"Hmm?" Chu Mo glanced at the rooster. "Do you also think you should enter the Cockfighting Ring?"
"Scram!" The rooster glared at Chu Mo. "Brat, if you keep spouting nonsense, I'll fight you to the death!"
"Haha," Chu Mo laughed heartily. Being able to accept Wang Dafa was naturally something to be happy about. Although this person's battle prowess was average, his mind was top-notch!
With this kind of person, what was a mere number one businessman in the world?
The rooster rolled his eyes at Chu Mo. "What's there to be proud of? The most important reason why this person dares to place such a huge bet on you is because your master is too powerful! "
"So what?" Chu Mo smiled.
The big rooster said, "If it wasn't for your master, do you think he would come to you on his own accord?"
Chu Mo replied indifferently, "There are no 'ifs' in this world. Sometimes, luck is also a part of strength."
"Come on, you're too cocky." The rooster shot back, "If I'm not mistaken, your Master will leave this world soon. When that time comes, I'm afraid your days will be numbered! "
Chu Mo was silent. He knew the rooster was speaking the truth.
One of the invitations he had just received was from the Prince's Mansion. Xia Jing's handwritten letter informed Chu Mo that, with the exception of a few ingredients, the rest had been prepared. As long as Chu Mo had the time, he could start refining them at any time.
The Xu Manor had also sent an invitation, asking Chu Mo to come over after resting and make a trip to the Xu Manor.
The Second Prince, Xia Xiong, also sent an invitation.
There were also invitations from other nobles and ministers.
Chu Mo had a feeling that a lot of things had changed since his return this time.
At this moment, the people sent by the Imperial Palace were still waiting outside.
"I'm going to the palace." Chu Mo glanced at the rooster, "Do you want to come with me?"
"Forget it, the imperial palaces of the mortal world are just bigger courtyards, there's nothing much to see." The big rooster said proudly, then continued, "Wouldn't we just be surrounded and stared at like a rare animal? I'm not going! "
"It's just a big rooster. Who would treat you as a rare item?" Chu Mo's mouth twitched. "What they're thinking is, 'Wow, what a big chicken, we can make a big pot of stew!' There's no need for mushrooms! "
"Get lost! Grandpa Chicken doesn't want to see you! "The big rooster turned his head to the side, the crown on his head turning even redder.
…
When Chu Mo arrived at the imperial palace, he found that the emperor was already waiting for him in the imperial study.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Chu Mo saluted the emperor.
"No need for formalities, sit down." After not seeing him for half a month, Chu Mo noticed that the emperor seemed to have aged a bit more, with more white hairs on his head. For an emperor who had all kinds of anti-aging pills to extend his lifespan, this was not a normal phenomenon.
After thanking the emperor, Chu Mo sat on the chair and looked at the emperor.
The emperor looked back at him and asked gently, "How was it? Did it go well? "
The emperor's question made Chu Mo speechless, "Your Majesty, do you know what I was doing during this time?"
"I'm not blind." The emperor glared at Chu Mo, "If I didn't know about such a big commotion, then there's no need for me to be the emperor."
Chu Mo smiled, "It went well, although there were some regrets in the end."
"There will always be regrets in everything. The fact that you were able to return alive is already beyond my expectations. No wonder you're Da Xia's steed! "The emperor said with a smile, and his tightly knitted eyebrows also relaxed a little.
The emperor didn't know that the regret Chu Mo said was completely different from what he understood.
However, Chu Mo didn't explain anything. He asked curiously, "When did I become a steed again?"
"It wasn't me who called you that first. It was Grand Secretary Xu." The emperor said with a smile, "I deeply agree!"
"Your Majesty, you flatter me. I don't deserve it," Chu Mo replied.
"Don't do this in front of me," the emperor said, staring at Chu Mo and asked, "Can the academy still be run?"
Chu Mo said, "Of course!"
"Really?" The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Chu Mo with some disbelief, "Are you sure that the academy can still be run?"
"Why not?" Chu Mo smiled, "The boy has come back alive, which is enough to explain the problem, right?"
"Good! Good! Good! " The emperor clapped his hands, stood up, and said with a laugh, "I have Chu Mo, which is equivalent to 100,000 troops. Hahaha!"
The emperor didn't ask too much about what Chu Mo had experienced during this period. A really smart person didn't particularly like to get to the bottom of everything. For many things, as long as there was a satisfactory result, it was enough. As for the process, it was not important to them.
Later, the emperor told Chu Mo that the medicinal materials Chu Mo wanted had been sent to the Fan Mansion. Then, Chu Mo refused the emperor's invitation to stay in the palace for a meal, left the palace, and went directly to the Gluttonous House.
Here, he met Chu Yan. After explaining some things to Chu Yan, Chu Mo once again rushed to the Xu Mansion without stopping.
No matter what, he had to come and take a look.
After Chu Mo arrived at the Xu Mansion, as expected, Xu Fufu was in seclusion and did not appear. Old Master Xu Zhongliang dragged Chu Mo to have a meal. They didn't talk too much, just encouraging Chu Mo to take every step in the future.
In fact, Chu Mo's performance had greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.
In a year, the changes that had happened to him were so big that many people couldn't even accept it. Even Xu Zhongliang, the current Cabinet Chief, didn't have much to tell Chu Mo.
When Chu Mo returned home, it was already very late, and the big rooster was nowhere to be found. Chu Mo didn't see any trace of it, so he went straight to his room.
Thinking back on the experience of more than half a month, Chu Mo still felt like he was in a dream.
The pursuit of over a thousand powerhouses seemed to be a dead end, but it was forcefully treated by the Demon King as a life and death training for Chu Mo.
During this period, the Demon King seemed to only do one thing, and that was: Suppress these people's realm to the same level as Chu Mo. Then … he started to observe, and practically did not take any action to help Chu Mo. Everything was done by Chu Mo himself!
Actually, looking at this, it was still a dead end for Chu Mo!
To be able to return safely after obtaining rich training, in Chu Mo's view, it was not only because his combat strength was strong enough and luck was good enough.
In this experience, Chu Mo learned too many things, and also deeply understood those dark sides of human nature.
Those people practically played out greed and selfishness to the fullest!
If everyone only harbored one goal from the beginning to the end, killing Chu Mo. Then, if the Demon King didn't make a move, they would very likely have succeeded.
No matter how strong Chu Mo was, it was impossible for him to be a match for so many enemies of the same realm.
Even in the process of fighting with this group of people, everyone had their own ulterior motives. They were all thinking about how to get more benefits from Chu Mo.
So that in the end, they were utterly defeated by Chu Mo, and they still didn't wake up.
"So one day, if a large number of people gather around me, and I can't give them what they want, I must learn to let go. Otherwise … I will definitely suffer a backlash. The human heart is the most elusive thing in this world, "Chu Mo said to himself.
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