Asking about longevity

Mo Hua and others were invited to the living room, and a disciple presented them with fresh fruits and good tea full of spiritual energy.

This formation master reported his family background:

"My surname is Su. I am a first-grade formation master. I am an 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, and his speech was innocent. 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 you dare, just call me Elder Su..."

Elder Su waved his hands quickly.

He is also a first-level 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 to the first level, or he is already at the 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. As long as they are of some standard, they are more or less connected."

"The formation master surnamed Yan... there is also one in Nanyue City, but he is half-step first-level, or already first-level... I have never heard of it."

Mo Hua was a little disappointed and said again:

"He's from outside."

Elder Su said thoughtfully:

"If the foreign formation masters have stayed for a long time and have traveled 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 stay in seclusion when he arrived here so as not to alert others.

Elder Su hesitated for a moment, then asked:

"I wonder what the relationship between this Mr. Yan and the young Mr. Yan is?"

After Elder Su asked, he 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 through here and wanted to pay him a visit."

Mo Hua only gave a rough idea.

Elder Su also understood.

It is human nature to visit the teacher.

He said regretfully: "It's a pity, 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 get any news about Yan Jiaoxi, Mo Hua stood up and resigned. He wanted to ask other formation masters.

Elder Su thought for a moment, asked his disciple to take out a famous letter, handed it to Mo Hua, and said:

"This is my name card..."

"Young gentleman, I'm going to visit other formation masters. If I don't show the Tianshu Ring, I'm afraid I won't be able to get in."

"But the Tianshu Ring is precious. It attracts people's attention, but also may make others jealous, so it's better not to show off to others easily."

"With this name, it will be much easier to visit."

Mo Hua took the name card and saw that Elder Su's name was written on it in elegant handwriting, with gold sprinkled on the ink and the words Nanyue Sect.

It looks expensive and has a provenance.

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 to entertain the guests?"

Elder Su is both an formation master and an elder, and he 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."

Afterwards, Elder Su personally sent Mo Hua out the door.

Seeing Mo Hua walking away, Elder Su stroked his beard and muttered silently:

"Damn it, where did a first-grade small formation master come from? At such a young age, he couldn't really have learned the formation techniques in his mother's womb, but that's not right either..."

The disciple who had been accompanying Elder Su asked softly:

"Master, he can't be fake, right?"

"It can't be fake," Elder Su shook his head:

"The formation cannot deceive people. If it is, it is, and if it is not, it is not. As soon as he drew the formation, I knew that he must be a first-grade 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 didn't dare to say anything.

Elder Su frowned again, thought for a while, and then slowly said:

"This little 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 seems that they are all practicing Qi refining, but their spiritual sense can't see anything..."

"I'm still building foundations, but I can't see through Qi refining..."

"This means that they must be wearing some kind of spiritual weapon that masks their aura."

"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 half of your thoughts are used in formations, you won'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."

"If you look at other people, they are already first-level formation masters in their teens. If you look at you, even if you are a hundred years old, you may not be able to learn anything good..."

…

Elder Su scolded him.

The disciple said angrily:

"Disciple knows that he is wrong. Now go and draw the formation."

Then he ran away quickly, but he didn't look too panicked.

Seeing this, Elder Su sighed helplessly:

"Back then, why couldn't I control myself and got into such a romantic debt?"

…

After Mo Hua left Elder Su's residence, Bai Zisheng asked:

"Should we go to the other formation masters?"

"Yes." Mo Hua nodded, "Although there is a high probability that there will be no clues, I still have to make a trip to at least become familiar with him."

They were unfamiliar with the place, so when they arrived 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.

If you have a little friendship, it will be easier to handle if you encounter any conflicts.

If there is no friendship, it is inevitable that someone will take action when something happens.

With friendship, even if it is just a nod of acquaintance, it will be easier to talk.

He learned this from Master Luo.

Master Luo thrives in Tongxian City like a fish in water, and he has both sides 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.

Asking about Yan Jiaoxi's whereabouts was 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 inner sect elder.

His name card is indeed very useful.

The ink painting went smoothly and took a tour of 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 unnecessary.

Elder Su's identity is enough.

Even some formation masters with eyes above their heads would become friendly if they chatted with Mo Hua for a few words about formation techniques.

It is easy to talk to each other between the formation masters.

Especially when it comes to formations, you can tell if you are an expert in just one or two sentences.

They were amazed by Mo Hua's age and formation attainments.

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 was originally barely 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 to Nanyue City, his waist straightened even more.

Bai Zisheng was a little confused.

He saw with his own eyes that all formation masters, no matter how arrogant they were at the beginning, ended up being kind to Mo Hua.

They all seemed willing to give Mo Hua a face.

Is this popularity too good?

Or is it because Mo Hua is an array 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.

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.

Yan Jiaoxi, where did he 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 and just nodded slightly.

"Then Master, do we want to continue looking?" Mo Hua asked.

He was afraid of wasting Mr. Zhuang's time.

"Let's look for it," Mr. Zhuang said, "We'll find some more time."

"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.

After five or six days, there are still no clues.

Although Yan Jiaoxi was not found, 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 cultivator who looked familiar.

Mo Hua 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, in Daheishan outside Tongxian City, she and Zhang Lan arrested evil cultivators and met Mo Hua on the way.

Mo Hua helped them lead the way and found the evil cultivator. He also tried his best 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 dinner at Lingshan Tower with Zhang Lan.

A table full of dishes!

Situ Fang, who was wearing the black robe of a Taoist priest, was a little surprised 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, and then he recognized it and couldn't help but open his mouth:

"Ink... ink painting?!"