Chapter 88: Guidance

Yin Hua let out a sigh. “I originally thought Qian Xing, although arrogant and overbearing, was at most just a playboy who bullied people, that's all. I didn't expect him to be capable of doing all sorts of bad things behind the scenes...”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lan's gaze slightly narrowed, and he said seriously, “Yin Hua, you've often heard the phrase 'human heart is treacherous,' right?”

Yin Hua nodded.

“The treacherousness of the human heart is sometimes invisible. Bad people don't wear the word 'bad' on their faces. Many despicable people are just like ordinary people on the surface, even more so than ordinary people.”

“The things people let everyone see are mostly things that can withstand scrutiny. What kind of secrets are hidden in the places that cannot be seen? That's simply unknowable...”

Yin Hua was greatly shocked, not expecting the usually idle Zhang Lan to say such a passage.

“That is to say, for someone like Qian Xing, the things that can be seen are nothing good, let alone the places that cannot be seen. It's not surprising for him to do any bad things.”

Zhang Lan gave Yin Hua a strange look. “Correct, your brain works quite fast.”

“It's a pity...”

Zhang Lan saw Yin Hua looking a bit regretful and asked, “Pity what?”

“The array's power was still a bit weak...”

It didn't blast Qian Xing to death.

Zhang Lan nodded; he thought the same thing.

“Although he wasn't blasted to death, he was seriously injured. The Qian family is inviting one品 and above alchemists everywhere to treat his injuries. I don't know if he can be saved. I say they shouldn't treat him at all; it's a pure waste of pills.”

As Zhang Lan spoke, he suddenly thought of something and asked again, “If Qian Xing is saved, will he know it was you who did it?”

“I used spirit ink and splashed it in his eyes; he shouldn't have seen anything.”

“Oh?” Zhang Lan thought to himself, *You're not admitting it.*

Yin Hua looked up at the sky with his small face, pretending he hadn't said anything.

“What if he really knew then?”

Yin Hua thought for a moment and said, “Assuming he knew, with his self-respect, he definitely wouldn't tell his family, because being injured by a Qi Refining four layer cultivator is a very embarrassing matter.”

“Then what if he secretly seeks revenge on you?” Zhang Lan couldn't help but ask.

“Then I'm even less afraid. He can be ambushed secretly once, why can't he be ambushed a second time? The first time he had good luck; the second time is not necessarily the case...” Yin Hua curled his lips and said.

Although he doesn't actively provoke trouble, he also isn't afraid of it. Before, the matter arose suddenly, so he suffered a bit of a loss. If he had preparation, he wouldn't be afraid of Qian Xing at all.

Zhang Lan was stunned for a moment. “How can you ensure that his luck will be bad the second time?”

Yin Hua pretended not to hear.

Zhang Lan then said softly, “Even if you use the Earth Fire Array, you just blast him into a heavy injury; you still can't blast him to death. You are only Qi Refining four layer, and you don't have any other means, right...”

Qi Refining four layer, and he didn't know any spells. Even if he did, their power wouldn't be high.

Yin Hua wasn't a body refiner; close combat would be seeking death.

In terms of arrays, a Qi Refining four layer cultivator could draw an Earth Fire Array containing seven array patterns, which was almost the limit. Even if there were more powerful arrays, they wouldn't be much more powerful.

Even if such arrays really existed, they would be treasured secret arrays of big families and wouldn't be easily spread.

Zhang Lan couldn't think of what other means Yin Hua had.

“You're not thinking of calling those refining apprentices to come and beat Qian Xing to death as a group...” Zhang Lan suddenly said.

Yin Hua looked at Zhang Lan's eyes with a bit of disdain. He said softly, “One Earth Fire Array can cause injury; two Earth Fire Arrays wouldn't just blast him dead...”

Zhang Lan: “......”

He was accustomed to thinking about problems from a cultivator's professional perspective and hadn't considered such a simple and straightforward solution.

Yin Hua approached Zhang Lan and lowered his voice. “I've already thought it through. I'll do as you said: after the blast, wash away the ashes with water. On the spot, crush a spirit stone and mix and confuse the spirit power. That way, they won't know I used an array...”

