didn't understand why Mo Fan had suddenly switched the topic from the future to Mo Hai. He asked, "Mo Hai is a dying ember. He won't be able to last much longer. Why should ancestor worry about him?"
Mo Fan rubbed his forehead. 'You're hopeless! I wish I had written you dead in the first chapter!'
"You're as stupid as a pig!" Mo Fan cursed angrily. "You know that you were beaten by Lin Yang and died once, right?"
"Yes. Everyone in the city knows that." Mo Qingkuang nodded blankly. He didn't understand why his ancestor said that Mo Hai would make a move. What did Lin Yang have to do with it?
'Sigh…I should just break you down and feed you to myself.' Mo Fan was very helpless to have such a stubborn descendant.
"You were already dead, but now you're alive. What do you want to do?"
"To get revenge!"
"Right, revenge! Who is your enemy?"
"Lin Yang!"
"If Lin Yang knew you were still alive, what do you think he would do?"
"He would definitely come to kill me! To nip the bud!" This was Mo Qingkuang's biggest realization after his brush with death. If he had killed Lin Yang when he was weak, none of this would have happened.
If he hadn't been so arrogant and given Lin Yang the space to grow, he wouldn't have ended up in such a humiliating defeat.
Lin Yang would never let him off! As long as he knew that Mo Qingkuang was still alive!
"Ancestor! I understand now. If Mo Hai tells Lin Yang that I'm still alive, Lin Yang will definitely try to get rid of us father and son! To eliminate the threat!" Mo Qingkuang suddenly realized.
"Not too stupid after all." Mo Fan nodded.
"I'll go ask my father to send people to monitor Mo Hai and Mo Qingfeng!" Mo Qingkuang said as he ran out.
Mo Fan suddenly called him back. "Wait, have your father hold a funeral for you."
"Huh, have a funeral for me?" Mo Qingkuang was momentarily stunned.
"Yes, a funeral. You're already dead. At least, let the outside world know that you're dead. Then, we'll go to Central Province in secret." Mo Fan nodded.
"Go to Central Province? Why Central Province?" The Tianxuan Empire's royal family had long since declined. The governors of the other four states were also only in name.
The four major sects are the actual rulers of the four states. They don't even bother to listen to the imperial edicts from the Central Province. In a sense, the Tianxuan Empire has already split into five countries within a country.
"Idiot! The enemy of my enemy is my friend! Since the four sects have the possibility of uniting, the imperial family will definitely not unite with them. The court and the opposition are naturally in conflict, especially since the opposition despises the imperial power! And, it is always better to be remembered for helping someone out in a difficult time than for helping them when they are already doing well!" Mo Fan said.
He would never admit that he was coveting his own novel's first beauty, the peerless beauty and the number one expert in Tianxuan: the Empress.
The Empress was not young, and she was the real ruler of the Tianxuan imperial family and the 'Emperor' of the Tianxuan Empire. She had been in power for hundreds of years, and she was from the same generation as Mo Fan, the real ancestor of the Mo family.
However, time had left no marks on her. She had maintained this tottering Tianxuan for hundreds of years, and she had never married or been involved in any rumors.
In fact, she was a barren woman, unable to have intercourse or bear children. The thick yin energy that she was born with had condensed at the perineum, so it was impossible for her to marry.
Later, the Tianxuan Empire was destroyed, and the Empress fought in vain. She was seriously injured and fled. She was rescued by the protagonist Lin Yang by chance. Lin Yang, who had experienced a series of miracles, had a fatal attraction to her because of his pure yang constitution.
With the help of the top-level pills from the Saint Alchemist, Lin Yang finally opened the heart of the barren woman and married her.
Mo Qingkuang didn't know Mo Fan's thoughts, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, ancestor!"
"Yes, go find your father. It would be best if you could find a way to imprison the people of Mo Hai's lineage and prevent them from contacting outsiders."
"Yes."