Chapter 580 - 577: Attacked at the Restaurant

As for Mo Qi’s motive for murder, that was even more obvious.

He must be holding a grudge from when the allied forces besieged him, wanting revenge against the major powers of the North District.

This deduction was logical and reasonable; it was the only explanation anyone could think of.

In an instant, the sixteen families were utterly furious.

Although they had all been extorted by Mo Qi before, at least no one had been killed.

Besides, with the sudden appearance of the Medicinal Cuisine, these families had long since let go of that small grudge.

But they never expected Mo Qi to be hiding so much, his methods so ruthless!

The exceptional talent of the deceased was one thing, but more importantly, they were all from the Direct Lineage of their respective ancestors!

At the Immortal level, one might not care about material possessions. Losing a bit of wealth was nothing to worry about.

But now, lives had been lost!

Everyone only has one life!

"If we don’t avenge this, how can we face our countless clan members? How can the dead rest in peace!"

"Mo Qi has gone too far! He must pay the price!"

"Hmph, does he really think we can’t do anything to him just because he’s cowering inside his Array?"

Amidst the fury of the crowd, some still managed to remain rational.

"That’s true, but we have to worry about the Master of the Doomed Mountain Range protecting him. Besides, we can’t use Cultivation above the Void Realm or any external items. Even if we could break his Array, we would pay a heavy price."

The moment such comments appeared, they were shouted down by the angry crowd.

"Hmph! A life for a life is an immutable truth! Even the Master of the Doomed Mountain Range has to distinguish right from wrong!"

"If we were in the wrong first, we’d have nothing to say if our people were killed. But this time, Mo Qi killed them without rhyme or reason. This is too much!"

"That’s right! Even if the Master of the Doomed Mountain Range does protect him, if we can’t kill him, we must at least demand justice! If all else fails, we’ll jointly petition the Immortal Realm for a holy ruling!"

Just then, a piece of news drifted toward the sixteen families like a gentle breeze.

Elder Ku Mu had left the Desperate Mountain Range and wouldn’t be back anytime soon!

When this news broke, everyone was skeptical.

But soon, more news spread from the direction of the Desperate Mountain Range.

"Did you hear? It was supposed to be the Master of the Doomed Mountain Range’s sacred sunbathing time at the restaurant, but the lounge chair was empty. They say he got tired of the food and left."

"That’s not all. I also heard someone secretly used Cultivation above the Void Realm, and guess what? Nothing happened!"

"Doesn’t that mean Mo Qi is finished? He offended so many people before and was only safe because of the Master of the Doomed Mountain Range’s rules. Now that the Master is gone, his Array is as good as useless."

"Exactly. His good days have come to an end."

The sixteen families were initially worried and hesitant, but after they sent Death Warriors to the Desperate Mountain Range to test the waters and found that using Cultivation above the Void Realm indeed drew no punishment from Elder Ku Mu, they were completely relieved.

Now, they could finally settle old scores!

Propelled by an unseen hand, these sixteen families gathered a large force, led by dozens of Immortal Level experts, and marched on Mo Qi’s restaurant to kill him.

What they failed to notice was that the people who had spread the news quickly concealed themselves and vanished into the crowd, as if they had never been there at all.

...

In the kitchen of "Uncle Niu’s Kitchen God" restaurant, Mo Qi, who was in the middle of preparing Medicinal Cuisine, suddenly had a feeling, sensing that something major was about to happen.

He stopped what he was doing and swept his perception across the restaurant.

’Hmm?’

’Where’s Gu Peng?’

In the second-floor VIP area, Gu Peng, who was supposed to be guarding Gu Lele, was nowhere to be seen.

Before Mo Qi could ask, the ground beneath him trembled violently, and the Array outside the restaurant was brutally ripped apart by a pair of massive hands.

"Mo Qi, come out and die!"

A furious roar echoed out. It was clear the owner of the voice was in an extreme state of rage.

Inside the restaurant, the dining patrons paled with fright.

Someone actually dared to use Cultivation surpassing the Void Realm here? Weren’t they afraid of being punished by the Master of the Doomed Mountain Range?

However, after a long moment, the Master of the Doomed Mountain Range did not appear.

Everyone was shocked once again.

’What’s going on?’

’Have the rules set by the Master of the Doomed Mountain Range become invalid?’

"Heh, it’s just as Elder Ku Mu said. Turbulent times indeed!" Mo Qi sneered.

The Pig Emperor flew out from his robes. "Mo the kid, Elder Ku Mu just left last night, and now these people are already at your door. This probably isn’t a simple matter."

"It’s fine. If they think I only dared to open a restaurant here because I was borrowing Elder Ku Mu’s power, then they are sorely mistaken." Mo Qi untied his apron, washed the grease from his hands, and prepared to go out.

"Regardless, you should be careful and not act too rashly. This Emperor feels that this matter is very strange," the Pig Emperor reminded him, perching on his shoulder.

Mo Qi nodded. "Let’s go. We’ll go meet them together!"

When Mo Qi walked out of the restaurant, he was met with a sea of people. At the forefront were forty-eight Immortals and several hundred experts at the Divine Sea Half-Immortal Realm.

The rest were mostly people who had been waiting in line, now looking on with curiosity as spectators.

Xiao Zhang had already summoned the Demon Sect experts from the crowd and was confronting the group of Immortals.

"What do you think you’re doing? If you’re looking for trouble, did you ask the Demon Sect for permission first?"

An elder in green robes stepped out from the crowd. His name was Peng Wen.

He was one of the leaders of this punitive expedition against Mo Qi.

"This matter has nothing to do with your Demon Sect! The one we’re looking for is Mo Qi!"

"Bullshit!" Xiao Zhang jutted out his large buck teeth, his face a mask of contempt as if looking at an idiot. "You’re making trouble for my Master and you say it has nothing to do with me? Did you get your head stuck in a door?"

As an Immortal and the ancestor of a clan, being cursed to his face made Peng Wen want to slap Xiao Zhang to death.

But he knew that Xiao Zhang was the Young Master of the Demon Sect.

Never mind killing Xiao Zhang; if he so much as harmed a single hair on his head, Peng Wen was certain that within an hour, the Demon Sect would mobilize in full force and massacre the Peng Family.

"Xiao Zhang, out of respect for your status as the Demon Sect’s Young Master, I won’t stoop to your level. But don’t you get too arrogant. I admit I don’t dare to kill you, nor do I dare to harm you, but teaching you a small lesson would be easy enough!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhang flared up and rolled up his sleeves. "You show up at our door for no reason, destroy my Master’s Array, and you think you’re in the right? If you’ve got a problem, let’s fight!"

"For no reason?" Peng Wen suppressed his rage and waved his hand. "Bring them forward!"

Nineteen corpses of young men were carried before Xiao Zhang.

Most of them were in gruesome states, their faces twisted in agony, a clear sign that they had suffered immense pain before death.

"What’s this? Trying to scare me with a bunch of corpses?" Xiao Zhang sneered.

"They all died because they ate the food from your restaurant!" Peng Wen roared. "Mo Qi, don’t you dare show your face? Are you going to hide behind this Demon Sect brat, too afraid to take responsibility for what you’ve done?"

Mo Qi had just stepped out of the restaurant when he heard Peng Wen’s accusation.

"You say they died because they ate my food. Do you have any proof?"