Mo Hua’s face became even uglier.

He was a dignified man, yet to be looked down upon by these people was truly unreasonable.

Hao Xuan said to Wang Chen, “Can you make an exception?”

Wang Chen shook his head, “It’s no use even if I make an exception. Even if I let him in the door, the senior brothers inside won’t let him board the ship.”

“Board the ship?” Hao Xuan asked.

Wang Chen realized he had let something slip and quickly said, “Nothing, nothing, but this little junior brother…”

Mo Hua’s gaze was cold.

Wang Chen, looked at by Mo Hua, felt a chill in his heart for some reason, and quickly changed his words with an embarrassed smile:

“…This little brother, ‘young’ has achievements, really not suitable to go upstairs, you all also don’t make things difficult for me.”

Hao Xuan gave Mo Hua a look, asking what to do.

Mo Hua thought for a moment, then sighed, “Then you all go up then…”

Then he secretly used his Tai Xu Ling to transmit a message to Hao Xuan and the others:

“Go inside and see the situation, be more vigilant, don’t fall into their trap. If you encounter any accidents, it’s better to make a big fuss, and also try to find a way to escape.”

“Also, don’t go behind my back to see those ‘good-looking’, play those good fun ‘good fun’, there must be something strange inside.”

Hao Xuan and the other two all nodded silently.

Mo Hua then said, “I’ll just walk around Gui Shui Cheng. When you all come out, we’ll return to the sect together.”

“Okay.”

Then Hao Xuan and the other two followed Wang Chen into a bustling and noisy tavern.

Mo Hua could only look on with longing eyes.

He was very curious and wanted to know exactly what was inside the tavern, but the others simply wouldn’t let him in.

Mo Hua could only endure it and turned around to walk a circle in Gui Shui Cheng.

Gui Shui Cheng was still quite prosperous, with many Gui Shui Sect disciples inside.

According to Yu Cang Hai, the high-level members of Gui Shui Sect colluded with Dao Ting Si, betrayed Shui Lao Sect, and stole the inheritance of Shui Lao Sect. On this basis, they established the current Gui Shui Sect, which is among the twelve major sects.

Gui Shui Sect disciples mostly cultivate water-based Dao techniques, involving torture, and after graduation, most enter Dao Ting Si.

Coming and going in the city were many disciples wearing Gui Shui Sect Dao robes. Their gazes were hidden, and they all looked somewhat gloomy.

Besides that, there were also some Gui Shui Sect industries.

Gui Shui Sect’s inheritance is related to water, relying on water to eat water, so their industries are also roughly related to water trades.

They had ferry boats, spirit boats, as well as taverns, fish markets, and they would also rent and sell some cave mansions built near the water.

Mo Hua walked a circle, walking and remembering, roughly familiarizing himself with the layout of Gui Shui Cheng, then returned to the front of the tavern.

The tavern was called “Lin Shui Lou”.

The building was bustling with people, and Hao Xuan and the other two were still inside, not knowing what they were doing.

Mo Hua transmitted a message to ask, but they didn’t reply either.

Mo Hua was a little unhappy.

He didn’t know if these three idiots were so happy that they forgot to return, or if there was some array set up in the tavern that isolated Yuan magnetism signals, and they didn’t receive his transmitted message.

“Should I use a concealment technique to go in and see?”

Mo Hua walked around the tavern and saw that all four sides of this tavern had actually spent a lot of money to set up high-grade visible and hidden arrays.

As soon as he used a concealment technique to approach, he would be discovered.

Mo Hua was not pleased, “So wary of me? There’s definitely something fishy inside.”

Just as he was pondering how to blend in, suddenly there was a lot of noise at the doorway, and many cultivators came out of the doorway.

Among the crowd were also Hao Xuan and the other two.

As the three of them came out of the tavern door, Mo Hua heard that Wang Chen was repeatedly apologizing:

“Brother Xuan, two brothers, I’m really sorry, it was originally arranged, but for some reason, it was temporarily changed above, spoiling the elegant interests of various Dao friends. I apologize to everyone here.”

