Mo Hua's eyes brightened.
He had been waiting for those words.
First, Mo Hua expressed his disdain, "You, with your low cultivation and status, who is neither proficient in Taoist Skill nor Corpse Refinement, a mere disciple of the Lu Family, would be of little use to me, even if you served me."
These words struck Lu Ming with such embarrassment he couldn't lift his head.
Mo Hua feigned contemplation, then sighed,
"However, who can blame me for being young with a kind heart? I'll test you. Do a small favor for me, and if you succeed, I'll save you once."
As if revived from a dead end, Lu Ming's expression lit up with immense joy, and he hastily said,
"Please, young master, give your commands!"
"Help me inquire about the Lu Family Old Ancestor and the affairs of the Lu Family Head..."
Lu Ming was taken aback, "What about them?"
Mo Hua's large eyes shifted, and he whispered,
"Help me inquire about the Lu Family Old Ancestor and the affairs of the Lu Family Head..."
Lu Ming was taken aback, "What about them?"
"Anything will do," Mo Hua said. "Gossip, anecdotes, rumors... whether substantiated or hearsay, gather them stealthily and report them back to me..."
Lu Ming felt doubtful and a bit frightened as he quietly asked,
"Why, why do you want to know these things?"
Mo Hua's face stiffened, solemnly responding,
"I want to confirm whether the Lu Family Head is a bad person or not..."
Lu Ming gaped, "Bad... a bad person?"
"Yes!" proclaimed Mo Hua, "In this world, the worse a person is, the more they can achieve."
"Now that I'm working for him, naturally the worse he is, the better."
"The more wicked he is, the more he disregards kinship, shameless, thick-skinned, and unscrupulous; the greater his chances of success..."
Lu Ming was bewildered.
For a moment, he wasn't sure whether the young gentleman was praising or cursing the Family Head...
"Do you understand?" Mo Hua asked Lu Ming.
Lu Ming feigned understanding and nodded.
"Good, go ahead and do it," Mo Hua nodded, "but be discreet, do not get exposed, and remember, this matter has nothing to do with me. I am just a kind-hearted, innocent person who wants to help you escape suffering."
Lu Ming nodded, "Yes, young master!"
Afterward, he went to gather information.
When Mo Hua had time, he would also release his Divine Sense to keep an eye on what Lu Ming was doing.
Lu Ming wasn't very bright, and Mo Hua feared he might botch the task.
Fortunately, although he was inquiring, he wasn't overly deliberate.
Sometimes he just needed to start a conversation, letting other corpse cultivators chat among themselves while he eavesdropped.
Being of low status himself, a recognized Lu Family disciple, no one suspected him; in fact, nobody even cared about him.
A few days later, Lu Ming reported back to Mo Hua with the information he had gathered.
He had news about the Lu Family, the Lu Family Old Ancestor, and also about Lu Chengyun...
The matters involving the Lu Family Old Ancestor were more or less the same as those Mo Hua had heard from Qinglan.
Harsh, greedy, extravagant, and unpredictably temperamental.
Not only did he exploit the mining cultivators harshly, but he was also especially cruel to his own disciples, frequently resorting to beating and berating them while living lavishly and treating others stingily.
Aptly resembling his nickname "Capitalist Lu."
Indeed, there are only mistaken names, not mistaken nicknames.
And from Lu Ming's words, Mo Hua learned some rumors concerning the relationship between Lu Chengyun and the Lu Family Old Ancestor...