Chapter 148: Turbulence

“Old Mo... Mo Shan, no, Brother Mo!” Some demon hunters patted Mo Shan’s shoulder.

“Tell me, with our friendship, and with me putting aside my old face, if I beg your son to draw an array for me, will he agree?”

Before Mo Shan could speak, a demon hunter beside him said:

“Your face is important?”

“At such an old age, don’t think about living on your face.”

Someone nearby followed up, laughing.

“Mo Shan, just tell me, how many spirit stones does it cost to draw this array? Let me have an idea.”

Mo Shan gave a wry smile and said, “I need to go back and ask my son. This array shouldn’t be that easy to draw.”

The crowd thought for a moment and nodded.

An array that can block a blow from a late-stage first-grade demon beast is indeed not that easy to draw.

Another demon hunter secretly said to Mo Shan: “Your son, is he not yet married?”

Mo Shan nodded. “He’s still young.”

“Not young, not young. You have to think about this kind of thing early.”

“What are you planning?”

That demon hunter grinned and said, “I have a daughter, she’s very good-looking. How about we become in-laws?”

“Mo Shan, don’t listen to his nonsense. My niece is very good-looking.”

“Brother Mo, this kind of thing absolutely can’t be rushed. I say wait a bit, wait until next year, my daughter was just born…”

“How old is your daughter? Shame on you!”

Mo Shan looked at them talking over each other, a helpless smile on his face.

Although there were twists and turns during this demon hunt, overall it went smoothly and didn’t take too much time.

After the crowd came down the mountain, they sold the demon beasts, divided the spirit stones, and each went home.

The sky gradually darkened, and streetlights lit up one by one.

Mo Shan walked through the familiar streets, pushed open the familiar courtyard gate, and returned home.

Liu Ru Hua had already prepared the meal. On the table were green vegetables, beef, and steaming hot rice porridge.

While eating, Mo Shan asked Mo Hua, “Did you draw an array inside that vine armor?”

“Mmm.” Mo Hua held a white steamed bun in one hand, stuffing meat into his small mouth, and nodded, saying:

“I drew a Jin Jia Zhen!”

“Jin Jia Zhen? Is it higher grade than the Tie Jia Zhen?”

“Yes, the effect is much higher than the Tie Jia Zhen.”

Mo Shan thought for a moment and then asked, “Some uncles in your demon hunting team also want to ask for your help in drawing this array.”

“Okay, but you have to wait a while.”

Mo Hua recently wanted to spend time learning new first-grade arrays. After his array level was stable, he would go back to drawing the Jin Jia Zhen to improve his proficiency.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and added, “If I draw the Jin Jia Zhen, they need to prepare some metal-attribute ink. A bit of spirit stones will do as a labor fee.”

After all, casual cultivators are not all wealthy.

Mo Shan felt relieved and said with a smile, “I’ll tell them to prepare first. After a while, when you have time, you can help them draw it.”

“Okay!” Mo Hua readily agreed and then asked curiously, “Dad, is the Jin Jia Zhen on this vine armor useful?”

He wanted to know the effect of the first-grade Jin Jia Zhen.

Mo Shan was about to say “useful” because even a late-stage first-grade Kui Mu Lang couldn’t tear this set of vine armor.

He had never worn armor more durable than this in his life.

But the words reached his lips, and Mo Shan hesitated again.

Saying “useful” would mean that he encountered danger in the mountains.

And Mo Shan always kept the dangerous encounters he faced to himself so as not to worry his wife and son.

Mo Shan hesitated for a moment and said, “It should be useful, but today’s demon hunt went quite smoothly and we didn’t encounter any major dangers. I’ll tell you next time we encounter one.”

Mo Hua nodded, feeling a bit disappointed.

But then he thought again, not encountering major danger is always a good thing.

Whether it’s the vine armor or the Jin Jia Zhen, they are all to reduce danger, but no matter how much it’s reduced, there is still danger.

The best situation is not encountering danger.

Thinking this way, Mo Hua relaxed and happily finished his meal.

While eating, Mo Hua thought of another question: “Dad, how is Uncle Zhao?”