After speaking, Wang Chen took out a storage bag and handed it to the three of them, “This is the treasured wine and water of Lin Shui Lou, and also secretly made stewed meat. It’s just a small token, not enough to express respect, but consider it an apology to everyone.”

Wang Chen’s attitude was very low.

Cheng Mo’s face was ugly, and he sneered:

“Just a little wine and meat, what does that count for? Are we here because we’re greedy for these things? Wasting this old man’s time.”

Cheng Mo was obviously very unhappy.

Although he said that, he still accepted all the wine and meat.

The three of them separated from Wang Chen, left the tavern, and met up with Mo Hua before going to a teahouse opposite.

Cheng Mo then gave the stewed meat and good wine that Wang Chen had just sent as “filial piety” to Mo Hua:

“Little junior brother, have a taste.”

Mo Hua checked it for a while and found that there was no problem with the wine and meat, so he and everyone divided and ate it.

The wine was good wine, very aged. The meat was also good meat, rich in taste, leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth, usually not easy to buy.

It seemed that Gui Shui Sect’s apology was quite sincere.

Mo Hua ate the meat, drank the wine, released his divine sense, and saw that the tea guests all around were lively, but there were no suspicious people. Only then did he open his mouth and asked in a low voice:

“What were you all doing inside?”

Hao Xuan and the other two looked at each other and all shook their heads.

“Nothing much, just watched a song and dance…”

“Is this song and dance of yours proper?” Mo Hua said in a low voice.

Hao Xuan hesitated and nodded, “It should… still be considered proper.”

“How proper?”

Hao Xuan was a little unsure, “They were all wearing clothes, does that count as proper?”

Mo Hua nodded, “Then indeed, it’s still quite proper.”

“Then?” Mo Hua asked again, “Just this?”

Si Tu Jian also nodded, “It was just a song and dance, but I estimate that the song and dance in front was just a warm-up. That person named Wang Chen obviously wanted to take us to another place…”

“But before he could arrange it, a senior brother from Gui Shui Sect came over, his expression stern, and said something to him, after which all the itineraries were canceled.”

Mo Hua felt a little regretful, but also a little puzzled.

Why cancel?

Is it because Gui Shui Sect discovered that we have improper intentions?

Or did Shui Yan Luo raise his vigilance because of the previous matter?

Or are there other reasons?

Mo Hua pondered for a moment, found no clue, and then said, “Let’s go back first.”

This is Gui Shui Cheng, considered Gui Shui Sect’s territory. Mo Hua always felt uncomfortable staying for a long time.

“Okay.” Hao Xuan and the others nodded.

Leaving the teahouse, the group hired a carriage and drove from Gui Shui Cheng towards Tai Xu Sect.

Sitting in the carriage, Mo Hua was still thinking about the matter of Gui Shui Sect.

The carriage passed through the city gate of Gui Shui Cheng and leisurely moved forward on the wide road.

Halfway through the journey, Mo Hua, who was frowning and deep in thought, seemed to sense something. His expression froze, and he suddenly lifted the curtain to look, his pupils shrinking.

Not far away, there was a carriage.

The carriage was closed, luxuriously decorated, and also embroidered with gorgeous red flowers on top.

A carriage from Bai Hua Gu!

It was one in front and one behind, just like their own carriage, seemingly just having driven out of Gui Shui Cheng.

Mo Hua’s heart jumped and he immediately shouted:

“Cheng Mo!”

Cheng Mo, who was driving, turned his head back.

Mo Hua then pointed at the “flower cluster” carriage and said, “Follow that carriage.”

Cheng Mo was a little surprised, but he didn’t hesitate and immediately drove the carriage to catch up.

Mo Hua said, “Be low-key, don’t be discovered!”

“Oh, okay.”

The big guy Cheng Mo then pulled the reins, lowered the speed of the carriage, and silently followed behind that “flower carriage”.

