Chapter 316: Clues

As he could openly and rightfully eat and drink for free, Mo Hua naturally did not refuse.

The next day at noon, Mo Hua went to attend the banquet.

Commander Yang seemed to have invited quite a few people, some from the Dao Court Division, some from the Dao Soldier Division, and also quite a few demon hunters.

Mo Hua's father, Mo Shan, also went, but he went early, going with Elder Yu, estimated to be discussing some matters.

Mo Hua practiced the array several times, and also derived and calculated some complex arrays, then set off, so he went a bit late, but he should have arrived just in time for the start of the feast.

As Mo Hua was walking, he surprisingly ran into Zhang Lan.

Zhang Lan was swaying with a look of unwillingness, seemingly heading in the same direction as himself.

Mo Hua greeted him. Zhang Lan heard someone call him, and seeing it was Mo Hua, he became more interested and walked with Mo Hua.

Mo Hua asked, "Uncle Zhang, are you also going to eat for free?"

Zhang Lan corrected, "It's attending the banquet honorably, not eating for free!"

"It's also okay if you say it that way."

Zhang Lan obviously did not agree, but then he thought again, attending a banquet and eating for free seemed almost the same.

It was noon, and the main street was still quite lively.

The two of them strolled and walked together.

Mo Hua suddenly remembered something and quietly inquired, "Any new news about Hei Shan Cun?"

Zhang Lan was a bit surprised and said, "What do you want to know?"

"Has the second boss not been caught? What did he say?"

Zhang Lan saw that it was noisy around and no one was listening to them, so he lowered his voice and said to Mo Hua, "The second boss is addicted to killing and has lost his mind. He only reacts to a few names; he doesn't know anything else. We asked for more than ten days, and didn't get anything."

Mo Hua was a bit disappointed.

Zhang Lan raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice, "Are you still suspicious of something?"

Mo Hua released his spiritual sense to confirm safety, then also said in a low voice, "I suspect there are still people behind Hei Shan Cun..."

Zhang Lan's gaze slightly condensed, but his expression was not surprised.

Mo Hua was startled, "Uncle Zhang, you also think so?"

Zhang Lan nodded, "Hei Shan Cun's power is too great, and they have been entrenched for so long. Without the support of local forces, it's almost impossible."

Mo Hua directly said, "Could it be the Qian family?"

Zhang Lan asked, "Then do you know exactly what the Qian family did?"

Mo Hua thought hard for a while and shook his head.

He had also thought about it during his free time these days, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't find any connection between the Qian family and Hei Shan Cun.

There were no spirit stone dealings between the Qian family and Hei Shan Cun, no hiring of Hei Shan Cun's evil cultivators to kill, and there were no Qian family cultivators harbored within Hei Shan Cun.

Zhang Lan said, "When you encounter this kind of matter, you can suspect anyone, even the Dao Court Division, Elder Yu, or even me, Zhang Lan. You all have to try guessing..."

"But when you make the final conclusion, you must be cautious and have a basis, otherwise it's very easy to misjudge."

Mo Hua knew that Zhang Lan was guiding him, so he also nodded seriously, "Uncle Zhang, I remember."

This child is really somewhat understandable...

Zhang Lan nodded slightly, feeling both gratified and a bit upset.

If this continues, he will soon have nothing to teach Mo Hua, and naturally nothing to show off in front of Mo Hua.

It seems he needs to build a foundation quickly, otherwise, not to mention in front of Mo Hua, even in front of that boy Yang Jiyong, he himself can hardly hold his head up...

Zhang Lan sighed in his heart.

Mo Hua didn't know what Zhang Lan was thinking and was still entangled in the matter of Hei Shan Cun: "If it's not the Qian family, who else could it be? And what kind of collusion do they have with Hei Shan Cun? What did they exactly help Hei Shan Cun do?"

Mo Hua pondered as he walked.

After walking for a while, the two of them arrived at the Ling Shi Lou.

