Chapter 252: Pursuit

The next day, they entered the mountain to capture the bald monk and also rescue Kong Sheng, whose fate was unknown.

Ten executive officers from Xiangcheng's Daoting Division were dispatched, led by Chief Zhang Lan. The Qingxuan City side was led by Lu Hui. Only three people from the Demon Hunter side were involved: Ji Qingbai, Mo Shan, and Mo Hua.

Mo Shan and Ji Qingbai were friends and also worried about Mo Hua, so they entered the Great Black Mountain together.

Lu Hui initially didn't pay much attention to these personnel arrangements, but when he saw Mo Hua, he frowned slightly.

"Chief Zhang, what is this young cultivator doing?"

Lu Hui's gaze sharpened as he asked Zhang Lan.

"We need him to lead the way into the mountain," Zhang Lan said calmly.

"Lead the way? Rely on him?"

Lu Hui looked somewhat surprised and couldn't help but show a hint of contempt.

Zhang Lan glanced at him and said, "Does Chief Lu have any objections?"

Lu Hui smiled faintly, "Not at all."

He didn't say anything else, just sneered inwardly:

"I don't know if the Demon Hunters are short of people or if your Daoting Division is incompetent, to actually let such a young kid lead the way?"

The group left the city and entered the Great Black Mountain, crossing the outer mountains and entering the inner mountains.

The terrain suddenly became treacherous, the forests were dark, and the miasma was much thicker.

Everyone took a miasma-repelling pill, then found a campsite to temporarily settle down.

"I wonder what arrangements Chief Zhang has?" Lu Hui asked.

Zhang Lan didn't really want to bother with him, but since they were acting together, he had to explain things clearly.

"We've set up arrays in the inner mountains. If a battle occurs, we can detect it."

"Elder Yu also instructed the Demon Hunters to avoid hunting in the mountains these past few days, so if a battle occurs, besides fights between demons, it's highly likely to be that bald monk killing and plundering."

Lu Hui's heart skipped a beat, "There's actually such an array? I wonder which master created it?"

Mo Hua, standing beside him, remained expressionless.

Zhang Lan glanced at him and silently thought: "It's from the 'master' beside you."

However, he didn't say it directly, only saying, "You'll know later."

Lu Hui looked puzzled.

Zhang Lan was too lazy to continue talking to him, so he said:

"We'll split into two teams, each with a Sinan array. If a battle occurs, we'll go check it out. Even if we really encounter the bald monk, don't act rashly. Wait for everyone to gather before acting together."

Mo Shan and Mo Hua each had a Sinan compass. The two split into two teams, and for the next few days, they patrolled the mountains, searching for clues about evil cultivators. At night, they would gather back at the campsite.

Several days passed, and they didn't see any sign of the bald monk, not even a single evil cultivator. Everyone began to feel a bit doubtful.

However, this was like the Demon Hunters searching for prey in the mountains; it required some patience.

A few days later, after searching for half a day with no results, Mo Hua was resting at the edge of a dense forest.

In the same team were Zhang Lan, Lu Hui, and several other cultivators from the Daoting Division. Mo Shan and Ji Qingbai were in the other team.

Mo Hua took a drink of water and couldn't help but say to Zhang Lan, "Strange, why can't we find them?"

Zhang Lan frowned and thought for a moment, "It is a bit strange."

"Maybe the bald monk isn't in the Great Black Mountain anymore."

Zhang Lan pondered, "That's also possible."

"If that's the case, then Young Master Kong is probably already dead."

Mo Hua said with a hint of schadenfreude.

Lu Hui glared at Mo Hua with a cold gaze, "Little brother, please watch your words."

"Okay." Mo Hua changed his phrasing, sighing, "Young Master Kong is probably in more danger than not."

Lu Hui's eyelids twitched when he heard this.

Zhang Lan sighed. At this time, Mo Hua still had the energy to bicker.

However, on second thought, this matter had nothing to do with Mo Hua. He wished the bald monk would kill Kong Sheng.

Zhang Lan himself actually thought the same way, but with the task at hand, he couldn't shirk his responsibility.

Everyone rested for a while and continued to search for people according to the light points on the Sinan compass.

However, most of the light points represented demon fights, and a few were outside Demon Hunters hunting demons. There were no signs of evil cultivators.

