“Three days ago, outside the Qian Xue province border, south of Cang Lang Mountain, along the Luo Pan Mountain trail, the bodies of three family disciples were found, their storage bags stolen…”

“Dao Ting Si is investigating, go and check…”

“These three disciples, all in the Foundation Establishment realm, after gathering for discussion, returned to their sects along the Luo Pan Mountain trail, passing through Cang Lang Mountain. Someone, without their knowledge, approached them from behind and, using a dagger spirit tool poisoned with Quench Water Poison, stabbed them one by one through the chest until they died.”

“And the three, until their death, had not the slightest awareness…”

“Cultivators passing up and down the mountain also did not see any suspicious cultivators passing by…”

“The identity of the murderer is unknown…”

Below there is a line of notes:

“The cultivator who committed the crime is certainly cunning, extremely agile, and extremely proficient in stealth techniques…”

“Those who accept this bounty must be cautious!”

It’s here!

Mo Hua’s spirit was shaken.

Stealth technique!

But it was a little different from what he had imagined…

He still thought that stealth techniques were used for stealing, but he didn’t expect that someone would rely on stealth methods to secretly kill people, and their methods were also quite cruel.

Mo Hua immediately used the Tai Xu Order and sent a nonsense message to Murong Cai Yun:

“Senior sister, are you there?”

After a moment, Murong Cai Yun replied helplessly:

“What is it? Say it.”

“Senior sister, do you have time? Do you want to take on a task?”

Before Murong Cai Yun could answer, Mo Hua hurriedly said again: “I found a good task, do you want to take it? If you take it, can you bring me along?”

“My authority is too low, many tasks don’t allow me to take them.”

Murong Cai Yun hesitated for a moment and transmitted: “What task?”

Mo Hua immediately sent over the entry “a strange robbery and murder case.”

Murong Cai Yun looked at it for a long time but still didn’t understand where this “good task” was exactly “good”…

A robbery and murder case.

Three people died under unclear circumstances. The identity of the cultivator who committed the crime, their appearance, their cultivation method, whether they have accomplices, whether they have a criminal record, what level of cultivation they are – everything is unknown.

It is only speculated based on the situation that this person is extremely proficient in stealth techniques.

But this is still just speculation.

Besides, there are no other clues at all.

Even just finding the person will take quite some time, not to mention that after tracking and apprehending them, it is very likely that quite some time will be spent, still in vain.

Murong Cai Yun wanted to politely refuse, but at this moment, she saw in the Tai Xu Order another string of “senior sister, senior sister, senior sister, please take it…” from Mo Hua.

She seemed to see Mo Hua opening a pair of watery eyes, looking at her with an expectant face.

Murong Cai Yun couldn’t bear to refuse.

She even thought of how disappointed Mo Hua, this little junior brother, would look after being refused, and her heart unexpectedly felt a strange sense of guilt…

Murong Cai Yun sighed.

Forget it, just take it.

It doesn’t matter if it can’t be completed. It’s just two days of rest time, wasted is wasted. It’s not like she hasn’t drawn water with a bamboo basket before.

Murong Cai Yun then agreed: “Okay then…”

Mo Hua was overjoyed, “Thank you, senior sister!”

Senior Sister Murong is indeed a great person!

After that, as expected, Murong Cai Yun took the “stealth robbery and murder” bounty and then invited Mo Hua.

Mo Hua impatiently “agreed.”

Thus, the matter of investigating the “stealth robbery and murder case” was settled.

Mo Hua’s divine sense exited the Tai Xu Order, but he discovered that Cheng Mo and the others were all staring at him.

“What happened?”

Mo Hua had a confused look on his face.

“You…” Si Tu Jian asked curiously, “What were you looking at in the Tai Xu Order?”

Mo Hua blinked.

Authority, bounties, merits, these things were all backdoor access given to him by Old Mr. Xun.

It wasn’t good to say it out loud.

Moreover, this kind of matter like “bounty wanted, apprehend criminal cultivators, hunt down evil people” was still too early for them…

They grew up in families and were “inexperienced.” They couldn’t bear this risk.

He was different, he was the “little senior brother.”

It was fine for him to do this kind of dangerous thing.

Mo Hua nodded with “responsibility” and then found an excuse:

“I’m looking at the course schedule to see what classes I should attend and what spells I should learn later…”

The other disciples all looked at Mo Hua suspiciously.

Their expressions seemed to be saying, I’ll believe you when pigs fly…

Seeing that they didn’t believe him, Mo Hua only said:

“Okay, I was just thinking about how much homework I should assign you all for the array class…”

This time, the group’s emotions instantly stirred up.

No one didn’t believe him.

“Mo Hua!”

“Can we still be friends?”

