Star Odyssey

Chapter 1371: Expelled

After hearing Mo Gaohe’s attempt to muddy the waters, Lu Yin gestured to someone.

Unseen Light stepped forward and greeted Zhuo Si and Guan Tong, “This small one greets the two gate masters.”

Zhuo Si just casually nodded, while Guan Tong let out a sigh as he stared at Unseen Light. This child had caught Guan Tong off guard. Given his closed eyes, this child had either been born disabled, or he possessed some ability that was stronger than he was able to control at his current level, and so he needed to pay a price in order to suppress his ability to a manageable level. Which of the two applied to this child?

When Mo Gaohe saw Unseen Light step forward, he was overcome with an ominous premonition.

“Reporting to the two gate masters, here is the evidence proving that Zhu Qing is a traitor to humanity, and I received it from Captain Mo Gaohe.” As Unseen Light spoke, he took out all the evidence that Mo Gaohe originally given to him.

Mo Gaohe’s eyes grew darker, and he nearly passed out.

Over next to Zhuo Si, a killing intent appeared in Guan Tong’s eyes, but it was merely a flash. He waved a hand and caused all of the evidence to appear in front of him.

It was evidence that had been collected by the Celestial Frost Sect, and thus it was above reproach and was absolutely ironclad.

Zhuo Si’s expression improved a great deal. “Well, you’re right; Zhu Qing was a traitor.”

After that, he gave Lu Yin a strange look. “Did you already know that he was a traitor?”

Lu Yin replied in a respectful tone, “I knew.”

“Is that why you mentioned something about false credit?” Zhuo Si asked.

Lu Yin replied, “Yes. Captain Mo Gaohe hates this subordinate for some unknown reason, so he deliberately captured the traitor Zhu Qing from Huaiyuan. He then arranged to have Unseen Light lead me to the traitor and have me pretend to be one to accomplish this deed. However, Unseen Light is an honest man, and I also would not stoop to such deceptions.”

Unseen Light interjected, “As soon as Zhu Qing died, Captain Mo Gaohe appeared right outside the cave. Before, he also asked this one to be the one to attack Zhu Qing in order to ensure that this one deserved the credit for killing the traitor, and then this one was supposed to reveal the truth of this matter to the gate master.”

Unseen Light was speaking to intelligent people, and even without his explanation, Mo Gaohe’s plan was clearly understood.

At this moment, the fatty leaped forward. “Right, so Mo Gaohe, you actually went this far and spent so much time and effort just to deal with the threat you feel from this handsome mug?”

“Get lost!” Mo Gaohe roared at the fatty, though Mo Gaohe’s hate-filled eyes never moved away from Unseen Light. “This is ridiculous! If what you’re saying is true, then why didn’t I just keep the credit for myself? Why would I give you anything at all?”

Unseen Light straightened up as he answered, “This was the price you agreed to pay for me to deceive Linjiang Yi. You said that you would help me get into Humility’s Gate and gain some achievements.”

Mo Gaohe forced down the need to vomit blood, but unfortunately for him, Unseen Light’s claims sounded reasonable. “Bullshit! I don’t even know you!”

Unseen Light responded in an earnest tone, “Please carefully look into this; when this one was out in the Yinshan Mountains, I was found by Captain Mo Gaohe. He promised this one that I would be allowed to enter Humility’s Gate in return for a favor, but this one strives for righteousness, and I did not want to be used by Captain Mo.”

Zhuo Si made a strange face; this person was in the Yinshan District base and talking about a righteous heart? This just sounded bizarre.

“Gate Master Zhuo, congratulations. Your underlings are quite capable. Not only were they able to dig out a traitor from the Zhu family in my Huaiyuan, they also did their best to bring that person here in order to eliminate their competition and promote their own bosses. Truly, congratulations.” Guan Tong carefully spoke each word, and even an idiot could hear the anger in his voice.

Mo Gaohe was not able to argue, as what could he even say? Could he say that the Zhu family traitor was a bit of bait that the Guan brothers had left out for many years? Saying such a thing would only hasten his own death.

