Chapter 569 – Ready-Made Free Labor

Mu Chen and Xu Shuhan had cornered Ling Mo here, with a clear intention: they wanted Ling Mo to pay up for their services to get them out of this awkward situation of drifting aimlessly from place to place.

“Go ahead and ask,” Ling Mo said, stuffing the booklet into his pocket.

Mu Chen couldn’t help but glance at the movement, and only when Ling Mo looked back with an inquiring gaze did he clear his throat and say, “Big brother, that’s not very fair of you!”

“What’s the matter?” Ling Mo feigned ignorance.

“You… We’re so bored here, and we don’t know anyone, right? At least you could introduce us around, tell us about your members, your past history, and stuff like that,” Mu Chen suggested.

Ling Mo chuckled, “You could ask around yourselves.”

He knew! Mu Chen realized at once.

This guy had led them in and then left them to their own devices, but it was clear now that he had kept an eye on every move they made.

Thinking about it this way, Ling Mo hadn’t completely ignored them, but somehow, that realization made things feel even worse!

And the most crucial thing was that there seemed to be another layer of meaning behind his words…

Before Mu Chen and the others had time to ponder further, Ling Mo asked, “You guys look pretty bored, huh?”

“Didn’t we just say… Yes, we’re really bored!” Mu Chen tried his best to hold back his frustration, forcing a smile, “Big brother, look…”

“Just right… I was actually planning to look for you guys later,” Ling Mo suddenly said.

“Huh?” Mu Chen was momentarily stunned.

Ling Mo’s squad was only temporarily assembled, but fostering discipline within the team was not his forte.

The snippets of memory from Jian Qi made Ling Mo very interested in the high level of focus displayed by Niepan.

The zombie-hunting team moved in unison, coordinated seamlessly, and although not everyone was strong, they managed to concentrate everyone’s strength in one place, which was the true power of teamwork.

However, creating such a team was no easy task.

Ling Mo wasn’t sure what roles Mu Chen and the others had played in Niepan, but since they were sent to interact with him, and they even thought of the method of going undercover, they must have held some status.

Wasn’t this the epitome of ready-made free labor? What a waste it would be not to use it!

“Come help me train the team,” Ling Mo invited.

“Us?” Mu Chen was taken aback again.

“Yes, I think the three of you work well together. Just get them trained up to your level. What do you say? It’s interesting, isn’t it?” Ling Mo persuaded.

Interesting? There was nothing fun about it at all!

Mu Chen was instantly frustrated. He was a high-level member of the Niepan Branch! He was here for an important mission, not to work for this money-grubber and lecher!

But just as he was about to refuse, Xu Shuhan stopped him with a look.

Mu Chen was on the verge of tears once more. Indeed, as humiliating as it sounded, at least they now had something to do…

And being around this ‘big brother’, at least they had the opportunity to gather some intelligence.

“Alright… alright,” Mu Chen reluctantly nodded, cursing Ling Mo from head to toe in his heart, thinking that as soon as he found out Ling Mo’s whereabouts and uncovered the reason behind Jian Qi’s death, the first thing he would do was to give this big brother a thorough beating!

…

As Ling Mo and his group headed towards his residence, the room they had just left erupted from silence into chaos.

“Damn! Did you see that? Could it be any more awesome?” a Psychic exclaimed suddenly.

His words ignited the room like a powder keg, snapping everyone out of shock.

“He’s so amazing, not moving an inch, and Ye Kai couldn’t even touch the hem of his clothes,” another person shouted.

“Is he really using mental abilities?”

“How could it not be mental abilities with moves that mysterious?”

“Have you ever seen a Psychic that powerful?”

“That was my first time seeing one… It’s terrifying, thinking about how there’s no way to fight him!”

While the group was engaged in their heated discussion, they also noticed Ye Kai standing in the middle of the room, in a daze.

His face had turned particularly pale, his body trembling slightly, a clear sign of overexertion.

The complex and curious gazes of the people around him were something he was acutely aware of.

“Hmph… Ignorance,” Ye Kai suddenly let out a cold laugh, then sheathed his dual blades and staggered towards the door.

