Instructor Yan looked at Mo Hua's Formation with some shock in his heart.
Mo Hua, on the other hand, was equally shocked as he looked at Instructor Yan.
The forthright-faced Instructor Yan, when deceiving someone, didn't even blink an eye.
He not only lied and deceived Zhang Quan but also provided himself with cover, easing Zhang Quan's concerns.
Indeed, one should never judge a book by its cover.
Mo Hua realized he had underestimated Instructor Yan.
But would Instructor Yan really help Zhang Quan set up the Expose Dust Formation?
Mo Hua was curious.
Inside the Corpse Walking Stronghold, if the Expose Dust Formation really were to be established, although he could still find a way to get in, it would become more troublesome.
Instructor Yan left to prepare the "Expose Dust Formation."
Mo Hua followed him and realized everything with a glance.
What Instructor Yan prepared was not the Expose Dust Formation at all, but rather a relatively obscure, and also not very useful, Earth Series Formation with five Patterns.
When this Formation was activated, it would indeed raise some dust, but it had no effect on revealing or concealing anything.
It looked similar but was actually nothing like it.
It was because most Cultivators in the Corpse Walking Stronghold were "Formation Blind" that Instructor Yan dared to blatantly deceive them…
Mo Hua's young face turned serious, and he concluded in his mind:
One must indeed read more, broaden one's experiences, and learn more about Tao Cultivation knowledge.
That way, one can blatantly deceive others, and they won't even notice.
Otherwise, if one were to be fooled like an idiot, they wouldn't even be aware of it.
Mo Hua was a bit worried soon after.
What Instructor Yan was doing was risky.
If he was discovered and Zhang Quan became suspicious, or worse, held a grudge, Instructor Yan would have a hard time extricating himself and might even be in danger of losing his life.
Instructor Yan was taking this risk to protect him…
He needed to rescue Instructor Yan as soon as possible, then eliminate the Corpse Walking Stronghold, capture Zhang Quan, and steal his bell.
Mo Hua nodded his head, then again, without anyone noticing, he quietly left the Corpse Walking Stronghold.
After leaving the Corpse Walking Stronghold, Mo Hua found Bai Zixi nearby.
Bai Zixi was sitting under a stone, hugging her knees, her delicate hands fiddling with a twig, drawing something on the ground, and occasionally looking up in the direction of the Corpse Walking Stronghold.
When Mo Hua approached invisibly, Bai Zixi suddenly looked up toward the empty space and said with a melodious voice,
"Junior Brother?"
Mo Hua revealed himself, asking in confusion,
"Senior Sister, you've seen through my Concealment Technique?"
Bai Zixi shook her head, "I guessed."
Mo Hua clearly didn't believe her but didn't inquire further. Instead, his gaze shifted to the ground.
He remembered that Senior Sister was just drawing something on the ground.
The ground was covered with a layer of fine, soft soil.
What Bai Zixi was drawing were a series of smiley faces, each one next to the other, some with eyes but no eyebrows, some with mouths but no noses.
"Senior Sister, what are you drawing here?" Mo Hua asked out of curiosity.
Bai Zixi pointed at Mo Hua, "You."
Mo Hua was startled, "Me?"
"Yes." Bai Zixi nodded slightly, "One face for every two hours, to see how long you would keep me waiting."
Mo Hua was somewhat embarrassed. He had inadvertently spent a bit too much time inside listening and had forgotten that Senior Sister was waiting outside for him.
Immediately after, Mo Hua looked down at the little faces on the ground and muttered softly,
"I'm not that ugly, am I...?"
Bai Zixi's eyebrows furrowed slightly with a hint of anger,
"You think my drawing is ugly?"
Mo Hua shook his head repeatedly, "No, not ugly, not ugly."
Bai Zixi was then satisfied and nodded before asking,
"Have you found out everything?"
Mo Hua thought for a moment and replied, "I've found out some things, but since we've been discovered, we'll have to make the first move."
"Okay."