The Bai Hua Gu carriage drove straight ahead.

Mo Hua and the others’ carriage followed quietly, passing through Tai Xu Cheng, over Tai A Cheng, circling a few more times, and then arrived at Bai Hua Cheng.

The flower carriage emitted a faint fragrance and drove into Bai Hua Cheng.

Cheng Mo saw the situation and asked, “Little junior brother, do you want to enter the city?”

Mo Hua thought for a moment and said, “Leave the carriage, people go in.”

Cheng Mo nodded.

Then the group left the carriage outside Bai Hua Cheng, got off, and walked into the city. Fortunately, after entering the city, the carriage didn’t go fast, so Mo Hua and the others still caught up.

In this way, they kept following until this carriage came to the foot of Bai Hua Gu’s mountain gate.

The carriage door opened, and four or five women wearing Bai Hua Gu Dao robes, all with good looks and their own strengths, entered Bai Hua Gu together.

They were talking and laughing on the road, but their subtle expressions were somewhat complex.

Some looked as usual, some looked lost, some were silently relieved, and some had dim eyes and expressionless faces.

Mo Hua furrowed his brow.

“No Hua Ru Yu?”

He had thought that Hua Ru Yu was also inside the carriage.

He looked carefully at the several female cultivators who got off the carriage again, silently remembering their appearances, and then sighed silently in his heart.

The matter of Bai Hua Gu was probably not over yet…

On the side, Hao Xuan saw Mo Hua squatting in a patch of grass, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the female cultivators of Bai Hua Gu, and couldn’t help reminding him:

“Little junior brother, you absolutely must not follow my cousin, okay?”

Mo Hua was startled.

Hao Xuan then pointed towards Bai Hua Gu, “You’ll be beaten, very miserably.”

Mainly, it was losing face.

His cousin Hao Se had been thick-skinned since childhood, which was not a problem.

But Mo Hua, as the little junior brother of their Tai Xu Sect disciples, absolutely could not lose this face.

“Nothing.” Mo Hua waved his hand, “It’s not what you think, and it’s impossible for me to be caught.”

Hao Xuan thought of Mo Hua’s body technique and concealment technique and nodded, “That’s right.”

Until now, he had never seen his little junior brother get caught before.

Seeing that the several female cultivators in the carriage had all entered Bai Hua Gu and disappeared among the gorgeous red flower clusters, Mo Hua then said:

“Let’s go back first.”

Although Hao Xuan and the others didn’t know what Mo Hua was doing, they were gradually getting used to it. Whatever the little junior brother said, that’s what they did.

Just on the way back, Cheng Mo still couldn’t help but be curious:

“Little junior brother, why were you following that carriage?”

“I’m investigating a case related to Dao Ting Si,” Mo Hua didn’t hide it, “But the specific details cannot be told to you all yet.”

“Investigating a case?” Cheng Mo’s eyes lit up, and he became interested, “Are there merits?”

Mo Hua’s eyes rolled, and he deliberately said, “There are none on Dao Ting Si’s side, but if you all help out, I can give you some.”

He was now a big merit holder. Drawing arrays, hunting demons, doing rewards, all could earn a lot of merits.

Also, during the Ten Thousand Demon Valley incident, Elder Xun, in the name of the sect, also rewarded him with a large sum of merits.

Tai A Sect and Chong Xu Sect also sent him a sum of merits to express their gratitude.

With so many merits, he was very excited at first, taking out his Tai Xu Ling from time to time to glance at it, but after the initial excitement passed, after a long time, he felt bored.

He didn’t even look at the number of merits anymore, anyway, there were too many, simply inexhaustible.

Cheng Mo also knew that Mo Hua was a big holder, so he wasn’t polite and smiled:

“Thank you, little junior brother, if you need anything, feel free to instruct.”

Mo Hua nodded.

Of course, the matter of Gui Shui Sect and Shui Yan Luo was a bit deep, and he wouldn’t let Cheng Mo and the others get involved too deeply, just letting them do some odd jobs, run errands, and check for information.

