After passing through the deep mountains, it was still several hundred li to Qingzhou City.
Arriving at Qingzhou City would be like having one foot already in the boundary of Qianxue State.
Within the boundary of Qianxue State, the atmosphere of learning is flourishing, and it is also a bit safer.
After that, according to the map, I will find Qiandao Sect, then I can hold the entry sect order and formally enter the sect.
“Entering the sect…”
Mo Hua’s face was filled with anticipation.
Along the way, his mood was relaxed, his steps were light, and he walked without any guard, following Jiang Laoda and the others.
He conveniently freeloaded food and drink.
In the evening, they stayed in broken temples or abandoned houses in the mountains. Mo Hua ate his fill and then slept, wrapping himself in his small blanket, sleeping soundly.
Jiang Laoda and several others were gathered around the fire.
One person looked at Mo Hua and sneered, “This boy, his heart is so big, like a fool, he doesn’t know anything…”
Jiang Laoda glared at him fiercely, “Watch your mouth!”
That person was reprimanded and lowered his head, only muttering, “Anyway, this little fool can’t hear…”
Beside them, someone else also shook his head, “This child looks quite clever, but he has no heart…”
“What heart? You’re this big, you’re also like this, maybe not even as good as him…”
“If he really had a heart, wouldn’t that be terrible?”
“Enough!” Jiang Laoda said with a frown.
The crowd then fell silent.
All around was quiet, the bonfire crackling and burning.
The night mountain wind was bleak and cold. The crowd silently surrounded the fire pit, drinking to ward off the cold.
Someone was on guard at the perimeter, and their divine sense swept through from time to time, guarding against any rustling of leaves or blowing of wind.
By midnight, it was even quieter.
Mo Hua slept even deeper, occasionally smacking his lips, not knowing what he was eating in his dream.
A big man looked at Mo Hua and said to Jiang Laoda:
“It’s good that this boy is a bit stupid. Bringing him along won’t arouse suspicion.”
Jiang Laoda nodded slightly.
The big man thought for a moment, and a look of doubt appeared on his face, “Old big, can we smoothly complete this task?”
Jiang Laoda’s brows also furrowed, and he kept his voice very low, “Only we are left. We have to succeed, even if we don’t…”
The big man said, “But we are…”
Jiang Laoda glanced at Mo Hua with the corner of his eye, saw that Mo Hua was sleeping sweetly, and then said:
“The darkest area is under the lamp…”
“This time, several groups of us, the strongest team, had eight late-stage Foundation Building cultivators, equipped with evil tools and cultivating demonic path techniques. The Dao Court Division noticed their clues and killed them all, not one was left.”
“The remaining several teams were either caught by the Gu family or were wanted and pursued by the Dao Court Division…”
“Now the Dao Court Division is pursuing too tightly. If we’re not careful, we’ll all lose our lives…”
The big man said angrily, “Damn the Dao Court Division!”
Immediately he was puzzled again, “The Dao Court Division, that group of wine sacks and rice bags, people who just go with the flow, why are they so troublesome this time?”
Jiang Laoda glanced at him, “Anyone who can get into the Dao Court Division, who are truly ‘wine sacks and rice bags’? They just don’t want to act if there are no benefits…”
“Once interests are involved, once there’s oil and water to be gained, they become true ‘hounds’…”
“This deal is very important, and the Dao Court Division is involved in the interests. The oil and water are also fat, so naturally, they will put in heart and effort…”
The big man said in a low voice, “We, this group of people, are in the early stage of Foundation Building. We are not opponents of the Dao Court Division and the Gu family, right…”
Jiang Laoda looked at him coldly, “Even if you were in the early stage of Golden Core, you wouldn’t be their opponents.”
The big man stammered, speechless.
Jiang Laoda sighed, “So, we can only choose a second-rate state boundary and take this road…”
“Fortunately, we are only in the early stage of Foundation Building. If our cultivation were higher, we would be conspicuous and probably would have been exposed halfway and killed by the Dao Court Division or the Gu family…”
The big man felt lingering fear.
