Chapter 146 : Hug that idiot

The head of the Kalis family revealed “Mo’s” identity.

For an instant, the entire tribunal fell silent. You could have heard a pin drop.

After a long pause, the whole room finally erupted in gasps.

“Mo… is Lu Mo?!”

“No way.”

“This is earth-shattering news!”

The crowd exclaimed, their eyes filled with shock and amazement.

“But… is this information reliable?”

“The head of the Kalis family probably wouldn’t lie.”

“Think about it. Lu Mo left her family around age thirteen and disappeared without a trace. ‘Mo’ rose to prominence at almost the exact same time. The timelines match up.”

“But there are a few years between ‘Mo’s’ last appearance in the Genius Tournament finals and Miss Lu Mo’s return to the family that don’t quite line up…”

“Wait—”

“Miss Lu Mo said her teacher was the Unbreakable Blade.”

“Could it be that after the finals back then, the senior Unbreakable Blade sought her out?!”

“If that’s the case, everything makes sense!”

From the words of the Kalis family head and what Lu Mo had said earlier, the crowd pieced together what had happened during those years.

And after confirming that Lu Mo was “Mo,” after learning about the earth-shattering things she had also done during the years she disappeared, they began to feel a growing sense of her terror.

“Even the God-descendant lost to Miss Lu Mo back then.”

“No, she had actually already surpassed Senior Unbreakable Blade.”

“It seems the Genius Tournament judges and those supreme powerhouses aren’t so great at judging people after all…”

“It’s just a pity that in the end, she met the same fate as Senior Unbreakable Blade.”

“If she had continued to grow, Miss Lu Mo might have…”

Some lamented.

Others felt a sense of relief.

Everyone was discussing these matters.

No one was paying attention to the trial’s outcome or to Gellenson, who stood on the high platform with an expression twisted in extreme displeasure.

Gellenson had never imagined that Lu Mo was “Mo.”

And he knew that he had already lost.

Lost completely and utterly.

This trial had not only failed to judge Lu Mo, but it had instead judged him.

The promises he had made to Lu Mo had been heard clearly by all the major families, the major powers, and even the mid-to-high-ranking members of the Holy Sanctuary.

He had to go to her residence to apologize.

No more causing trouble for the Kalis and Helovit Family.

And his slander of the hero who killed the Demon King would be forever recorded in the family’s history and the Holy Sanctuary’s history, never to be erased!

Because of this, the prestige of the Liat Family would be severely damaged.

The family’s standing in the Holy Sanctuary would also be greatly affected.

From this moment on, he had become a sinner of the Liat Family.

For a hundred years, a thousand years to come.

Gellenson’s whole body trembled. His mind buzzed. Anger rushed to his heart.

“Pfft—”

In the end, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Unsteady, he collapsed to his knees on the ground.

And at that moment, he looked just like a clown.

Just like Solaris back then.

“So ‘Mo’ is Lu Mo… From this perspective, she didn’t just rise up suddenly. She had been at the forefront of the era for a very long time.”

“To be in the realm of mortals, yet able to cut down those from the heavens with her sword… such talent is truly terrifying…”

“It’s a good thing she’s crippled. It’s a good thing… we weren’t active in the same era.”

People kept sighing with emotion.

Then someone asked a question many wanted to ask:

“But why did she never voluntarily bring up this part of her past?”

She had even actively denied it.

Someone else then recalled what had happened back then at the Sacred-Demon Barrier.

Yuxia, a God-descendant, had seen the Holy Sanctuary’s group. Instead of greeting Solaris first, she had run straight up to Lu Mo.

She sniffed and poked at Lu Mo.

Then, she dropped the bomb that had stunned the entire audience:

“You’re ‘Mo,’ aren’t you?”

They had all been terrified back then.

But soon, Lu Mo denied it.

She wasn’t “Mo.”

She was just a passing knight.

After that, Yuxia often pestered Lu Mo, trying to make her admit she was “Mo.”

But Lu Mo denied it every time, then walked away, leaving Yuxia stomping her feet in frustration.

Denied it so many times.

They started to think Yuxia must have mistaken someone.

If she had admitted she was “Mo,” Lu Mo would have received no shortage of benefits.

People’s attitudes toward her would definitely have changed.

She would have gotten more resources funneled her way.

After all, who would deny such a glorious past?

But Lu Mo didn’t admit it.

And so, everyone assumed “Mo” and Lu Mo were unrelated.

But they never expected…

The truth would be revealed on an occasion like this.

And at this very moment, Lu Mo had already walked out of the tribunal.

For an instant, it was as if the gasps, the shouts, all the commotion inside the courtroom had nothing to do with her.

Just like it had always been.

Admitting she was “Mo” felt utterly meaningless to her.

Maybe only in front of that little girl with the twin tails who never grew up did this name, this identity, hold any significance.

She let out a soft sigh.

And then, it was as if she could hear the twin-tailed girl’s voice again in her ears.

“Mo, keep going. Don’t lose to anyone!”

“Carry your will through to the end!”

“Walk that path of yours!”

“Go and embrace… that idiot of yours—”

Soon, Lu Mo also heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind her.

“Miss… Miss Lu Mo—”

The other person shouted between gasps.

Lu Mo turned around.

She saw Cecilia, who had somehow already run out of the tribunal.

Seeing Lu Mo turn, she quickened her pace and ran toward her.

Finally, with a thud, she threw herself at Lu Mo.

She buried her entire face in Lu Mo’s chest, her voice growing more and more choked with sobs.

“Waaaaah…”

“Miss Lu Mo is okay… I’m so glad…”

“I was so scared just now… that the Sword of Judgment would find something wrong and… and take Miss Lu Mo away…”

In the end, she started to sob.

Sobbing, she also nuzzled against Lu Mo’s chest.

Lu Mo could clearly feel her chest getting a little damp.

Cecilia was crying again.

She hadn’t cried like this in a long time.

On the path to the Demon King’s expedition, she had always been strong, hiding many emotions deep in her heart so as not to worry Lu Mo or cause her trouble.

And now that everything was over and they had returned to daily life, she finally laid down the heavy armor in her heart.

She laughed freely.

And she cried freely.

Cried like the naive girl she once was.

Cried… like an idiot.

She had been the one most worried about Lu Mo in that courtroom just now.

The one most afraid of losing her.

In the past, Lu Mo might have pushed Cecilia away in disgust and said:

“Stop crying. You’re wiping your snot and tears all over my clothes.”

But this time, she said nothing.

She just reached out, gently pulling Cecilia into a hug.

Holding close the idiot who belonged only to her.