Chapter 187: Null

Afterwards, Mo Shan imitated his method and began to capture the Qian family's array masters again.

The cultivation of the Qian family guards was not low, but they had to deal with the demon hunters and also prevent Mo Shan from capturing people. For a time, they were exhausted from running.

The situation was critical. Those several array masters of the Qian family, who normally paid attention to their demeanor, threw everything aside at this moment and could only run desperately, wishing they had two more legs.

Mo Shan finally only caught three array masters; the others all ran away.

After the melee, the scene was somewhat messy. Some demon hunters were injured, and some Qian family cultivators lay on the ground wailing.

Mo Shan and other demon hunters acted together, tying up all the array masters and other Qian family cultivators, and then brought them back to the refining workshop.

The demon hunters threw the Qian family cultivators on the ground. Mo Shan then beckoned to Mo Hua, who was riding on the high wall. Mo Hua nodded, leaped down, and landed lightly on the ground.

He had just used the Passing Water Step to climb to the high gate wall of the refining workshop, riding on the wall top and taking in everything that happened outside.

Although the Qian family cultivators avoided the ground fire array, when they entered the refining workshop, as long as any action produced spiritual power fluctuations, it would trigger the Si Nan Zi array. Patrolling demon hunter teams holding the mother array compass would perceive the reaction of the child array and then go to support.

The Qian family feigned east and struck west on the surface, making a surprise attack, but in reality, their position was already completely exposed.

So, the sneaked-in Qian family cultivators didn't stir up much trouble; they were just suppressed one by one.

And Mo Hua was also curious about how they avoided the ground fire array he had set up.

He had specially consulted Uncle Chu.

If one were to speak of setting traps, demon hunters were the most skilled, and among them, Uncle Chu was the most skilled in using traps.

And Mo Hua had consulted Uncle Chu and also practically researched and applied many things himself. His level in setting traps could be counted on fingers among the demon hunters.

Mo Hua had also checked the ground fire array set up outside before and found nothing wrong. So why was it discovered by the Qian family?

Thus, Mo Hua climbed onto the wall top and scanned the surroundings with his divine sense.

Since the Foundation Building period Elder Yu was not present, among all the cultivators on the scene, only Mo Hua's divine sense was the strongest. The divine sense of an ordinary Qi Refining ninth layer fundamentally could not compare with him.

Then Mo Hua discovered those array masters of the Qian family and suddenly realized.

Subsequently, Mo Hua was overjoyed in his heart.

Fish delivered to the door—it wouldn't be right not to catch them.

Mo Hua found Mo Shan, explained the original situation, and said: "Focus on catching the array masters; you must catch them alive!"

Mo Shan nodded, then led a team of demon hunters with decent cultivation to rush out, heading straight for these array masters. After a battle, they finally caught several array masters and brought them back.

"Unfortunately, we only caught three; we let the others run," Mo Shan said with some regret.

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly: "Enough, enough!"

"What are these array masters caught for?" Mo Shan asked curiously.

"Just hand them over to Elder Yu. I estimate everyone will have meat to eat next month," Mo Hua laughed.

The next day, Elder Yu came to the refining workshop and was shocked when he saw these several Qian family array masters, asking, "How did you tie them up?"

"Delivered to the door," Mo Hua said.

Elder Yu was slightly startled, "Is Qian Hong silly?"

"They wanted to break my ground fire array, but they ended up 'stealing a chicken but losing the rice' [Translator's note: a Chinese idiom meaning to try to gain something but end up losing more]."

This group of Qian family array masters hid far away, originally thinking that if they didn't personally take risks, there would be no problem. Yet, they didn't expect Mo Hua's divine sense to be so strong that he could discover them from such a distance.

After knowing the process of the matter, Elder Yu couldn't help but praise Mo Hua, saying that this child was really careful and his divine sense was also used very skillfully.

