The Quest for Immortality

”This lady’s surname is Shen, given name Ru, a woman from the Shen family near the state boundary.”

”It was my senior brother, he personally visited to pay his respects and said he wanted to meet the lady face to face to discuss their understanding of formations...”

”Then, they talked and enjoyed each other’s company, and after some time, they arrived at the point of discussing marriage...”

Mo Hua’s mouth dropped open.

Visiting personally...

Was this the Instructor Yan he knew, obsessed with formations, serious and rigid?

Manager Mo clicked his tongue in wonder, ”One shouldn’t judge a book by its cover... I never would have imagined my senior brother doing such a thing, admirable, admirable...”

Mo Hua was also shocked but deep down, he was happy for Instructor Yan.

Instructor Yan, for the sake of the grudges and disagreements within the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect, to pursue the traitors of the Sect, to reclaim the Sect’s heritage, had led a life full of hardship and bitterness.

Now that he was able to find a beloved partner and join in matrimony for a lifetime of happiness, it was naturally the best possible outcome.

Plus, there would be a wedding feast to enjoy.

Mo Hua was already calculating in his heart what delicious foods there would be at the wedding feast...

Instructor Yan was quick to set his engagement and even quicker to get married.

Half a month later, he got married in Tongxian City and held a wedding banquet.

Mo Hua joined in the excitement, basked in the joyous occasion, and ate his fill.

At the wedding, Mo Hua also met Shen Ru, Instructor Yan’s wife.

Shen Ru, dressed in red, kept a simple and dignified air even at her wedding, without too heavy a makeup.

Mo Hua went up to offer his congratulations.

Shen Ru saw Mo Hua’s face was as lovely as a painting, her smile pure and lively, warm and adorable, and she couldn’t help feeling delighted.

And when she heard from Instructor Yan that Mo Hua also studied formations, she esteemed him even more, deliberately sealing a large red envelope for Mo Hua and praised him, saying:

”This child is clever and quick-witted; study well, and you will certainly become a first-rank Formation Master!”

Instructor Yan, with an embarrassed expression, whispered:

”He... is already a first-rank Formation Master...”

Shen Ru was stunned, turned her head, looked at Instructor Yan in disbelief, her face filled with wonder, and it took her a long time to recover...

The wedding was boisterous and joyful.

After the wedding, Manager Mo also had a satisfied look on his face, as if he had resolved a concern.

”True to my senior brother...”

Manager Mo sighed.

When he really set his mind to do something, he was decisive and efficient, without any dawdling.

Manager Mo felt moved and said to Mo Hua:

”You should also learn from this in the future, let go of what should be let go of, not clinging to it, and utterly don’t let go of what should be grasped!”

Mo Hua was startled, ”Grasp what?”

Manager Mo had the look of someone who had been there before:

”You’ll understand when you grow up...”

Mo Hua blinked, somewhat puzzled.

...

In the days that followed, life was as peaceful and harmonious as flowing water, but like water, it slipped away bit by bit...

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Mo Hua didn’t feel much time had passed, but before he knew it, the day of departure had arrived.

Mo Hua was somewhat reluctant, but still packed his bags and set off on his journey.

Before leaving, Mo Hua earnestly instructed Mo Shan and Liu Ruhua:

”Dad, Mom, you must cultivate properly!”

”No slacking off!”

”The road ahead is still long, you must not be negligent...”

”Cultivate to Foundation Establishment, then cultivate to Golden Core...”

”Then live a long and safe life, happy and fulfilled...”

”Wait for me to master formations in Qian State and then I will come back to see you...”

Mo Shan and Liu Ruhua couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

Weren’t these the words they, as parents, should be saying to their child?

But the sadness of parting was somewhat alleviated because of it.

Later, Mo Hua rode a carriage, about to leave Tongxian City for Cloud Crossing City.

The carriage stopped outside the city.

Like when he left before, many cultivators from Tongxian City came to see off Mo Hua, their gazes full of hope and wishes.

Mo Hua also smiled and waved to them.

In this world, everyone has their own story and their own life to live.

Mo Hua hoped that everyone in Tongxian City would have peaceful and happy lives and that their life stories would be fulfilling and colorful.

As for himself, he was about to embark on a journey, stepping onto an unknown path in search of his own way...

The carriage gradually moved further away, leaving Tongxian City, and entered Big Black Mountain.

While passing through the deep mountains, Mo Hua suddenly paused, walked outside of the carriage, and waved towards the distant forest.

In the forest, there was a Big Tiger.

The Big Tiger had come to see him off, too.

A few days earlier, Mo Hua had already bid farewell to Big Tiger.

His journey to Qian State would involve riding the Cloud Ferry, crossing the Nine State, and Big Tiger, being a Monster Beast living in the deep mountains, couldn’t possibly accompany him.

Mo Hua was worried that Big Tiger would not have enough to eat, so he asked his father, Mo Shan, when entering the deep mountains, to bring some big dried fish, and if he encountered a big tiger with black and white patterns, to feed it on his behalf.

With this farewell, he didn’t know when he would see Big Tiger again.

Mo Hua stood on the carriage, waving to Big Tiger from afar.

The Big Tiger silently watched Mo Hua, its gaze somewhat empty, until Mo Hua’s small figure disappeared into the distance, and only then did the Big Tiger, with a drooping head, turn and walk into the forest, its silhouette somewhat lonely.