Summer was about to end, and the days weren't that long. At eight in the evening, the sky had already darkened. The antique ironwork street lamps outside the college's walls had already lit up.
The west gate was a side gate of Sunset College. It wasn't as grand as the main gate, but it wasn't small either. Zhou Wen showed his pass to the soldiers guarding the gate. After walking out of the west gate, he saw a garden path about three meters wide. Li Mobai was standing under a street lamp, holding his phone in his hand. It was unknown what he was looking at.
"Li Mobai, why are you looking for me?" Zhou Wen walked in front of Li Mobai and asked directly.
Li Mobai put down his phone and looked at Zhou Wen. "Wang Mingyuan betrayed humanity and entered the dimension. Although this was his personal choice, he implicated the Wang family and you students. It's fine with the An family protecting you in Luoyang, but it's impossible for you to stay in Luoyang forever, nor can you rely on others forever. Once you leave Luoyang, I'm afraid your future won't be that easy. No matter what you do, you will be labeled as a traitor student. Everyone will look at you negatively. No matter what you do, it will be harder than others. "
"Can't I stay in Luoyang forever?" Zhou Wen said indifferently.
Although he did plan on leaving Luoyang after graduation, he naturally couldn't tell Li Mobai that.
Li Mobai smiled. "If you were such a person, you wouldn't be my third brother's friend. My third brother has terrible taste in people. He does everything in a muddle-headed manner. He thinks he's carefree, but in fact, he's just avoiding problems. There are only two types of people who are willing to be friends with him. One is coveting his identity as the third young master of the Li family and want to take advantage of him. The other is someone who really doesn't care about anything and just wants to be friends with him. "
"If you want to take advantage of others, you should take advantage of the An family, but you didn't do that. Although I'm not willing to believe that Third Brother has such good luck, you are indeed the latter. How can a person who doesn't want to take advantage of others stay in Luoyang?" Li Mobai said.
"What you said is equivalent to not saying anything. Most people only have these two types of friends. It's either one or two," Zhou Wen said.
Li Mobai shook his head and said, "From the looks of it, you are as pure as Li Xuan. It's no wonder you can become friends. In fact, other than the playmates one grew up with, the friends one could make after stepping into society were all based on benefits. In other words, you had to be valued by others for them to choose to get close to you. Only then could they slowly build a so-called friendship. Third Brother has always been muddle-headed. He thinks he's smart, but in reality, he's just burying his head in the sand. If he continues like this, true experts won't be willing to interact with him. Naturally, it'll be impossible for them to become friends. Those who are willing to get close to him are mostly greedy for his wealth and power. "
"Can't I have friends with common love and interests?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Of course. If it's a football buddy, you have to know how to play football first before others will look for you. That's your value. If it's an antique collection circle, you have to know how to collect or have a collection before you can enter that circle. That's also your value. If you don't have any value, why would others look for you to play football? Why would they discuss collecting with you?" Li Mobai said.
"What are you trying to say?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly. What Li Mobai said wasn't wrong, but Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that something was amiss. He couldn't completely agree with it.
"I'm just having a casual chat. I invited you here today mainly to make a deal with you," Li Mobai said.
"What deal?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Our Li family has some connections in the Federation's upper echelons. We happen to know some information regarding the Zhuolu battlefield. If you are interested in this information, I want to ask you for a small favor," Li Mobai said with a smile.
"Tell me what you want me to do first." Zhou Wen didn't ask what Li Mobai's information was.
However, Li Mobai said with a smile, "I think I'll tell you about it first. Back then, before the dimensional zone of the Zhuolu battlefield opened, someone discovered a stone artifact in the Zhuolu battlefield. Inside the stone artifact was a pill. The Federation's upper echelons experimented with the pill, and just a small amount of pill powder advanced a Mortal Companion Beast to the Legendary stage."
After a pause, Li Mobai continued, "I believe you have heard of the Federation's methods. Soon, someone recruited so-called volunteers and did a human experiment. The end was very exaggerated. An old man who had never cultivated seemed to have regained his youth after using a small amount of pill powder. His hair turned black, and his skin became taut. After testing, his bone age seemed to return to about thirty or forty years old. Then, his body's various stats increased greatly, reaching the peak of the Mortal stage. Furthermore, the amount of pill powder he used was miniscule, almost negligible. Do you think anyone wouldn't be tempted by such a thing? However, back then, the Zhuolu battlefield hadn't opened the dimensional space yet. The Federation's upper echelons sent people over to find the location of the stone artifact and see if there were more. However, Zhuolu was huge, so it was impossible to randomly dig. Therefore, an expert team formed by Old Mister Ouyang and company was formed. "
Zhou Wen listened quietly. For Li Mobai to tell him now, it likely wasn't a secret.
Indeed, Li Mobai paused for a moment before continuing, "The expedition team has actually been in Zhuolu for a long time and has gained something. Old Mister Ouyang returned to Luoyang once midway. According to my investigations, after he returned to Luoyang, he didn't even go to the An family. He only went to one place. "
"Xiyuan Crystal Shop?" Zhou Wen stared at Li Mobai.
Li Mobai nodded. "Yes, that's why I conducted some investigations on the Xiyuan Crystal Shop and discovered something interesting. It's regarding Old Mister Ouyang and the Companion Beast on the fourth level. If you are interested, you only need to do me a small favor. I can tell you everything I discovered and guarantee that you will be interested. You can also ask the An family to help you investigate, but a lot of clues have been deliberately erased when I went to investigate, and I also did the same thing. Even if it is the An family, I'm afraid it will not be so easy to find anything now. "
"What do you want me to do?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.
"Very simple. Sever ties with Li Xuan. Your relationship will be limited to classmates," Li Mobai said.
"From the looks of it, there's no need for us to continue our conversation. Goodbye." Zhou Wen turned around and walked towards the school's west gate. Although he was very interested in the secret of the Companion Beast on the fourth level, he didn't wish to be at Li Mobai's mercy.
Even if it wasn't for Li Xuan, Li Mobai's scheme had nearly harmed him. If he hadn't been careful enough and had a certain level of strength, he would have long died with Li Xuan.
"Old Mister Ouyang went to Zhuolu a long time ago. The Companion Beast on the fourth level of the Xiyuan Crystal Shop was very likely brought back from Zhuolu by him," Li Mobai suddenly said.
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