“I advise you to behave yourself…”

“My array level is my business, I advise you not to meddle…”

“Don’t forget the friendship between fellow disciples!”

“Array idiot” Cheng Mo even almost cried, “Brother, I beg you, that’s enough. I can’t finish so much homework…”

Mo Hua showed a reluctant expression and sighed: “Since that’s the case, then forget it.”

Cheng Mo immediately beamed and hugged Mo Hua’s shoulder, saying loudly: “Good! From now on, you are my brother, my own brother!”

Two days later, during the rest period.

For safety, Mo Hua again requested another day off. Counting it up, he had a total of three days.

After class, Mo Hua left the Tai Xu Gate’s mountain gate and met up with the group at the old place, which was the large stone at the foot of Tai Xu Gate Mountain.

This time there were still five people.

Murong Cai Yun, Ou Yang Feng, Hua Qian Qian, and Shang Guan Xu were all there.

Shang Guan Xu’s injuries were healed, and he could fight with people.

Although the Shang Guan family was a large family, there were also many disciples. Shang Guan Xu was a direct descendant, but not a core direct descendant, so he had to rely on his own efforts to earn merit.

Hua Qian Qian was the daughter of a true transmission elder of Hundred Flowers Valley, very favored. In the future, she would certainly enter the inner sect of Hundred Flowers Valley and receive the true transmission of Hundred Flowers Valley.

But she didn’t want others to gossip and wanted to be self-reliant, earn merit, and be promoted to a true transmission disciple of Hundred Flowers Valley’s inner sect.

These were things Mo Hua had inquired about from Senior Sister Murong, and then combined with the cases of the disciples around him, he speculated.

It was probably not far off.

Anyway, in the Qian Xue province border, so many sect disciples, no one didn’t want to earn merit.

Shang Guan Xu was quite familiar with Mo Hua and nodded with a smile.

Hua Qian Qian also smiled charmingly, her eyes full of light, and greeted Mo Hua.

But Mo Hua always felt that this Senior Sister Hua’s eyes, when looking at him, had a trace of “ill intent.”

He didn’t know what she was thinking in her heart.

Seeing Mo Hua look at her, Hua Qian Qian’s eyes became even more alluring, revealing an unusual light.

Mo Hua felt a little dangerous, so he immediately moved closer to Senior Sister Murong.

Murong Cai Yun’s expression was helpless.

After the group gathered, they set off towards the vicinity of Cang Lang Mountain.

Cang Lang Mountain was not far from the Qian Xue province border, and the five-grade Dao Ting Si that managed the Qian Xue province border was just on the way to Cang Lang Mountain.

Several people still needed to go to Dao Ting Si first to confirm their identities, receive the bounty, and conveniently inquire about the clues of the deceased.

Hooves clattered, and they walked for more than an hour before arriving at Dao Ting Si.

Mo Hua got off the carriage and looked up. In sight was an extremely grand and majestic Ting Si pavilion. The pavilion was tall and towering, with flying eaves and golden wings, dignified and solemn.

Like a large mountain-镇 seal, it fell on the mountain, guarding the entire Qian Xue province border.

Above were seven large characters: Qian Xue province border Dao Ting Si.

This is the five-grade Dao Ting Si of the Qian Xue province border…

Mo Hua’s heart was infinitely shocked.

Before such a grand and solemn Dao Ting Si, Mo Hua felt that he was like a small sapling at the foot of the mountain, weak and fragile.

Ou Yang Feng patted Mo Hua’s shoulder and said warmly:

“This majesty has a bit of bluffing component. You’ll know it after coming a few times…”

Mo Hua was startled, looked up again, and suddenly realized:

“Array?”

Ou Yang Feng was somewhat surprised and then laughed: “Correct, when this Dao Ting Si pavilion was built, it integrated an array that amplifies majesty, so outsiders seeing it for the first time will feel insignificant, and will also feel…”

Ou Yang Feng pointed upwards and lowered his voice, “The authority of Dao Ting is imposing and cannot be violated…”

“So that’s how it is…”

Mo Hua nodded.

Knowing the trick inside, the awe in his heart also diminished a few points. Then, following Murong Cai Yun, he entered the door to look and was even more greatly disappointed.

This Dao Ting Si, from the outside, was indeed majestic enough.

But from the inside, it was perfunctory, the organization was redundant, and the atmosphere was stagnant.

Moreover, most of the officials all had straight faces, and when speaking, they were rigid and had a trace of looking down with contempt.

Their faces were difficult to look at, and their words were difficult to listen to.

If it was three-grade or four-grade, then forget it.

Several small two-grade officials actually also had faces full of arrogance.

Occasionally, there were also capable-looking, sharp-eyed, deep-cultivated, and seemingly very powerful Dao Ting Si cultivators, but there were few, and they seemed out of place with the entire atmosphere of Dao Ting Si.