Zhang Lan nodded, then suddenly noticed something was wrong. “Wait, when you said that, what do you mean by ‘do as you said’?”

Yin Hua smiled awkwardly. “This is thanks to your earlier guidance.”

Zhang Lan blurted out, “I didn't guide you!”

“Alright, even if you didn't guide.”

“What do you mean, even if? If I didn't guide, I didn't guide!”

Yin Hua then consoled him, “I was just saying it casually. How could a small Qi Refining four layer cultivator like me do such dangerous things?”

“Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this.”

Zhang Lan waved his hand and said, if he continued, he would probably become the mastermind.

He was originally a bit worried about Yin Hua. Now looking at it, he should still be worried about that boy, Qian Xing.

Perhaps the Qian family didn't want to blow this matter up. After all, they were at fault first. They failed to bully someone and were even blasted into a non-human shape. If it became known to everyone, they would be the ones losing face.

If they really wanted to pull up the radish and bring out the mud, pulling out the ugly things Qian Xing had done privately, the Dao Court Department would also have enough to deal with.

As long as the Qian family didn't make a move, even if Qian Xing privately sought revenge, if Yin Hua was a little careful, he shouldn't suffer a loss.

Yin Hua's only worry was the Qian family. As for Qian Xing, although he cursed him as trash, in his heart, he also always thought he was just trash. As long as he wasn't suddenly blocked and attacked without a word, dealing with Qian Xing in a situation where he had preparation was not difficult.

“Right, you learned arrays, you should have a master, right?” Zhang Lan had always wanted to ask this question.

Among the hundred professions of cultivation, arrays were the hardest to learn. The examination and grading of array masters were also the strictest.

Generally, cultivators who learned arrays all had master inheritance. Self-teaching simply didn't exist.

Even more talented array masters all needed guidance from others. Otherwise, let alone the vastness of arrays, just the basic array patterns would take a lot of time to learn and comprehend.

Yin Hua was a scattered cultivator and didn't cultivate in a sect, but his array level wasn't low. In addition to his own diligent practice, Zhang Lan guessed he should also have a master to guide him.

“Not a master, just a mister. I am just the mister's nominal disciple.” Yin Hua didn't conceal it either.

“Does this mister have a famous name?” Zhang Lan asked.

Yin Hua shook his head. “Mister lives in seclusion, likes quiet, and is not willing to reveal his name.”

Zhang Lan nodded. There were many such cultivators in the cultivation world; they were eccentric, didn't like socializing, and then found a secluded place to do things they liked.

For Yin Hua to encounter him was also considered his fate.

He didn't ask more; everything had a limit. Asking further would be meddling. Some high-level people were most taboo about others inquiring.

“However... this mister actually didn't take you as a disciple?”

Zhang Lan still couldn't help but ask. He felt that Yin Hua was a good child, diligent and hardworking, with high comprehension, only sometimes speaking a bit irritatingly. Zhang Lan himself wasn't skilled in arrays. If not, he would even want to take Yin Hua as a disciple.

Yin Hua said, “My talent is very ordinary. I am already very happy that mister can teach me arrays.”

Zhang Lan nodded and said nothing more. After eating the meat and drinking the wine, he instructed Yin Hua a few more times, then left the eatery.

Leaving the eatery and walking on the road, the breeze brushed his face, blowing away the slightly drunk wine intent, and he became much more sober.

Zhang Lan suddenly thought of a problem: “Qi Refining four layer, drawing seven array patterns, Earth Fire Array... this talent is considered very ordinary?”

“How many array patterns could I draw at Qi Refining four layer? Four? No, I could at least draw five or six, right? This child Yin Hua can draw seven...”

“He is going to be an array master, drawing seven is normal. I am not an array master, just casually learned a bit, drawing five or six should not be excessive...” Zhang Lan nodded.

“However, how many array patterns can a general Qi Refining four layer array master draw? Is it four?”

Zhang Lan thought for a while, then shook his head again; he still had no clue.

Before in the clan school, he hated drawing arrays the most; his divine sense was consumed extremely fast, and drawing made his head hurt. So, he simply didn't pay attention to this kind of thing.

“I'll write a letter back when I have time and ask the clan how many array patterns Qi Refining four layer disciples can draw...”

Zhang Lan thought silently.

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