Hidden Moth-Chapter 585 - 337: Natural Beauty Needs No Adornment

Before parting, He Kao specifically asked, "Is there anything else Mr. Mi wants to entrust?"

Mr. Mi thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there is one thing. It doesn't concern me, but it's your business. When you return, pass on to the Ancestral Hall to remind Elder Gu to be more cautious recently.

The Xiao Alliance is trying various ways to collect information about him, which usually means they're planning to deal with this person."

He Kao instinctively asked, "Why does the Xiao Alliance want to deal with Elder Gu?"

Only after speaking did he realize that this was a pointless question. Isn't it natural for the Xiao Alliance to want to deal with Gu Chun? First of all, Gu Chun's duty in the Ancestral Hall is to monitor sorcerers globally and oversee the conduct of disciples.

Elder Gu's monitoring scope isn't limited to Magic Sect Disciples; it also includes independent cultivators across Jianghu. Many pieces of intelligence about independent cultivators that the Ancestral Hall didn't initially have were discovered by Elder Gu.

From the perspective of the Xiao Alliance, Gu Chun's role in the Magic Sect is irreplaceable and poses a massive threat.

But dealing with Gu Chun is not easy. Before the sudden emergence of Mei Guyu, this Earth Master was acknowledged as the top combat power in the Magic Sect!

In other words, besides experts like Zhao Sanjin who have already retired into obscurity, no one openly could defeat him. Apart from his fighting prowess, Elder Gu is also an experienced veteran in Jianghu, familiar with all kinds of tricks.

Yet Mr. Mi's answer surprised He Kao, "Based on various signs I've gathered, the Supreme Council likely believes Gu Chun might just be the current Hidden Moth... The Ancestral Hall is making a significant move."

For a moment, He Kao was bewildered, feeling like his mind couldn't process it. Elder Gu is the Hidden Moth! Whose wild imagination is this? It's too bizarre, isn't it?

But once he regained his senses, he found that standing from the Xiao Alliance's standpoint, and looking from a conspiracy theory angle, it seemed possible to piece together considerable evidence.

The Qi Yuan disturbance in the fall of the year before last was because someone discovered the trail of the Hidden Moth, and Elder Gu was in Qi Yuan at the time. The Ancestral Hall's ban on Tier Three sorcerers and above from entering Qi Yuan was also ordered by Elder Gu.

Not everyone in Qi Yuan at the time was under suspicion, but Elder Gu's subsequent actions indeed seemed a bit elusive, appearing here today and appearing there tomorrow.

Nominally, he borrowed the Flying Divine Artifact Cloud, but who knows for sure? Perhaps that flying divine artifact was just a smokescreen.

The Xiao Alliance also has flying divine artifacts and knows how they're used, but some of Gu Chun's actions were too exaggerated.

Recalling carefully, He Kao suddenly realized that Elder Gu might be doing it deliberately. Jiang Daozhen had clearly reminded Gu Chun to avoid using the Floating Colors Grotto Heaven to traverse spaces to prevent leaving traces.

But it seemed Gu Chun didn't heed Elder Jiang's advice; even going to Qi Yuan and taking Lin Qingshuang along for pill use required using the Floating Colors Grotto Heaven for teleportation.

This might not be the most crucial clue yet. Some loopholes were left by Elder Gu himself. For example, when he was clearly at the Mount Everest Base Camp, many people saw him, then suddenly disappeared, and the next news was that he had returned to Phoenix Tail Town.

Did anyone see him riding a flying divine artifact back? In theory, there's entirely another possibility!

If someone like Gu Chun keeps doing something odd, there must be a purpose. Gu Chun didn't do it openly; he consistently maintained secrecy and didn't let anyone get direct evidence.

But the more he concealed, once someone found some clues, the more suspicious it became. Gu Chun didn't have to say anything, just diverting the Xiao Alliance's attention from He Kao to himself.

No wonder Elder Li once told He Kao not to worry too much for now; Elder Gu was bearing everything for him. He Kao didn't quite understand at that time, but now he realized what it meant.

Yet He Kao has no way to ask Elder Gu—Are you pretending to be the Hidden Moth, sir?

Because Gu Chun never pretended to be the Hidden Moth, he never said anything, nor did he give anyone any hints. As for using the Floating Colors Grotto Heaven to traverse spaces, there were extremely legitimate reasons, merely displaying elusive movements.

At this moment, He Kao felt indescribable, as if something was stuck in his throat...

Returning to Qi Yuan, He Kao still went to work every day as usual. He's still a basic programmer in the Digital Life Project Group, without any leadership position but has risen to Level 4, with fairly decent salary and benefits.

Gao Xue'e was promoted to deputy general manager of the branch, and Huang Xiaopang was promoted to department supervisor, both quite busy recently.

He Kao's workload was also heavier than before, but luckily, he's efficient and can generally complete tasks on time, so he doesn't have to work late too often.

More importantly, there's no bullying from leaders or senior employees, who won't dump miscellaneous work on him temporarily.

In the blink of an eye, it was early July. Near the end of work for the day, many colleagues in the department stood up for the second-floor restaurant, planning to continue working after dinner.

