Chapter 407 Old Friend
Mo Hua and others were invited to the living room, and a disciple presented them with fresh fruits and good tea filled with spiritual energy.
This formation master reported his family background:
“My surname is Su, I am a first-grade formation master, and I am the elder of the Nanyue Sect. I don't know, Mr. Xiao…”
Mo Hua said: "My surname is Mo, I am a first-grade formation master. No one has asked me to be an elder yet..."
The formation master smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao Mo's words are quite interesting."
He was extremely talented in ink painting, but not arrogant. His speech was also innocent, and his smile was kind and cute. He felt relieved, took a slow sip of tea, and asked:
“I wonder what the young gentleman is doing when he comes here?”
Mo Hua said: "Master Su..."
“Don't dare, just call me Elder Su…”
Elder Su waved his hands quickly.
He is also a first-grade formation master, but he is embarrassed to have people call him "master".
Mo Hua nodded and asked:
“Elder Su, do you know an formation master named Yan? His formation attainment is half-step first level, or he is already first level...”
Elder Su was slightly startled, stroked his beard, and murmured:
“The surname is Yan…”
He thought for a long time, shook his head, and then said:
“I really don't know that.”
“Nanyue City is a place that can be said to be big or small, especially the circle of formation masters. Anyone with a certain standard, more or less, has a connection."
“There are formation masters named Yan… there are some in Nanyue City, but they are only half a step up to the first level, or already at the first level… I have never heard of them.”
Mo Hua was a little disappointed and said:
“He is from outside.”
Elder Su said thoughtfully:
“If the foreign formation masters have stayed for a long time and walked around each other, then I should have heard of them.”
“I haven't heard of it. It's possible that he only stayed here for a while and then left…”
“Of course, if this formation master lives in seclusion and has no interaction with other formation masters after arriving here, then I have never heard of it, and it is normal..."
Mo Hua nodded slowly.
Since Yan Jiaoxi was looking for traitors to the sect, it was not impossible for him to cover his tracks and live in seclusion in order not to alert others.
Elder Su hesitated for a moment and then asked:
“I wonder what the relationship between this Mr. Yan and Mr. Xiao is?”
After asking the question, Elder Su said apologetically: "Of course, if it's inconvenient to disclose, just pretend I didn't say anything."
“Mr. Yan is my senior teacher. I happened to be passing by here and wanted to pay him a visit.”
Ink painting only gave a rough outline.
Elder Su also understood.
It is human nature to visit the teacher.
He regretted and said: "It's a pity that I have never seen this formation master, so I can't help the young gentleman."
Mo Hua politely said:
“You're welcome, Elder Su, it's us who have taken the liberty of disturbing you.”
Since he couldn't find any news about Yan Jiaoxi, Mo Hua stood up and left. He wanted to find other formation masters to ask.
Elder Su thought for a while, asked his disciple to take out a famous letter, handed it to Mo Hua, and said:
“This is my name card…”
“Sir, I'm going to visit other formation masters. If I don't show my Tianshu Ring, I'm afraid I won't be able to get in.”
“However, the Tianshu Precepts are very valuable, attract people's attention, and may lead to jealousy, so it's better not to show them to others easily.”
“With this name, it will be much easier to visit.”
Mo Hua took the name card and saw Elder Su's name written on it in elegant handwriting, with gold sprinkled on the ink and the words Nanyue Sect.
Looks both expensive and well-established.
Mo Hua said gratefully: "Thank you, Elder Su!"
Elder Su smiled and said: "Young gentleman is staying in Nanyue City. If you have free time, you can come to our house to drink tea, discuss Taoism, and exchange formations."
Mo Hua was grateful again, but worried:
“Won't it disturb you from entertaining guests?”
Elder Su is both a formation master and an elder. He also has a lot of guests on weekdays, so he should be very busy.
Elder Su shook his head and said:
“It doesn't matter, the young gentleman will be a distinguished guest whenever he comes.”
Mo Hua also smiled and said: "Thank you, Elder Su, for your kindness. I will definitely do it when you have time."
After that, Elder Su personally sent the ink painting out the door.
Seeing Mo Hua walking away, Elder Su stroked his beard and muttered silently:
“What the hell, where is a first-grade small formation master? At such a young age, it's not like he learned the formation in his mother's womb, but that's not right either…”
The disciple who had been accompanying Elder Su asked in a low voice:
“Master, he can't be fake, right?”
“You can't lie,” Elder Su shook his head:
“Arrays cannot fool people. If they are, they are, and if they are not, they are not. As soon as he started drawing the formations, I knew that he must be a first-class formation master!”
The disciple felt a little sad, "Even if he is a first-grade formation master, he is young after all. Are you too polite to him?"
"What do you know?"
Elder Su glared at the disciple.
The disciple did not dare to say anything.
Elder Su frowned again, thought for a while, and then said slowly:
“This young gentleman...I can't see through it.”
“Not only can he not see through it, but I can't see through the two young monks next to him who have extraordinary looks and temperament..."
“It looks like they are all practicing Qi refining, but their spiritual sense can't see anything…”
“I'm still building the foundation, but I can't see through the Qi refining…”
"This means that they must be wearing some kind of spiritual weapon that masks their breath."
"This kind of spiritual weapon is not something that monks with ordinary status and background can have."
The disciple felt awe-struck in his heart, "Could it be that these three young monks have a good background?"
