Asking about longevity

After Mo Hua moved into the cave, he wanted to be a little quieter, but he didn't expect that within a few days, people would send greeting cards one after another.

The first is the owner of Yaxing, who is said to be a direct disciple of Nanyue Sect.

Mo Hua entertained him briefly.

The owner's surname is Zheng. He is not too old and has a ninth-level cultivation of Qi. He is dressed in fine clothes and looks like a young man.

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

Mo Hua then understood the general idea.

Mr. Zheng is a direct disciple of an elder named Lin of the Nanyue Sect. His parents are in the weapon refining business and have a rich family background. They have joined the inner sect of the Nanyue Sect.

But within the inner sect, there are also many fights between direct disciples.

His parents were afraid that he would suffer a loss, so they funded a dental shop for him and asked him to be the owner of the dental shop and earn some spiritual stones to be used to make friends with the sect and other local monastic forces.

But the dental industry cannot be run without the support of power.

His Taoist companion was from the Lu family, and a small part of this tooth line could be regarded as the Lu family's dowry.

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

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

The other part was obtained by Mo Hua using two spirit stones from Na Ya's mouth.

Since Mr. Zheng is not a person with bad intentions, Mo Hua treats him politely.

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

"I will ask my servant to deliver some boxes of good tea to the young master later."

He probably disliked Mo Hua's tea, but was too embarrassed to say so.

This tea must not taste good, because Mo Hua spent five points of spiritual stones to buy it.

Good tea is expensive.

He only drinks tea on weekdays and rarely buys it himself.

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

Anyway, it tastes the same whether it tastes good or not, and Mo Hua is not picky either.

But since Mr. Zheng wanted to give it away, Mo Hua was not polite to him, so he cupped his hands and said with a smile:

"Then thank you very much, Mr. Zheng."

Mr. Zheng was very happy when he saw that Mo Hua accepted his kindness. He smiled and said goodbye.

Later, 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 given by Mr. Zheng and gave it to Elder Su to drink.

Elder Su took a taste and said:

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

Mo Hua asked doubtfully: "Did you drink it?"

Elder Su smiled and said, "Drink it every day and you will know it by smelling the tea.

Elder Su pondered for a moment, and then asked:

"Who gave this tea to the young gentleman?"

Mo Hua said: "It's a young master named Zheng."

Elder Su frowned, "surnamed Zheng?"

"He's just well-dressed, wearing a jade pendant, a little bit fat, and has a dental clinic..."

"Oh." Elder Su thought about it, "Zheng Yu..."

"He actually brought tea to the young gentleman?"

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

When he entered, there were even many gifts piled at the door.

"I know you from Maidongfu." Mo Hua said.

Elder Su nodded.

Mo Hua asked about Yan Jiaoxi 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, "There is Elder Lao Su."

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

Then he thought for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

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

Mo Hua was slightly surprised, but he still kept his expression and nodded as usual, "I've been there."

Elder Su hesitated to speak.

Mo Hua asked: "Is there anything wrong?"

Elder Su hesitated for a long time, then sighed:

"The water in the Lu family's mine is a bit deep, so it's best for the young gentleman not to get involved."

Mo Hua lowered his voice and said:

"Could it be that the Lu family has something to hide..."

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

Elder Su added: "The Lu family's mine is legal and compliant. It has been audited by the Daoting Division. Moreover, the mine repairs are voluntary. They do not default on the spiritual stones. They will compensate if anything happens. There is nothing to hide."

Mo Hua showed a very curious expression even though it had nothing to do with him, and whispered:

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

Elder Su asked in surprise: "Do you have any friends in Daotingsi?"

"That's right." Mo Hua nodded.

He called her Sister Situ Fang, and they had done errands and had meals together, so they were naturally friends.

Elder Su looked complicated.

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

It's just that he knows Zheng Yu, why does Dao Tingsi also have friends?

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

Elder Su just sighed, and then said:

"People die every year in this mine. As long as they die in it, their death will be miserable."

"Do you die every year?"

"Yes."

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

"It's hard to say." Elder Su muttered, "There are always a few hundred. If there is a major accident, tens of thousands of people will probably 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. If you die, the Lu family will compensate you with spiritual stones."

"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 Mo Hua 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 looks like the host and guest are 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: "Are these all given to you by the Lu family?"

Mo Hua nodded.

Bai Zisheng frowned, "Why?"

Mo Hua thought: "If you show your courtesy for nothing, there must be something wrong."

But Mo Hua couldn't guess what the problem was, so he could only keep it in his heart.

Mo Hua frowned.

The most urgent task is to find a way to find Yan Jiaoxi.

Yan Jiaoxi was kind to himself in preaching, receiving karma and enlightenment.

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

The forces colluded, the mine repairman died tragically, and the evil formation...

If Yan Jiaoxi had really been here, he might have encountered something unexpected.

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

But he searched and searched, but still couldn't find any clues, so he had to ask Situ Fang.

Situ Fang is the Dian Si of the Daoting Division, so he should have more ways to find people than he does.

Situ Fang also agreed.

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

One thing is that there is indeed a monk named Yan who looks 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 nearby monks, this gentleman named Yan went out one evening to the direction of the mine and never came back...

Another thing is that there are clues about the five mine repairmen who died tragically...