Mo Hua then temporarily put down the doubts in his heart and went up the building with Zhang Lan.

This farewell banquet was very sumptuous, and many people came, mostly Mo Hua's acquaintances.

Mo Hua was not restrained, and after sitting down and waiting for everyone to start eating, he also ate happily.

Commander Yang specifically sat next to Mo Hua and quietly asked during the meal, "Mo Hua, have you considered it? Do you want to join the Dao Soldier Division?"

Mo Hua looked at his father, Mo Shan.

Commander Yang said again, "I asked Brother Mo Shan, and he said it's all up to your willingness; he won't interfere."

Zhang Lan then muttered on the side, "His thieving heart is not dead, his face is really thick!"

Commander Yang said, "This is a great future..."

"What great future does the Dao Soldier Division count as?"

"It's always better than your Dao Court Division..."

The old head supervisor of the Dao Court Division beside him looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, pretending not to hear anything, but still couldn't help but cough.

Commander Yang then realized he had made a slip of the tongue and apologized to the old head supervisor, "I was saying Zhang Lan is not good; it has nothing to do with the Dao Court Division. Head Supervisor, please don't mind."

The old head supervisor didn't say anything. Zhang Lan retorted, "Surname Yang, in front of the head supervisor, I'll give you some face. Don't force me to expose your embarrassing matters..."

"Do you think you have no embarrassing matters? Who's afraid of whom?"

The two of them started arguing again.

Fortunately, there were many guests at the table, and everyone was toasting and drinking, which was quite lively, so the overall atmosphere still seemed quite harmonious.

Mo Hua initially listened to them argue, but later found that they were all trivial matters, and he was hungry, so he indulged in eating, ignoring them.

Commander Yang and Zhang Lan argued for a while, then remembered that he was only busy arguing with Zhang Lan and almost forgot about the main business.

He looked at Mo Hua with bright eyes again.

Mo Hua was eating very happily. Seeing Commander Yang's eyes, he felt indebted from eating his food and it was not good to refuse directly, so he tactfully said, "Uncle Yang, I still have to learn arrays. I'll consider whether I want to join the Dao Soldier Division after I have success in arrays."

Mo Hua originally thought Commander Yang would not be too happy, but unexpectedly, his eyes lit up, and he praised, "That's how it should be! An array master is single-minded in pursuing the Dao and researching arrays. This is the right path. Joining the Dao Soldier Division is not urgent. Even if you have success in arrays in the future and are not willing to join the Dao Soldier Division, it's no big deal..."

Commander Yang smiled amiably, his scheme revealed: "It's also okay to directly join my Yang family..."

Zhang Lan sneered and spat, "Have you been drinking too much after a few cups? What are you daydreaming about? If he's going to join, he'll join the Zhang family. When would it be your turn?"

"My Yang family is a big clan..."

"Is my Zhang family not?"

"I won't argue with you."

"As if I'm willing to argue with you?"

The two of them started arguing again.

Mo Hua was helpless, sighed, and started to concentrate on eating his own meal again.

When the wine was finished and the people dispersed, Mo Hua was full.

Everyone came downstairs, exchanged a few words, and then were about to separate.

A few days later, Commander Yang would lead his troops away. The path of cultivation is endless, and who knows when they will meet again.

Parting was imminent, and Zhang Lan also did not argue with Commander Yang.

Elder Yu then represented the scattered cultivators of Tongxian City and sent some gifts to Commander Yang, cupping his hands in thanks: "This time, it all depends on Commander Yang's proper command and the bravery and skill of the Dao soldiers, which enabled us to smoothly exterminate Hei Shan Cun and protect the peace of Tongxian City."

"It was just a small matter, Elder Yu is too polite."

Commander Yang cupped his hands in return and immediately said, "Moreover, speaking of this time, I really have to thank Mo Hua more..."

Zhang Lan couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, "You've almost had enough..."

Don't you just want to trick Mo Hua into joining the Dao Soldier Division? Is there no end to the praise?

