He himself couldn't leave just yet.
So a small tunnel would do.
Mo Hua found a secluded corner, placed the little tiger there, and then used his Divine Sense to control the Spiritual Pivot Formation on the little tiger, which in turn prompted the puppet to dig through the rock.
The formation on the little tiger slightly glowed and sprang to life, running several circles around Mo Hua before finding a spot at the corner of a wall. Its tiny claws scratched away, and fine rock chips fell, quickly digging a fist-sized tunnel.
The little tiger squeezed in and then continued to dig outward.
Within the tunnel, rock debris and dust kept falling.
Mo Hua thought for a moment and drew another inconspicuous Earth Series Formation to dissolve all the rock fragments to prevent detection.
After that, Mo Hua returned to his room.
Whenever Lu Chengyun wasn't watching, day or night, Mo Hua controlled the little tiger from afar with his Divine Sense to dig the tunnel.
In the deadly silent Corpse Mine, amongst the black-grey rocks...
The little tiger kept digging, burrowing further and further away.
A few days later, Mo Hua's Divine Sense suddenly felt lighter, realizing there was nothing left to dig around him.
"I've broken through!"
Mo Hua rejoiced inwardly.
Afterward, Mo Hua let the little tiger lie in the underbrush, waiting to be discovered by either his Junior Brother or Sister.
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They must know that I've left Tongxian City,
If they were looking for me, they would likely search near the mines.
And this Little Tiger, crafted by Old Kui, something I've fiddled with many times, Junior Brother and Sister are both very familiar with it—just a sweep of their Divine Sense, and they'd discover it.
The area around the mine is open and barren, making it less likely to be picked up by other Cultivators.
Mo Hua waited until dawn.
After that, with just a slight stirring of his Divine Sense, he detected that Little Tiger had been picked up, and the aura of the person was very familiar.
It was either Junior Brother or Sister.
After Little Tiger was picked up, something seemed to have been stuffed into it, and a moment later, it was thrown back onto the mountain path.
Mo Hua then controlled Little Tiger to crawl back.
Little Tiger got to the entrance of the cave and quietly waited.
Only after 1 p.m., when Lu Chengyun's Divine Sense departed, did Mo Hua conceal his figure and go to the entrance, picking up Little Tiger, covered in dust and looking quite dirty.
There was a piece of paper stuffed in Little Tiger's belly.
Mo Hua unfolded the paper; the handwriting was delicate and beautiful, bearing the message:
"Where have you gone?"
There was a simple drawing at the end of the message.
The drawing depicted a small face, with a stick on top of its head banging it.
One glance and he knew it was Junior Sister's drawing—that small face was meant to be Mo Hua; he had seen her draw it before.
The Mo Hua in the drawing was being hit on the head.
It seemed Junior Sister was a bit angry…
Mo Hua felt a bit helpless as he stuffed a piece of paper he had written in advance into Little Tiger's body; it explained the reasons for his actions along with information about the Corpse Mine and the Stone Palace.
He also drew a small Formation on the paper. If someone else got hold of it, Mo Hua would make the paper self-combust.
Mo Hua then placed Little Tiger back at the cave entrance.
Little Tiger began scrabbling its way up the path again.
The next evening, Little Tiger came scrabbling back.
Mo Hua went to pick up Little Tiger again and saw that there was a new note. It simply read:
"Understood."
There was also a drawing of a small face that was expressionless, neither happy nor angry.
But it seemed as if she was no longer angry…
Mo Hua let out a slight sigh of relief and left Little Tiger in the mountain path to pass messages between him and Junior Sister.
Mo Hua himself would not make any rash moves for now.
Meanwhile, Junior Brother and Sister could be well-infor-med and make some preparations.
Two days later, Lu Chengyun finally found Mo Hua, greeted him with a cupped fist and politely said,
"I have made the necessary preparations; please, Gentleman, lend me a hand."
Mo Hua's eyes glinted as he asked,