Published: March 8, 2025
Looking at the returning report from Li Jinglei, Mo Tianji, after hearing the briefing, quickly pretended to yawn, and naturally opened his mouth wide, fiercely controlling his gaze to avoid showing strong surprise. However, deep inside, he was overwhelmed by a strong impulse to jump up and curse!
It was truly bizarre.
Even with strong power, it shouldn't be squandered like this.
In Mo Tianji's budget, this sudden ambush by the Li Family would definitely not result in significant losses. At most, a dozen people would die, and the achievements would be very glorious!
But the current situation was... the achievements were still glorious, yet the number of deaths had exceeded expectations by double! Moreover, among the survivors, there were several missing arms and legs...
And these were all due to accidents.
Mo Tianji swallowed hard, closed his mouth, and looked at Li Jinglei, who repeatedly said, "It's my fault, I was negligent," but showed no sign of remorse on his face. He finally smiled gently and consoled, "It's alright, accidents happen. The responsibility does not lie with you. Accidents happen every day in Nine Heavens. How can we blame Old Li for that?"
Li Jinglei sighed, "It's a pity for so many good men in the family. I... I must comfort their families well!"
He smiled apologetically and said, "I'll go prepare. For those who died in battle... I am willing to bear the costs of comforting them alone."
He then turned and hurried away.
Mo Tianji relaxed as he saw that in the moment he turned around, the slight heaviness on his face completely disappeared, and his steps became brisk.
Mo Tianji quietly observed the expressions of other high-ranking members of the Li Family, and all of them seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
It seemed that the matter was resolved, and they were very satisfied, quite proud, and relaxed...
Mo Tianji silently thought: It seems the Li Family thinks this way. Even if it is a supreme being, a high-ranking supreme, if they die, it can simply be compensated with money...
Suddenly, he felt a sense of irony in his heart. The life of a master who fought for you is just to be explained like this? Have they ever considered the feelings of their families? Their bloodline inheritance? Their innocent grievances leading to death?
They shouldn't have died! You caused so many deaths due to negligence, and it’s so easily brushed aside?
Mo Tianji wore a gentle smile on his face, but in his heart, he had already made a judgment about the Li Family: the Li Family has no future! Absolutely no long-term prospects!
...
Li Wubo watched as Li Jinglei walked away, and the expression on his face gradually turned to worry.
He looked at Mo Tianji, who smiled and said, "Now, there’s no other way. Prepare for a hard battle. Stay alert for enemy movements; no matter what minor disturbances happen, report them immediately!"
"Okay!" Li Wubo replied, but he hesitated and said, "Does Mo Shixiong mean...? The enemy has already deduced that you are here from this station?"
Mo Tianji's eyes flickered, and he said, "No. They won't deduce I am here. They will deduce that my brothers and I are here! A slip of the tongue... leads to this!"
Li Wubo was at a loss for words and could not speak.
Although there was a strong impulse to strangle Li Jinglei, he ultimately did not dare to voice it.
What Mo Tianji referred to as a slip of the tongue was Li Jinglei's statement of "There are absolutely no internal traitors!"
Li Jinglei's intention with this statement was to stir a muddy water: I said there are absolutely none, do you really believe it?
The intention was good, but... his intelligence was truly lacking; such clumsy provocation against Diwu Qingrou was like a child guessing riddles with an adult: "I have candy in my hand, guess how many pieces? Guess right, and I'll give you all three..."
Like that!
It would have been better if he hadn't said it; once he did, if Diwu Qingrou could not react, it would truly be disastrous...
With one statement, Li Jinglei had buried the greatest advantage on their side!