CHAPTER 361: CHAPTER 315: (VOTE REQUEST)

"This is Taian Hall, from the Department Store this entrance leads to Suhe Road, where the banquet is located." Mo Junhua’s finger trailed across the map, and Lan Tian’s gaze followed from one end to the other.

"It doesn’t look far!" Lan Tian touched his chin and said, "Taian Hall, Taian Hall, did we pass there this afternoon? Suhe Road, Suhe Road, Suhe Road?"

Every time Lan Tian mentioned Taian Hall, his gaze drifted over the location of Taian Hall and slid towards Suhe Road, his heartbeat quickening slightly, a vague intuition inside him suggesting that these two places must be related to the He Xu Palace.

A sense of relief faintly washed over him, as if a sword hanging overhead, previously unknown when it would fall, was finally about to arrive.

That’s not right!

"Swoosh," Lan Tian suddenly looked up at Mo Junhua with a chilling gaze, "How do you know this is Suhe Road? It’s not marked on the map."

"This is a restricted area, only the elders of those four families can enter, others are absolutely forbidden, and entering bears one’s own consequences."

"How do you know?" Lan Tian wasn’t aware that there was a restricted area here.

"During the first few days when I arrived in Beijing and you were busy, I wandered around here. I wanted to stroll into those mansions, but the guards at the entrance wouldn’t allow me. An old man at a nearby grocery store told me that the area around Suhe Road is off-limits, there’s no return once entered."

What the old man told him was nonsense. Mo Junhua knew Suhe Road was a restricted area because, in his past life, he was at that location and was privy to some secrets of Dragon Country.

It seemed that only one family lived on Suhe Road, how many people they had, whether they were men or women, old or young, nobody knew, only that a formidable person resided there. Formidable to the extent that it made the four family elders extremely circumspect and change color upon its mention.

The four family elders had warned them not to fixate on that place; even at their high-ranking position with the power over life and death in Dragon Country, offending the wrong person would reduce them to ants, dead without any hope of vengeance.

He had once thought about sneaking in to see; that time he managed to reach the wall’s base, and intuitively felt that scaling over that wall would mean death, so he retreated.

Lan Tian always felt that Mo Junhua was not telling the truth, staring straight at him, trying to read something from his face.

Mo Junhua knew his earlier words had aroused suspicion in the young lady, but he remained unperturbed on the surface, guiltlessly meeting Lan Tian’s gaze. After a while, Lan Tian, having discerned nothing, returned to studying the map.

Mo Junhua breathed a sigh of relief, the young lady was getting harder to fool, he would need to be more cautious; however, he hadn’t lied about his introduction to Suhe Road being by the old man from the grocery store, a previous life memory; the old man still existed, unafraid of the young lady checking.

"What are you looking for?" Mr. Mo entered and saw this scene, then looked at the map on the table.

"I’ve never heard of the place, just trying to find it on the map, Mo Junhua was showing me, have you finished your call, what did the Ji Family say?" She picked up the map on the table and poured Mr. Mo a cup of tea.

"Grandpa knew that place, Suhe Road, those few old mansions, I never heard of anyone living there before." Mr. Mo remarked, having spent decades in Beijing without a hint of such news about Suhe Road housing such a formidable person made him feel truly old.

"Grandpa Ji said it’s a good thing, top families in Beijing have all received invitations."

"Does Mr. Ji know the host of the invitation?" Lan Tian’s pupils constricted, hiding her agitation and then quietly looking down at the cup in her hands. Does Mr. Ji know it’s a cultivator inviting them? Does he know about the poisonous insect on his own body? Did he ever seek that cultivator?

"Not just your Grandpa Ji, but the elders of the other three families know him too. According to Grandpa Ji, it seems to be something taboo; anyway, it’s a good occasion, going to gain some experience might be beneficial. All the elite of Beijing will be there, we’re just there for treatment, nothing is of our concern."

Lan Tian raised an eyebrow; if Suhe Road truly relates to the He Xu Palace, it would be a life-or-death matter for them. She pressed her lips together, ultimately keeping her thoughts to herself as it was just her speculation.

"Grandpa, has there ever been a banquet held at Suhe Road before?" Lan Tian couldn’t fathom that person’s intentions, hosting a banquet out of the blue didn’t seem like a cultivator’s method.

"That... I’m not sure, why are you asking this?" Mr. Mo was taken aback by her question, he didn’t even know people lived there, let alone whether a banquet had ever taken place.

"Tomorrow night you’re going to the banquet, take your time to go back and rest well, prepare properly, it’s too late to tailor-make outfits, we’ll buy ready-made ones tomorrow." Mr. Mo gestured for the young couple to go back first, then stayed in the tea room sipping tea contemplatively.

Once back in their room, Lan Tian sat on the sofa in silence, Mo Junhua kept watching her, after what seemed like an eternity, he rubbed Lan Tian’s head.

"What are you thinking about, you look so serious."

"I’m thinking about why that person is suddenly hosting a banquet, what’s their purpose? Isn’t it too high-profile for all the elites of Beijing to attend?" Lan Tian instinctively responded, then realized it might not have been appropriate.

"Maybe there’s something that necessitates him to host this banquet." Mo Junhua contemplated seriously and asked, "Is there a problem with the person hosting the invitation?"

Lan Tian turned her head to look at Mo Junhua in silence, conflicted inside about whether to tell Mo Junhua the truth. If that person was indeed the mastermind behind everything, knowing the truth could help Mo Junhua keep an eye on Mr. Mo, relying on those guards for Mr. Mo’s protection seemed unreliable.

"Mei Lan, do you remember her?" After much thought, Lan Tian decided to reveal a bit.

Mo Junhua nodded, "The person who used the poisonous insect on Ji Feng and his grandson."

"Did you know she is a poisonous insect user?" Lan Tian was taken aback; she hadn’t mentioned this to him before, Mo Junhua’s knowledge was impressive, not surprising given his status in his previous life.

"Just her, she’s one of my kind."

Mo Junhua’s pupils contracted, but he quickly regained composure, silently watching Lan Tian, waiting for her to continue.

Unaware of Mo Junhua’s subtle change in expression, Lan Tian spoke softly, "After the poisonous insects were removed from Ji Feng and his grandson, she came to Hidden Dragon Mountain. It’s a matter of deep cultivation power, I was lucky, my power was slightly deeper than hers, after capturing her, I learned from her that she has a few senior sisters and a master in Beijing, I suspect her master is the person from Suhe Road."

"Master? Senior sisters?" Mo Junhua was surprised; he hadn’t known Beijing hid so many strange people in his previous life, "Do you know her senior sisters’ names?"

Lan Tian nodded, giving him the list of names, "Tomorrow night at the banquet, help me keep a close eye on Grandpa’s safety."