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'll 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 me, Mo Hua didn't bother to be polite with him, and smiled and said:

"Thank you, Master Zheng."

Master Zheng was very happy to see that Mo Hua accepted his kindness, and smiled and bowed to say goodbye.

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

There were also some neighbors who 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 took a sip 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 smell the tea, you will know."

Elder Su pondered for a moment, and then asked:

"Who gave this tea to the young master?"

Mo Hua said: "It was a young man named Zheng."

Elder Su frowned, "Surname Zheng?"

"He is dressed gorgeously, wears a jade pendant, is a little fat, and has a dental business..."

"Oh." Elder Su remembered, "Zheng Yu..."

"He actually gave tea to the young master?"

Elder Su was a little surprised, but in just a few days, he found that Mo Hua had met 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 Teacher Yan again.

Elder Su shook his head and said, "Later, I sent someone to inquire again, but there was still no clue about 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 man, 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 sighed:

"The Lu family's mine is a bit complicated, so it's better for you not to get involved."

Mo Hua lowered his voice and said,

"Is the Lu family hiding something..."

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

Elder Su added, "The Lu family's mine is legal and compliant, and has been reviewed by the Dao Ting Division. Moreover, the mine repairers are voluntary, and they don't owe spiritual stones. If there is any problem, they will compensate. 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 the Dao Ting Division that five mine repairers died tragically in the mine... They died tragically..."

Elder Su was surprised and said, "Do you have friends in the Dao Ting Division?"

"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 expression.

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

It's fine to know Zheng Yu, but how come Dao Tingsi also has a friend.

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

Elder Su just sighed, and then said:

"People die in this mine every year. If you die in it, your death is miserable."

"Do you die every year?"

"Yes."

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

"It's hard to say." Elder Su pondered, "There will be hundreds of people. If there is a major accident, it is estimated that there will be tens of thousands of deaths..."

"Major accident?"

"Mine collapse, monsters, foul air leakage, etc."

Mo Hua felt sorry, "So many people died?"

Elder Su sighed, "There is no way, rely on the mountain to eat the mountain, here in Nanyue City, there are only many mines, and cultivators can only rely on this to survive..."

"It's better now. If you die, the Lu family will compensate you with spirit stones."

"If it was in the past, you would die in vain..."

Mo Hua was a little surprised, "Didn't they compensate you with spirit stones in the past?"

Elder Su nodded and said, "As for casual cultivators, no one cares if a few die."

Mo Hua also sighed.

Elder Su realized that the topic had gone a little off topic, so he said:

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

"We are formation masters, so we should stay out of the world and don't have to care about these trivial matters."

"Especially, you are an outsider, so it is even more difficult to interfere..."

What Elder Su said was quite true.

Mo Hua nodded:

"Don't worry, Elder Su, I know my limits."

Elder Su breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know whether Mo Hua really listened to him or pretended to listen to him. Anyway, it was enough to have this sentence.

The two chatted for a while, and Elder Su said goodbye.

Mo Hua held his chin, a little confused.

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

If he wanted to find out, he would definitely find out.

But he had no relatives or friends with me, so why did he want to find out my whereabouts?

Could this matter be related to the Lu family?

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

As expected, the next day, Mo Hua received an invitation.

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

The wording was brief, without explaining the reason, and only said that Mo Hua was invited to the Lu Mansion to discuss the formation.

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 have sent the invitation in person.

In the second-grade state, the identity of a first-grade formation master is still very noble.

And in Nanyue City, the only cultivator who knows Mo Hua's identity as a first-grade formation master is Elder Su.

It seems that Elder Su has a close 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.

Without any reason, the Lu family did not dare and had no need to attack a first-class formation master.

Even if they did, they would do it secretly, without anyone noticing.

Instead of sending an invitation and inviting him to the Lu family openly before taking action.

And Mo Hua was also a little 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 was 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 kept by Mr. Zhuang.

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

Bai Zisheng looked bitter 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 in front.

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 landlord.

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

This is even more true for the formation.

The Lu family should have a complete formation inheritance, and there should be a first-class formation master in the mansion, plus there are a lot of spirit 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 and alchemy industries.

Of course, it is still far behind the real large formation such as the Five Elements Demon Slaying Formation.

The Lu family disciple brought Mo Hua to the study of the Lu family master.

Mo Hua also met the Lu family master for the first time.

What surprised him was that the head of the Lu family was actually an extremely gentle and elegant middle-aged cultivator, who was kind and handsome, and it was easy for people to like him.

Mo Hua talked with him for a few words and found that he had a high level of attainment in formations, at least a first-class formation master.

During the conversation, the head of the Lu family also praised Mo Hua very much.

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

He did not mention the mine at all.

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

It looked like both the host and the guest were happy.

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

Afterwards, he asked the Lu family's luxurious carriage to personally send Mo Hua 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 go to cheat?"

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

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

Then he asked again: "Are these 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."

However, Mo Hua couldn't guess what the problem was, so he could only put it in his heart for the time being.

Mo Hua frowned.

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

Teacher Yan has taught me and enlightened me.

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

Collusion of forces, tragic death of miners, strange formation...

If Master Yan had really been here, he might have met with something unexpected.

Mo Hua wanted to find Master 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 was the director of the Daoting Division, and he should have more means of finding people than himself.

Situ Fang also agreed.

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

One thing was 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 in the south of the city near the mine.

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

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

The other thing was that there was a clue about the five miners who died tragically...