Even if his divine sense was much stronger, when he swept it over, he wouldn't necessarily notice these people, nor would he associate them with array masters.

Elder Yu nodded and said: "You all worked hard. Just leave the rest to me. Everyone will eat well tonight!"

After Elder Yu finished speaking, he brought these several array masters to the Qian family.

These array masters could not be killed, otherwise the Qian family would not let it go. After all, cultivating an array master requires a significant investment of resources, and it's not guaranteed that one can be cultivated.

Moreover, even if they were killed, it would be difficult to explain to the Dao Court Division. On the surface, everyone still had to follow the rules. In Tongxian City, unless absolutely necessary, it was best not to cause human lives.

Since they couldn't be killed and couldn't be kept, they could only be used for extortion.

And the chip of an array master was very heavy. Elder Yu planned to extort a large sum ruthlessly!

Qian Hong was so angry he almost spat blood. He had inquired beforehand and learned that Elder Yu would not be in the refining workshop in the evening, and these array masters were far away, so with the divine sense of the Qi Refining period, they could not be discovered at all.

Even though he had specially sent guards to follow, being so cautious, they were actually still caught?

How exactly were they caught?

Qian Hong was endlessly puzzled.

And at this time, Elder Yu had already brought the array masters to visit. This time, he did not burst into curses. Instead, his mood was very good, and his expression was quite pleasant.

Just like a gambler who won money, holding the chips and waiting for the dealer to exchange spirit stones.

And the losers were them, the dealer was them, they were also the ones who had to pay the spirit stones, and even these chips were sent out by them!

Qian Hong was so angry his teeth itched, but his face was expressionless. Instead, he took the first strike with a cold laugh:

"Elder Yu, you a Foundation Building period cultivator, kidnapping my Qian family's array masters, actually still dare to come to the door to extort?"

Elder Yu waved his hand, "Don't say this nonsense. Who are you playing mind games with here? The matter is clear in your heart, why pretend?"

Qian Hong coldly laughed, "I will report this matter to the chief officer of the Dao Court Division."

"Right, you go," Elder Yu was unconcerned, "While you're at it, tell him how your Qian family went to the refining workshop to cause trouble, how many of our people were injured, how many things were smashed, how many arrays were messed up, and how long our project was delayed..."

"So you, a Foundation Building period cultivator, made a move to bully juniors?"

Elder Yu chuckled: "I didn't make a move this time, even from beginning to end, I didn't know anything. It was you all who caused trouble yourselves and ended up being caught red-handed. I only learned about it this morning. Didn't I come over to seek an explanation from you?"

Qian Hong looked at him coldly, "What explanation do you want?"

"Show some sincerity, and I'll return the people to you. This way, we can save face and not hurt our relationship."

Qian Hong's eyelids twitched when he heard this. What saving face, what not hurting the relationship? Would this old fellow Yu Changlin care about these things?

"What sincerity do you want?"

Elder Yu countered, "What other sincerity can there be?"

Qian Hong endured his temper and gritted his teeth: "Five hundred spirit stones per person!"

Elder Yu shook his head, "This sincerity is not enough."

"What do you want?"

"These are array masters, ah! You have to add more money!" Elder Yu said.

"How much do you want?"

Elder Yu opened his mouth and just said, "Ten thousand per person!"

Qian Hong was so angered that he stood up directly, "Don't be insatiable!"

Elder Yu advised, "You are the family head, ah. Don't be so impatient, calm down. I didn't say we couldn't bargain, ah..."

Qian Hong suppressed his anger, "How much do you want?"

Elder Yu started bargaining with him again, haggling over every spirit stone, as if Qian Hong was not the family head but an old man selling vegetables at the market stall.

Finally, after a negotiation, Elder Yu took the spirit stones and returned satisfied.

Qian Hong's face, however, was livid. He angrily slapped his palm, turning the table beside his hand into dust.

"Yu Changlin, I must kill you!"

(End of this chapter)