Upon waking Mo LiQiu's gaze swept Madlenkosi and gang as she let out a breath of release.
"My name is Mo LiQiu and I thank you for saving me, young master... ." She cupped her fist with a deep bow as she looked towards Madlenkosi.
As he introduced himself and his companions, he looked at her as he asked about her situation.
"I come from the Mo Family of Jingling, it's a small smithing family that has passed down its martial heritage and slowly grew over time." She looked at Madlenkosi as she lowered her head and continued, "The guys who were robed in gray were the disciples of the Bone Blade Sect. An unorthodox sect that happens to be situated on the lawless border between the southern GuangXi and Western Tianjin."
Song Jiuge looked towards Madlenkosi as he explained. " The Bone Blade Sect is truly atrocious. Not only do they desecrate any burial sites they come across, but they also harvest bones and flesh from their enemies and victims. The Righteous Path has been trying to get rid of them for some time but they have always been able to get wind of our operations.
Li BiHua thought for a moment as she remarked, "Maybe the Righteous Path isn't so righteous after all."
Madlenkosi nodded as he listened to the two, as most things came down to what was beneficial towards them...even in his past world, it was like that as well. Hardly ever anyone tried to help out of kindness...
Mo LiQiu went on to explain, " The young master Hong they mentioned is a well-known pervert who has been running the Jade Fate Pavilion in Jingling..."
" Everyone knows of the things he does to young girls but because of who his backing is, everyone has no choice but to turn a blind eye." She shuddered as she said.
Li BiHua frowned at the thought as she looked towards Madlenkosi.
"Big bro Jiuge, is there any way we can find a way to sneak into Jingling?" Madlenkosi asked as he took out some meat to roast.
"I doubt it since the majority of it is surrounded by walls and also has a moat. The only way in is through the four gates." Song jiuge replied as he rubbed his forehead.
Saving this girl was what is to be done, but the headache of repercussions truly did not feel well.
"Well what's done is done, we'll face whatever may come..." Madlenkosi said.
"Sir Mad LiKosie, If it's not too much to as, may I ask where you all hail from?" Mo LiQiu said inquisitively.
Li BiHua and Song Jiuge began to snicker as they heard Mo LiQiu butcher Madlenkosi's name. Due to cultural differences, most who heard him introduce his name were not able to pronounce it correctly so most stick to just calling him by his moniker, "Jīn".
Upon noticing the giggling of the two miss Mo believed she had done something to offend this going master who had quite an interesting facial expression at this time.
"Please forgive me, it seems I'm not cultured enough to pronounce your esteemed name correctly." She bowed low as her hair hung in front of her, obscuring her face.
As they heard that both BiHua and Jiuge burst out laughing as they held their stomachs. Madlenkosi's held his hand to his face as he just waved the other dismissively.
'Don't worry about it, just call me Jīn" He replied somewhat exasperated. "We come from Titan's Gate Sect, a subsidiary of the Dharma Sect..."
Madlenkosi and the gang continued to converse as they made their plans for the next day.
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The sun rose as the four made their way towards the Eastern Gate or Jingling. Jingling city was a huge city surrounded by walls to protect from beast tides or to protect GuangXi from invading forces of Tianjin.
Upon arrival, they joined the line to enter the city. Their nerves were taut as they kept their eyes open in case of any unexpected occurrences.
As they paid their way to enter the city they crossed the gates as miss Mo lead them in the direction of the Mo family.
The guard's eyes closed slightly as he whispered into a communication token, " Young Master Hong, they've arrived and are heading in the direction of the Mo family..."
Young master Hong stood on his balcony as he heard the report and smirked, "I'll have to trouble you again Yuan Bo, also take Ning Xi and Ning Mei with you, we can't have any mishaps this time."
"Yes young master," Yuan Bo replied as he bowed and retreated.
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The 4 sprinted through the alleyways of the city as they made their way towards the Mo family.
"Shit, they found us.." Song Jiuge's brows furrowed as he looked behind him only to see two women with white hair dancing in the wind.
Their gray and white hanfas fluttered as a white oni mask hid their expression but couldn't hide the malice in their eyes.
The two women were like yin specters darting from roof to roof via their movement techniques, dual-wielding two bone blades while a thin dark gray smoke billowed about them.
Shadows fell into the alley as their only way forward was blocked.
The gray-robed Foundation-Building Bone Blade disciple was leading 3 of the stronger outer disciples.
Though they weren't at the foundation building realm, they were still at the 8th to peak Qi Condensation Realm.
Madlenkosi and gang slowly drew their weapons as they readied their stances.
The sun-scorched downwards as the sweat ran down their brow, their breaths quickened as they noticed the two ladies were also at the Foundation-Building realm.
The upcoming battle seemed full of hopelessness, but they would rather fight to grasp that fleeting chance to live...