Asking About Longevity Chapter 424

Chapter 424 Showing the Dust

Bai Zixi said directly: "You are not allowed to go."

Mo Hua muttered in a low voice: "I didn't say I was going either..."

Bai Zisheng frowned, "But if we don't go, how can we check on the gray-clothed monk?"

"Right…"

Mo Hua looked at Bai Zixi, and Bai Zisheng also looked at her.

Bai Zixi's autumn eyes flashed slightly, "It's okay to go, but I want to go together."

 Bai Zisheng shook his head quickly.

Mo Hua also said: "Little senior sister, it's not appropriate for you to go."

Bai Zixi said: "You can go, and so can I. Anyway, I can go in invisible."

"this…"

Mo Hua was a little hesitant. Just as he was about to say something, he met Bai Zixi's glassy eyes and could only sigh:

"Fine…"

 So it was evening, at Hai hour.

 As soon as night falls and the lanterns are hung up, Jinhua Street is bustling with traffic and bustling.

Mo Hua and the other two people wrapped themselves in cloaks and climbed to the opposite side of Baihua Tower.

Haihua Tower is a brothel, and it is also the place where Wang Lai confessed, killed people and hid the corpses, and met the gray-clothed monks.

 The Baihua Building is gorgeously decorated.

 There are flowers in front of the door, but no one is waiting outside.

 But everyone who comes to this place knows why they come.

Bai Zisheng asked Mo Hua quietly: "How do we get in?"

Mo Hua let go of his spiritual consciousness, peered for a while, frowned and said:

 “A brothel actually set up a dust-revealing formation...”

 “Developing array?” Bai Zisheng was slightly startled.

 “Xianchen Formation.” Mo Hua corrected.

 Bai Zisheng was confused: "Is there any difference?"

“The principles of formation are different.”

 Bai Zisheng was a little confused.

Mo Hua then explained: "The manifestation array and the appearance of objects will invalidate the concealment array and concealment techniques within the array range."

“The development array is more effective, but it is an array that is higher than the first-grade nine lines. It requires high spiritual awareness, is difficult to learn, uses special ink, and is expensive to arrange.”

“The Chen Chen Formation is an earth-based formation, with seven lines per rank. It is easy to arrange and the cost is low.”

“Unlike the Appearance Formation, the Appearance Formation does not invalidate the concealment, but generates fine dust inside the formation. Once the concealed monk passes through the formation, it will be stained with dust and traces will appear.”

“The developing array makes concealment ineffective in principle;”

“And the Chenchen Formation indirectly makes the monks appear through external objects.”

 Bai Zisheng was a little surprised, "You researched it so carefully?"

"Yeah." Mo Hua nodded proudly, "The art of formation is broad and profound, so naturally it needs to be studied more carefully."

Bai Zisheng opened his mouth and asked again:

“Isn't it not good for a brothel to open a shop to welcome customers and use dust-revealing arrays to make the guests covered in dust?”

 “Hmm…” Mo Hua observed the formation carefully again and said:

“This dust is a kind of cheap spice. Ordinary monks who don't understand the formation will only think that they are stained with powder and will not realize that this is the effect of the formation.”

“Moreover, the effectiveness of the Dust Formation Formation is limited. This kind of dust will only last for one cup of tea and will gradually disappear..."

"A cup of tea..." Bai Zisheng frowned, "Is that to prevent someone from hiding in the brothel and peeping?"

"It should be..." Then Mo Hua was a little confused, "Who would go to a brothel to peek..."

Bai Zisheng looked at the ink painting, looked at Bai Zixi, then looked down at himself, and said weakly:

"The three of us just want to go in and take a peek..."

Mo Hua was stunned for a moment, frowned in thought, and then said seriously:

"We are going to look for clues. It is business, not voyeurism."

 Bai Zisheng nodded, "That makes sense!"

Bai Zixi looked at the two people with helpless eyes.

“Since there is a dust formation, how do we get in?”

 Bai Zisheng asked again.

Ink painting also has some difficulties, "I can understand the formation, but it's a bit difficult not to attract attention..."

“What about now, shall we go back first?”

Mo Hua thought for a while, nodded and said:

"Let's go back first. There is a foundation in the brothel. We have been watching here for a long time, and he will probably notice it."

 I'm not afraid of this bit of ink painting.

