Lu Ming was tormented by Mo Hua and became completely docile.
Situ Fang was a bit startled, she kept sneaking glances at Mo Hua on the way back, filled with confusion.
Mo Hua seemed so innocent and naive.
How could he be so skilled at framing, threatening, interrogating, and coercing...
Who taught him all this?
The group left the Lu Family’s mine.
The ensuing matters were to be handled by the Taoist Court.
The cause of the mining cultivator’s death, whether or not he was killed by a cultivator, the identity of the murderer, and the subsequent compensation, all were left to the Taoist Court to deal with.
Situ Fang sighed with relief and said to Mo Hua,
"Thank you for this time, I’ll treat you to something delicious when I’m free!"
"Thank you, Sister Situ!"
Mo Hua thought for a moment, then quietly said, "Sister Situ, if the Taoist Court finds any clues about the murderer, could you tell me?"
Situ Fang slightly furrowed her brows.
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However, Mo Hua had been a great help in this case, and without him, they wouldn’t have found even the body of the mining cultivator. Telling him seemed harmless.
With this thought, Situ Fang suddenly asked with some curiosity,
"How did you find that mine tunnel?"
She had wanted to ask when they were at the mine.
Why would there be a formation on an ordinary-looking rock wall?
And how did Mo Hua know that behind the rock wall was a cave?
Mo Hua modestly said, "I just have slightly stronger divine sense, and I know a little bit about formations, and I happened to discover it."
Situ Fang’s expression was complex, and for a moment, she couldn’t tell whether Mo Hua was being truthful.
But she didn’t probe further, simply nodding and saying,
"I understand. If there’s a clue, I’ll secretly tell you."
Mo Hua smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Situ."
Afterward, everyone bid farewell.
Before leaving, Mo Hua gave Lu Ming a meaningful look, "You understand what should be said and what shouldn’t, right?"
Lu Ming shivered with fear, nodding repeatedly, "I understand, I understand!"
Mo Hua nodded in satisfaction.
After leaving the Lu Family’s mine, Mo Hua and the others returned to the Nanyue Inn and reported the incident at the mine to Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang frowned and remained silent.
In a low voice, Mo Hua said, "Master, I suspect the murderer has clues to the Ultimate Formation on him."
Mr. Zhuang smiled faintly and asked, "How did you come to that conclusion?"
"The deceased mining cultivator seems to have a trace of the Ultimate Formation’s aura..."
Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi looked at each other in bewilderment; they lacked divine sense calculation and hadn’t noticed anything.
"Do you know what Ultimate Formation it is?" Mr. Zhuang asked again.
Mo Hua shook his head, looking somewhat disappointed, and said, "The aura is too faint, and the traces of the formation are shallow, I can’t calculate it..."
"But..." Mo Hua recalled something, his expression becoming one of startled doubt, "This trace of the Ultimate Formation’s aura is somewhat malevolent..."
"Malevolent..."
Mr. Zhuang’s gaze became inscrutable.
"Master, are there Ultimate Formations within evil formations as well?" Mo Hua asked.
Mr. Zhuang nodded, "In this world, where there’s righteousness, there’s evil, and formations are no different."
"How is a malevolent Ultimate Formation different from regular Ultimate Formations?"
Observing the curious Mo Hua, Mr. Zhuang suddenly said with a smile,
"That kind of question, if you can figure it out yourself, then I won’t tell you."
"Figure it out myself?"
Mo Hua was taken aback and muttered quietly, "But I haven’t figured it out..."
Mr. Zhuang said with a laugh, "If you can find this Ultimate Formation, you’ll naturally understand."
Mo Hua’s eyes lit up, "So, Master, there really is an Ultimate Formation hidden in South Yue City, isn’t there?"
Mr. Zhuang was taken aback, then replied with an ambiguous smile,