Asking About Longevity: Chapter 617 Gu Changhuai
Chapter 617 Gu Changhuai
"Three days ago, outside the boundaries of Qianxue Prefecture, south of Canglang Mountain, on Luopan Mountain Road, three family disciples died and their storage bags were stolen..."
“Daotingsi inquired and went to investigate...”
"These three disciples are all in the foundation level. After gathering to discuss the Tao, they returned to the sect along the Luopan Mountain Road. Passing by Canglang Mountain, they were unknowingly approached behind them and stabbed through the chest one by one with a dagger spirit weapon that was quenched with water poison. And die."
“And the three of them died without any notice…”
“The monks who went up and down the mountain did not see any suspicious monks passing by..."
“I don’t know who the murderer is…”
There is a line of remarks after:
“The monk who commits murder must be cunning, very alert, and extremely proficient in the method of concealment...”
“Those who accept this reward must be careful!”
coming!
Ink painting refreshed.
Stealth!
But it’s a little different from what I thought...
He thought that concealment was used to steal things, but he did not expect that someone would use concealment to kill people in secret, and the method was quite cruel.
Mo Hua immediately used Taixu Order and sent a nonsense message to Murong Caiyun:
“Senior sister, are you there?”
After a moment, Murong Caiyun helplessly replied:
“What’s the matter, tell me.”
“Sister, are you free? Do you want to take on a mission?”
Before Murong Caiyun could answer, Mo Hua hurriedly said: "I found a good task, do you want to take it? If you take it, can you take me with you?"
“My authority is too low, and I am not allowed to take on many tasks.”
Murong Caiyun hesitated for a moment and wrote:
“What task?”
Mo Hua immediately sent the entry of "A Strange Robbery and Murder Case".
Murong Caiyun looked at it for a long time, but still didn’t understand what was so “good” about this “good mission”…
Robbery and murder.
The three people died in an unknown manner. We don’t know who the assailant monk was, what he looked like, what kind of skills he had, whether he had any accomplices, whether he had a criminal background, or what kind of cultivation level he had.
Just guessing based on the situation, this person is extremely proficient in the art of concealment.
But this is just speculation.
Other than that, there are no clues.
Even just looking for someone will take a lot of time, let alone tracking and arresting the person later. It will probably take a lot of time, but it will still be in vain.
Murong Caiyun wanted to politely refuse, but at this moment, he saw a series of "Senior Sister, Senior Sister, Senior Sister, please take it..." in the Taixu Order.
She seemed to see Mo Hua looking at her expectantly with a pair of watery eyes.
Murong Caiyun couldn't bear to refuse.
Even thinking about how disappointed her junior fellow student Mo Hua was after the rejection, she felt inexplicably guilty...
Murong Caiyun sighed.
That’s it, just take it.
It doesn't matter if you can't finish it, but the two days of ten-day rest are wasted. It was not a time to draw water from a bamboo basket before.
Murong Caiyun then agreed: "Okay..."
Mo Hua was very happy, "Thank you, senior sister!"
Senior Sister Murong, you are indeed a good person!
As expected, Murong Caiyun accepted the reward for "hidden robbery and murder" and then invited Mo Hua.
Mo Hua couldn’t wait to “agree”.
In this way, the investigation of the "concealed robbery and murder case" was finalized.
Mo Hua’s spiritual consciousness exited Taixu Ling, only to find Cheng Mo and others staring at him.
"What's wrong?"
Mo Hua looked confused.
“䱱…” Situ Jian asked curiously, “What are you looking at in Taixu Ling?”
Mo Hua blinked.
Permissions, bounties, merits, these things are the back door that Mr. Xun opened for himself.
It’s not a good idea to speak out.
Moreover, it is too early for them to "offer bounties, hunt down criminal cultivators, and hunt down evildoers"...
They were raised in the family and were “not deeply involved in the world” and could not bear this kind of risk.
I am different, I am a "little senior brother".
Just do this kind of dangerous thing yourself.
Mo Hua nodded with a sense of "responsibility" and then made an excuse:
“I’m looking at the class schedule to see what classes I’ll be taking and what spells I need to learn...”
The other disciples all stared at the ink paintings suspiciously.
That expression seems to say, I believe you are the only one who has ghosts...
Seeing that they didn't believe it, Mo Hua had no choice but to say:
“Okay, I was just thinking about how much homework I should give you during the formation class...”
At this time, the crowd became angry instantly.
No one doesn’t believe it.
“Ink painting!”
