Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 863 609: Kneel Down

Life in the Sect was uneventful, and eight days later, it was time for the ten-day rest again.

Because Bishan City was a bit far and traveling back and forth was complicated, it took extra time, so Mo Hua asked for one more day off.

With Elder Master Xun backing her, the Elders from the Sect were easy to talk to.

Therefore, she got her day off without any trouble.

Three days in total!

Mo Hua packed up her luggage and happily went to find Senior Sister Murong with her Storage Bag slung over her shoulder.

The mission was still taken by Murong Caiyun, and Mo Hua just tagged along.

Knowing that Mo Hua was collecting Merit Points to exchange for a Formation Diagram, Murong Caiyun said,

”This mission isnʼt difficult, so including you, there are only three people. You will also be able to get a larger share of the Merit Points.”

Mo Hua smiled and replied, ”Thank you, Senior Sister!”

The two set off for the exterior of the Taixu Gate. Mo Hua walked briskly, chatting sporadically along the way.

”Three people...”

Mo Hua thought for a moment and asked, ”Senior Sister, who else is going?”

Murong Caiyun answered, ”Senior Brother Feng from the Taiʼa Sect as well.”

”Senior Brother Feng...”

Mo Hua nodded her head.

Senior Brother Feng was gentle and polite with deep cultivation. It seemed that he held a high position in the Taiʼa Sect, and indeed, he was one of the predetermined Inner Sect Disciples—a true ”big leg.”

”What about Senior Brother Xu and Sister Qianqian?”

”Senior Brother Xu is recovering from an injury, and since the mission isnʼt difficult and doesnʼt offer many Merit Points, itʼs better not to trouble him with it.”

”As for Qianqian...”

Murong Caiyun paused, ”Sheʼs quite busy, so letʼs forget about it this time...”

”Oh, oh,” Mo Hua nodded.

Murong Caiyun sighed softly.

Qianqian had been urging her every day, wanting to partner with Mo Hua on a mission and had prepared a ”gift” for Mo Hua—all sorts of girly skirts, hairpins, and rouge.

She said that making Mo Hua dress up, looking pretty as a piece of carved jade, would definitely be very attractive...

Murong Caiyun was afraid sheʼd go too far, so she didnʼt call her this time.

But Hua Qianqian had been nagging her ears off, and as she looked at Mo Hua, she couldnʼt help but visualize Mo Hua wearing a splendid Taoist Robe covered in an array of flowers, and for a moment, she was lost in thought.

”Senior Sister?”

Seeing her distracted, Mo Hua was a bit curious.

Murong Caiyun came back to her senses with flushed cheeks and coughed lightly, ”Itʼs getting late, we should hurry...”

”Oh...”

Mo Hua looked suspicious but did not ask further.

Soon, the two met up with Ouyang Feng, who was dressed in a Taiʼa Taoist Robe. They hired a horse carriage and left the Qian Xue State Boundary, speeding along the broad mountain path toward Bishan City outside the Qian Xue State Boundary.

Outside the carriage, the sound of horse hooves was rapid, while inside, it was quiet and comfortable.

Mo Hua sat by the window, lying on a soft blanket, admiring the scenery along the way, and conversed with Murong Caiyun and Ouyang Feng.

”This time, weʼre going to capture a disciple who has betrayed the Sect...”

Murong Caiyun said, ”Over ten years ago, this disciple stole a legacy, murdered a fellow disciple, and fled the Sect. He has been pursued for a long time and has never been caught...”

”Over ten years ago?” Mo Hua was somewhat surprised.

Murong Caiyun nodded, ”He stole only some minor legacies, and the ʼfellow discipleʼ he killed was actually just a servant. The incident didnʼt cause much of a stir, so it didnʼt make any waves.”

”And that fugitive disciple kept a low profile. After leaving the Sect, he disappeared without a trace and didnʼt give himself away.”

”The Taoist Court Office didnʼt seem very keen to handle it either...”

”Because thereʼs no profit in it?” Mo Hua whispered covertly.

Murong Caiyun halted for a moment, somewhat helplessly, and shot Mo Hua a light glare,

”Firstly, there arenʼt many clues, and secondly, the Taoist Court really is... short on personnel, so the matter has been put on hold for now.”

”Oh,” Mo Hua ”understood.”

Ouyang Feng then added, ”Later, the Xie familyʼs treasury in Bishan City was burglarized. During the pursuit, the thief, cornered and desperate, used a technique from the Sever Gold Sect, giving himself away...”

”The Xie family in Bishan City demanded an explanation from the Sever Gold Sect...”

”The Sever Gold Sect cross-referenced the stolen legacy registers with their records and realized the thief was the same disciple who had betrayed them ten years ago.”

Mo Hua frowned, ”The Sever Gold Sect?”

Murong Caiyun explained, ”Itʼs one of the Twelve Sects within the Qian Xue State Boundary, specializing in the Golden Series Sword Controlling Method of the Five Elements...”

Mo Hua nodded her head.

She had heard this name mentioned by Aunt Wan when she was introducing the Twelve Sects of Qian State, but beyond that, she didnʼt think there had been any interaction.

However, upon hearing the words ”Sever Gold Sect,” she vaguely felt that this sect might have some karmic connection with her...

Mo Hua perplexedly asked, ”Shouldnʼt it be the Sever Gold Sectʼs own responsibility to pursue their fugitive disciple?”

”They did pursue him, but they failed to catch him...”

”Failed to catch him?”

Murong Caiyun nodded, ”That fugitive disciple has a very good movement technique...”

Ouyang Feng also remarked, ”Indeed, among the Taoist Skills he stole from the Sword Controlling Gate, there is a movement technique called ʼEscape Gold Techniqueʼ which he learned quite proficiently. The disciples of the Sever Gold Sect couldnʼt catch up with their own traitor...”

Ouyang Feng sounded somewhat regretful.

The legitimate disciples couldnʼt compare to this traitor who ”stole their legacy”...

”The Xie family in Bishan City, discontented, felt that the Sever Gold Sect was ʼletting him offʼ and secretly sheltering the thief, so they issued their own reward for his capture.”

”However, the influence of the Xie family in Bishan City isnʼt substantial, so the Merit Points offered for the reward arenʼt that significant either.”

”Moreover, with the Sever Gold Sect involved, they certainly wouldnʼt want their own Sectʼs traitor to be captured by disciples from other Sects, nor would they want to reward anyone else...”

Mo Hua muttered, ”The Sever Gold Sect... turns out to be quite petty...”