Chapter 406: Old Friend

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Mo Qing and several others were invited into the living room, where disciples brought out fresh fruit and good tea rich in spiritual energy.

The array master introduced himself:

"My surname is Su, I am a first-rank array master, and I humbly serve as an elder of the Nanyue Sect. May I know this young mister's name..."

Mo Qing said: "My surname is Mo, I am a first-rank array master, and no one has invited me to be an elder yet..."

The array master smiled, "Young Mister Mo speaks quite wittily."

Mo Qing was outstanding in talent, but not arrogant. He spoke naturally and smiled kindly and lovely. He then put down his heart, slowly drank a mouthful of tea, and asked:

"May I know why Young Mister is here?"

Mo Qing then said: "Master Su..."

"Please, please, just call me Elder Su."

Elder Su quickly waved his hand.

As a fellow first-rank array master, he did not want to be called "master."

Mo Qing nodded, then asked:

"Elder Su, do you know an array master named Yan? His array method attainment is half-step first-rank, or already first-rank..."

Elder Su was slightly startled, stroked his beard, and murmured:

"Surname Yan..."

He pondered for a long time, shook his head, and then said:

"I really don't know about this."

"Nanyue City, this place, is both big and small. Especially in the circle of array masters, as long as one has some level, they will more or less have some connection."

"An array master named Yan... There are some in Nanyue City, but half-step first-rank, or already first-rank... I haven't heard of this."

Mo Qing was a little disappointed and said again:

"He is from outside."

Elder Su pondered: "If an array master from outside stays for a long time and interacts with others, then I should have heard of him."

"Since I haven't heard of him, it's possible he only stayed here for a while and then left..."

"Of course, if this array master came here and lived in seclusion without interacting with other array masters, then it's also normal that I haven't heard of him..."

Mo Qing slowly nodded.

Since Master Yan was looking for a sect traitor, when he arrived here, it was not impossible for him to conceal his tracks and live in seclusion to avoid alerting the enemy.

Elder Su hesitated a bit, but still asked:

"May I know what relationship this Mister Yan has with Young Mister?"

After Elder Su finished asking, he added apologetically: "Of course, if it's not convenient to disclose, just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Mister Yan can be considered my senior teacher. I happened to pass by this place, and just thought I'd visit."

Mo Qing only gave a rough explanation.

Elder Su also understood.

Visiting a teacher is a common human emotion.

He then said regretfully: "It's a pity, I haven't seen this array master and cannot help Young Mister."

Mo Qing politely said: "Elder Su is too kind, it is we who have intruded."

Since he couldn't inquire about Master Yan, Mo Qing stood up to take his leave. He still needed to ask other array masters.

Elder Su thought for a moment, then had his disciples take out a name card, gave it to Mo Qing, and said:

"This is my name card..."

"Young Mister, if you go visit other array masters and don't show your Tianshu Ring, you probably won't get in."

"But the Tianshu Ring is precious and can attract attention and jealousy, so it's better not to show it easily."

"With this name card, it will be much more convenient to visit."

Mo Qing took the name card and saw Elder Su's name written on it in elegant handwriting with gold sprinkled on the ink, and also the words "Nanyue Sect."

It looked both precious and indicated a background.

Mo Qing said gratefully: "Thank you, Elder Su!"

Elder Su smiled: "If Young Mister stays in Nanyue City and has free time, you can come to my residence to drink tea and discuss the Dao, and exchange array methods."

Mo Qing thanked him again, but then said with worry:

"Will I not be disturbing you while you entertain guests?"

Elder Su was both an array master and an elder, and likely had a lot of guests daily and was very busy.

Elder Su shook his head: "No harm, Young Mister is an honored guest anytime you come."

Mo Qing also smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, Elder Su, I will certainly come if I have time."

After that, Elder Su personally saw Mo Qing out the door.

Watching Mo Qing walk away, Elder Su stroked his beard and muttered to himself: "Saw a ghost, where did this young first-rank array master come from? At such a young age, could he really have learned array methods in his mother's womb? But that's not right either ah..."

The disciple who was always by Elder Su's side quietly asked: "Master, could he be fake?"

"He's not fake," Elder Su shook his head: "Array methods cannot deceive people, it is what it is. When he drew the array method with a single stroke, I knew without a doubt that he must be a first-rank array master!"

The disciple's heart was a little sore, "Even if he is a first-rank array master, he is still young after all. Aren't you being too polite to him?"

"What do you understand?"

Elder Su glared at the disciple.

The disciple dared not say anything.

Elder Su frowned again, thought for a while, and then slowly said: "This young mister... I cannot see through him."

"Not only him, but I also cannot see through the two young cultivators by his side with extraordinary appearance and temperament..."

"They clearly have Qi refining cultivation, but my divine sense cannot perceive anything..."

"I am still at the Foundation Establishment stage, but I cannot see through Qi refining cultivators..."

"This means they must be wearing some kind of spiritual tool that conceals their aura."

"Cultivators with ordinary identities and backgrounds cannot have such spiritual tools."

The disciple's heart tensed, "Could these three young cultivators have a significant background?"

Elder Su nodded, then shook his head, suddenly startled, and a look of displeasure appeared on his face. He said to the disciple: "Why are you worrying about so much? Go and learn your array methods properly!"

