Chapter 322: Scheme to Kill

Old Master An also took a sip of tea, only then opening his mouth to speak.

"In the past, when my An family contended for profits with the Qian family, it wasn't that we were at a disadvantage from the start.

At the very beginning, the two families had their wins and losses, but the Qian family placed great importance on profit, and their disciples were mostly selfish and self-serving, whereas our An family was harmonious, with unified hearts, and we did not exploit as severely as the Qian family. In the struggle with the Qian family, we gradually gained the upper hand.

At that time, in this Tongxian City, more than half of the refining and alchemy businesses were controlled by our An family. The Qian family saw that they were about to be defeated..."

"Did something unexpected happen?" Mo Hua asked.

Old Master An nodded, let out a long sigh, and slowly said, "Correct, a major accident occurred. Our An family took on a business transaction...

That was the largest transaction our An family had ever undertaken. As long as we completed this deal, the Qian family would not be able to contend with my An family for a hundred years.

We had already prepared everything. As long as we safely transported the goods out of Tongxian City to the nearby Runnan City, this deal would be successfully completed.

For this, I specifically had the only Foundation Building Elder of the An family lead the escort, with fifty elite disciples for protection, and also two hundred An family cultivators accompanying them.

The strength of these cultivators, even the Qian family would not dare to underestimate. Moreover, the Qian family would not possibly truly dare to clash head-on with us. This would cause many deaths, and no matter how you calculated it, it would be a loss outweighing the gains.

I thought my considerations were already meticulous enough, the preparations sufficiently safe, but never expected, ah, never expected..."

On Old Master An's face, expressions of regret and pain appeared.

"...Never expected, they entered the Great Black Mountain, and never came back!

Not a single person came back!

All disappeared in the Great Black Mountain!"

Old Master An's face twitched, his emotions fluctuating violently.

Mo Hua hurriedly poured him a cup of tea. Old Master An drank it, breathed a sigh, slightly nodded, and continued, "This not only injured the bones and muscles, but also harmed the foundation of my An family, no different from cutting a piece of flesh from my heart!

Afterward, I entered the Great Black Mountain, but no matter how I searched, I could not find my An family's Elder, nor could I find those disciples of my An family. They were like they had evaporated from the world.

I even risked the danger and entered the deep mountains, but the deep mountains had heavy fog. I could not find clues and did not dare to go too deep, so I retreated back."

Mo Hua asked, "Did you suspect the Qian family?"

Old Master An nodded, "The first I suspected was the Qian family.

But I paid attention. On the day my An family disciples entered the mountain, the Qian family Old Ancestor and most of the Qian family's Foundation Building Elders did not go out and had not entered the Great Black Mountain. They had no time to make a move against my An family...

However, this matter must be the Qian family's doing!"

Old Master An gritted his teeth, his gaze carrying coldness.

Mo Hua quietly asked, "How do you know?"

Old Master An hesitated for a moment. He did not want to tell this matter to Mo Hua, to avoid involving him, but now it seemed, this child Mo Hua already knew some things.

Moreover, these were old events from years ago and probably could not stir up any old accounts.

Old Master An said, "Originally, I wasn't certain whether this matter was related to the Qian family, but later, once, because of a pill furnace, the An family again had grievances with the Qian family.

Although my An family was greatly injured in vitality, we were unwilling to lose this spirit, so we thought to oppose the Qian family to the end. But that Qian family Old Ancestor said a sentence to me...

'No one can contend with the Qian family. In the Great Black Mountain, I want to make whoever disappear, disappear...'

Old Master An let out a long sigh. "From that time on, I knew that all of this was done by the Qian family. The Qian family's strength was stronger than I thought, and the Qian family's methods were also more ruthless than I thought.

I wanted to fight the Qian family to the death, but the other disciples of the An family still needed to live. Clashing with the Qian family to the end, the Qian family might not suffer much, but our An family might directly disappear..."

"Then you know," Mo Hua's gaze sharpened, and he said in a low voice, "Exactly what did the Qian family do?"

Old Master An shook his head. Suddenly, his expression sharpened, "You know?"

Mo Hua nodded.

Old Master An said in shock, "How do you know?"

"Do you know about the Black Mountain Stronghold?" Mo Hua asked again.

Old Master An slightly nodded, "It is said to be a group of evil cultivators in the deep mountains, not long ago just exterminated by the Dao Soldiers."

Old Master An then was stunned, "You mean..."

Mo Hua nodded, "The Black Mountain Stronghold was created behind the scenes by the Qian family Old Ancestor. The An family's disciples should have been killed by the evil cultivators of the Black Mountain Stronghold. On the surface, the Qian family Old Ancestor did not need to act, so he could completely deny it."

