Chapter 415 Clues

After moving into the cave, Mo Hua wanted to be quiet, but unexpectedly, within a few days, people handed in visiting cards one after another.

The first one was the owner of the pawnshop, who was said to be a direct disciple of the Nanyue Sect.

Mo Hua simply entertained him.

The owner's surname was Zheng, he was not very old, with the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he was dressed in brocade and jade clothes, like a young man.

When Master Zheng saw Mo Hua, he was also very polite, and the two chatted briefly.

Mo Hua understood the general situation.

Master Zheng was a direct disciple of a certain elder named Lin in the Nanyue Sect. His parents were in the weapon refining business, and their family was rich. He was admitted to the inner sect of the Nanyue Sect.

But there were many fights among the direct disciples in the inner sect.

His parents were afraid that he would suffer losses, so they funded a pawnshop for him and let him be the owner of the pawnshop to earn some spirit stones to make friends with the sect and other local cultivation forces.

But the pawnshop could not be run without the support of power.

His Taoist partner was from the Lu family, and a small portion of the pawnshop was also considered as the Lu family's dowry.

Seeing that Mo Hua was young but had extraordinary knowledge of formations, Master Zheng wanted to make friends with him, so he sold the cave to Mo Hua at a lower price.

Some of these things were asked by Mo Hua from Master Zheng.

The other part was learned from the pawnshop owner by Mo Hua who spent two spirit stones.

Since Master Zheng was not a malicious person, Mo Hua treated him politely.

Master Zheng had nothing else to do, so he drank a few cups of tea and left. Before leaving, he said:

"I will ask the servants to send a few boxes of good tea to the young master later."

He probably thought Mo Hua's tea was not good, but he was embarrassed to say it out loud.

This tea must not be good, because Mo Hua spent five spirit stones to buy it.

Good tea is very expensive.

He usually only "freeloads" tea and rarely buys it himself.

I just bought the cave house, and I was afraid that someone would come to visit, so I reluctantly bought some tea to entertain them.

Anyway, it doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not, and Mo Hua is not picky.

But since Master Zheng wanted to give it to him, Mo Hua didn't bother to be polite with him, and bowed and smiled:

"Thank you, Master Zheng."

Master Zheng was very happy to see Mo Hua accept his kindness, and smiled and bowed and said goodbye.

After that, some formation masters also visited, drank tea, and exchanged formations.

Some neighbors also sent some greeting gifts.

Two days later, Elder Su also came.

Mo Hua brewed the tea sent by Master Zheng for Elder Su to drink.

Elder Su tasted it and said:

"This is... my Nanyue Sect's tea?"

Mo Hua asked in confusion: "Did you taste it?"

Elder Su smiled, "Drink it every day, and you can tell by smelling the tea.

Elder Su pondered for a moment, and then asked:

"Who gave this tea to the young master? ”

Mo Hua said, “It’s a young man named Zheng.”

Elder Su frowned, “Zheng?”

“He’s the one who wears gorgeous clothes, wears jade pendants, is a little fat, and has a business…”

“Oh.” Elder Su remembered, “Zheng Yu…”

“He actually sent tea to the young master?”

Elder Su was a little surprised, but in just a few days, he found that Mo Hua knew quite a few cultivators in Nanyue City.

When he entered the door, there were even a lot of gifts piled up at the door.

“I met him when I bought the cave.” Mo Hua said.

Elder Su nodded.

Mo Hua asked about Master Yan again.

Elder Su shook his head and said, “Later, I sent someone to inquire about it, but there was still no clue about this Mr. Yan.”

“Really…” Mo Hua nodded, “Thank you Elder Su.”

“It’s just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning. "Elder Su said politely.

Then he pondered for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and asked:

"Young sir, have you been to the Lu family's mine?"

Mo Hua was slightly surprised, but still did not show it, but nodded as usual, "I have been there."

Elder Su hesitated.

Mo Hua asked: "Is there anything wrong?"