"If you put half of this effort into array methods, you wouldn't still be just an apprentice."

"I have accepted so many disciples, and you are the most stupid."

"If it weren't for your mother's face, I would have kicked you out long ago."

"Look at others, they are only a little over ten years old and are already first-rank array masters. Look at you, even if you live to a hundred years old, you may not necessarily learn anything."

Elder Su covered his face and cursed.

The disciple was crestfallen and quickly said: "Disciple knows his mistake, I will go and draw array methods now."

Then he slipped away and ran, but his expression didn't look particularly panicked.

Seeing this, Elder Su sighed helplessly: "Why did this old man lose control back then and cause such a romantic debt?"

After Mo Qing left Elder Su's residence, Bai Zisheng asked: "Are we still going to the other array masters?"

"Hmm." Mo Qing nodded, "Although there are probably no clues, we still need to make a trip, at least to get a familiar face."

They were not familiar with the place they were living. It was better to get to know more cultivators in Nanyue City.

Moreover, these cultivators were all array masters.

Local array masters were generally influential figures.

Making some connections would make it easier to handle conflicts in case they encountered any.

Without connections, things would generally inevitably lead to a fight.

With connections, even just nodding acquaintances, things would be easier to talk about.

This was something he learned from Master Luo.

Master Luo was like a fish in water in Tongxian City and had good relationships with array masters. Listening to his opinions was always right.

Bai Zisheng nodded.

Afterward, the few of them, holding Elder Su's name card, visited all the influential array masters in Nanyue City one by one.

They inquired about Master Yan's whereabouts and also made some connections.

Elder Su was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a first-rank array master, and an elder of the Nanyue Sect. He seemed to be an inner sect elder as well.

His name card was indeed very useful.

Mo Qing smoothly visited all the residences of the array masters in Nanyue City.

Everyone was basically polite and harmonious.

With the name card, Mo Qing also didn't reveal his identity as a first-rank array master, because there was no need.

Elder Su's identity was sufficient.

Even some array masters who were arrogant at first, after talking to Mo Qing for a few sentences and chatting about some array methods, would become kind.

Array masters were still easy to talk to among themselves.

Especially when chatting about array methods, if one was not an insider, they would know in one or two sentences.

Mo Qing's age and array method attainment all made them sigh.

Mo Qing spent a whole day asking around and also made some familiar faces.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overpower a local snake.

Mo Qing, who was originally barely considered an "over-river dragon," now after socializing a bit, was like a "little local snake" in the array method world of Nanyue City.

Mo Qing walked on the streets of Nanyue City with a straighter posture.

Bai Zisheng was a little puzzled.

He had personally seen that all the array masters, no matter how arrogant they were at first, in the end, were amiable with Mo Qing.

It seemed they were all very willing to give Mo Qing face.

Was this relationship too good?

Or was it because Mo Qing was an array master?

But Mo Qing didn't say he was a first-rank array master ah, he only said he knew "a little bit" about array methods...

Bai Zisheng was very confused.

Mo Qing didn't know what Bai Zisheng was thinking.

He was still thinking about Master Yan.

As expected, it was not beyond anticipation. All the array masters he asked knew nothing about Master Yan's whereabouts, or even hadn't heard of this person...

Mo Qing couldn't help but frown.

Where exactly did Master Yan go?

Is he still in Nanyue City?

After returning, Mo Qing told Mister Zhuang everything.

Mister Zhuang was not surprised and seemed to have expected it long ago. He just nodded slightly.

"Then, Master, shall we continue to look?" Mo Qing asked.

He was afraid of delaying Mister Zhuang's time.

"Look," Mister Zhuang said, "Let's look for a few more days and then see."

"Alright."

In the following days, in addition to his daily cultivation and drawing array methods, Mo Qing would spend his other time with Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi, strolling through the streets and alleys of Nanyue City while inquiring about Master Yan's whereabouts.

Five or six days passed, and there were still no clues.

Although he didn't find Master Yan, Mo Qing met other acquaintances.

One day, Mo Qing was walking on the street and saw several people arguing, among whom was a beautiful female cultivator who looked somewhat familiar.

Mo Qing couldn't help but look a few more times.

Bai Zixi looked at him curiously.

Mo Qing blinked his eyes, suddenly remembered, his eyes lit up, and he waved his hand and shouted: "Sister Situ!"

That female was Situ Fang.

Several years ago, outside Dahei Mountain in Tongxian City, she and Zhang Lan were capturing an evil cultivator and met Mo Qing on the way.

Mo Qing helped them lead the way, found the evil cultivator, and with a slight effort, helped them subdue the evil cultivator, conveniently breaking one of the evil cultivator's legs.

Mo Qing remembered that Situ Fang treated him very well, and later she and Zhang Lan invited him to eat at Lingshan Lou.

A whole table of dishes!

Situ Fang, wearing the black uniform of the Si Dian Si Dao Ting, heard the sound and was a little surprised. She turned her head and saw a young cultivator with red lips and white teeth waving at her, still shouting "sister" in a clear voice.

Situ Fang was stunned for a long time before recognizing him. She couldn't help but exclaim: "Mo... Mo Qing?!"

(End of this chapter)