"I'm not nagging..." Commander Yang said solemnly, "In battle, the array is crucial. Without Mo Hua, this array master, it would have taken a lot of effort to exterminate Hei Shan Cun."

Head Supervisor Zhou thought for a moment, sighed, and also nodded: "Commander Yang is right. Fortunately, this child Mo Hua is an array master, otherwise we simply wouldn't have found the mountain road to the cliff, wouldn't have seen through the illusion of the fog forest, and wouldn't have found the hidden mountain gate of Hei Shan Cun, let alone broken the layered arrays protecting Hei Shan Cun..."

Head Supervisor Zhou also followed with a lot of praise.

Elder Yu nodded with honor.

Mo Hua was a demon hunter's child, and he wasn't good at following suit with praise, so he only nodded reservedly to indicate his agreement.

Mo Shan was a bit embarrassed, "You two are overpraising."

But Mo Hua was his own son, and to receive praise from two Foundation Building cultivators, he was also very proud in his heart.

After a while of farewells, Mo Hua followed behind Mo Shan home.

The surrounding streets were prosperous and noisy, with markets lined up densely.

Mo Hua walked on the street, thinking of Commander Yang and Head Supervisor Zhou's words of praise for him, feeling happy in his heart and smiling on his face.

Just as he was smiling, Mo Hua's heart suddenly palpitated.

He felt that something was wrong.

He felt as if he had thought of something, but for a moment, he couldn't sort out his thoughts.

Mo Hua carefully thought about Commander Yang's and Head Supervisor Zhou's words again.

"...Without Mo Hua, this array master, it would have taken a lot of effort to exterminate Hei Shan Cun..."

Without an array master... exterminate Hei Shan Cun... take a lot of effort.

Without an array master... wouldn't find the mountain road, wouldn't see through the illusion of the fog forest, wouldn't find the gate of Hei Shan Cun...

Without an array master...

Mo Hua's heart trembled, and he suddenly thought of a sentence: Scattered cultivators have no array masters.

Among scattered cultivators, few learn arrays, and it's even more impossible to reach the first rank.

Mo Hua himself was an exception; he had the Dao Tablet, outstanding innate spiritual sense, met Instructor Yan, and was lucky, becoming a nominal disciple of Mister Zhuang, drawing arrays day and night, thus becoming a first-rank array master.

Normally speaking, scattered cultivators cannot produce array masters.

"If there is no array master, then what?"

Mo Hua frowned, thought carefully for a moment, and his heart gradually grew cold.

If there are no array masters among scattered cultivators, then no one can see through the hidden array and discover the mountain road spanning above the ten thousand zhang abyss leading to the deep mountains;

No one can enter the fog forest, see through the fog array, and discover the truth covered by the great fog in the deep mountains;

No one can find Hei Shan Cun's invisible mountain gate, and it's even more impossible for someone to know that in the deep mountains, there exists a terrifying village of evil cultivators!

Hei Shan Cun could exist quietly in Da Hei Shan because of arrays!

As long as no one among scattered cultivators knows arrays and cannot see through the hidden array and fog array.

Then they can be entrenched here, kill people, cultivate evil skills, refine human pills... and no one will ever know!

Mo Hua gasped!

He forced himself to calm down and thought hard.

They don't want scattered cultivators to learn arrays...

Mo Hua remembered that initially, Tongxian Gate could teach arrays.

But later, Instructor Yan left, no one taught array patterns, Tongxian Gate then no longer offered array courses, and at the same time, Mo Hua also withdrew from Tongxian Gate because he couldn't learn arrays...

From then on, scattered cultivators could almost not learn arrays, completely cutting off the path of arrays.

If there were no Mo Hua, then among scattered cultivators, indeed, there would be no array masters.

"Instructor Yan left, scattered cultivators can't learn arrays..."

And why did Instructor Yan leave?

Mo Hua frowned in thought, and then cold light gradually condensed in his eyes.

It's the Qian family!