 Generally building a foundation cannot reveal his concealment.

 But it's hard to say about the younger senior brother and younger senior sister.

 The three of them left secretly again.

Bai Zisheng muttered on the road: "A brothel, but it also has a foundation to sit in..."

It would be much easier for them if they didn't have a foundation.

He doesn't take ordinary Qi-refining monks seriously.

Mo Hua said: "This shows that if there are many people making trouble in the brothel, they will earn more spiritual stones."

Bai Zisheng thought for a while and nodded.

Mo Hua sighed slightly as he thought of the miner who worked hard in the mine and earned one spiritual stone a day.

The more informal the business, the more spiritual stones you can earn...

Gray-robed monks appear in Baihua Tower.

Mo Hua wanted to go into Baihua Building to have a look, but he was in a hurry and couldn't think of any good solution.

There are too many people in Baihua Building, so it's hard to sneak in secretly.

 The most important problem is the dust array.

 The Chen Chen Formation is easy to deal with, but it is not easy to deal with it covertly.

In addition to the dust display array at the door, there are probably some tiny dust display arrays in the Baihua Building, door and window corridors, and on the beams in front of the house to prevent people from prying.

The ink painting is a bit dissatisfying.

 There must be some monks who use stealth to do bad things.

　　It made him want to use the stealth technique to do something serious and catch a bad guy, but he was also on guard.

 In order to guard against villains, even gentlemen have to guard against them...

After a few days, there was no progress.

Mo Hua just thought about it and made some insinuations to see if he could get some clues from other monks.

 The best candidate is Elder Su.

He is a first-grade formation master and a foundation-building elder of the Nanyue Sect. He must have a wide network of contacts and must be well-informed.

But Mo Hua was not sure whether Elder Su had anything to do with this matter, so he asked more cryptically and spoke very cautiously.

“Elder Su, what is there to do in Jinhua Street?”

Elder Su was not surprised.

Although Mo Hua is a first-grade formation master, he is still young and has a child's temperament. It is normal for him to be a little more playful when he goes to a different place.

Elder Su then began to talk about ink painting.

Jinhua Street is the most prosperous place in Nanyue City.

Which festival, what scenery, what kind of food is available in which place...Which restaurant makes which dish well, which restaurant has the best wine, which teahouse has the mellowest tea...

　　If you talk too much, Elder Su will inevitably go off track.

 For example, which table in which casino is the easiest to win, and which female nun in which building is the easiest to win...

 Elder Su's words stopped here.

 “What's the best?” Mo Hua asked.

Elder Su was sweating profusely and said awkwardly: "It's not suitable for children, it's not suitable for children..."

Mo Hua said suspiciously: "Elder Su, are you familiar with this kind of thing..."

Elder Su was shocked, "No, no, I didn't...don't taint someone's innocence!"

 “Oh…” Mo Hua obviously didn't believe it.

Elder Su smiled awkwardly again.

Mo Hua wanted to ask more, but he saw a disciple coming over and Fu Er said something to Elder Su.

Elder Su looked troubled.

Mo Hua then understood and said, "Elder Su, you are busy, I will take my leave first."

Elder Su also quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, "I'm really sorry for the visitor. I'll prepare a banquet the other day to apologize to the young gentleman."

Mo Hua waved his hand, "You're welcome, elder."

 He was a little curious again, what kind of banquet could Elder Su prepare? I wonder if there would be anything delicious.

Elder Su sent the ink painting out. As soon as he arrived in the courtyard, a monk in rich clothes walked towards him. He was middle-aged, handsome and gentle.

Mo Hua was a little surprised, "Master Lu?"

 The person who came was none other than the head of the Lu family who had a relationship with Mo Hua.

 The guest that Elder Su wants to entertain should be the head of the Lu family.

Mo Hua learned from Elder Su that the name of the head of the Lu family is Lu Chengyun.

Lu Chengyun was not surprised when he saw the ink paintings. He smiled and said in a gentle tone:

 “Mr. Xiao Mo.”

They greeted each other and said hello.

Mo Hua exchanged a few brief greetings and planned to leave, but unexpectedly, he was kept by Lu Chengyun.

 “Young gentlemen, you can have tea together.”

Mo Hua was a little confused, "Don't you have something to discuss with Elder Su?"