Mo Hua wanted to ask something, but thinking that walls have ears, and moreover, inside the five-grade Dao Ting Si, there were so many great cultivators, perhaps as soon as he opened his mouth, his words would be heard by people, so he endured and did not ask.

Murong Cai Yun took the lead, verified their identities, received the bounty, and then led several copies of files, handling all the procedures.

She was a child of a noble family and a disciple of Tai Xu Gate. Her appearance and talent were both very good, and the cultivators on the Dao Ting Si side were all still very polite.

The trip did not suffer any cold treatment or difficulties.

“So it’s about looking at people to serve…”

Mo Hua muttered in his heart.

Just as they were about to leave, several people were stopped, and an official said: “Wait a moment, Gu Dian Si has something to explain…”

Gu Dian Si?

Mo Hua was slightly startled, his heart thumped, could it be…

After a moment, a person walked from afar. Mo Hua glanced and said in his heart, indeed…

The person who came was handsome, wearing a Dao Ting Si Dian Si robe, with an elegant demeanor and an attitude that was not arrogant, but between his eyebrows, he revealed a few points of unruliness.

It was precisely Gu Chang Huai, the young master of the Gu family, whom Mo Hua had encountered several times.

Gu Chang Huai’s voice was clear and cold, calm, composed, but revealed a few points of self-conceit:

“This matter is very thorny. I didn’t want to let you disciples take it. I notified Dao Ting Si to withdraw the task, but I found that you had already taken it…”

“Everything has regulations. Since you took it, there’s no way, but there are a few points I want to admonish…”

Gu Chang Huai walked and talked to himself, not even looking at Murong Cai Yun and the others much with his sharp eyes.

Until his peripheral vision caught Mo Hua…

Gu Chang Huai was obviously stunned for a moment.

Mo Hua could even see Gu Chang Huai blinking slightly, as if confirming that he hadn’t seen the wrong person.

An innocent and clever face, a pair of clear and deep eyes, there was no second one in the entire Qian Xue province border, he couldn’t possibly be mistaken.

Gu Chang Huai was silent for a moment and then said slowly:

“Mo… Hua?”

“Mm mm.” Mo Hua nodded continuously and said very politely: “Hello, Uncle Gu.”

Murong Cai Yun’s expression was somewhat astonished. The official beside her obviously also didn’t expect that Mo Hua actually knew Gu Chang Huai.

Gu Chang Huai tried to restrain his emotions but still couldn’t help but ask Mo Hua:

“What are you doing here?”

Mo Hua pointed at Murong Cai Yun, “I’m with Senior Sister, here to receive the bounty.”

Gu Chang Huai frowned, “What bounty?”

Mo Hua said: “Just the bounty you just mentioned…”

Gu Chang Huai’s eyelid twitched. Looking at Mo Hua, who still had some childishness on his face, he said somewhat puzzled: “You just entered the sect, right…”

He just entered the sect, how could he do tasks?

He could even find senior brothers and sisters to hang out with?

This child… is so well-connected?

Gu Chang Huai was very confused.

Mo Hua shook his head to correct: “Not just entered, I’ve been in for half a year!”

The implication was as if he was already very impressive.

Gu Chang Huai looked on with a headache.

But in front of so many people, he was also embarrassed to “reminisce” with Mo Hua again. Then, his expression became serious, and he nodded coldly.

“I know.”

Gu Chang Huai glanced at Mo Hua again with his peripheral vision and began to talk about the proper matter:

“The perpetrator is probably in the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm, proficient in stealth, calm and cruel methods, extremely concealed, and hard to guard against…”

“Even cultivators in the late-stage Foundation Establishment, or those who have just entered the late-stage Foundation Establishment, are very dangerous when encountering such cultivators skilled in ‘hidden kill’.”

“Being stealthily approached, caught off guard, unable to defend against his fatal move…”

“You are all sect disciples, your experience is still shallow, it is very difficult to be an opponent of this kind of cunning and vicious cultivator.”

“And this murderer is certainly a habitual offender.”

“I checked the files. Among the criminal cultivators who are skilled in hidden kill and have accumulated evil deeds, there is one who is the most matching. His real name, Dao Ting Si did not check, but according to the cultivators on the road, they all call him ‘Yin Lao Er’…”

Yin Lao Er…

Ou Yang Feng and the others all showed thoughtful expressions.

Only Mo Hua silently nodded, knowing that he had guessed correctly.

Gu Chang Huai saw this in his eyes and was even more startled.

Mo Hua’s reaction, could it be… he already knew that the murderer was this Yin Lao Er?

He himself had flipped through the secret files of Dao Ting Si for a long time before flipping it out. How did Mo Hua, this small cultivator deep in the sect, know?