Elder Su nodded, then shook his head. Suddenly he was startled, with a look of displeasure on his face, and said to the disciple:
"Why do you care so much? Go and learn your formation!"
"If only half of your thoughts were devoted to formations, you wouldn't be just an apprentice now."
“I have so many apprentices, but you are the most stupid.”
“If it weren't for your mother's sake, I would have told you to get out.”
“Look at other people, they are already a first-grade formation master at the age of ten, and look at you, even if you are a hundred years old, you may not be able to learn anything…”
Elder Su scolded him. The disciple was annoyed and said quickly:
“Disciple knows that he is wrong, so go ahead and draw the formation.”
Then he ran away quickly, but he didn't look too panicked.
Seeing this, Elder Su sighed helplessly:
“Why couldn't I control myself back then and got into such a romantic debt?”
After Mo Hua left Elder Su's residence, Bai Zisheng asked:
“Should we go to other formation masters?”
"Hmm." Mo Hua nodded, "Although there is a high probability that there will be no clues, I still have to make a trip, at least to become familiar with him."
They are unfamiliar with the place, so when they arrive in Nanyue City, it would be good for them to get to know more monks.
What's more, these monks are all formation masters.
The local formation masters are generally well-known figures.
With a little friendship, if there is any conflict, it will be easier to handle.
If you don't have any friendship, you will inevitably take action when something happens.
With friendship, even if it is just a nod, it will be easier to talk.
He learned this from Master Luo.
Master Luo is getting along like a fish in water in Tongxian City. He is also able to get both sides of the circle among the formation masters. Listening to his opinion is always correct.
Bai Zisheng nodded.
After that, a few people took Elder Su's name card and visited all the reputable formation masters in Nanyue City one by one.
Inquiring about the whereabouts of Yan Jiaoxi is also a way to make some friendship.
Elder Su is a foundation-building monk, a first-grade formation master, an elder of the Nanyue Sect, and seems to be an elder of the inner sect.
His name card is indeed very useful.
Mo Hua went smoothly and visited all the Formation Master's residences in Nanyue City.
Everyone is basically polite and happy.
With the famous post, Mo Hua did not reveal his identity as a first-grade formation master because it was not necessary.
Elder Su's identity is enough.
Even some formation masters, with their eyes above their heads, will become friendly if they chat with Mo Hua for a few words about formation techniques.
It is easy to talk between formation masters.
Especially when it comes to formations, you can tell in just one or two sentences whether you are an expert or not.
They were amazed by Mo Hua's age and formation skills.
Mo Hua spent a whole day and asked around, and he became familiar with everyone.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake.
The ink painting that could barely be regarded as a "dragon crossing the river" is now mixed up, and it seems to be a "little local snake" in the formation world of Nanyue City.
Mo Hua walked on the road in Nanyue City, his waist straightened even more.
Bai Zisheng is a little confused.
He saw with his own eyes that all the formation masters, no matter how arrogant they were at the beginning, ended up being kind to Mo Hua.
They seem to be very willing to give the ink painting a good look.
This popularity is too good, isn't it?
Or is it because Mo Hua is a formation master?
But Mo Hua didn't say that he was a first-grade formation master, he only said that he knew "a little bit" of formations...
Bai Zisheng didn't understand very much.
Mo Hua didn't know what Bai Zisheng was thinking.
He was still thinking about Yan Jiaoxi.
As expected, all the formation masters he asked did not know the whereabouts of Yan Jiaoxi, and had not even heard of this person...
Mo Hua couldn't help but frown.
Where did Yan Jiaoxi go?
Is he still in Nanyue City?
After returning, Mo Hua told Mr. Zhuang everything.
Mr. Zhuang was not surprised. He seemed to have expected it. He just nodded slightly.
“Then Master, do we still want to continue looking?” Mo Hua asked.
He was afraid of delaying Mr. Zhuang's time.
“Let's look for it,” Mr. Zhuang said. “We'll talk about it some time later.”
"OK."
In the next few days, in addition to daily practice and painting formations, Mo Hua would spend the rest of the time with Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi in the streets and alleys of Nanyue City, wandering around and inquiring about the whereabouts of Yan Jiaoxi.
Five or six days later, there are still no clues.
Although he did not find Yan Jiaoxi, Mo Hua met other acquaintances.
Mo Hua went to the street that day and saw a few people arguing. Among them was a pretty female nun who looked familiar.
The ink painting couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Bai Zixi looked at him curiously.
Mo Hua blinked and suddenly remembered, his eyes lit up, he waved and shouted:
“Sister Situ!”
That woman is Situ Fang.
A few years ago, she and Zhang Lan arrested evil cultivators in Daheishan outside Tongxian City, and met Mo Hua on the way.
Mo Hua helped them lead the way and found the evil cultivator. He also used his little strength to help them subdue the evil cultivator and broke one of his legs.
Mo Hua remembered that Situ Fang treated him very well, and later invited him to have dinner with Zhang Lan at Lingshan Tower.
A table full of dishes!
Situ Fang, who was wearing the black robe of a Taoist priest, was a little startled when he heard the sound. He turned his head and saw a young monk with red lips and white teeth waving to her and calling her "sister" in a clear voice.
Situ Fang was stunned for a long time before he recognized it and couldn't help but open his mouth:
“Ink...ink painting?!”
(End of this chapter)
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