In the afternoon, they encountered a group of Demon Hunters, about four or five people in total.

Looking at their attire, they were Demon Hunters from Xiangcheng, but Mo Hua had never seen them before.

Mo Hua asked, "Where are you all from?"

A Demon Hunter laughed, "Little brother, we're from Xiangcheng."

After Mo Hua asked for directions, he asked them if they had seen any strange cultivators.

This group of Demon Hunters replied, "We haven't seen any other cultivators."

Mo Hua nodded and then parted ways with them. After walking a few steps, Mo Hua signaled to Zhang Lan with his eyes.

Zhang Lan's gaze sharpened, he nodded slightly, and signaled to the other Daoting Division cultivators. Afterward, they secretly turned back and quietly followed this group of Demon Hunters, following them all the way to a mountain valley.

This group of Demon Hunters entered the mountain valley and then disappeared without a trace.

Mo Hua said, "Their lair is here."

Lu Hui said strangely, "How do you know they're not Demon Hunters?"

"Because they said they are Demon Hunters from Xiangcheng, but I've never seen them before."

Lu Hui frowned, "There are nearly a thousand Demon Hunters in Xiangcheng. Can you recognize them all?"

Mo Hua ignored him and said to Zhang Lan, "Let's prepare to act."

Zhang Lan nodded, "I'll have everyone gather."

The Daoting Division cultivators followed Zhang Lan's instructions and quickly took action.

Only Lu Hui's eyes, as he looked at Mo Hua, flashed with a hint of gloom.

Night fell, and faintly, there was firelight in the mountain valley, as well as the sound of cultivators talking.

Everyone on Zhang Lan's side gathered outside the mountain valley, hiding behind a large rock and also using the tall weeds to conceal their figures.

Zhang Lan lowered his voice, "I've been watching here all afternoon. There are probably more than twenty of them, and both the bald monk and the one-eyed cultivator are inside."

This was more than everyone expected, either the bald monk had hidden manpower before, or he had recently gathered evil cultivators.

Their numbers were not superior now. If they wanted to act, they needed to launch a surprise attack and catch them off guard.

Ji Qingbai said, "They should be drinking. We can act now, but the sky is too dark. I'm afraid some will escape. It's best to make a move at dawn."

Mo Shan nodded and said, "Acting at break of dawn, they'll be drunk and sleepy, definitely muddled. The timing is best."

Zhang Lan nodded and said, "Then we'll follow Brother Mo's suggestion."

After Zhang Lan discussed some details with Mo Shan and Ji Qingbai, Lu Hui stood to the side without saying a word, his gaze occasionally falling on Ji Qingbai, wondering what he was calculating.

After everyone finished discussing, Zhang Lan said again, "We need to figure out how to seal the mountain pass."

This mountain valley was quite hidden, with only one mountain pass, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, precisely because there was only one mountain pass, once it was sealed, this group of evil cultivators would become turtles in a jar, unable to escape.

However, this mountain pass wasn't too big or too small. If they relied on people to guard it, it might not be easy.

Zhang Lan looked at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua nodded, "I'll seal the mountain pass."

Mo Hua used his divine sense to scan the mountain valley, confirming that this group of evil cultivators were in the full swing of drinking, exactly at a careless time, so they wouldn't discover him. Then he quietly approached the mountain valley.

Night covered them, and visibility was blurry. Mo Hua hid in the grass, and the evil cultivators couldn't see him. Even if they discovered him, with the blurry night, Mo Hua, relying on his half-baked concealment technique, wouldn't be discovered.

His concealment technique couldn't completely conceal him, so it wasn't good for use during the day, but it would be much better at night.

Furthermore, Mo Hua's divine sense was powerful, and he deliberately concealed his aura. Even if this group of evil cultivators scanned with their divine sense, they wouldn't discover him.

Time was short, and Mo Hua hadn't prepared the earth-fire array beforehand, so he could only draw it temporarily.

Mo Hua lay in the mountain valley, took out his array pen, and on the rock ground of the mountain pass, dipped the pen in ink, wielding the pen like flying, drawing one earth-fire array after another.

Zhang Lan and the others were already used to this.

Only Lu Hui was endlessly shocked at this moment. He never expected that this young kid was actually an array master!

Yesterday was Children's Day, I forgot to wish everyone a Happy Children's Day. I will add a chapter today.