Lu Chengyun said: "It's nothing important, just sharing some formation experience. The young gentleman is also an formation master, and his attainments in formation are quite good. Why don't we chat together."

Mo Hua thought for a moment and then agreed.

 There must be something wrong with the Lu family's mine.

 But he is not familiar with the Lu family.

 Maybe we can get some clues by contacting the head of the Lu family.

But Lu Chengyun can be the head of the family, and the city is naturally very deep. He and Mo Hua chatted for a long time, without mentioning the mines and mine repairs at all. They really just talked about formations.

And Lu Chengyun's formation skills also surprised Mo Hua.

The head of the family is busy with affairs and may not have the time and attention to study formations. However, Lu Chengyun's knowledge of formations is actually more advanced than Elder Su.

 No wonder he has a close relationship with Elder Su.

 After chatting for a few more words about formations, Lu Chengyun's attitude toward Mo Hua became even more friendly, and there was unconcealable admiration in his eyes.

Lu Chengyun paused and suddenly asked:

 “Mr. Xiao Mo, have you ever been married?”

Mo Hua was drinking tea when he heard the words and choked on his mouth, "Not yet... not yet..."

Lu Chengyun's eyes brightened, “I don't know…”

Mo Hua coughed, wondering:

 “I'm still young, so I won't consider it for now.”

Lu Chengyun was not displeased, but showed an understanding expression and secretly pushed a brochure to Mo Hua.

 “This is a partial genealogy of the Lu family.”

Lu Chengyun didn't say the rest, and only gave Mo Hua a meaningful look.

Mo Hua gently opened the family tree and found that those recorded on it were all direct descendants of the Lu family, and they were all women of the right age.

 Turn to the back, and there are portraits of beautiful female nuns.

 Ink painting is a little helpless.

Lu Chengyun smiled calmly, while Elder Su drank tea silently, pretending not to see anything.

 After drinking tea and talking about formations, Lu Chengyun stood up and left.

Before leaving, Lu Chengyun patted the ink painting again and said softly:

 “Don't be in a hurry, take your time and watch.”

I don't know what to say about ink painting.

Lu Chengyun turned around to leave, but then seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and said to Mo Hua:

“Lu has a question. I wonder if I can ask Mr. Xiao?”

Mo Hua was slightly startled, nodded and said, "You can ask."

 “It might be a little rash.”

"It's fine."

Lu Chengyun nodded and asked:

“The aura around the young gentleman's body is vague and cannot be detected with spiritual consciousness. Could it be that... there is a spiritual weapon that masks the aura?”

Mo Hua's eyes moved slightly, and then he said in a sincere tone:

 “That's right, the head of the family has really good eyesight!”

Lu Chengyun breathed a sigh of relief, then cupped his hands and said, "Goodbye, I'll talk to the young gentleman about formations when I have time the other day."

Mo Hua also cupped his hands and said: "Master Lu, walk slowly."

After Lu Chengyun left, Elder Su also breathed a sigh of relief and said to Mo Hua:

“He is the head of the family, and it is his duty to do this, and it is reasonable, but...”

Elder Su was a little hesitant.

 “But what?” Mo Hua asked curiously.

Elder Su thought for a moment and sighed:

“The Lu family has a lot of disputes. It's better not to enter if we can.”

Mo Hua nodded.

Elder Su glanced at the ink painting, his eyes slightly condensed, his expression a little complicated, and he asked slowly:

“Mr. Xiao Mo, you came to me for a purpose, right?”

Mo Hua was slightly startled, "How do you know?"

Elder Su said expressionlessly:

“You've been coming to my place these past few days and making insinuations. You probably want to ask something…”

"But this matter is a bit secret and difficult to talk about, so you didn't ask directly, so you found some excuses and rambled here and there, trying to get some information from me."

Mo Hua was silent.

Elder Su's eyes were slightly cold.

 He knew that this little formation master must have an agenda.

Elder Su picked up the tea cup and put aside the foam, his eyes floating unpredictably like tea:

 “Mr. Xiao Mo, what exactly do you want to do?”

 Now that the matter has come to this, Mo Hua no longer needs to hide it.

 He said with a serious expression:

 “Elder Su, I want to go to a brothel!”

Elder Su spit out a sip of tea.

 (End of this chapter)

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