Mo Shan frowned. “Not particularly well, he hasn’t woken up yet.”

Old Zhao went into the mountains and was chased and killed by an unknown cultivator. On the run, he fell off a cliff, was entangled by branches, and was then found by Mo Hua with his divine sense.

Old Zhao, whose life hung by a thread, was able to survive thanks to this; otherwise, the outcome would likely have been worse.

“Was it the Qian family who did it?”

“There’s no definite evidence, but it’s probably them.”

Mo Hua thought for a moment and said, “Did the Qian family chase and kill Uncle Zhao to vent their anger, or do they want to cover something up?”

“Elder Yu is investigating, but there are no clues. It’s likely that this matter will only become clear after your Uncle Zhao wakes up,” Mo Shan said with a sigh.

Mo Hua was a bit worried. “Then when will Uncle Zhao wake up?”

Mo Shan touched Mo Hua’s head and said, “Don’t worry, Old Mister Feng saw him and said it should be in these two days. You can also go see him if you have time.”

“Mmm.” Mo Hua nodded.

The next day, Mo Hua went to the Xing Lin Tang.

The heavily injured and comatose Old Zhao was placed in a side room inside the Xing Lin Tang.

Old Zhao’s wife was still pregnant and not suitable for strenuous work, so she could only spend a little time each day to see her husband.

Elder Yu, on the other hand, came over often and also frequently arranged for people to help take care of Old Zhao. However, although Old Zhao’s life was not in danger, he still hadn’t woken up.

When Mo Hua arrived, he found that Elder Yu was also there.

Elder Yu, who had originally had a somber expression, saw Mo Hua and immediately became friendly. “Mo Hua, you’ve come.”

“Mmm, I came to see Uncle Zhao.”

Mo Hua walked to the bedside and saw Uncle Zhao still lying there with a pale face, feeling a bit worried. He then quietly asked Elder Yu, “Elder, has anything been found regarding the Qian family’s matter?”

Elder Yu hesitated for a moment and also lowered his voice, saying, “I sent people to investigate. For the past month or so, there have always been people from the Qian family secretly entering Da Hei Shan, acting suspiciously. I don’t know what they are doing.”

Mo Hua frowned. “I also went into the mountains, but I don’t seem to have run into them.”

“They mostly go at night, secretly. Once they enter the mountains, they disappear without a trace, so you naturally wouldn’t run into them. Not just you, but other demon hunting masters also didn’t discover them,” Elder Yu explained.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and suddenly said, “Did Uncle Zhao run into them?”

Elder Yu nodded. “He was in the mountains that evening. It’s possible he just happened to run into people from the Qian family, or perhaps he knew what the Qian family was doing, so the Qian family wanted to kill him to silence him…”

Kill to silence!

Mo Hua’s heart skipped a beat.

What exactly was the Qian family doing in Da Hei Shan that they wanted to kill someone to silence them and cover up their tracks?

At this moment, Old Mister Feng walked in, and Elder Yu and Mo Hua stopped talking.

Old Mister Feng was carrying a tray with pills, acupuncture needles, and a steaming small furnace on it.

“Grandpa Feng, what is this for?” Mo Hua asked.

“I’m going to use acupuncture to dredge his meridians and stimulate the medicinal power. He should be able to wake up after this.”

“Oh, oh.” Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, watching curiously from the side.

Old Mister Feng smoked the medicine from the furnace, extracted its essence, then tempered the gold needles with the medicine and inserted them into Old Zhao’s acupuncture points.

Old Zhao’s skin gradually became red and swollen, bruises seeped out, and some chaotic spirit power inside his body gradually stabilized. Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

The crowd was overjoyed.

Elder Yu’s expression eased slightly, just about to comfort him and tell him to “rest well,” when his arm was suddenly grabbed forcefully by Old Zhao.

Old Zhao’s breathing was unstable, and he couldn’t speak clearly.

But he still held onto Elder Yu tightly, gritted his teeth, and used all his strength to say that sentence: “Da Hei Shan… has a spirit mine!”

When Elder Yu heard this, his pupils constricted.

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