Cultivating dao truly depends on fate.
Sometimes, it’s not better to have higher cultivation. With higher cultivation, one might die faster instead…
“Old big, can we really… deliver this trip?”
Jiang Laoda said in a deep voice, “Mister Tu has calculated everything well. As long as we listen to his words, although this road will have shocks, there will be no dangers…”
The three words “Mister Tu” seemed to carry a lot of weight.
The big man was slightly relieved.
Jiang Laoda said again, “Once this deal is done, we will earn a large sum of spirit stones. At that time, brothers can buy some pills and spirit objects, cultivate in seclusion, and at least raise one or two realms.”
“Wait for the wind to pass, then we will resume our old profession…”
When the big man heard this, his eyes lit up, and he just smirked:
“So many spirit stones, cultivating in seclusion is too bitter…”
Jiang Laoda saw through his thoughts at a glance, kicked him, and scolded, “Stop going to brothels, you useless thing…”
The big man smiled apologetically, somewhat unconvinced, and glanced at Mo Hua again, asking:
“Then this boy? Will he also be sold together?”
Jiang Laoda nodded, “I’ve already thought it through. Outside Qingzhou City, there are several contact points. When we arrive there, we’ll sell them all and earn as much as possible…”
The two people were chatting. The night was too deep, and sleepiness gradually increased, so they both closed their eyes to rest.
Inside his sea of consciousness, while practicing arrays and eavesdropping on the “story”, Mo Hua’s brows were furrowed.
“Several batches…”
“Mister Tu…”
“Deal…”
It seems these human traffickers are not just one batch, but probably a large gang.
Even some demonic cultivators are among them…
I just don’t know if the several teams of demonic cultivators I encountered on the road were also in the business of “trafficking cultivators”.
And “Mister Tu”…
Who is this Mister Tu?
He “calculated” that there would be shocks but no dangers?
How did he calculate?
Does he also know heavenly secrets class derivation methods? Or does he have treasures like a heavenly secrets lock?
Mo Hua was a bit conflicted again:
“What should I do next?”
“Should I wipe out this group of human traffickers who traffic cultivators?”
Mo Hua shook his head.
He was only in the early stage of Foundation Building. Where did he get this ability…
Moreover, this is Qian State, not the second-rate Da Heishan State boundary, where high-rank cultivators are as numerous as clouds.
He has no power, no background, no acquaintances, and no one will back him up.
He is not qualified to handle this kind of matter.
“Forget it, first ensure my own safety…”
When I’m almost at Qingzhou City, I’ll find an opportunity to secretly slip away.
The most urgent thing is to enter the sect.
This is the proper business. I can’t waste time on other matters.
At most, after arriving at Qingzhou City, I’ll report it to the Dao Court Division. After the matter, let the Dao Court Division worry about it. As a mere small cultivator in the Foundation Building stage, I can’t manage that much…
But that “Mister Tu” who can calculate and pinch, I can pay attention to him later…
Mo Hua remembered the three words “Mister Tu” and then continued to practice arrays on the dao stele.
The next day, when he woke up, Mo Hua and the crowd continued to hurry on.
After walking for several more days, it was less than a hundred li to Qingzhou City.
Mo Hua felt it was time for him to slip away.
The world is vast, and entering the sect is a big deal.
He had no time to play with them.
But when they walked to a mountain forest and stopped to rest temporarily, Jiang Laoda suddenly took out an iron bracelet, held it out in front of Mo Hua, and said coldly:
“Put it on.”
Mo Hua was startled, “What is this?”
“You don’t care, just put it on.”
Jiang Laoda’s tone was indifferent.
The other cultivators also looked at Mo Hua, smiling sinisterly.
Mo Hua said “fearfully”, “I… I won’t wear it…”
A big man sneered, “This may not be up to you…”
“You… aren’t you going to take me to find my Master?”
