Chapter 410: Cause of Death

Si Tu Fang asked the Lu family cultivator, "What is this mine cave used for?"

The Lu family cultivator’s face was pale. He gritted his teeth and didn't speak.

Si Tu Fang threatened:

"People have died in here. If you don't speak, the Dao Court Division will investigate thoroughly. Your Lu family will definitely not be able to escape responsibility."

The Lu family cultivator said: "A few mine cultivators, if they die, they die. My Lu family will compensate with spirit stones then."

After he finished speaking, he seemed to have thought it through and regained some confidence.

"That's right, that's right! A few mine cultivators, my Lu family will just compensate with spirit stones..."

He laughed coldly, "This mine well is connected in all directions. It's normal to have some abandoned cave mouths."

"These mine cultivators were so reckless. They drilled in themselves and were... were eaten by demon beasts, only. What does that have to do with my Lu family?"

"A few cheap lives, they deserved to die!"

Si Tu Fang was filled with anger upon hearing this and almost wanted to hit him.

Mo Hua quickly stopped her, "Sister Si Tu, anger is useless."

Si Tu Fang furrowed her beautiful brows but still stopped her hand.

Mo Hua then turned his head and said to the Lu family cultivator:

"Usually, when mine cultivators die, it's an accident, and compensating with some spirit stones is fine. But this time is different. This time it's murder, which violates the 《Dao Law》..."

The Lu family cultivator laughed coldly: "Then who killed them?"

The crowd fell silent for a while.

The scene was bloody and miserable. It was indeed unclear who the killer was, and even more unclear if it was a human who killed them.

The Lu family cultivator laughed: "You can't find the killer, so how can you say it's murder? I think these few mine cultivators were just reckless and broke into this mine cave, wanting to steal my Lu family's mine products. Instead, they got trapped to death and were eaten by demon beasts..."

The Lu family cultivator became more and more confident as he spoke, and his expression became more arrogant.

Mo Hua's eyes darted around. Suddenly, he smiled brightly and falsely accused:

"I understand. You plotted for wealth and killed these few mine cultivators!"

The Lu family cultivator was stunned, "You little kid, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't know them at all. Besides, these few are mine cultivators. Mine cultivators are all poor ghosts. What wealth is worth my plot against them?"

Mo Hua said: "It's better to start if you don't know them. Furthermore, wealth is not exposed. If you didn't kill them and didn't search their storage bags, how would you know they had no wealth on them?"

The Lu family cultivator was annoyed, "You're slandering people!"

Nonsense, do I still need you to tell me that?

Mo Hua said silently in his heart.

Then he said somewhat regretfully: "Since you won't confess, we can only take you to the Dao Court Division, lock you in the Dao prison, and then strictly interrogate you..."

The Lu family cultivator laughed coldly, "You wouldn't dare."

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

"The Chief Division and my Lu family..."

He stopped halfway, his face changed, and he didn't dare to continue.

Mo Hua's gaze shifted slightly, and he understood in his heart.

Since the Lu family is the largest family in Nan Yue City and possesses the most mines, they must deal with the Chief Division.

Moreover, it seems this kind of "deal" is very unusual.

On the surface, the Dao Court Division and the Lu family go their separate ways.

If something happens, the Dao Court Division will also investigate and hold the Lu family accountable.

But behind the scenes, there are likely some transactions.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and suddenly laughed coldly:

"Even if the Chief Division and the Lu family are friendly, that has nothing to do with you..."

"You're just a small cultivator of the Lu family. Do you think the Lu family will protect you, or the Chief Division will come out to protect you for the lives of five mine cultivators?"

"Do you think you're worthy?"

The Lu family cultivator's heart secretly turned cold, and the arrogant look on his face disappeared.

Mo Hua continued:

"We'll take you back and lock you in the Dao prison, and just say outside that you killed five mine cultivators..."

"What do you think the Lu family will do? Will they protect you and thereby incur public anger, or let you take the blame to calm things down?"

The Lu family cultivator's gaze flickered.

