Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?-Chapter 213 - 181: The Shadow Returns

The materials are missing?

And right under their noses they just vanished?

Han Yu listened to his cousin’s heavy words with a look of astonishment.

This is truly bizarre, what kind of method could let something be taken away under everyone’s watch without anyone noticing?

"Didn’t you check for any suspicious persons around?"

His cousin sighed, not to mention suspicious persons, they didn’t even find a single dog.

When the incident happened, the Mo family’s members immediately reacted, and the designated area was thoroughly searched, but not even a trace of a person was found.

They came to the scene of the incident, where the place was piled high with stacks of wood, and beside it was a heap of fist-sized unknown metals, now forcibly half missing.

His cousin helplessly pointed out that the wood wasn’t lost, it was these metals that were stolen, these were the Cold Iron usually used by the Mo family to forge various mechanical parts.

Without these things, the inner mechanisms of the ship couldn’t be repaired, merely repairing the exterior with wood was useless.

"That bastard really knows how to steal!"

His cousin was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

"Then what use is it for you to call me over?"

Han Yu immediately spoke up, if a group of people couldn’t solve it, what use is it for them to call him? 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"It’s useful!"

His cousin gritted his teeth and said.

At this time, there was a commotion outside, a sound of footsteps.

The curtain lifted, and a group of Palace Guards entered, followed by Ou Mingdong.

With a strange expression, he glanced at his cousin and Mo Xingzhi before slowly speaking.

"I brought people here to see if we could find some clues."

"What else can we find, the things have blatantly disappeared."

Mo Xingzhi spoke with ill humor, this young man from the Unparalleled Tower was notorious in the Mo family for chasing Su Wanjun for years, so naturally, they wouldn’t show a friendly face.

"Elder Mo, I am now the Guardian, and this ship belongs to the Imperial Court, officially I should get involved, please don’t make it difficult for me."

Ou Mingdong spoke helplessly; if it wasn’t for the gravity of the situation, he wouldn’t have wanted to come either.

Seeing his cousin filled with pent-up anger, and feeling aggrieved facing the Mo family’s elders.

Why the hell does it have to be this way?

"If not, shall I leave some people here to help?"

He waved his hand to leave behind a dozen Palace Guards, and after speaking, he quickly left.

He couldn’t be blamed, the relationship between the two sects was already strained, whoever came would feel the same discomfort, and vice versa, if today a Mo family member had come as Guardian, they’d probably face the same treatment from the Unparalleled Tower.

Better to leave some Palace Guards here to help keep watch, at least when something happens, he wouldn’t be left in the dark.

"Then, Sixth Uncle, you should leave the city immediately! If it gets late, it will seem too rushed."

His cousin spoke to Mo Xingzhi only after seeing the people leave.

Soon, a group of Mo family’s young disciples left with Mo Xingzhi...

"Sixth Master Mo left the city?"

On the other side, Ou Mingdong had just returned to the Government Office when a Palace Guard came to report.

Ou Mingdong showed a puzzled expression, what move are they trying to pull now?

"Could it be they’re going back to get more Cold Iron?"

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"The Mo family simply cannot produce Cold Iron at this time."

After boarding the Celestial Wave Ferry, his cousin explained after sitting down with two others in the cabin.

It turns out Cold Iron is a metal the Mo family smelts themselves, used to make machinery, and its forging process is far more complex than refined steel, taking much more time.

This stuff isn’t durable at all, and there isn’t a large stockpile, and the large order from the Imperial Court for Celestial Wave Ferries directly depleted the reserves.

The batch Mo Xingzhi brought over earlier was already squeezed out from other parts of the Mo family.

Now, the entire Mo family might not be able to come up with even one or two pieces of Cold Iron, the Imperial Court would not likely be willing to wait for the Mo family to remelt more, and the Mo family certainly wouldn’t want to swallow this silent loss.

The moment Han Yu understood, even the Mo family’s Sixth Master swaggered out of the city, and even he assumed they were going back for materials, not to mention anyone else.

Instantly, he realized his cousin’s intention, they intended to lure out that thief.

So, until after dusk, Mo Xingzhi returned, travel-worn, with a group of clansmen, and soon a large box was placed beside the remaining Cold Iron.

After night fell, a black curtain covered the whole area, hiding it in the dark while a gentle breeze lightly stirred, making the fabric rustle with noise.

Suddenly, the box moved slightly up and down, and both Mo family disciples and Palace Guards guarding it were jolted and immediately surrounded it.

A shadow quickly leaped out, rushing out of the curtain and soaring into the air, countless iron sheets flew out from its bosom, quickly forming an Iron Umbrella.

His cousin opened the umbrella, pointing the umbrella’s surface downwards, and the tip suddenly split to reveal a glowing fluorite, making the entire umbrella emit an intensely bright light.

The whole Eastern city area instantly turned as bright as day in this light, a shadow couldn’t hide and leaped out from a courtyard, disappearing instantly into a corner the light couldn’t reach.

His cousin was about to raise his umbrella to give chase when Bai Jingliang ran out, shouting upwards.

"Han Yu says no need to chase."

His cousin hesitated but then immediately put away his umbrella and descended.

After re-entering the curtain, the interior was brightly lit, Han Yu was standing somewhere, propping his chin, the box was still there, and the remaining Cold Iron was also intact.

His cousin let out a sigh of relief, but simultaneously smelled a burnt stench.

"Was there a fire here?"

Not a fire, but arson!

Just after his cousin went to chase, Han Yu landed directly beside the box.

"Sinister Divine Power Energy, no doubt."

"This energy is wrapping around these things."

The Artifact Spirit quickly spoke in the Sea of Consciousness.

A wisp of flame appeared in Han Yu’s palm, which he immediately wrapped over that energy as well.

The two energies quickly twisted and tangled in the clash, but the sinister energy was evidently no match for the Divine Power Fire, and before long was completely burned away.

No wonder there was a burnt stench surrounding, his cousin looked up at Han Yu at this moment and asked, "Why not chase?"

Han Yu chuckled, "Chasing him now might just drive him out of White Emperor City, wouldn’t it be better to play with him tomorrow?"

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A shadow scurried among the corners of the various courtyards, finally stopping in front of a casino.

Ma Zhou entered the door and tore off the black clothing, his expression full of heaviness.

It’s like seeing a ghost, clearly, they’d already stolen the Mo family’s materials, yet they managed to find another batch, not to mention their vigilance has become so high.

He had just released the energy not long ago, and the other party had already detected it.

That Mo family kid’s umbrella was truly a good item, it could make the surrounding area brighter than daylight.

He thought it would be more convenient to operate under the cover of night, never expecting to become more conspicuous under this light.

Immediately, he became puzzled again; even though he had been discovered just now, he hadn’t abandoned his Divine Techniques, still trying to move that large box, but what exactly happened afterwards, how did his energy just vanish...