Mo Hua stammered, while quietly releasing his divine sense, preparing to find a corner, take advantage of their unpreparedness, use Passing Water Step to slip away, and then use concealment technique to blend into the grass.
The first-grade concealment technique’s effect was slightly poor.
But he was small, and borrowing the grass to confuse their vision would be enough to shake off these people.
Mo Hua’s thoughts were unknown to these human traffickers.
Jiang Laoda smiled mildly, but it looked hypocritical, a smile without warmth:
“You put on this bracelet, and we will take you to find your Master…”
“Really?”
Mo Hua’s face was pure, but he was already secretly circulating energy, his heels slightly lifted.
Jiang Laoda still wanted to say something when suddenly a big man in the crowd sneered:
“Find his Master?”
“Little fool!”
“Who is so idle that they would bring you to find your Master who knows where he died…”
It was quiet for a while.
The expression on Mo Hua’s face gradually faded, his gaze was slightly cold, and a strange black shadow floated in the depths of his eyes.
However, these changes were only for an instant and disappeared in a flash, and no one noticed.
Jiang Laoda’s gaze was like a sword, and he suddenly looked at the big man.
That big man awkwardly shut his mouth.
Jiang Laoda looked at Mo Hua and said mildly:
“Little brother, they spoke without thinking, don’t mind them…”
“We are taking you to see your Master.”
“This bracelet is a spirit tool. It will both protect you and prevent you from getting lost. If we can’t find you, you’d better wear it… this is for your own good…”
Jiang Laoda’s tone was mild, but his gaze was icy cold, not allowing for refusal.
Mo Hua thought for a moment, nodded, “Okay!”
Mo Hua took the bracelet and put it on his fair and tender wrist.
Jiang Laoda was relieved, looking at Mo Hua as if looking at a lamb.
“Let’s go…”
Jiang Laoda led the way, and the crowd smiled sinisterly and followed him forward.
Mo Hua walked behind, silently looking at the crowd, as if looking at a group of dead people.
After that, Mo Hua was well-behaved all the way.
Jiang Laoda was a bit strange, but thinking that the iron bracelet was already on and this small cultivator couldn’t make a fuss, he didn’t care too much.
After walking over a hundred li more, it was evening, and they arrived at a food shop.
This place was only dozens of li from Qingzhou City.
This food shop was located in the wilderness, with a thatched roof and wooden eaves, quite spacious, but there were no guests dining.
The food shop had a fat shopkeeper and a thin waiter. When they saw Jiang Laoda and the others, their gazes froze for a moment, and they asked with a smile:
“Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?”
Jiang Laoda said in a deep voice, “Not eating.”
The shopkeeper said, “Then staying?”
Jiang Laoda said, “Can people stay here?”
The shopkeeper breathed a slight sigh of relief and smiled, “Adults can’t stay, children can.”
Jiang Laoda nodded, “Then not staying, serve some wine and meat.”
The shopkeeper said, “Good!”
The dialogue between the two was a bit strange.
Mo Hua thought for a moment and realized that these people were a group.
This shopkeeper was also a human trafficker, disguised and lurking here, connecting with cultivators like Jiang Laoda to traffic small cultivators like himself.
The crowd sat down in the food shop.
The shopkeeper served wine and dishes, then toasted Jiang Laoda and asked in a low voice:
“Succeeded?”
Jiang Laoda nodded.
The shopkeeper glanced at Mo Hua and frowned, “Just him? Is his age not right?”
Jiang Laoda shook his head, “No, this is cheap goods picked up along the way. How could the important ‘goods’ be allowed to walk with him…”
“…Rest assured, everything is proper…”
The shopkeeper then felt relieved in his heart, “That’s good…”
Jiang Laoda asked again, “When will the people come?”
“One shichen later…”
“Are they from the Gu family?”
“They are outside the city…”
“Dao Court Division…”
“Someone is watching. There are no those hounds within one or twenty li around…”
Jiang Laoda breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, “Good!”
The expressions of the others also relaxed a lot.