A good man is helped by three others. When doing things, one must learn to borrow power.

Doing it alone will always have moments of omission.

“This trip seems to have no harvest either,” Si Tu Jian asked, “What do we do next? Go back to the sect directly?”

There were harvests, but not very big ones.

Mo Hua said silently in his heart.

Moreover, they were all just “threads”. To investigate deeply, it still required a lot of effort.

Mo Hua pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he looked at Hao Xuan and asked:

“Hao Xuan, are you on good terms with that person named Wang Chen, your childhood friend?”

“Before, it was okay…” Hao Xuan felt a little uneasy in his heart and said in a low voice, “Little junior brother, you don’t want to make a move on him, do you?”

After all, he was a childhood friend, they grew up playing together since childhood, and there was still some friendship.

If the little junior brother really made a move, that Wang Chen might just be out of luck.

Hao Xuan understood in his heart that even though Wang Chen didn’t look small, ten Wang Chen added up couldn’t withstand the little junior brother.

Mo Hua asked, “What’s his temperament like?”

Hao Xuan pondered, “A bit slick, a bit timid, occasionally has some small thoughts, but his nature is not bad.”

Mo Hua nodded, “I know. Then we’ll just make a move on him.”

Hao Xuan’s face became bitter, “Little junior brother…”

“You don’t understand,” Mo Hua looked at Hao Xuan and said, “The situation of Gui Shui Sect is very complex. Once something happens, your childhood friend might really be beyond redemption.”

“Making a move on him now is saving him. If you let it be, it’s harming him.”

Hao Xuan’s expression became stern upon hearing this.

He didn’t expect the matter to be so serious, and his heart felt heavy. He wanted to ask exactly what happened, but seeing Mo Hua’s serious expression, he sensibly didn’t ask.

How much ability one has, determines how many secrets one knows.

Hao Xuan knew he didn’t have that much ability, so it was better not to inquire about some secrets.

“Then, little junior brother, how do you want to make a move?” Hao Xuan asked in a low voice.

“What are your requirements?” Mo Hua said.

Hao Xuan gritted his teeth, “After all, he’s a childhood friend, it’s best to be gentle when making a move and give him some face.”

Mo Hua was slightly stunned, “It’s not that serious. Just hit him with a sap and drag him aside to ask some questions.”

Hao Xuan was relieved.

Fortunately, it was just hitting him with a sap, no need to see blood…

Mo Hua looked at Hao Xuan and said, “I’ll let Cheng Mo do the sap hitting. You have a good friendship with him, I’m afraid you won’t be able to do it.”

Who knew Hao Xuan would still shake his head, “But he’s my childhood friend, we grew up together since childhood. This kind of sap hitting, I’ll do it. I’m not at ease with others.”

Hao Xuan’s expression was very insistent.

Mo Hua couldn’t tell for a moment if Hao Xuan was worried about Wang Chen’s safety, or if he was purely addicted to “sap hitting” and was worried about his own special skill being stolen.

“Okay then…” Mo Hua nodded.

After a simple discussion of the plan by several people.

In the evening, Hao Xuan then asked Wang Chen out, saying he had something to talk to him about.

Wang Chen had no doubts about him.

Because there were still ten days of rest, and Gui Shui Sect also had no curfew, he swaggered out of the sect alone and headed towards Gui Shui Cheng not far away.

When he reached the foot of the mountain, passing through a quiet and uninhabited small path, Hao Xuan used his body technique, familiarized himself with the surroundings, activated the array, and with one stick knocked him out.

Cheng Mo and Si Tu Jian rushed up, tied up Wang Chen, and dragged him into the nearby patch of grass.

Mo Hua set up a small Yuan magnetism array nearby in the grass patch for vigilance, as well as a sound isolation array and other hidden means to ensure absolute safety.

Afterward, Cheng Mo patted Wang Chen awake.