Elder Su hesitated for a long time, and still sighed:

"The Lu family's mine is a bit deep, young sir, it is better not to get involved."

Mo Hua lowered his voice and said:

"Is there something hidden in the Lu family..."

Elder Su waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, young sir, don't think about it."

Elder Su said again: "The Lu family's mine is legal and compliant, and has been reviewed by the Daoting Division. Moreover, the mine repair is voluntary, and there is no arrears of spirit stones. If there is any problem, compensation will be paid. There is nothing to hide. "

Mo Hua showed a look of curiosity, although it had nothing to do with him, and whispered:

"I heard from friends in Daotingsi that five mine repairmen died tragically in the mine... They died tragically..."

Elder Su was surprised: "Do you have friends in Daotingsi?"

"I guess so." Mo Hua nodded.

He called Situ Fang sister, and they worked together and had meals together, so they were naturally friends.

Elder Su had a complicated look.

Isn't this level of small formation master the first time to come to Nanyue City?

It's okay to know Zheng Yu, but how come Daotingsi also has friends.

But these don't matter, and they have nothing to do with him.

Elder Su just sighed, and then said:

"People die in this mine every year. As long as they die in it, their deaths are all miserable."

"Do they die every year?"

"Yes."

Mo Hua frowned, "How many people will die?"

"It's hard to say. Elder Su pondered, "There are always a few hundred. If a major accident occurs, tens of thousands of people will die..."

"Major accident?"

"The mine collapsed, monsters caused chaos, filthy gas leaked out, etc."

Mo Hua couldn't bear it, "So many people died?"

Elder Su sighed, "I have no choice but to live on the mountain. Here in Nanyue City, there are only many mines, and the monks can only live on this..."

"It's better now. The Lu family will compensate you with spiritual stones if you die."

"If it were before, my death would be in vain..."

Mo Hua was a little surprised, "Didn't you pay for the spirit stones before?"

Elder Su nodded and said, "You are a casual cultivator. No one cares about how many people die."

Mo Hua also sighed.

Only then did Elder Su realize that the topic was going too far, and he said:

"In short, the matter of the mine involves the livelihood of the mine repairmen, family interests, and the power of Daotingsi. It is very complicated..."

"We are formation masters, so we can stay aloof and ignore these trivial matters."

"Especially, young sir, you are still an outsider, so it's even harder for you to interfere..."

What Elder Su said is quite true.

Mo Hua nodded:

"Don't worry, Elder Su, I'm measured."

Elder Su breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know whether Mo Hua really listened or pretended to listen. Anyway, these words were enough.

The two chatted for a while, and then Elder Su left.

But Mo Hua held his chin, a little confused.

Elder Su, how did you know that you had been to the mine?

If he wanted to inquire, he would definitely be able to find out.

But he was not related to me, so why did he want to inquire about his whereabouts?

Could this matter be related to the Lu family?

Mo Hua remembered that the Nanyue Sect and the Lu family were close friends...

Sure enough, the next day, Mo Hua received an invitation.

The invitation was sent personally by the head of the Lu family.

The words above were simple and did not explain the reason. They only asked Mo Hua to come to the Lu Mansion to discuss the formation.

Let’s discuss the formation...

It seems that the Lu family knows his identity as a first-grade formation master, otherwise the head of the Lu family would not personally send the invitations.

In the second-level state realm, the status of a first-level formation master is still very noble.

As for the monks in Nanyue City who know the identity of Mo Hua's first-grade formation master, currently, the only one is Elder Su.

It seems that Elder Su has a good relationship with the Lu family.

Mo Hua frowned.

Should I go or not?

Will there be any danger?

Mo Hua thought about it and decided to go there.

For no reason, the Lu family did not dare and had no need to attack a first-grade formation master.

Even if he does it, it will be done secretly and without anyone noticing.

Instead of sending out invitations, invite yourself to the Lu family openly and then take action.

And the ink painting is also a bit curious.

He wanted to know what kind of person the head of the Lu family was.