They had endured wind and dew all the way, on tenterhooks. Now, this deal was finally coming to a close, and they could also earn full spirit stones and live several years, or even more than ten years, of good days.
The shopkeeper served wine and meat.
The crowd had been hungry all the way and couldn’t help but eat heartily, only drinking the wine relatively restrained.
In the last moment, they obviously didn’t want to mess up.
Mo Hua was also given a small bowl of spirit meat. He ate while thinking.
“One shichen…”
“Who will come?”
“If it’s Golden Core, I probably can’t run away. If it’s Foundation Building, it will be quite troublesome if there are too many people…”
“It seems I need to make plans early…”
Mo Hua ate a mouthful of meat, then threw the bowl down and frowned, “So hard to eat…”
The other cultivators all looked over, their gazes unfriendly.
“Little ghost, what are you making noise about?”
Mo Hua said, “The meat is too hard to eat, it’s cooked too badly. It’s not as delicious as what I cook…”
The fat shopkeeper was angry, “What nonsense are you talking about? This is my ancestral craft!”
Mo Hua said disdainfully, “Then your ancestor wasn’t that great either…”
“You…”
The fat shopkeeper’s angry face was slightly red. Jiang Laoda pressed him down, signaling him to calm down, “What’s there to argue with a child…”
At this time, it was better not to add extra trouble.
Jiang Laoda looked at Mo Hua, “If it doesn’t taste good, then you cook it yourself.”
Anyway, it was the last meal. Let this child eat something delicious according to his own heart. It was nothing.
Jiang Laoda silently said in his heart.
Mo Hua said happily, “Okay!” Then he got up and went to the back kitchen.
Jiang Laoda silently looked at Mo Hua.
The back kitchen was inside the food shop, enclosed all around. Mo Hua was still wearing the iron bracelet and couldn’t run away laterally. Moreover, there were still more than ten people watching.
But to avoid accidents, Jiang Laoda still released a thread of divine sense while eating meat and drinking, paying attention to the movement in the back kitchen.
Mo Hua was really stewing meat.
The ingredients in this food shop were unexpectedly all spirit meat. There were fewer varieties, but the meat quality was good.
Obviously, this group of people was doing immoral and wicked business, but they were living well and eating well.
Spirit meat was very expensive. Mo Hua usually didn’t eat much, and he was also reluctant to eat it, but now there was no need to be polite…
Mo Hua then picked some good meat, put it into a pot to boil, then followed the recipe his mother taught him, controlled the fire himself, put in spices, stewed out the meat flavor, and the spice flavor, fusing them together…
Mo Hua also noticed Jiang Laoda’s prying divine sense.
But it was strange that his divine sense of this intensity could watch him.
Mo Hua adjusted the flavor, turned down the heat, and stewed slowly.
Then, from the “Naru Ring”, he took out several bottles of spirit ink.
His storage bag had been “confiscated” by Jiang Laoda, who said he would temporarily keep it for him.
Mo Hua didn’t care either.
The key things were all put in the “Naru Ring” given by his Master. This Naru Ring could not be seen by others and was very safe.
Now, he first wanted to remove the iron bracelet on his wrist.
Mo Hua took out the spirit ink, then pointed his finger, controlled the ink with his divine sense, condensed array patterns on the bracelet, and unlocked the iron bracelet that was locking his hand.
This iron bracelet had spirit suppression and tracking effects.
The Dao Court Division also had similar spirit tools, which were used to lock down criminal cultivators.
The trouble with this iron bracelet was the array drawn on it.
But the good thing about it was also the array drawn on it.
To Mo Hua, as long as it was an array problem, it was not a problem.
So he honestly wore this iron bracelet at that time.
“Wanting to use this array to trap me is somewhat like ‘teaching an egg to an old hen’…”
Mo Hua lightly hummed in his heart.
The array on the iron bracelet was unlocked, and then it lost its effect.
