Chapter 407 Old Friend
Mo Hua and his companions were invited to the living room, where a disciple served them fresh fruits and good tea with a strong aura.
The formation master introduced himself:
"My surname is Su, I am a first-class formation master, and I am honored to be the elder of Nanyue Sect. I wonder if you are young master..."
Mo Hua said: "My surname is Mo, I am a first-class formation master, and no one has invited me to be an elder..."
The formation master smiled, "Mr. Mo is quite humorous."
Mo Hua was extremely talented, but not arrogant. He spoke innocently and smiled kindly and lovely. He was relieved, drank a sip of tea slowly, and asked:
"I wonder what you are here for?"
Mo Hua said: "Master Su..."
"Don't dare, call me Elder Su..."
Elder Su waved his hand quickly.
As a first-class formation master, he was embarrassed to be called "Master".
Mo Hua nodded and asked:
"Elder Su, do you know a formation master named Yan? His formation attainment is half a step to the first level, or already the first level..."
Elder Su was slightly startled, stroked his beard, and murmured:
"The surname is Yan..."
He pondered for a long time, shook his head, and then said:
"I really don't know."
"Nanyue City is a big place, but it is also small. Especially the circle of formation masters, anyone with a little level has more or less met them."
"There are formation masters named Yan... There are also in Nanyue City, but Half a step to the first rank, or already the first rank... I haven't heard of this."
Mo Hua was a little disappointed, and said:
"He is from outside."
Elder Su pondered:
"If an outsider has been here for a long time and has visited each other, I should have heard of him."
"I haven't heard of him. It is possible that he only stayed here for a while and then left..."
"Of course, if this formation master has been living in seclusion since he came here and has not had any intersection with other formation masters, then it is normal that I haven't heard of him..."
Mo Hua nodded slowly.
Since Instructor Yan is looking for a traitor in the sect, it is not impossible that he came here to avoid alerting the enemy and cover up his tracks and live in seclusion.
Elder Su hesitated for a moment, but still asked:
"I wonder what is the relationship between Mr. Yan and the young master?"
After asking, Elder Su apologized and said, "Of course, if it is inconvenient to disclose, just pretend I didn't say it."
"Mr. Yan is my senior teacher. I happened to pass by here, so I thought of visiting him."
Mo Hua only gave a general idea.
Elder Su also understood.
It is human nature to visit teachers.
He said regretfully, "It's a pity that I haven't met this formation master and can't help the young master."
Mo Hua said politely:
"Elder Su is polite. We are sorry to bother you."
Since he couldn't find out any news about Teacher Yan, Mo Hua stood up and left. He still had to ask other formation masters.
Elder Su thought for a moment, asked his disciple to take out a name card, handed it to Mo Hua, and said:
"This is my name card..."
"Young Master, if you go to visit other formation masters without showing the Tianshu Ring, you may not be able to enter the door."
"But the Tianshu Ring is valuable, it will not only attract attention, but also may cause jealousy, so it is better not to show it to others easily."
"With this name card, it will be much more convenient to visit."
Mo Hua took the name card and saw Elder Su's name written on it. The handwriting was elegant, and there was gold sprinkled on the ink, and there was also the word Nanyue Sect.
It looked both valuable and had a background.
Mo Hua said gratefully: "Thank you, Elder Su!"
Elder Su smiled and said: "Young Master, if you have free time when you stay in Nanyue City, you can come to my house to drink tea and discuss Taoism and exchange formations."
Mo Hua was grateful again, but worried:
"Will it disturb you to entertain guests?"
Elder Su is both a formation master and an elder. He usually has a lot of guests, so he should be very busy.
Elder Su shook his head and said:
"It's okay. Young Master, whenever you come, you are a distinguished guest."
Mo Hua also smiled and said, "Thank you Elder Su for your kindness. I will definitely come when I am free."
After that, Elder Su personally sent Mo Hua out.
Seeing Mo Hua walk away, Elder Su stroked his beard and muttered silently:
"What a ghost. Where did this first-class little formation master come from? At such a young age, he couldn't have really learned the formation since his mother's womb, but this is not right..."
The disciple who had been accompanying Elder Su asked in a low voice:
"Master, he can't be fake, right?"
"It can't be fake," Elder Su shook his head:
"The formation can't deceive people. If it is, it is. If it is not, it is not. As soon as he started to draw the formation, I knew that he must be a first-class formation master!"
The disciple felt a little sour in his heart, "Even if he is a first-class formation master, he is young after all. Aren't you too polite to him?"
"What do you know?"
Elder Su glared at the disciple.
The disciple didn't dare to say anything.
Elder Su frowned again, thought for a while, and then slowly said:
"This young man... I can't see through him."
"Not only can I not see through him, I also cannot see through the two young cultivators beside him with extraordinary appearance and temperament..."
"They are obviously at the Qi Refining stage, but my spiritual sense can't see anything..."
"I am still at the Foundation Establishment stage, but I can't see through the Qi Refining stage..."
"This means that they must be wearing some spiritual tools to conceal their aura."
"This kind of spiritual tool is not something that cultivators of ordinary status and background can have."
The disciple was awed, "These three young cultivators, are they not ordinary people?"
