Hidden Moth-Chapter 508 - 288: Entrusting True Feelings, a Measure of Affection (Part 2)

Mei Guyu gives the impression of not being adept at socializing. During lunch in the afternoon, she scarcely spoke, apart from a few words of praise for the dishes He Kao had made.

He Kao, trying to keep things lively, initiated conversation frequently and ended up struggling to find things to say... Considering he was hosting at his own home, he also shared much about his own affairs.

At this moment, it seemed Mei Guyu wasn’t uncommunicative, but rather the exchange had been delayed. After a bout of magical combat, they picked up the casual chat again, and she introduced her own family’s situation.

Perhaps because of the earlier joint action, their relationship had unknowingly grown closer.

Mei Guyu is also from Han Ning City, Zhouyuan Province, with Phoenix Tail Town lying within its jurisdiction. However, Phoenix Tail Town is in Shanping County, while Mei Guyu’s hometown is in Xiangba County. Her father works in the city, and she was also born in the urban area.

Where are sorcerers most concentrated in this world, and where is there the greatest affinity with magic? First, it is undoubtedly Phoenix Tail Town, followed by Han Ning City.

The most promising talents at the doorstep are the easiest to discover. This is what is meant by "a pavilion close to the water enjoys moonlight first."

Sorcery sects naturally wish to cultivate their own descendants, which is human nature, but talent for magical practice is not hereditary, and a limited clan scope makes it challenging to find promising talents.

Mei Wenhua and Mei Guyu are both considered fortunate: on the one hand, Mei Wenhua has such an outstanding niece, and on the other, Mei Guyu has a Sixth Uncle to be her guiding connection.

No wonder Li Xiuyuan sent Mei Wenhua this time.

Both Mei Wenhua and He Kao have accepted the recruitment from the Ancestral Hall, so doing some odd jobs and finishing tasks is only right.

Magical treasures are infinitely variable, and so-called invisible artifacts are a major category among them, divided into many types. He Kao himself possesses one, which is the Hidden Moth Gauze he is wearing right now.

Hidden Moth Gauze actually lies between visible and invisible, and can ordinarily be cultivated into a veil or blindfold form to carry.

As for the Scenic Smoke carried by the Illusion Master, it is completely invisible and colorless, not visible to ordinary people. Only after cultivating it can one grasp its wondrous transformations.

Scenic Smoke is also a heritage magical treasure of the Heart Spirit Sect, primarily used to create illusions. It was lost during the internal conflicts of the magic sect a thousand years ago, and unexpectedly reappears today.

Its owner, who cultivated it, has died, and Scenic Smoke reverted to an invisible, intangible state, drifting god-knows-where amid the fierce battle just now, possibly being blown into the distant mountains and forests by the wind.

In such a vast area, low-tier sorcerers would not even be able to touch it, let alone find it. Even ordinary high-tier sorcerers might not locate it.

Yet, Mei Guyu’s words were quite strange. With her cultivation, she personally slew that Illusion Master just now, and should have been able to capture the Scenic Smoke with a wave of her hand, yet she let He Kao try to retrieve it.

Listening to her, it seemed she didn’t plan to act again. If He Kao couldn’t find Scenic Smoke, then Mei Wenhua would retrieve this item. Was this an intentional test?

He Kao thought for a moment and gestured into the distance.

It seemed as if nothing happened, yet there seemed to be something drifting against the wind towards him, and when it came near, he caught it in his hand, where the light and shadow in his palm appeared slightly distorted, as though subjected to some inexplicable refraction.

He Kao massaged the invisible object and casually put it in his pocket.

Mei Guyu, slightly surprised, said, "Your cultivation is quite good."

He Kao modestly replied, "It’s nothing worth mentioning in front of you."

When He Kao donned the Hidden Moth Gauze to become Li Xiuyuan in appearance, it actually revealed that he had broken through to Tier Four Cultivation, but it was unclear how high his cultivation truly was. The chessboard slam was indeed Elder Gu’s might.

Retrieving Scenic Smoke might indeed expose his cultivation, but exposure is exposure, it has nothing to do with the Hidden Moth identity.

Mei Guyu: "Then we’ll leave the cleaning up here to you. All items related to magic should be brought back by my Sixth Uncle. All the spoils this time are to be first handed over to the Ancestral Hall for disposition. If there is something you happen to want, don’t intercept it privately.

Let me know and I’ll apply to the Ancestral Hall. As long as it’s not something particularly important, I can get it for you..." She must have seen He Kao put Scenic Smoke into his pocket and thus offered a reminder.

When it comes to rewarding contributions, the main contributor today is Mei Guyu, while He Kao is merely an accessory. But Mei Guyu has no interest in these spoils; her main concern is Scenic Smoke.

Since Mei Guyu is both the main force in this battle and an Elder of the Ancestral Hall, she naturally has the most say in the distribution of the spoils. If He Kao wants something, she can help obtain it for him.

In fact, neither He Kao nor Mei Wenhua could privately pocket anything after cleaning the battlefield, because Mei Guyu already had complete knowledge of what those Xiao Alliance cultivators possessed.

He Kao: "Alright, I’m only interested in this piece of Scenic Smoke. I hereby thank Elder Mei! After we’re done here, will you be returning to the Ancestral Hall tomorrow?"

As for other items, He Kao wasn’t interested, but Scenic Smoke particularly fascinated him.

He had no intention of keeping it secretly. He merely wanted to study it for a while before handing it over to the Ancestral Hall for disposition. Such a magical treasure is rare, and it could greatly aid in understanding and researching illusion arrays.

Even a high-tier sorcerer without illusion technique experience could use it to set up an illusion array.

By cultivation alone, setting up an illusion array would require at least a Tier Five Heart Stealer from the Heart Plate Sect, and using the natural environment to lay a large illusion array would require a Tier Six Illusion Master.

However, with Scenic Smoke in hand, even a Tier Four Sorcerer like Lan Jiwan could potentially set up an illusion array, the specific mysterious changes depending on her cultivation and magical power.