"That person would be strange if there weren't any problems..."
But with that came, even more, doubts:
First, the Xie family...
Did the Xie family really lose something?
If so, what was lost?
Was it "Jia Ren" who stole it?
If nothing was lost, why would the Xie family lie?
Does this matter have anything to do with the annihilation of the Xie family?
Why did the Sever Gold Sect at first call this "Jia Ren" a traitor, but later adamantly deny it?
What happened in between?
The annihilation of the Xie family, the disappearance of the Fire Buddha...
How exactly do these events relate to Jia Ren?
As Mo Hua was pondering, he suddenly noticed a change in Jia Ren's movements.
A squad of Enforcement Leaders from Bi Mountain City Daoist Court Office, on routine patrol, passed by this area, alerting Jia Ren.
He found it inconvenient to dispose of the stolen goods, so he pocketed three Storage Bags and chose a secluded path, heading toward the desolate mountains to the north.
Mo Hua glanced at Gu Changhuai.
Gu Changhuai's eyes lit up as expected, placing down three Spirit Stones on the table before quickly standing up and leaving.
Mo Hua estimated in his mind that the three Spirit Stones also covered his own tea bill, so he nodded contentedly and then stood up to leave, quietly following behind Gu Changhuai.
The northern mountains behind Bishan City were even steeper.
Jia Ren was extremely vigilant.
He had disguised himself as a short, stocky Cultivator with a bamboo basket for gathering herbs, winding his way through the mountain paths, occasionally pausing to look back and stare into the mountains.
Gu Changhuai and Mo Hua could only follow from a distance.
Fortunately, both had strong Divine Senses, so there was no chance Jia Ren could escape.
Mo Hua asked, "Uncle Gu, should we make our move?"
Gu Changhuai nodded.
"How do we catch him?" Mo Hua inquired further.
They needed to capture him alive, quickly, accurately, to make it a swift battle without giving "Jia Ren" a chance to react or flee.
Nor give him the chance to signal someone...
Capturing someone was something Mo Hua was reasonably skilled at, but he still wanted to hear how Uncle Gu or, to say, the Daoist Court, would normally approach it.
He had his own methods, and he wanted to check them against what Uncle Gu said – that way, he could patch up any gaps and refine his technique.
Gu Changhuai's thoughts were focused on Jia Ren and the Fire Buddha, unsuspecting anything else, he calmly said,
"On his unavoidable path, we set a trap, place a Formation for an ambush..."
"On the ground we lay manacles, the manacles doused with poisonous Pills..."
"For the Formation, we use the Sonic Explosion Array to momentarily stun him..."
"And take the opportunity to subdue him..."
"Then with a Spiritual Lock, we seal his limbs..."
"We have to be thorough in our preparation, quick in action, and ruthless in our approach, not giving him the chance to counterattack, nor to commit suicide..."
"This is the basic procedure for the Daoist Court's arrests..."
...
As Gu Changhuai was explaining, Mo Hua was nodding continuously.
Although he knew some of the things already, the details of the methods were quite different and there were many practices he could learn from...
After finishing, Gu Changhuai cautioned Mo Hua:
"Remember the rules we've agreed upon: don't make a move."
"Uh-huh."
Mo Hua replied.
Gu Changhuai nodded slightly, then in a flash, he was traversing the rugged rocks, quickly reaching Jia Ren's front.
Mo Hua followed just as quietly.
However, he only hid on the side, releasing his Divine Sense to carefully observe.
Jia Ren, still unaware, kept walking forward.
His destination was a cliff ahead.