Elder Su nodded, shook his head, and suddenly he was startled , with an unhappy look on his face, he said to the disciple:
"Why do you care so much? Go study your formation well!"
"If you had put half of your mind into the formation, you wouldn't be just an apprentice until now."
"Among all the apprentices I have, you are the dumbest one."
"If it weren't for your mother, I would have kicked you out long ago."
"Look at him, he is a first-class formation master at the age of ten, and look at you, even if you are a hundred years old, you may not be able to learn anything..."
...
Elder Su scolded him.
The disciple was annoyed and said quickly:
"I know I was wrong, I will go to draw the formation now."
Then he ran away, but he didn't look panicked.
Elder Su sighed helplessly when he saw this:
"Why couldn't I control myself back then and get into such a romantic debt?"
...
Mo Hua left Elder Su's mansion, and Bai Zisheng asked:
"Do we still need to go to other formation masters?"
"Yes." Mo Hua nodded, "Although there is a high probability that there are no clues, we still have to go there, at least to get to know them."
They were unfamiliar with the place, and it would be good to get to know more cultivators in Nanyue City.
What's more, these cultivators are all formation masters.
Local formation masters are generally well-known figures.
If you have some friendship, it will be easier to deal with any conflicts.
If you don't have any friendship, you will inevitably fight when something happens.
If you have friendship, even if you are just an acquaintance, you will be easier to talk to.
He learned this from Master Luo.
Master Luo is very successful in Tongxian City, and he is also very popular among the formation masters. It is always right to listen to his opinions.
Bai Zisheng nodded.
After that, several people took Elder Su's name card and visited all the famous formation masters in Nanyue City one by one.
Not only to ask about the whereabouts of Master Yan, but also to make some friends.
Elder Su is a foundation-building cultivator, a first-class formation master, and an elder of Nanyue Sect, and it seems that he is also an inner sect elder.
His name card is really useful.
Mo Hua went around the formation master's mansions in Nanyue City smoothly.
Everyone was basically polite and happy.
With the name card, Mo Hua did not reveal his identity as a first-class formation master, because there was no need.
Elder Su's identity was enough.
Even if some formation masters are arrogant, they will become friendly after talking to Mo Hua for a few words and talking about formations.
Formation masters are still easy to talk to.
Especially when talking about formations, you can tell whether someone is an expert in one or two sentences.
They were amazed by Mo Hua's age and attainments in formations.
Mo Hua spent a whole day asking everyone and got to know them all.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.
Mo Hua, who was barely considered a "dragon crossing the river", has now become a "small local snake" in the formation world of Nanyue City after a few rounds of mixing.
Mo Hua walked on the road in Nanyue City, and his little back straightened up.
Bai Zisheng was a little puzzled.
He saw with his own eyes that all the formation masters, no matter how arrogant they were at the beginning, were friendly to Mo Hua in the end.
It seems that they are willing to give Mo Hua face.
Isn't this popularity a bit too good?
Or is it because Mo Hua is a formation master?
But Mo Hua did not say that he was a first-class formation master, he only said that he knew "a little bit" of formations...
Bai Zisheng did not understand.
Mo Hua did not know what Bai Zisheng was thinking.
He was still thinking about Teacher Yan.
As expected, all the formation masters he asked did not know the whereabouts of Teacher Yan, and had not even heard of this person...
Mo Hua could not help but frown.
Where did Teacher Yan go?
Is he still in Nanyue City?
...
After returning, Mo Hua told Mr. Zhuang everything.
Mr. Zhuang was not surprised, as if he had expected it, and just nodded slightly.
"Then Master, do we still need to continue looking?" Mo Hua asked.
He was afraid of wasting Mr. Zhuang's time.
"Look for it." Mr. Zhuang said, "Look for a few more days before talking."
"Okay."
...
In the following days, in addition to his daily routine of practicing and drawing formations, Mo Hua would spend the rest of his time with Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi, walking around the streets of Nanyue City and asking about the whereabouts of Instructor Yan.
After five or six days, there was still no clue.
Although Instructor Yan was not found, Mo Hua met other acquaintances.
On this day, Mo Hua went to the street and saw several people arguing. Among them was a pretty female cultivator who looked familiar.
Mo Hua couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Bai Zixi looked at him curiously.
Mo Hua blinked and suddenly remembered. His eyes lit up and he waved and shouted:
"Sister Situ!"
The woman was Situ Fang.
A few years ago, she and Zhang Lan were arresting evil cultivators in the Dahei Mountain outside Tongxian City, and they met Mo Hua on the way.
Mo Hua led the way for them, found the evil cultivator, and did his best to help them subdue the evil cultivator, and by the way, he broke one of the evil cultivator's legs.
Mo Hua remembered that Situ Fang treated her very well, and later, she and Zhang Lan invited him to have dinner at Lingshan Building.
A large table full of dishes!
Situ Fang, who was wearing a black robe made for the Taoist priest, was a little surprised when she heard the voice. She turned her head and saw a little monk with red lips and white teeth waving at her, and called her "sister" in a crisp voice.
Situ Fang was stunned for a long time before she recognized him, and she couldn't help but open her mouth:
"Mo...Mo Hua?!"