“Can we still be friends?”
“I advise you to take care of yourself...”
"I decide the level of my formation. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!"
“Don’t forget about our friendship!”
Cheng Mo, the "formation fool", was about to cry, "Brother, please, it's almost done. I can't finish so much homework..."
Mo Hua showed a reluctant expression and sighed:
“In that case, forget it.”
Cheng Mo immediately smiled broadly, put his arm around Mo Hua's shoulders, and said loudly: "Okay! From now on, you are my brother, my brother!"
…
Two days later, it will be ten days off.
To be on the safe side, Mo Hua took another day off. In total, there were three days in total.
After finishing the class, Mo Hua left the mountain gate of Taixu Gate and met everyone at the old place, the big rock at the foot of Taixu Gate.
This time there are still five people.
Murong Caiyun, Ouyang Feng, Hua Qianqian and Shangguan Xu are all here.
Shangguan Xu has recovered from his injuries and can fight with others.
Although the Shangguan family is a big family, it also has many disciples. Shangguan Xu is a direct lineage, but not a direct lineage that is too core. Therefore, things like merit must be earned through one's own efforts.
Hua Qianqian is the daughter of an elder in Baihua Valley. She is very favored. In the future, she will definitely enter the inner gate of Baihua Valley and accept the true inheritance of Baihua Valley.
But she didn’t want others to gossip, she wanted to make a living on her own, earn merit, and be promoted to a true disciple of the Baihua Valley inner sect.
Mo Hua learned these things from Senior Sister Murong, and then combined them with the cases of the disciples around him to figure it out.
Estimated to be about the same.
Anyway, there are so many sect disciples in the Qianxue Prefecture, and no one wants to earn merit.
Shangguan Xu was familiar with Mo Hua, so he nodded and smiled.
Hua Qianqian also smiled gracefully and greeted Mo Hua with bright eyes.
But Mo Hua always felt that the way Senior Sister Hua looked at him had a little bit of "bad intentions".
I don’t know what she is thinking in her heart.
Seeing Mo Hua looking at her, Hua Qianqian's eyes were filled with hope, revealing a strange brilliance.
Mo Hua felt a little dangerous, so he immediately moved closer to Senior Sister Murong.
Murong Caiyun looked helpless.
After everyone gathered, they began to head towards Canglang Mountain.
Canglang Mountain is not far from the border of Qianxue Prefecture, and the person in charge of the border of Qianxue State, the Fifth-Rank Dao Tingsi, is on the way to Canglang Mountain.
They need to go to Daotingsi first to confirm their identity, accept the reward, and ask for clues about the deceased.
With the sound of horse hooves ticking, they arrived at Daotingsi after walking for more than an hour.
Mo Hua got out of the car and looked up. He saw an extremely majestic Tingsi Pavilion with a towering attic, golden eaves and golden wings. It was dignified and solemn.
Like a big seal that protects the mountains, it falls in the mountains and guards the entire Qianxue Prefecture boundary.
There are seven characters on it: Qianxue Prefecture Jie Dao Tingsi.
This is the Tao Tingsi of the fifth rank in Qianxue Prefecture...
Mo Hua was shocked.
In front of such a majestic and formidable Dao Tingsi, Mo Hua felt like a small sapling at the foot of a mountain, as weak as the wind.
Ouyang Feng patted Mo Hua on the shoulder and said warmly:
“This majesty has an element of bluff. You will understand if you come here a few times..."
Mo Hua was startled, looked up again, and suddenly said:
“Formation?”
Ouyang Feng was a little surprised, then smiled and said:
“Yes, when this court hall was built, it incorporated a majestic formation, so when others see it for the first time, they will feel insignificant, and they will also feel..."
Ouyang Feng pointed upward and whispered, "The Taoist court has great authority and cannot be violated..."
“So that’s it…”
Mo Hua nodded.
Knowing the trick, the awe in his heart was a little less. When he followed Murong Caiyun and walked in, he was even more disappointed.
From the outside, this palace is indeed very majestic.
But from the inside, the people are too busy, the organization is complicated, and it is lifeless.
Moreover, most of the officials have a straight face, and when they speak, there is a hint of condescending contempt in their words.
The face is ugly and the words are ugly.
If it’s three or four grades, that’s it. Several small second-rank executives also looked impressive.
Occasionally, there are Daotingsi monks with capable expressions, sharp eyes, and profound cultivation, who are very powerful at first glance, but they are few and far between, and they seem incompatible with the atmosphere of the entire Daotingsi.