Mo Hua told Mr. Zhuang about this.

Mr. Zhuang just nodded and said nothing.

Mo Hua felt relieved. Mr. Zhuang didn't say anything, which meant that there was no risk in this matter.

Bai Zisheng wanted to go with him, but was left behind by Mr. Zhuang.

"Draw the formation I teach you a hundred times first..." Mr. Zhuang said.

Bai Zisheng grimaced and watched Mo Hua go out easily.

Mo Hua arrived at the Lu family.

The Lu family had a special disciple who greeted him outside. He respectfully invited Mo Hua in and led the way.

Mo Hua took the opportunity to look at the Lu family's mansion.

The first impression is that the Lu family is very rich!

If the Sun family is a small rich man, then the Lu family is a big landowner.

The scale of his mansion and the grandeur of its architecture are even more luxurious than those of the Qian family in Tongxian City.

This is especially true for formations.

The Lu family should have a complete inheritance of formations, and there should be a first-grade formation master in the house, plus there are many spiritual stones.

Therefore, the formation of the entire mansion is the best architectural formation that Mo Hua has seen so far, and it is better than the formations he drew for the weapon refining shop and the alchemy shop.

Of course, it is still far from a real grand formation like the Five Elements Demon Slaying Formation.

The disciples of the Lu family brought the ink paintings to the study of the head of the Lu family.

Mo Hua also met the head of the Lu family for the first time.

What surprised him was that the head of the Lu family was actually an extremely gentle and elegant middle-aged monk. He treated people like a spring breeze and had a handsome appearance, which made it easy for people to like him.

Mo Hua chatted with him for a few words and found that he was very accomplished in formations and was at least a first-grade formation master.

During the conversation, the head of the Lu family also expressed great appreciation for the ink paintings.

The two talked for an hour, just talking about some formations, some trivial matters, the customs of Nanyue City, and some knowledge of monasticism.

Not a word was mentioned about the mines.

Mo Hua appears shy and polite, while the head of the Lu family is warm and thoughtful.

It looked like the host and guest were enjoying themselves.

Before leaving, the head of the Lu family packed a lot of gifts and gave Mo Hua a bunch of gifts, including formation books, spiritual ink, formation pens, some spiritual meat snacks, and Nanyue City's specialties.

Then he asked the Lu family's luxurious carriage to personally deliver the ink paintings back to the door.

Mo Hua returned home in the Lu family's gorgeous and soft carriage and threw the large and small storage bags in the yard.

Bai Zisheng opened his mouth wide, "Mo Hua, did you commit fraud?"

Mo Hua rolled his eyes at him, "I don't lie."

Bai Zisheng shook his head, "We are brothers, so don't lie to me."

Then he asked: "These are all given to you by the Lu family?"

Mo Hua nodded.

Bai Zisheng frowned, "Why?"

Mo Hua thought: "If you are being nice to me for no reason, there must be something wrong."

But what the problem is, Mo Hua can't guess, so he can only put it in his heart.

Mo Hua frowned.

The most urgent thing is to find a way to find Teacher Yan.

Teacher Yan taught me the way and enlightened me.

But now it seems that the situation in Nanyue City is a bit complicated.

The forces are colluding, the miners died tragically, the evil formation...

If Teacher Yan really came here, I'm afraid he would have encountered something unexpected.

Mo Hua wanted to find Teacher Yan as soon as possible to confirm his safety.

But he searched for a long time, but still had no clues, so he had to ask Situ Fang for help.

Situ Fang is the director of the Daoting Division, and he should have more means to find people than himself.

Situ Fang also agreed.

A few days later, Situ Fang came to the door and said two things.

One thing is that there was indeed a monk named Yan who looked like a gentleman. He came to Nanyue City a few years ago and rented a house near the mine in the south of the city.

But no one has lived in this house for a long time.

According to the monks nearby, this gentleman Yan went out one evening and went to the direction of the mine, and never came back...

Another thing is that there is a clue about the five miners who died tragically...