He Kao, however, was packing up his things to leave. At this moment, he suddenly received a message from Mei Guyu: "Do you have time? I'd like to invite you to dinner."

He Kao knew Mei Guyu had something to discuss with him and replied directly, "See you at the food street entrance."

In fact, in the eyes of many Magic Sect disciples, aside from the Ancestral Hall's strict scrutiny of Xiao Alliance moles, daily life was still relatively peaceful, with the most important matter revolving around the Pure Yang Pill.

Surely many approached Mei Guyu, but she had declared that the person she would use the Pure Yang Pill with was already chosen – He Kao.

From an observer's perspective, Mei Guyu is using He Kao as a shield here. Given her status, since she's spoken out, others can't really say much, not even He Kao himself.

Because He Kao is sensible, if he proactively approached Mei Guyu about this matter, he'd be asking her to keep her word, urging her to take the Pure Yang Pill with him.

He's the only one aware that Mei Guyu is currently experiencing a vacuum, unable to take pills with anyone. Truly taking the Pure Yang Pill, only he could bring Mei Guyu along.

This matter can only wait for Mei Guyu to come to him of her own will. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The food street He Kao mentioned doesn't need a prefix; it's not far from Sesame Apartment, in the outskirts of a large commercial complex. He Kao has invited Xiaowu here for barbecue and treated Wei Luo to hot pepper soup.

He Kao arrives first, standing for a while at the street entrance, and sees Mei Guyu approaching from afar. Mei Guyu's outfit is simple, even rather plain.

Her upper body sports a plain white collarless T-shirt, devoid of any color, even without a logo, if worn by others it would look like an old man's shirt, but on her, it fits perfectly, appearing both spirited and beautifully shaped.

Her lower body wears light gray pants of a smooth material without any patterns, carrying a backpack that could hold a laptop, with a steel ruler inserted on the outside.

She wears no accessories, no necklace, earrings, rings, or bracelets, and certainly no manicured nails, purely natural without any makeup, not even any lip balm.

Yet she gives off a naturally beautiful vibe needing no extra embellishment, freshly spirited, with no sharp edges apparent.

Compared to usual, she tied her hair simply with a black elastic today. Remember when she first joined the company, her hair was let down naturally without being untidy at all.

When did she start tying her hair? It should be after that night when she entrusted the Rainfall Divine Sword to He Kao, thus evidencing herself into a vacuum, temporarily losing her Divine Power.

After breaking through Tier Five Cultivation, He Kao had perfected the Stealth Skill. At the bustling culinary block time, passersby almost don't notice him, even the flyer-distributing girl at the entrance didn't notice him.

Not knowing whether Mei Guyu, in her current state, can spot him at a glance, as he just thought about this, Mei Guyu looked over and waved at him.

He Kao stepped forward, just intending to ask "How did you spot me?" but before speaking, Mei Guyu already said: "If I were merely walking by, I probably wouldn't notice you.

But today, I'm here to find you, so I can spot you immediately; you're not genuinely gone."

He Kao had to smile and say, "What are you keen to eat today?"

Mei Guyu asked in return, "I heard you treated Steward Wei here; what did you serve her?"

He Kao: "Dinner isn't really suitable with hot pepper soup, right?"

Mei Guyu: "Since I'm treating you today, you should pick; let's stroll and see."

Walking side by side, they suddenly encountered a young man speaking in surprise: "Xiaomei, you're strolling here too? Ah, isn't this He Second Generation, what a coincidence!"

"He Second Generation" is a nickname for He Kao in the company, ever since he inherited from his father a legacy in a bank's safe two years back, which was wildly spread in the village, eventually reaching their workplace.

The most exaggerated rumors said that his father left him a chest full of gold bars, among other property deeds, hence such a nickname by those amusingly inquisitive.

He Kao surely dislikes this nickname; once colleagues referred to him this way in private but were overheard by Gao Xue'e, who severely criticized them… it happened over a year ago.

The young man coming face to face is named Hou, working in the same department as Mei Guyu but not in the same team; he's been in the job for just over half a year,

With a big company and many people, indeed numerous new colleagues aren't well-acquainted, He Kao barely remembers Hou, having heard he's a genuine second generation with substantial parental assets in their hometown county.

He Kao can tell Hou was following Mei Guyu.

Hou must have spotted Mei Guyu clocking out, and purposely left work wanting to chat her up on the way, yet finding Mei Guyu didn't head to the apartment but towards the culinary street, thus looped ahead for a "chance encounter," unknowingly beside He Kao.

Such a girl as Mei Guyu in a significant company naturally attracts many potential suitors, typically quite a few leaders and predecessors attempt to introduce her to someone.

But many failed to invite her out, including Hou. But Hou evidently wants to make further efforts, resulting in this moment's encounter.

Hou called out "He Second Generation," but He Kao didn't reply, while Hou wanted to say something more, meeting Mei Guyu's gaze.

Inexplicably, he instinctively stepped back, then sideways by two paces. Mei Guyu walked on without uttering a word.

Even a glance failed to connect, He Kao, similarly gesturing to pass, could only shake his head silently.

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