Old Master An suddenly realized and then became lost in thought, "So that's how it is..."

With this explanation, he understood.

His An family disciples, although not killed by the Qian family, indeed died at the hands of the Qian family.

Old Master An's gaze sharpened, "You came to find me, not just to say these things, right?"

"I want to confirm with you the relationship between the Qian family Old Ancestor and the Black Mountain Stronghold, and also, ask if you want to take revenge."

Old Master An's gaze slightly condensed, "Take revenge?"

Mo Hua nodded, "The Qian family Old Ancestor ate the Human Life Pill to extend life and can still live for a long time. If he lives on, he will eventually become a great disaster, so we must strike first."

Old Master An calculated, "How many people?"

"Quite many."

Mo Hua simply counted. There are Hunter Demon Masters, the Dao Court Division, and also the Dao Soldier Division.

Old Master An said without hesitation, "Good, this matter counts as my An family's share!

That old dog of the Qian family does not die, Tongxian City will never have peace!"

Mo Hua originally just wanted to inquire about some information, find some evidence, to prove the relationship between the Qian family Old Ancestor and the Black Mountain Stronghold.

He did not expect the An family and Qian family's enmity to be so deep, and Old Master An was also willing to help out. This was also an unexpected joy.

After Mo Hua told this matter to Elder Yu, Elder Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the An family was declining, it was still the second family in Tongxian City. With their help, dealing with the Qian family would have more assurance.

Another hour passed, and Zhang Lan and Mo Shan also returned.

Elder Yu then asked, "How did the inquiry go?"

Zhang Lan nodded, "We found someone to pretend to be an evil cultivator and spoke with that second boss. For other matters, he had no reaction.

But when we said 'the big boss is already dead,' the second boss then opened his eyes, coldly laughed once, and said it's impossible. We again said 'the stronghold master is also dead,' the second boss sneered and said this is even more impossible.

From this, it can be seen that the Black Mountain Stronghold indeed has a stronghold master and is not the same person as the big boss!"

Mo Hua again spoke of Old Master An's words and asked Commander Yang, "Are these evidences enough?"

Yang Jiyong pondered, "Not fully sufficient, but also enough. This matter involves evil cultivators. Originally, it is better to kill by mistake than to let go. If we delay further and the Qian family detects it, it will delay the battle opportunity."

Elder Yu also nodded, "As for whether the Black Mountain Stronghold's stronghold master is the Qian family Old Ancestor, once we make a move, we will know.

If it is, we will kill on the spot!

If not, I will apologize to the Qian family. Anyway, I have thick skin. Usually, I have not scolded them less, now apologizing is not a loss."

Yang Jiyong nodded, "Then good, next we will set the plan, enter the Qian family, and suppress and kill the Qian family Old Ancestor!"

In the following whole day, everyone was together discussing strategies.

At dusk, Old Master An also dressed in black clothes and quietly came over.

After simple greetings, Old Master An then spoke of some Qian family secrets not known to outsiders, the Qian family's terrain, as well as the Qian family Old Ancestor's cultivation methods, Dao methods, and commonly used fighting means, etc.

Mo Hua had been listening at the side all along.

He did not understand Foundation Building cultivators, was not familiar with the operation of spiritual power above Foundation Building, and even more did not know how to kill a Foundation Building cultivator.

His own skills could not harm Foundation Building.

The only thing that might have killing power against Foundation Building was through divine sense derivation to make the array collapse.

But deriving the complex array takes time. Mo Hua was busy investigating the Qian family Old Ancestor matter and up to now has not derived it completely and has not actually used it, so it cannot be put to use.

Now, Mo Hua could only listen at the side, while earnestly learning:

How to design to suppress and kill a powerful enemy cultivator.

How to estimate the opponent's strength, including cultivation, methods, Dao methods, spiritual tools, etc.

Estimate what strength our side needs to successfully suppress and kill.

How to arrange personnel, how to dispatch, how to avoid the enemy's strengths, attack the enemy's weaknesses, how to maximize avoiding casualties.

Whether it was Yang Jiyong as the Dao Soldier Commander, or Zhang Lan with a family learning background, or the experienced Elder Yu, and the battle-experienced Mo Shan, they were all quite skilled in this matter and each had their own strengths.

When discussing the plan with each other, they expressed their own views, taking strengths and supplementing weaknesses.

Mo Hua silently watched, silently listened, remembered all of this in his mind, slowly pondered, and turned it into his own use.

Now he could not use it yet, but perhaps on some future day, it could be put to use.

After two days and one night, everything was discussed properly.

The plan to suppress and kill the Qian family Old Ancestor officially began.