Mo Hua wanted to ask something, but he thought that walls have ears, not to mention that in the fifth-grade Daoting Division, with so many great monks, his words might be heard as soon as he opened his mouth, so he refrained from asking.
Murong Caiyun took the lead, checked his identity, accepted the reward, and then received several files and completed all the procedures.
She is a member of a noble family and a disciple of the Taixu Sect. She is very good-looking and talented. The monks here at Daotingsi are all very polite.
When I came down here, I didn’t encounter any cold treatment or difficulty.
“It turns out that I’m watching people order dishes…”
Mo Hua muttered in his heart.
When they were about to leave, several people were stopped. A bailiff said: "Wait a moment, Gu Diansi has something to explain..."
Gu Diansi?
Mo Hua was slightly startled, his heart skipped a beat, it couldn’t be...
After a while, a person came from a distance. Mo Hua took a look and thought...
The person who came here has a handsome appearance, wearing the robe of a Taoist priest. He has a graceful demeanor, and his attitude is not arrogant, but there is a bit of unruliness between his eyebrows.
It is none other than Gu Changhuai, the young master of the Gu family who has had several encounters with Mo Hua.
Gu Changhuai’s voice was cold, gentle, and calm, but also revealed a bit of arrogance:
“This matter is very difficult. I didn’t want you disciples to take it, so I informed Daotingsi. Just as I removed the task, I found that you had already taken it..."
“Everything has rules. If you accept it, there’s nothing you can do about it, but there are a few points I want to remind you...”
Gu Changhuai was talking to himself as he walked. He didn't even look at Murong Caiyun and the others with his sharp eyes.
Until the corner of his eye, he spotted an ink painting...
Gu Changhuai was obviously stunned for a moment.
The ink painting could even be seen, and Gu Changhuai blinked slightly, as if to confirm whether he had seen the wrong person.
With an innocent and well-behaved face, and a pair of clear and deep eyes, there is no one else in the whole Qianxue State, and it is impossible for him to admit his mistake.
Gu Changhuai was silent for a moment and said slowly:
“Ink...painting?”
"Hmm." Mo Hua nodded repeatedly and said politely: "Hello, Uncle Gu."
Murong Caiyun looked a little stunned, and the executive on the side obviously didn't expect that Mo Hua actually knew Gu Changhuai.
Gu Changhuai tried his best to control his emotions, but he still couldn't help but ask Mo Hua:
"what are you doing here?"
Mo Hua pointed at Murong Caiyun, "Senior sister and I are here to receive the reward."
Gu Changhuai frowned, "What reward?"
Mo Hua said: "It's the reward you just mentioned..."
Gu Changhuai's eyelids twitched. He looked at the ink painting with a childish face and said with some confusion: "You are just getting started..."
How can I complete tasks when I just started?
Can you still find senior brothers and sisters to hang out with?
This kid...is so proud?
Gu Changhuai didn’t understand very much.
Mo Hua shook his head and corrected: "I'm not just starting out, I've been starting out for half a year!"
The implication is that he is already great.
Gu Changhuai had a headache looking at it.
But in front of so many people, he was embarrassed, and continued to "reminisce" with Mo Hua, so he looked serious and nodded coldly.
"I see."
Gu Changhuai glanced at Mo Hua again from the corner of his eye and started talking about business:
“The person who committed the crime is probably in the middle stage of foundation building. He is proficient in concealment. His methods are calm and cruel. He is extremely concealed and cannot be guarded against..."
“In the late stage of foundation building, even if you are a monk who has just entered the late stage of foundation building, it is very dangerous for you to encounter such a monk who is good at ‘hiding and killing’ monks.”
“If you are hidden and caught off guard, you will not be able to prevent his fatal move...”
"You are all disciples of the sect and have little experience. It is difficult for you to be an opponent of such a cunning and vicious monk."
“And this murderer must also be a habitual criminal.”
"I checked the files and found that there is one person who is a criminal cultivator who is good at concealing murders and has done many evil deeds. His real name was not found by Dao Tingsi, but it is said that the monks on the Dao call him 'Yin Lao Er' …”
Hide the second child…
Ouyang Feng and others all looked thoughtful.
Only Mo Hua nodded silently, knowing that his guess was correct.
Gu Changhuai was even more startled when he saw it.
Mo Hua’s reaction, could it be that... he already knew that the murderer was this hidden lad?
I had to dig through the Daoting Driver's secret files for a long time before I found out. How on earth did Mo Hua, a young monk who lived deep in the sect, know this?
