Chapter 306: Invitation

At the edge of the Mist Forest, Yang Tongling waited for a long time, somewhat worried, and asked: "Won't there be an accident, ba?"

Zhang Lan thought for a moment and said: "There's no movement in the Mist Forest at all, so there shouldn't be anything."

Yang Tongling nodded and strangely said: "Aren't you worried, ma?"

"If he entered Black Mountain Stronghold, I would still be a bit worried. The Mist Forest is so big, he can escape and run. We are still here to receive him, there's nothing to worry about."

Yang Tongling was slightly startled. "Has he gone to Black Mountain Stronghold?"

Zhang Lan nodded. "The intelligence you obtained was all this child secretly sneaking in and overhearing... "

Yang Tongling inhaled a cold breath. "Didn't you say this intelligence was from your Dao Ting Si..."

"Oh..." Before Yang Tongling finished speaking, he reacted and said: "Zhang Lan, you shameless one, you're counting him into your Dao Ting Si again, ba."

Zhang Lan corrected: "He was originally a member of the Dao Ting Si. External members count too."

Yang Tongling pondered for a moment, suddenly frowned and said:

"The intelligence was gathered by him, the map was drawn by him, the array was broken by him. What did the others in your Dao Ting Si do?"

Zhang Lan was asked dumbfounded. After a moment, he smiled awkwardly:

"This... we reported the intelligence to the Dao Ting, and you were all called over..."

However, as he said this, he himself had no confidence, so his voice became softer and softer.

Yang Tongling looked at him with contempt. "You are all really extraordinary..."

Zhang Lan sighed: "No way, by the time we knew, Mo Hua had already investigated everything clearly, and..."

Zhang Lan again looked at Yang Tongling and said with a serious expression:

"Besides him, no one can sneak into Black Mountain Stronghold without anyone knowing, and no one can draw a map of Black Mountain Stronghold."

Yang Tongling was startled. Thinking carefully, it indeed seemed to be the case.

To do these things, one needs to know concealment techniques, one needs to know arrays, one needs a strong divine sense, and one also needs courage and quick-wittedness.

Even the most experienced scouts among their group of Dao Soldiers would not be able to sneak into Black Mountain Stronghold and scout out anything.

Not to mention arrays, this is truly not something ordinary cultivators can learn well.

The more Yang Tongling thought about it, the more he sighed. This child is indeed a talent! He has courage and strategy, acts decisively, knows concealment, knows arrays...

Yang Tongling didn't speak, carefully pondering something.

Zhang Lan looked at him suspiciously. "Are you thinking of something bad?"

Yang Tongling expressionlessly shook his head. "No."

Behind the rock, the two were bored. Zhang Lan was chewing on a grass root, imitating Mo Hua, drawing something on the ground.

Only Mo Hua drew arrays, while he drew Yang Tongling, drawing him fat and ugly, being chased around by him.

Yang Tongling didn't pay attention to him, concentrating fully on staring at the Mist Forest, guarding against any changes. Several teams of Dao Soldiers around were also fully alert.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Tongling's eyebrows moved. He discovered that someone seemed to be coming over.

His eyes couldn't see, and his divine sense couldn't detect, but his ears could hear subtle footsteps and the slight collapse of the ground stones.

It was as if someone was walking towards them step by step.

After a while, the person walked to his side and their figure appeared under his eyelids.

Small, with clear eyebrows and handsome features, it was precisely Mo Hua.

Yang Tongling breathed a sigh of relief.

Mo Hua smiled brightly and waved at him. In his hand was a map, on which were drawn forest trees, roads, and the fog arrays set up in each place.

"It's drawn well!"

Yang Tongling took it and looked at it, his eyes brightened, and he couldn't help but sigh: "It's a good thing we have you, this array master, otherwise we probably wouldn't be able to discern the truth and falsity of this Mist Forest."

Mo Hua smiled happily.

Yang Tongling put away the map paper, looked at Mo Hua, and suddenly revealed a smile. This smile was very kind, unusually enthusiastic, and even somewhat... fawning.

This smile made Mo Hua look dumbfounded. In his impression, Yang Tongling was not this kind of person. Now he looked like he was suddenly possessed.

Zhang Lan, watching from the side, also got goosebumps all over his body.

"Little Mo mister, we Dao Soldiers use arrays. Do you want to see them, ma?"

Mo Hua was startled. "Aren't they confidential, ma? Can I see them, ma?"

Yang Tongling hurriedly nodded. "Although they are confidential, if you want to see them, there's absolutely no problem."

Mo Hua looked at him suspiciously. "Really, ma?"

"Really, really!"

Zhang Lan also asked: "Really, ma?"

Yang Tongling disdainfully said: "Go away. It has nothing to do with you. Even if I let you see, you won't understand."

Zhang Lan also disdainfully said: "Who cares."

Under the escort of Yang Tongling and several teams of Dao Soldiers, Mo Hua returned to Nameless Peak, where the Dao Soldiers were stationed inside the mine cave.

Yang Tongling really took out a set of armor and a long spear and handed them to Mo Hua: "These are spares. Just take a look. You can dismantle them to look too. At that time, report them as damaged and have them sent to the Dao Soldier Si for repair."

