Those who come here are guests, and according to the rules of the establishment, they couldn't reveal the identities of guests.
Elder Su said, "If he asks, you just tell him, it won't cause any trouble."
After speaking, Elder Su placed a jade bracelet on the table and said, "Whoever answers correctly will get this bracelet."
The bracelet was luxurious and exquisitely smooth, with the flow of spiritual energy around it, clearly a fine item.
The eyes of the female cultivators lit up, and they all nodded their heads.
"Please ask, Young Master, if we know, we will surely tell you," they responded.
Mo Hua then asked, "Have you seen a gentleman who looks like a Formation Master among your patrons at the Hundred Flower Tower before?"
The female cultivators paused, then all silently turned their gaze towards Elder Su.
Elder Su exclaimed angrily, "It wasn't me!"
The female cultivators looked away bashfully.
After reflecting quietly, a female cultivator in green spoke up,
"Although there are not many cultivators like that, there are still a considerable number. Does the Young Master have any other clues?"
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Mo Hua gave a brief description of Instructor Yan's appearance and demeanor.
"...His expression is serious, somewhat rigid, but conscientious and responsible."
The female cultivators all shook their heads.
Mo Hua frowned and glanced at Elder Su again, apologizing as he spoke,
"Elder Su, may I ask them some questions alone?"
Elder Su was slightly taken aback, realizing that there might be some secrets that required his absence, and nodded, saying,
"All right, I'll go next door to listen to some music. Take your time asking."
Mo Hua smiled and said, "Thank you, Elder Su."
Elder Su got up and left.
Mo Hua then wanted to inquire about the grey-robed cultivator, and began to say,
"You... "
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Halfway through his questioning, Mo Hua sensed something and suddenly stopped. He rose to his feet, ran over to the screen, poked his little head around it, and called out to the room next door:
"Elder Su, no eavesdropping."
Elder Su was shocked. "How did you know that?"
He had been preparing to eavesdrop, but after having heard just two words, he was discovered by Mo Hua.
He himself was a Foundation Building Cultivator, with a Divine Sense adequate for Foundation Establishment. Could it really be that even a brief instance of eavesdropping would be detected by Mo Hua?
That Divine Sense of yours is somewhat outrageous, isn't it...
Or does Mo Hua have other methods?
Nonetheless, being caught eavesdropping was quite embarrassing.
Elder Su's face turned red, and too embarrassed to deny it, he coughed and said sheepishly:
"Go ahead and ask, I'm not listening anymore."
Mo Hua nodded in satisfaction.
After returning to his seat and confirming that Elder Su was no longer eavesdropping, and that no other cultivators were either, Mo Hua then asked:
"Have you seen any strange cultivators at the Hundred Flower Tower?"
The female cultivators were all somewhat startled.
"What do you mean by strange?"
The cultivators who frequented brothels varied widely, and although some might be considered strange compared to ordinary cultivators, within the brothel, such oddities were not particularly unusual.
After all, this kind of place harbored all kinds of filth and degeneracy, so peculiar and bizarre cultivators were hardly a rare sight.
Mo Hua thought for a moment, then said:
"One with a strange scent."
"What kind of strange scent?"
Mo Hua's gaze tightened, "Cold, faint, like rot, as if...the smell of a dead person."
Hearing this, the crowd of female cultivators jumped in alarm.
They hadn't expected that Mo Hua, at such a young age, would ask such a strange and eerie question.
But a cold scent of decay, the smell of death...
What kind of cultivator was this?