This child is very strange...
Gu Changhuai took a deep look at Mo Hua.
Mo Hua noticed Gu Changhuai's gaze and immediately looked at his nose and mouth, his face serious and honest.
Gu Changhuai continued:
“Such a sophisticated sin cultivator, who is also good at hiding, should have been killed by a third-grade Diansi with thunder…”
"But the Daotingsi has limited manpower. Several levels of monks are needed to catch the criminal cultivators of several levels."
“It’s not the turn of Jindan to catch the criminal cultivator who built the foundation.”
“But this person is really troublesome and difficult to deal with, so I’m here to tell you that if you cancel the mission, there will be no punishment.”
Ouyang Feng and others looked at each other and shook their heads.
They are all the proud sons of heaven, and they all have arrogance in their hearts.
A sin cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, no matter how difficult it is, is not enough to make them retreat.
Gu Changhuai’s eyes showed some approval and he handed over several files:
"This is Na Yinlaoer's file. It contains his place of origin, martial arts, Taoism, etc. Take a careful look, and there is something to be careful about."
Murong Caiyun took the file, cupped his hands and said:
“Thank you Gu Diansi.”
Gu Changhuai nodded slightly and turned to leave. But when he left, he glanced at Mo Hua again. Seeing Mo Hua's relaxed and ignorant look, he couldn't help but frown.
Yin Lao Er is insidious and cunning, and is difficult to deal with.
Even experienced executives may not be able to see through Yin Lao Er's concealment, let alone prevent Yin Lao Er's sneak attack.
He didn’t even know what kind of fun Mo Hua, a brat, was joining in the fun.
Gu Changhuai thought Mo Hua, the kid, looked cute but strange, so he didn't want to care about him.
But after thinking about it, thinking that he had saved Yu'er and was cared for by his cousin, Gu Changhuai still sighed slightly and reminded him:
“Be careful...”
The ink painting was slightly startled.
Several other people were even more surprised.
Especially the executive of Daotingsi, he did not expect that Gu Diansi, who was always cold and kept away from strangers, would actually worry about others...
What a hell...
Mo Hua smiled and said, "Okay, Uncle Gu."
Gu Changhuai nodded, turned and left.
After everything was settled, everyone set off to capture Yin Laoer.
According to the records, this Yin Laoer was more than 200 years old and was once a disciple of the Wuyin Sect, one of the hundred sects in Qianzhou.
However, the Wuyin sect inherited too much of a partial sect and found it difficult to recruit disciples, so it gradually declined. Eventually it became insolvent and sold its sect. Fifty years ago, the sect moved out of Qianxue Prefecture.
It is normal for sects to come and go, ups and downs.
But Wu Yin Sect left, but Yin Laoer stayed, and relied on Wu Yin Sect's unique knowledge to do evil things.
This unique skill is a concealment method called: Little Five Elements Concealment Technique.
Mo Hua felt happy.
Small Five Elements…
His own spiritual root is also the small Five Elements spiritual root. He feels that this concealment technique seems to be tailor-made for him.
Tian Ji Calculation is really easy to use.
Several people left Daotingsi.
Murong Caiyun and others, remembering Gu Diansi's words, looked a little solemn.
Mo Hua is brisk in his steps and in a relaxed mood.
He felt that the Little Five Elements Concealment Technique was already waving to him.
The rest of the ink paintings are unremarkable, except for the strong spiritual consciousness.
Therefore, he likes and is best at bullying monks who are proficient in concealment, sneakiness, and sneakiness...
…
At this moment, deep in the mountains of Canglang Mountain.
A figure suddenly appeared in the forest that was originally deserted.
This is a skinny, short, sinister and wrinkled monk.
He looked around, then frowned.
After killing three people, he ran into the mountains to avoid the wind.
This is what he is used to doing.
But these past few days, he always felt a little frightened.
It seems as if I am being targeted by some “bad thing” with malicious intentions...
Yin Laoer is puzzled.
Without any reason or any trace, who could target him and how could he target him?
Yin Laoer shook his head.
No matter what, this is a critical moment, and we must endure it and not make any mistakes again.
Those three people were already omissions.
If something goes wrong again, Mr. Tu will definitely kill himself, dismember his body, and sacrifice it to the demon slaves of the God Lord.
Yin Laoer shuddered.
He likes to disembowel people, but he doesn’t like being disemboweled himself to feed those half-human and half-demon things...
(End of this chapter)