Everyone had a grave expression, looking at Mo Hua with curiosity, unsure of what she was about to reveal.
Mo Hua released his Divine Sense, and seeing that there were no other Cultivators around, he lowered his voice and said:
"Qian Xing came looking for trouble with me…"
Zhang Lan was taken aback, "Did you kill him?"
Mo Hua was speechless, "No."
Zhang Lan let out a sigh of relief, "You made it sound so serious, I thought you had killed Qian Xing and were looking for us to help you deal with the aftermath…"
Mo Hua’s expression was complex, "I’m not that kind of person, am I…"
Zhang Lan silently thought to himself, who knows what you’re capable of?
"What did you do to Qian Xing?" Zhang Lan asked again.
"I knocked him out."
"That’s it?"
"And four or five disciples of the Qian Family, I’ve also injured them," said Mo Hua.
"By yourself?"
Mo Hua nodded.
Zhang Lan exclaimed in surprise, "You’ve become that powerful now?"
Mo Hua humbly replied, "It’s okay, I guess."
"So then, what do you need us for?"
"Qian Xing will probably be out for three or four days."
Zhang Lan nodded.
"During these three or four days, we need to figure out a way to take down the Qian Family’s old ancestor!" Mo Hua declared with emphasis.
The living room fell silent for a moment.
Everyone exchanged glances, not quite sure what to say for a while.
Zhang Lan wondered if there was something wrong with his ears, "What’s the connection between you knocking out Qian Xing and your wanting to take down the Qian Family’s old ancestor?"
Mo Hua explained, "The old ancestor once killed a Cultivator, and then took the Cultivator to Black Mountain Stronghold, feeding him to that pig in the Pill Room."
Zhang Lan’s expression changed dramatically, "How do you know that?"
"Qian Xing told me," Mo Hua said.
"Why would he tell you these things?"
Zhang Lan found this unthinkable.
Mo Hua said, "It’s kind of complicated to explain, but while he’s unconscious for these few days, we can strike first. Once he wakes up and the Qian Family’s old ancestor becomes aware, it will be hard for us to make a move."
Zhang Lan pondered for a moment, then looked over at Yang Jiyong, "What does the Taoist Soldiers Court have to say about this?"
Yang Jiyong said thoughtfully, "I believe what Mo Hua says, but to mobilize the Taoist Soldiers, we still need solid evidence."
Mo Shan also frowned and said, "Additionally, there’s another issue, what exactly is the role of the Qian Family’s old ancestor in Black Mountain Stronghold?"
Zhang Lan nodded, "If we can’t clarify his identity, even if we catch him, it will be difficult to convict him."
"Is he the Householder of Black Mountain Stronghold?"
Elder Yu shook his head, "No, the aura doesn’t match."
"This is strange," Zhang Lan said in confusion, "If the Qian Family’s old ancestor really visited the Pill Room and consumed the Human Life Pill, then he must be a core member of Black Mountain Stronghold. His identity would be no small matter. Yet of the four Householders, none are him."
For a while, everyone felt increasingly perplexed by the thickening mystery.
The Qian Family’s old ancestor clearly had ties to Black Mountain Stronghold, yet on their side, there wasn’t a single identity that matched up.
Mo Hua pondered for a moment, then voiced his doubt, "Is the big boss of Black Mountain Stronghold necessarily the Householder?"
Elder Yu was taken aback, "What do you mean by that…"
Mo Hua said, "Generally speaking, isn’t the leader of a stronghold also called ’Camp Leader’?"
Zhang Lan furrowed his brow, "If the old ancestor of the Qian Family is the Camp Leader, then who is the Householder?"
If the Qian Family’s old ancestor was the Camp Leader, it would be unlikely to have someone unrelated as the Householder, the public leader of Black Mountain Stronghold.
Elder Yu suddenly seemed to recall something, abruptly stood up, and said, "The Householder…"
"Elder?" Mo Hua looked at Elder Yu with some confusion.
Elder Yu’s pupils contracted slightly, and he said in a shocked tone:
"The Householder… could possibly be… the Qian Family’s Chief Elder!"
Mo Hua was startled, "Isn’t the Qian Family’s Chief Elder the one who…"
Elder Yu nodded, "Exactly, the one who was said to have died in the mountains over two hundred years ago, the Qian Family’s Chief Elder!"
All present were deeply shaken!
If this was the case, then this Black Mountain Stronghold was in essence another Qian Family!
A hidden Qian Family unknown to the public, not bound by blood ties—a shadowy Qian Family!