"Isn't this not good, ma?"

Yang Tongling waved his hand. "There's nothing not good about it. Soldier armor is originally for use. It's normal to have damage."

Hearing this, Mo Hua was relieved. He looked at the long spear and then touched the armor.

Both were first-grade spirit tools, forged from refined iron. Compared to the demon hunter's iron armor, the refined iron content was higher, the forging method was more special, and the quality was also better.

"Worthy of being standard Dao Ting spirit tools..." Mo Hua silently said in his heart.

He used a bit of force, wanting to dismantle the armor and look at the arrays inside, but discovered that his strength was too small and he simply couldn't dismantle it.

Mo Hua looked at Yang Tongling.

Yang Tongling personally went up and helped Mo Hua dismantle the armor, exposing the arrays inside.

However, as the armor was dismantled, the luster of the internal arrays dimmed, and they were actually damaged simultaneously.

Mo Hua was somewhat surprised.

Yang Tongling then explained: "These are inherited Dao Ting arrays. To prevent the arrays from leaking out, once the armor is forcibly dismantled, the internal arrays will be damaged."

So that's how it is...

Mo Hua nodded.

Although the arrays were damaged, the rough array patterns inside could still be seen.

Mo Hua unfolded the armor and began to study the arrays inside.

The arrays inside the armor were metal system arrays, looking like first-grade arrays, but they contained more than nine array patterns.

"Above first-grade arrays?"

Mo Hua was startled. Afterward, he simulated the spirit power circulation path in his mind and discovered that this array was actually just an ordinary first-grade array, and only the nine array patterns were effective.

The other several array patterns were actually not used. He estimated that they were used to confuse people, perhaps out of fear that the true array would be leaked.

Furthermore, this was not a single array, but should be part of a compound array.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and roughly understood.

When Dao Soldiers are in battle, a team of Dao Soldiers wears the same armor. The single arrays on the armor will combine to form a compound array, mutually resonating to enhance the array effect.

The single arrays used by Dao Soldiers are actually not rare, just ordinary five-element metal system arrays. The most core part is actually this kind of compound array's array hub.

According to the distance, it coordinates single arrays, making different single arrays resonate.

Mo Hua had never learned this kind of array hub structure before and was very curious for a time.

However, a team of Dao Soldiers consists of ten people. In other words, this array hub also links ten sets of armor. To study this array hub, perhaps it would require dismantling a whole team's ten sets of armor.

Dismantling one set, Mo Hua already felt a bit awkward. Dismantling ten sets was just a bit too much.

Mo Hua finished studying and looked up to ask: "Should this armor be sent for repair, ma?"

Yang Tongling nodded. "Yes."

"Can I repair it a bit to look, ma?"

Yang Tongling felt quite unexpected. "You want to repair it?"

Mo Hua nodded.

Yang Tongling thought for a moment and agreed: "Okay, just repair it casually. Anyway, it's already broken."

Mo Hua then took out his array pen and metal system spirit ink from his storage bag and began to repair along the track of the array patterns above, stroke by stroke.

After a moment's effort, Mo Hua had finished repairing.

Yang Tongling reassembled the armor and, after activating it with spirit power, couldn't help but be a little startled. "It's actually repaired?"

"Good luck," Mo Hua said shyly.

Yang Tongling's eyes lit up greatly as he looked at Mo Hua, and then he asked: "Little Mo mister, how do you feel about this array?"

"Very exquisite..." Mo Hua said truthfully.

"Do you want to learn it, ma?"

Mo Hua was startled. "Can I learn this, ma?"

"Naturally! There's only one small requirement..."

Mo Hua couldn't help but ask: "What requirement?"

"Join the Dao Soldier Si!"

Yang Tongling's face revealed a kind and enthusiastic smile. "As long as you join the Dao Soldier Si, you can naturally learn these arrays used by Dao Soldiers! And you can learn as much as you want!"

Zhang Lan heard this and spat. "So you were thinking of this all along."

Yang Tongling hummed. "If he can enter the Dao Ting Si, why can't he enter the Dao Soldier Si?"

"The Dao Soldier Si isn't a good place either. It's all about fighting and killing all day."

"At least it's better than your seniority-based, intrigue-filled Dao Ting Si."

Zhang Lan sneered. "How good can your Dao Soldier Si be? Isn't it still controlled by the big clans? Without identity or background, can you really achieve anything?"

"That's on the surface. On the battlefield, brothers fight side by side, their bond is like hands and feet, and they speak with real ability. Your Dao Ting Si is different. Everyone is in collusion..."

"Fart your mother's dog fart!"

"See? I'm right, you're angry, ba." Yang Tongling mocked, and then said again, "And identity and background alone are not a difficult matter. As long as you marry into my Yang family..."

Zhang Lan spat again. "What kind of spring and autumn big dreams are you having? It's not your Yang family's turn to marry into. My Zhang family hasn't spoken yet?"

Mo Hua learned his Zhang family's Passing Water Step. Even if he were to marry into a family, it would be the Zhang family. What right does your Yang family have? Just because your Yang Jiyong has a big face?