Chapter 408 Missing

Situ Fang was surprised when she saw Mo Hua.

She said a few words to the monks who were arguing, and barely got away. Then she took Mo Hua and the others to a secluded teahouse on the roadside and ordered a few cups of green tea, a few plates of dried fruits and snacks.

Mo Hua couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Situ Sister, are you the Dian Si of Nanyue City?"

Mo Hua was not surprised that Situ Fang was the Dian Si.

She was wearing the robe of a Dian Si, and her cultivation was not weak. She was from a family, so it was normal for her to serve as a Dian Si in the local Dao Ting Division.

Mo Hua was puzzled, why was she the Dian Si of Nanyue City?

Nanyue City is quite far from Tongxian City. If she was the Dian Si of Nanyue City, why did she run all the way to Tongxian City to catch evil cultivators?

Situ Fang sighed: "Family training, you have to take turns everywhere."

"Oh." Mo Hua understood.

The family tradition of the Situ family seems to be pretty good. They know how to send disciples to various places to serve and hone their abilities.

And it seems that this kind of experience is quite hard.

Even if Zhang Lan was idle, he was busy with many changes, such as the Black Mountain Village and the big monster.

"What about you?" Situ Fang also asked, "Why are you here?"

Then she looked around, "Zhang Lan came with you?"

Mo Hua shook his head and smiled:

"Uncle Zhang didn't come. I was traveling with my master. I passed by here and wanted to visit an elder. I just happened to meet you."

"Master, traveling?"

Situ Fang was slightly stunned.

She remembered that Zhang Lan mentioned that Mo Hua's formations were well drawn, and there was also an unfathomable gentleman.

She looked at Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi again.

The two had extraordinary looks and unworldly temperaments. They were obviously disciples of masters.

Especially Bai Zixi, she couldn't help but look at her a few more times, and said in amazement:

"This is your junior sister, she is so beautiful..."

"Yeah!" Mo Hua nodded, but said silently in his heart:

"You haven't seen her beautiful face yet..."

Bai Zixi also smiled lightly: "Sister is also very beautiful..."

She is beautiful, has a nice voice, and speaks nicely.

Situ Fang smiled from ear to ear.

After a while, she asked again:

"Where is Zhang Lan, is he still in Tongxian City?"

"He should have returned to the family."

"He has established his foundation."

"Yeah."

Situ Fang nodded, and suddenly asked:

"I heard that you killed a big monster in Tongxian City, is it true?"

Mo Hua nodded quickly: "Yes!"

"I drew the formation, and I also used the formation to collapse and send the pig to heaven!"

Of course, Mo Hua didn't say this, but just said it in his heart.

Situ Fang was amazed, "Really... it's incredible."

This kind of deeds of a local cultivator building a large formation and killing a big monster is extremely rare even in the history of the Dao Court.

She didn't ask for more specifics.

This kind of major event that concerns the survival of all the cultivators in the city should have nothing to do with Mo Hua, a young cultivator in his teens.

He might not know even if he asked.

Mo Hua took a sip of tea and sipped his lips. It felt bitter, a little astringent, and a little sweet.

It tasted a little good in the unpalatable, and it felt strange.

He tasted all the dried fruits and the snacks, and his eyes lit up.

It tasted good.

He tasted a few more bites, silently guessing the production methods of dried fruits and snacks, wondering if he could make them in the same way.

The dried fruits were given to Old Kui and the snacks were given to Junior Sister.

Mo Hua was eating, drinking, and thinking. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked Situ Fang:

"Sister Situ, you were arguing with someone just now. What happened?"

Situ Fang's originally leisurely mood disappeared instantly, and she said helplessly:

"Yes."

"Can you tell me about it?"

Mo Hua blinked, his eyes sparkling.

Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi on the side also looked at Situ Fang, obviously curious.

Situ Fang thought for a moment and sighed:

"It's okay to tell you..."

"I moved to the Daoting Division of Nanyue City half a year ago and worked as a manager."

"In Nanyue City, families occupy mines, and most of the independent cultivators make a living by mining, which is commonly known as 'mining cultivators'."

"Mining cultivators need to go into mines and dig holes to mine, which is relatively hard and dangerous."

"Inside the mine, there are not only old filthy air, but also some evil ghosts, and monsters that penetrate mountains."

"The evil air invades the body, causing serious injuries at the least and death at the worst."

"The monsters in the cave also eat people."

"In addition, if the mine is not dug well and the formation is crudely drawn, it is easy to cause the mine to collapse."

"Once the mine collapses and the rocks are crushed, the cultivators in the Qi Refining Period will not be able to come out alive."

"So every year in Nanyue City, many cultivators die in the mine..."

"Did the monks just now argue with you because their relatives died in the mine?" Mo Hua asked.

Situ Fang nodded, "Yes, but I don't know whether they are dead or alive, they are just missing."

Then she sighed again, "Based on past experience, if they disappear in the mine, they are most likely dead."

Mo Hua asked in confusion: "Then what does this have to do with you?"

Situ Fang said helplessly: "Their family members are missing, and they cried to the Dao Ting Division to report the case. The Dao Ting Division accepted it, but was not willing to take care of it."