Mo Hua saw his expression, then sighed again, pretending to be a bystander who was afraid of trouble:

"Actually, we don't want to get involved in this matter either..."

"But those mine cultivators are causing trouble at the Dao Court Division for no reason. The Dao Court Division also has no choice."

"The higher-ups need an explanation, and Sister Si Tu also needs to report back."

"Who killed these five mine cultivators is actually not important at all."

"What the truth is, no one cares either."

"Everyone just needs such a person to take the blame, admit the crime, and calm this matter down..."

Mo Hua patted his shoulder, "The higher-ups have decided that this person is you..."

The Lu family cultivator suddenly shivered, "You're lying to me!"

His tone trembled, but he lacked confidence.

He didn't know Mo Hua's identity, but he knew Si Tu Fang's identity.

Si Tu Fang was indeed a standard division in the Nan Yue City Dao Court Division.

On the surface, she was investigating the truth for those mine cultivators.

But the Dao Court Division's water is very muddy, and the people are very dark. They have one way on the surface and another behind the scenes.

He wasn't sure which side this Si Tu Fang was on.

Moreover, there were so many disciples in the Lu family, why was he the one chosen to lead the way?

Mo Hua gave Si Tu Fang a look.

Si Tu Fang then darkened her face and smiled sinisterly:

"Take him back and press him. We'll have an explanation for the Chief Division. As for the Lu family head... he's just a Qi Refining middle-stage disciple. I don't think he'll mind."

Bai Zi Sheng reached out to grab him.

The Lu family cultivator struggled and shouted angrily: "You have no evidence, you can't catch me, and you can't convict me!"

Mo Hua patted his head, "Right, we need to fabricate some evidence."

With that, Mo Hua took out more than ten spirit stones, crushed them, and stuffed them into the Lu family cultivator's hand.

The Lu family cultivator was stunned, "What are you doing?"

Mo Hua said, "These spirit stones are the evidence that you plotted for wealth and harmed lives!"

The Lu family cultivator felt absurd.

This little kid, isn't he even willing to pretend?

Is he framing someone so brazenly?

The Lu family cultivator quickly threw all the spirit stones on the ground, "I didn't, it wasn't me..."

Mo Hua laughed coldly, "You won't drink the toast and choose the penalty?"

The Lu family cultivator said: "What else can you do?"

Mo Hua's gaze shifted slightly, a hint of evil qi appeared on his face, and his voice was low, with some sinister intent:

"Lock you in this cave and then use an array to seal it, letting you stay with these five dead mine cultivators..."

"After a few days, we'll bring people back to check. By then, everyone will discover that you were at the crime scene, still with the dead bodies. You'll have nothing to say."

The Lu family cultivator said: "I'll say... you framed me!"

Mo Hua instantly put on an innocent face again, "Who will believe that?"

The Lu family cultivator's eyelids twitched wildly.

"Oh, right." Mo Hua remembered again, "Maybe you won't live to that day. There's something in this cave that can eat mine cultivators, and it will probably eat you too..."

"It's possible that as soon as you're locked in, you'll be eaten the next day..."

"But this way is also good. We can just say you plotted for wealth and harmed lives, and it resulted in mutual destruction."

"Anyway, what happens here, others won't know..."

The Lu family cultivator looked at Mo Hua in disbelief.

What background does this little kid have? How can he plot against people one after another?

The Lu family cultivator nodded helplessly:

"Okay, I promise you."

Before he finished speaking, he took advantage of Mo Hua's carelessness and got up to run. But he didn't run far before he felt his body tighten, being bound by something.

He looked down and found that his whole body was already locked by light blue water-shaped chains.

The Lu family cultivator was greatly shocked.

What kind of spell is this?

Mo Hua then laughed coldly.

Bai Zi Sheng strode forward and dragged the Lu family cultivator back.

Mo Hua pretended to have lost patience, gave Bai Zi Sheng a look, and then said:

"Seal him in. I'll draw the array."

Si Tu Fang hesitated for a moment but didn't speak.