This child is very strange…

Gu Chang Huai looked deeply at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua detected Gu Chang Huai’s gaze and immediately looked serious, pretending to be well-behaved.

Gu Chang Huai continued:

“This kind of experienced criminal cultivator, and still skilled in stealth, should have originally been handled by a three-grade Dian Si, killing him with thunderous means…”

“But Dao Ting Si has limited manpower. Cultivators of several grades catch criminal cultivators of several grades.”

“Criminal cultivators in the Foundation Establishment realm are still not to be caught by those in the Golden Core realm.”

“But this person is indeed thorny and difficult to deal with, so I came to inform you. If you cancel the task, there will be no punishment.”

Ou Yang Feng and several others looked at each other and all shook their heads.

They were all prodigies of heaven and all had pride in their hearts.

A criminal cultivator in the mid-stage Foundation Establishment, no matter how thorny, was not enough to make them retreat.

Gu Chang Huai’s gaze revealed some approval and he handed over several copies of files:

“This is the file of that Yin Lao Er. Inside are his native place, cultivation method, Dao law, etc. Look carefully and be cautious.”

Murong Cai Yun received the files and cupped her hands, saying:

“Thank you, Gu Dian Si.”

Gu Chang Huai nodded slightly, turned and left. Just as he was leaving, he glanced at Mo Hua again. Seeing Mo Hua with a relaxed face, looking unaware of the danger, he couldn’t help but frown.

Yin Lao Er is insidious and cunning, very difficult to deal with.

Even experienced officials may not necessarily see through Yin Lao Er’s stealth, nor necessarily defend against Yin Lao Er’s sneak attack.

He didn’t know what fun Mo Hua, this little brat, was following along to join.

Gu Chang Huai felt that Mo Hua, this little brat, looked cute but was strange and eccentric. He didn’t want to bother with him originally.

But thinking that he had saved Yu’er and was very cared for by his cousin, Gu Chang Huai still sighed slightly and spoke to remind him: “Be a little careful…”

Mo Hua was slightly startled.

The other several people were even more surprised.

Especially the official of Dao Ting Si, he did not expect that Gu Dian Si, who had always been cold as ice and kept people at a distance, would actually worry about others…

He really saw a ghost…

Mo Hua smiled: “Okay, Uncle Gu.”

Gu Chang Huai nodded, then turned and left.

Everything was handled properly. After that, the group set off to apprehend Yin Lao Er.

According to the file records, this Yin Lao Er had a lifespan of over two hundred years and was once a disciple of Wu Yin Sect, one of the hundred sects in Qian province.

But Wu Yin Sect’s inheritance was too unorthodox and difficult to accept disciples, so it gradually declined. Finally, unable to pay its debts, it sold its mountain gate. Fifty years ago, the entire sect moved out of the Qian Xue province border.

The rise and fall of sects, ups and downs, this is also normal.

But Wu Yin Sect left, yet Yin Lao Er stayed and committed evil deeds by relying on Wu Yin Sect’s ultimate skill.

This ultimate skill was a stealth method, named: Small Five Elements Hidden Trace Technique.

Mo Hua’s heart was filled with joy.

Small Five Elements…

His own spirit root was also a Small Five Elements spirit root. He felt that this stealth technique seemed to be specially tailored for him.

Heaven’s Mechanism Derivation is indeed useful.

Several people left Dao Ting Si.

Murong Cai Yun and the others still had somewhat solemn expressions, remembering Gu Dian Si’s words.

Mo Hua, however, had light steps and a relaxed mood.

He felt that the Small Five Elements Hidden Trace Technique was already waving at him.

Mo Hua was average in all other aspects, only his divine sense was extremely strong.

Therefore, he liked and was most skilled at bullying stealthy, sneaky cultivators…

And at this moment, deep within Cang Lang Mountain.

In the originally empty woods, a human figure suddenly appeared.

This was a thin, short-statured cultivator with a sinister and wrinkled face.

He looked around and then frowned tightly.

After killing the three people, he ran to this deep mountain to avoid suspicion.

This was also his usual practice.

But these past few days, he always felt a bit uneasy.

As if he was being stared at by some ill-intentioned “bad thing”…

Yin Lao Er was puzzled.

Without reason, without any exposed traces, who exactly could be staring at him, and how could they be staring at him?

Yin Lao Er shook his head.

No matter what, now is a critical moment, he must endure and not make another mistake.

Those three people were already an oversight.

If he makes another mistake, Mr. Tu will certainly kill him, dismember him, and offer him to the demon slave of the god master.

Yin Lao Er shivered.

He liked to open people’s intestines and stomachs, but he didn’t like to be opened up himself and fed to those half-human, half-demon things…

(End of this chapter)

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