Wang Chen woke up, his head still a little painful, groggy, and then suddenly, he was startled and wanted to shout out.

Cheng Mo immediately covered his mouth and warned in a hoarse voice:

“Don’t make a sound, otherwise I’ll be impolite to you.”

Wang Chen instantly realized that he was surrounded by several masked “evildoers”, his body was tied with chains, and there was also a restraint array, he couldn’t move at all, he immediately understood the current situation and obediently nodded.

Cheng Mo loosened his hand.

Wang Chen then trembled and said, “You… who exactly are you, what do you want to do? I am from Gui Shui…”

“Shut up, I’ll ask, you answer!” Cheng Mo said fiercely.

Having been with Mo Hua for a long time, he had also learned that the attitude during “interrogation” must be tough, and the other party should not be allowed to talk nonsense.

“Okay…”

Wang Chen said timidly.

But the more he looked at Cheng Mo, the more familiar he felt, and the more he looked at the figure beside Cheng Mo, the more familiar he became.

Wang Chen was not stupid after all. After thinking about the cause and effect, he immediately understood and was a little unbelievable:

“You… Brother Xuan?!”

Hao Xuan behind him was helpless, “I just said, the masks are a bit superfluous, he can definitely recognize us.”

“It has nothing to do with whether he recognizes us or not, this is called respect.”

“Do one line and love one line.”

“Industry norms must be followed…”

Wang Chen was dumbfounded listening, then became angry, “Brother Xuan, we have no grudges, why do you harm me?”

Hao Xuan sighed and used the “story” that Mo Hua had taught him:

“It’s not me, it’s… these several big brothers of mine, they feel that you are making fun of them. Clearly, you said you would take them to see the good-looking and play good fun, but they came with interest and went back with disappointment…”

“Exactly,” the tall and big Cheng Mo pinched Wang Chen’s neck and said in a rough voice, “You kid, are you taking this grandpa for a fool? A few women, twisting a few times, clear soup and watery, you want to fool us with this little bit? Do you think that this grandpa, a child of this world, can’t afford to play?”

At this point, Wang Chen felt guilty and couldn’t blame Hao Xuan, so he quickly begged for mercy:

“Big brother, please spare me. It’s not that I don’t want to take big brother there, it’s really… it was a temporary change, and the show was canceled. I couldn’t do anything about it.”

Mo Hua’s gaze slightly condensed, and he gave Cheng Mo a look.

Cheng Mo understood, and put a little more strength in his hand:

“Still arguing? Still want to deceive grandpa? There’s usually no change, but when grandpa comes, there’s a change? Is grandpa that unlucky?”

“Really! I swear! I dare not deceive big brother!” Wang Chen swore.

“Okay,” Cheng Mo loosened his hand a little, “You tell grandpa, exactly what changed, spoiling grandpa’s elegant interests.”

“This…” Wang Chen hesitated.

Cheng Mo pinched his neck tightly again, “What, can’t you make it up?”

“No, I’m not making it up,” Wang Chen was uncomfortable being pinched and quickly said, “It’s, it’s Dao Ting Si.”

“Dao Ting Si?” Cheng Mo was a little surprised.

“It is…” Wang Chen was a little out of breath.

Cheng Mo’s hand then loosened a little, “Explain it clearly.”

Wang Chen took a big breath, coughed a few times, and then slowly opened his mouth:

“Senior brothers say… say that Dao Ting Si came to check, and the show was all canceled, let us be more low-key and dismiss all the guests.”

Cheng Mo couldn’t help but look at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua’s brow furrowed slightly, and he said in a low voice, “How could Dao Ting Si come to check? Don’t think we don’t know, your Gui Shui Sect has a deep relationship with Dao Ting Si, how could they check on you?”

Wang Chen smiled bitterly, “I don’t know either, but I heard that this time it’s not the local Dao Ting Si, it’s the one from above that came to check…”

“Above?”

Wang Chen trembled and said, “Dao Ting.”