After that, it was proper business…
Mo Hua’s eyes were slightly bright, giving rise to virtual shadows, his pupils were pitch black, and the divine thought avatar in his sea of consciousness also put on a layer of strange “dao robe”.
His divine sense poured out like a tide.
And the spirit ink also floated up from the bottle, condensed into lines, fell into the ground, melted into the soil, like fine threads, and again like blood snakes, secretly, winding, climbing layer by layer towards the outside…
The sky was gradually getting late, dusk was dim.
The crowd didn’t know what terrible things were winding on the ground, like a spider weaving a web, connecting layer by layer, and constructing step by step…
The meat quality of the spirit meat was delicate, and the cooking time was not long.
Soon, Mo Hua finished cooking the meat.
He used a large bowl to hold it, carried it outside, and ate the meat and drank the soup by himself, eating very happily.
The others silently looked at him.
They were both surprised that this little ghost could really cook, and at the same time, they were also a bit surprised that the dishes cooked by this little ghost smelled not bad.
But they all didn’t disturb Mo Hua.
As if Mo Hua ate well, it was still a bowl of “beheading meal”.
The children who were sold, they didn’t know who the buyer was, or what they were bought to do…
Either they were taken to be raised, or taken to be enslaved, or taken to refine pills, refine talismans, refine tools…
Whether they lived or died, it was hard to say.
So calling it a “beheading meal” was also fine.
Mo Hua finished eating the entire large bowl of meat, his belly was round, he drank the soup, and his body was also warm.
He again took a cup from the table, poured some wine, held it in his hands, walked to Jiang Laoda, and toasted Jiang Laoda.
Jiang Laoda was a bit surprised.
Mo Hua held the wine bowl and said seriously:
“Thank you all the big brothers for taking care of me all the way. I’ll toast everyone a cup and send you all on your way!”
Mo Hua finished the wine in the bowl and drank it down in one gulp.
Jiang Laoda laughed, but laughed coldly in his heart. However, he still picked up the wine bowl, but when he drank halfway, he suddenly realized that Mo Hua’s words were wrong…
Send all the big brothers on their way?
On what road?
Jiang Laoda was startled.
And Mo Hua took advantage of his toast to attract everyone’s attention, quietly shattered a bag of spirit stones, and with his divine thought, activated the array.
Spirit power fluctuations spread out.
Jiang Laoda knew something was wrong in his heart. His gaze was sharp, and he suddenly looked at Mo Hua.
He stretched out his big hand, just wanting to grab Mo Hua, but Mo Hua’s body was suddenly wrapped in a mist of water, formless and ethereal.
When Jiang Laoda grabbed, he only seemed to grab a mass of mist. His hand was hazy, empty, and nothing.
Looking again, Mo Hua had already floated away, standing in a corner.
Like a startled swan, his body was like flowing water, both real and illusory.
“This… what body technique is this?!”
Jiang Laoda’s heart was shocked. He still wanted to chase, but suddenly he glanced out of the corner of his eye, and his eyelids twitched.
On the ground, he didn’t know when, suddenly dense, profound, fresh red patterns appeared. In the dusk, they formed a line, piercing red. Spirit power flowed within them, like flowing magma, wrapping all of them!
“Killing array?!”
Jiang Laoda’s heart trembled violently, his gaze horrified.
Regarding update issues…
Although it’s one chapter a day, it’s actually almost the same as two chapters a day.
Because I don’t want to break the chapter, I don’t divide it.
The longer the story is written, the more tired I get, and the more anxious I become, so I can only adjust slowly. I can’t write too fiercely and make myself numb.
The premise of adjusting the update rhythm is that I can ensure that I finish writing this book according to the outline.
My energy is limited and cannot be overdrawn.
When my state of mind is good and I’m in a good state, I’ll add more chapters.
Some book friends feel that I write slowly, and I’m also very sad, but I really can’t write faster…
If you really dislike the slow pace, I can only endure the pain with tears and advise everyone to save it up first.
Very sorry (ashamed.jpg).
(End of this chapter)