“Who is he talking about?”

“I don’t know…”

Under the cold and distant gazes of the others, Ye Kai opened the door and walked out.

As he closed the door behind him, he took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.

How many of those left behind truly understood the terror of Ling Mo? To Ye Kai, these people were just ignorant…

…

“Big brother.”

No sooner had Ling Mo and his group entered the room than the door was pushed open again, and there stood Ye Kai at the doorway.

His expression was no longer as defiant as before but rather serious: “Big brother.”

“Again?” Ling Mo looked resigned.

Mu Chen and the other onlooker were curiously staring at Ye Kai, while Gu Shuangshuang and the others had a strange look on their faces, but Ye Lian and her group completely ignored him.

“It’s not… I’m not overestimating myself to challenge you. I want to join; teach me,” Ye Kai said, then after staring at Ling Mo for a while with pursed lips, suddenly bent over, “Please teach me!”

“What are you doing?” Ling Mo was somewhat startled.

Ye Kai still had his head deeply bowed, speaking in a muffled voice, “I’m not one to kneel, but this is the utmost sincerity I can show. If you refuse to teach me, it means you don’t plan to forgive me, and I can cut off one of my own fingers…”

As he spoke, he lifted his hand and swung it towards his waist.

“Alright, alright… What era’s delinquent did you come from?” Ling Mo felt a tingle in his scalp and quickly interrupted him.

Ye Kai’s finger stopped less than two centimeters from the blade, the force of the gesture made Ling Mo feel a surge in mental power consumption, clearly not a joke.

He’s willing to cut off a finger… This guy is really ruthless!

“Have you forgiven me, big brother?” Ye Kai looked up and asked. He wasn’t at all surprised that Ling Mo could stop him, but even if Ling Mo hadn’t intervened, he wasn’t planning on backing down. If he said he would do something, he would follow through.

Being stared at from this angle made Ling Mo feel like he was facing a lone wolf.

Ye Kai dared to be a troublemaker, but he also dared to admit his mistakes and apologize, which Ling Mo actually found quite to his liking.

Compared to those who beat around the bush, someone straightforward like Ye Kai was easier to deal with.

He was also in need of someone tough and loyal, and right now, Ye Kai seemed to fit the bill.

“I was never angry to begin with,” Ling Mo said.

“But I…” Ye Kai found it somewhat difficult to say. How could he have been so ignorant?

“It’s okay, I know you weren’t just picking a fight. You just couldn’t accept me, right?” Ling Mo asked.

“Yeah, I wanted to test you, to learn from you,” Ye Kai honestly replied.

“That’s all there is to it. You had no ill intentions, so why would I be angry?” Ling Mo said.

“You don’t feel like I disrespected you?” Ye Kai wasn’t foolish; he knew what his actions implied.

Ling Mo smiled, “Because I never thought I’d lose. If I had lost, that would have been truly disrespectful.”

Ye Kai was initially stunned, then tears filled his eyes.

Indeed, he had lost, so Ling Mo had actually used this opportunity to establish his authority. From the beginning, Ling Mo hadn’t taken him seriously; it was Ye Kai who had brought it upon himself…

“Then let me join!” Ye Kai still bowed, shouting.

“Alright then…” Ling Mo nodded.

“Thank you!” Ye Kai buried his head even deeper, paused for several seconds, and then straightened up.

He clenched his fist in secret and then exhaled softly.

Following Ling Mo, he would surely learn a lot, right?

Although he was just a Psychic without an organization or background, his combat experience was far more extensive than theirs…

“We’ve taken in another person, huh…” Mu Chen was confused, only understanding this one fact amidst the fog.

“Xiao Mu,” Ling Mo called out, “this person is in your charge now. His name is Ye Kai.”

“Oh… wait, who’s Xiao Mu?”

“Big brother, could you not call me Ye Kai…”

Both men shivered simultaneously, thinking although everyone calls you big brother, you look barely twenty-two or twenty-three, come on! Young people should be aware of their youthfulness. Is it appropriate to address them, who are approaching thirty, with such terms?!