Then he asked, "What's next?"
Situ Jin stroked his beard, pondering for a moment, and did not hide anything from Mo Hua, instead speaking frankly,
"After we tally up everything, we won't go through the South Yue City Taoist Court but will use the Situ Family's connections and influence to report to the Taoist Court in the name of the neighboring South Mountain City."
"South Mountain City's Taoist Court?"
Situ Jin nodded, "The Court Leader of South Mountain City, his wife's surname is Situ."
Mo Hua then understood.
Situ Jin continued, "This merit will bypass the South Yue City's Taoist Court and be credited to Miss Fang."
"Of course," Situ Jin looked at Mo Hua and added, "Gentleman, it will also be credited to you, including not only Spirit Stones but also Merit Points distributed by the Court."
"As to how many Merit Points, that depends on the operations on the Court's side."
After all, where there are people, there are divisions of interest.
In a place like the Taoist Court, even if clear water flows through, they scrape off three layers of oil.
Situ Jin went on, "Besides this, the Situ Family also has some modest gifts for the Gentleman..."
In the end, it was thanks to Mo Hua that they had this opportunity to earn this merit.
Merit, at times, is something that cannot even be bought with Spirit Stones.
With this merit, Miss Fang will also be valued by her Clan.
In their branch, there are not many promising youngsters; Situ Fang is diligent in her Cultivation and serious in her affairs, standing out among them.
Therefore, Situ Jin was truly grateful to Mo Hua.
"Where, where, Elder is too courteous…"
Although Mo Hua modestly demurred with his words, he couldn't resist asking curiously,
"What kind of modest gift is it..."
Situ Jin was caught off guard, and he couldn't help but chuckle.
This young Gentleman was straightforward and truly candid.
Situ Jin smiled and said, "Spirit Stones and such common things, the Gentleman may not care for, so the Situ Family will prepare some of the Family's Formation Books to give to the Gentleman, to build a good relationship..."
Mo Hua wanted to say that he too was fond of mundane things like Spirit Stones.
But saying that would seem like he was losing face.
So Mo Hua felt too embarrassed to speak up.
However, he was pleased with the prospect of studying Formations.
He wondered what sort of Formation Books the Situ Family would send him.
Mo Hua expressed his thanks:
"Thank you, Elder, and thank you, Sister Situ!"
Situ Fang smiled upon seeing Mo Hua accept their Situ Family's goodwill and nodded slightly.
Afterward, Zhang Quan was taken into custody by Situ Jin and sent to the Taoist Court.
The zombies and coffins were all accounted for and handled by the Taoist Court.
The Corpse Refining Coffins, being artifacts of the Demon Path, were to be destroyed.
Zombies pose a great danger; if they lose control, they will rampage, wandering around and devouring the flesh and blood of the living.
Corpse Poison can also easily cause cultivators to turn into zombies.
So typically, zombies would be incinerated by the Taoist Court to prevent further calamity.
But all of this had little to do with Mo Hua now.
Situ Fang still had some loose ends to tie up, and she also had to wait for a handover of certain matters with the Taoist Court of South Mountain City, so she was going to be quite busy.
Instructor Yan had already been escorted back to South Yue City ahead of time by the cultivators of the Situ Family.
With matters at the Corpse Walking Stronghold resolved, Mo Hua took his leave, returning with Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi.
By this time, the day had already brightened, and the morning glow filled the sky, spreading on the path.
Mo Hua and his companions walked shoulder to shoulder on the mountain stones, draped in the glow of dawn, looking at the desolate yet somewhat wild scenery of the mountains, slowly making their way back.
On the way, Bai Zisheng lamented,
"We didn't manage to slaughter Zhang Quan..."
He had wanted to finish Zhang Quan off with a spear thrust while he was passed out from anger, but Mo Hua hadn't allowed it.
"Zhang Quan has someone backing him; we need to keep him alive to try to find out who that is," Mo Hua said.
"Zhang Quan won't talk, though."
"It's not up to him anymore."
Bai Zisheng asked, "You're not thinking of interrogating Zhang Quan yourself, are you?"