Also, Mo Gaohe was being credited for uncovering the traitor in the Zhu family, so he should not be punished too harshly for trying to frame a fellow member of Humility’s Gate. However, Guan Tong had been completely offended, and worst of all, Mo Gaohe had not actually done any of what he was being blamed for! The Celestial Frost Sect, Miss Yu Chen, and the Junior Progenitor had been behind anything, and Mo Gaohe had only followed orders!

He was just a Celestial Frost Sect disciple who had wanted to marry a woman from a powerful family in order to raise his own status.

Mo Gaohe’s resentment towards Unseen Light was readily visible on his face, and there was even a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

Zhuo Si felt helpless, and he rubbed at his temples. “Having my underlings involved in a internal conflict is not what I wanted to see.”

Guan Tong let out a cold snort and he then fixed a chilling stare onto Mo Gaohe. “Although it is commendable to uncover a traitor, it is a gross crime to frame a fellow member of Humility’s Gate. Such a person does not belong in this place. Gate Master Zhuo, what do you think?”

Mo Gaohe’s face went pale as he heard these words. It was all over. Miss Yu Chen had lured Guan Tong over to the Yinshan District in order to guarantee that Long Qi would be kicked out of Humility’s Gate, but unfortunately, Guan Tong had instead focused his anger onto Mo Gaohe.

“Gate Master, this matter has still not been fully investigated. This one has been wronged! There is no way that I would try to frame a fellow member of Humility’s Gate! I beg the gate master to give me a chance!” Mo Gaohe quickly spoke up to avoid being expelled from the Yinshan Mountains, as if he was thrown out, his life would be over. He would become a pariah in the Celestial Frost Sect, and might even tarnish the reputation of the Celestial Frost Sect. If that happened, only a miserable end would be waiting for him.

The fatty proudly stated, “Mo Gaohe, you really did so much to try to deal with me! You were so dumb to not report the traitor in the Zhu family as soon as you got the information. That would have given you the credit you needed to overwhelm me, but you were dumb enough to lose the only chance to beat me you’ll ever have in this life!”

Mo Gaohe was infuriated. “Shut up, fat man! How are you enough for me to bother with? I was trying to deal with Linjiang Yi! Bah, Long Qi!”

Everyone was startled.

The fatty was completely lost. “Who’s Long Qi?”

Mo Gaohe gritted his teeth and pointed at Lu Yin. “That guy’s not even from the Linjiang clan! His name is Long Qi, and he’s the White Dragon Clan’s son-in-law who married their princess. He’s the one that everyone in the Higher Realm is jealous of. That Long Qi.”

Everyone stared at Lu Yin in disbelief.

Even Guan Tong and Zhuo Si were caught off guard. That kid was Long Qi?

Lu Yin shrugged, as he had already known that he would not be able to keep his identity hidden. As soon as Mo Gaohe knew he had lost, Lu Yin knew that everything would come out since Mo Gaohe would try to protect himself. Unfortunately, Mo Gaohe was dumb enough to think that revealing the truth about Lu Yin would protect himself, but instead, it would just cause Mo Gaohe to be abandoned by the people who had been supporting him. They might have saved him, but Mo Gaohe had spouted off everything about Lu Yin. There was no need for Mo Gaohe to say anything about who was behind him, as everyone already knew.

Mo Gaohe had indirectly betrayed Bai Shaohong. It would be a mercy if the Junior Progenitor did not just eliminate Mo Gaohe. He had not saved himself by revealing the information about Lu Yin, but condemned himself instead. He was nothing more than a simple clown.

However, everyone had finally understood why Mo Gaohe had been so meticulous about trying to deal with Linjiang Yi; Mo Gaohe had actually been targeting the White Dragon Clan’s son-in-law. That was someone from one of the four ruling powers, and clearly this was not something that Mo Gaohe had come up with himself, but a scheme that had a certain Junior Progenitor behind it.

Guan Tong took a long look at Lu Yin, and then left. The Envoy knew he had been used by Bai Shaohong.

The man was not a fool. Lu Yin had managed to see through Mo Gaohe’s scheme, but while Guan Tong might be considered a powerful expert, he had been treated like a pawn in this game.