"I saw that they were poor, their relatives were missing, and they cried all day long. I couldn't bear it, so I took the initiative to take this matter."

"As a result, I didn't expect..."

Mo Hua seemed to Ran said: "You are in trouble..."

Situ Fang smiled bitterly, "If the trouble was only with Dao Tingsi, it would be fine. But these victims are also a big trouble."

"I helped them, and they were grateful to me at first."

"Gradually, they began to complain, blaming Dao Tingsi for not doing a good job, why they couldn't find anyone for so long."

"The compensation was also very high."

"The head of the department thought I was meddling in other people's business."

"I was caught between the two sides, struggling and embarrassed..."

Situ Fang's face showed deep helplessness.

Mo Hua nodded, "A little bit of kindness will bring resentment, that's how it is."

"If you don't help them, they will beg you for help. If you really help them, they will think you didn't help enough and blame you."

Situ Fang looked at Mo Hua in surprise, "Then what do you think should be done?"

Mo Hua thought for a while and said:

"If you really want to help, you should be impartial from the beginning."

"Be impartial, then they will beg you for help and naturally treat you well."

"Otherwise, it will be troublesome."

"If you get close to them and pretend to care about them, they will subconsciously think that no matter what happens, you will be partial to them..."

"They think your kindness is justified, and they will go too far, make all kinds of demands on you, and even deceive you and treat you as a fool..."

Situ Fang was surprised and said, "How did you know these things?"

Mo Hua scratched his head, "Uncle Zhang Lan told me..."

Situ Fang was stunned, "Why did he tell you these things?"

Mo Hua recalled the past and said crisply:

"We drank together, of course he mainly drank, I ate meat, and drank some fruit wine... He drank too much, so he talked a lot, and told me everything."

"He said that he used to do things with good intentions, but he was not a good person inside and outside..."

Situ Fang was quite surprised when she heard this.

She was quite familiar with Zhang Lan.

Zhang Lan seemed lazy on the surface, but he was actually very thoughtful and arrogant. He didn't have many friends and was not on good terms with his family.

But she didn't expect that he had such a good relationship with Mo Hua, and they could talk about anything...

Situ Fang thought for a while and nodded.

Mo Hua was right.

She was soft-hearted and ended up taking over a mess. Now things are not moving forward, but are stuck in a quagmire, and people are complaining about them every day.

Thinking of this, Situ Fang sighed deeply again.

"Sister Situ, how did these mine cultivators disappear?"

Situ Fang shook her head, "It hasn't been found out yet. There are no clues in the mine. The families of these mine cultivators are also making trouble. They just keep making trouble, asking for an explanation and more spiritual stones. When asked about the specific case, they are vague and say how hard they are..."

Mo Hua's eyes narrowed slightly, "I'm afraid there is something wrong here."

Situ Fang nodded, "I also feel that something is wrong, but I can't find any clues for a while. Now I am being troubled by the families of these mine cultivators every day. I am a little overwhelmed and don't know what to do..."

Mo Hua secretly said, "Or, you can lock them up?"

Situ Fang was stunned, "Where?"

"Daoyu..."

Situ Fang was silent.

Even Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi looked at Mo Hua silently, as if they were looking at a bad guy.

"This is not appropriate..." Situ Fang said tactfully.

"Just scare them..."

Mo Hua said, "They are taking advantage of your kindness, so they are pushing their luck. If you continue like this, you won't be able to find the person, you won't be able to solve the case, and you will be in a dilemma."

"This is not good for everyone..."

"And they must be hiding something."

"Lock them up for a few days, they will calm down, know how to be afraid, and know how to behave. If you ask them something again, they will tell you the truth."

Mo Hua paused, recalled what Zhang Lan said, and nodded:

"You can be kinder to those who understand things, and you need to establish your authority to those who don't understand things, otherwise you will be bullied."

"Being a good person blindly will not solve the problem."

Situ Fang pondered for a long time, and then said helplessly: "I'll try."

Situ Fang exchanged a few more pleasantries, saying something like "If you have any trouble, come to her." Then she paid the bill and left.

After Situ Fang left, Mo Hua drank a sip of tea and suddenly found Bai Zisheng looking at him with a sharp gaze.

Mo Hua was startled, "What's wrong?"

Bai Zisheng said, "The Daoting Division is investigating a case. Let's go too."

Mo Hua curled her lips, "What are we going to do?"

Bai Zisheng hesitated for a moment, it was hard to say, he wanted to join in the fun.

He thought for a while and said, "Aren't you curious? Why did the mining cultivator disappear? Is he alive or dead?"

"If he's alive, where is he trapped? Can he be rescued?"

"If he's dead, how did he die? Was he killed by other cultivators? Why was he killed..."

Bai Zisheng muttered to himself.

When Mo Hua heard this, he, who was not very curious at first, couldn't help but become a little curious...

Mo Hua frowned again.

And he felt vaguely that this matter was a little strange, as if it involved complicated cause and effect.

He couldn't explain why he thought so.

But since he learned the divine sense calculation, this omen would occasionally appear in his mind.

It seems that divine sense calculation can perceive the cause and effect of some things.

"Could it be that Master taught me to calculate along the way so that I can foresee the cause and effect and avoid disaster?"

Mo Hua was a little confused.

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