Bai Zi Sheng raised his eyebrows, then grabbed the Lu family cultivator's collar and dragged him towards the cave where the mine cultivators had died miserably and which smelled unbearably.

The Lu family cultivator's heart was alarmed and frightened.

At this moment, he realized that this little kid was serious!

He struggled and quickly begged: "Let go of me! Let go of me! I'll say anything!"

Bai Zi Sheng looked at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua nodded.

Bai Zi Sheng dragged the Lu family cultivator back again and threw him in front of Mo Hua.

Mo Hua looked at him and said: "I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer well, I'll let you go. If you conceal anything, then go accompany those few mine cultivators..."

The Lu family cultivator's face was ashen, and he nodded.

"What is this mine cave used for?"

The Lu family cultivator shook his head.

Mo Hua's gaze turned cold, and he immediately thought about sending him in.

The Lu family cultivator quickly said: "I, I... I really don't know!"

Mo Hua's gaze condensed slightly, "Then what do you know?"

"I... I only know..."

The Lu family cultivator hesitated for a moment, sighed, and slowly said:

"According to what they say, these mine caves were built at the instruction of the family head. The arrays inside were also personally instructed to be drawn by the family head."

"These mine caves were sealed up after they were built, and no one has ever gone in..."

"I don't know what's inside either."

"The family head has a strict order that no cultivator should know about the mine caves, and no cultivator is allowed to go in..."

Lu family head, huh...

Mo Hua wrinkled his brows, then asked again:

"How did these few mine cultivators die?"

The Lu family cultivator stammered: "This I know even less... How would I know they would secretly sneak into these mine caves?"

"You didn't detect them?"

"They came at midnight. It's gloomy here at midnight. Who would come towards this mine well for no reason?"

Mo Hua's gaze condensed, "Gloomy?"

The Lu family cultivator knew he had made a slip of the tongue and shut his mouth.

Mo Hua said: "This cave inside might be damp or dark, but it's not gloomy..."

"This..." The Lu family cultivator's gaze dodged.

"You don't want to say?"

The Lu family cultivator nodded, then immediately saw Mo Hua's expression was not good, and his heart filled with fear, so he shook his head again.

"Say it, why is it gloomy."

The Lu family cultivator's expression was hesitant. He swallowed his saliva and slowly said:

"According to what they say, there are ghosts in this mine well in the evening..."

Mo Hua was startled, "Ghosts?"

The Lu family cultivator nodded, "Every evening, there are waves of yin qi, and also creaking sounds. The entire mine well trembles slightly, as if someone is chiseling something..."

The Lu family cultivator wiped the cold sweat from his forehead:

"Some people say that it's the mine cultivators who died unjustly in the mine well and turned into ghost cultivators. Every evening when the yin qi is heavy, they will still dig mines in this mine well as if they were alive..."

Mo Hua furrowed his brows.

It seems that those few mine cultivators wanted to steal from the mine well, and as a result, they encountered unknown ghosts inside the mine well in the evening, leading to their miserable deaths.

But looking at it this way, there are still many doubts.

Mo Hua asked again several times.

The Lu family cultivator stammered, but what he said didn't differ much, which seemed to indicate he wasn't lying.

More secret matters, as a Qi Refining middle-stage disciple of the Lu family, he probably didn't necessarily know.

Mo Hua then conveniently inquired about some news regarding the Lu family, and then just nodded:

"Seeing that you've shared so obediently, I won't make things difficult for you."

A heavy stone in the Lu family cultivator's heart landed.

Mo Hua then said doubtfully: "Suppose the Lu family knows that you told me all this..."

The heavy stone that had just landed in the Lu family cultivator's heart was blocked back again. He quickly said:

"Little friend, little grandpa, little ancestor... please absolutely don't say anything..."

If it were said out, the Lu family would not let him go.

Mo Hua said reluctantly: "Okay then..."

Then he instructed again: "But you need to listen to me. If anything happens later, I'll still ask you..."

"Right, what's your name?"

The Lu family cultivator wanted to cry but had no tears: "Lu Ming."

(End of this chapter)