Guan Tong instantly formed a grudge over this incident, and not only towards Bai Shaohong, but also towards Lu Yin. After all, Lu Yin had been the cause of everything. Still, the majority of Guan Tong’s resentment was directed towards Bai Shaohong.

Lu Yin was not concerned about Guan Tong’s resentment. Lu Yin’s identity had been exposed, but he had not made any mistakes, so there was no path for Guan Tong to try to deal with Lu Yin. The Envoy would have to swallow his grudge.

Zhuo Si had a bizarre expression as he looked at Lu Yin. The gate master seemed a bit confused, but also somewhat excited. Some things had been made clear, while other matters were still unclear.

After Guan Tong left, everyone’s focus shifted away from Lu Yin and over to Mo Gaohe. Everyone who had been following him stepped back a bit.

The fatty shook his head and sighed as if he was not able to save his friend.

Mo Gaohe looked at Zhuo Si with pleading in his eyes. “Un- Uncle Si, it’s me.”

Zhuo Si raised a hand as he looked at Mo Gaohe in a helpless manner. “Little Mo, you and I have been together for several years, and it’s not that Uncle Si doesn’t want to help you, but you’ve violated Humility’s Gate’s rules and framed a family member. This is not a minor crime, and while you have gained some merit by exposing that traitor in the Zhu family, as the gate master, I cannot view this matter as the good and the bad canceling each other out.”

Mo Gaohe’s face grew more and more pale until it looked as though he had no blood left in him at all. His strength fled, and he nearly collapsed.

“The way I see it, after taking into account all you’ve done here in the Yinshan Mountains over these years, as well as the matter of exposing that traitor, you are allowed to freely walk away from Humility’s Gate. I will need to report the truth of this matter further up, but I feel that this is the best option.” Zhuo Si sighed.

Mo Gaohe swallowed and his hands fell down without any strength left in them. He knew that this was the best option possible, as there would have been no chance of someone like Guan Tong letting Mo Gaohe walk away without first peeling his hide. “Thank you for this great kindness, Base Master.”

Zhuo Si shook his head and waved a hand, dismissing Mo Gaohe.

Mo Gaohe shot a malicious glare at Lu Yin. The hatred in those eyes would not have been washed away even if the Middle Realm’s entire sea was used. It could be said that Unseen Light and Lu Yin had ruined Mo Gaohe’s life, and this was actually true. Mo Gaohe had shouldered teh blame, as he had not dared reach out to Miss Yunchen. After all, he had exposed Linjiang Yi as Long Qi, which was basically the same as betraying the Junior Progenitor.

Mo Gaohe had reacted emotionally, and it was too late for regrets.

Mo Gaohe left without saying anything further. He made his way out of the Yinshan District in a gloomy manner.

The only person who said goodbye was the pale fatty.

According to the fatty, Mo Gaohe had been an opponent only a single step inferior to the fatty himself.

Lu Yin looked at the fatty waving goodbye, and then to the distant Mo Gaohe, who was restraining his anger and resentment as he departed in despair. What would this universe hold for him in the future? He was without any backing, and had set up the Celestial Frost Sect as an enemy.

However, Lu Yin realized that this was actually similar to the situation he himself had faced when he had been suppressed by the Daynight clan when he had been in Astral-10.

Why did he suffer trouble everywhere he went?

In Yinshan City that night, the fatty, Wang Dashuai, was excitedly entertaining Lu Yin back in the Inner Scent. The fatty had no issues with the fact that Lu Yin had hidden his identity.

“Bro, I know about you and the situation in the Higher Realm. You managed to land the greatest treasure of the entire Higher Realm! Of course no one’s happy with you! Everyone wants to go after you. Still, what’s with Mo Gaohe? There has to be someone else behind him, which means you still have people after you,” the fatty said in his drunken state.

Lu Yin arched a brow. He had thought that this fatty was a simple man and lacking cunning, but he actually saw straight to the heart of things.

“Princess Long Xi is who all the men in the Higher Realm dream of, and yet a kid like you got her. Honestly, you should thank Bai Shaohong, because if it weren’t for him, there’s no way a kid like you would have ended up with Princess Long Xi,” the fatty commented.

Lu Yin smiled bitterly. “Yeah, but I don’t have time to say thank you to him since he’s trying to kill me.”