The mine was showing abnormalities, we couldn't stay long.
So Mo Hua and the others left the mine and reached South Yue City, where they found a place to rest for a while.
Wang Lai was covered in wounds, looking miserable, but he was still breathing.
Mo Hua woke him up and took the chance to ask him some more questions.
As dawn was breaking and no further information could be extracted, Mo Hua handed Wang Lai over to Situ Fang.
At the same time, he recounted all the actions of Wang Lai and these ruffians.
Old Yu and the other two stood by as witnesses.
Situ Fang was both shocked and enraged upon hearing this.
She had never imagined that Wang Lai and these scoundrels could do such heinous things.
Killing for Spirit Stones and then trying to swindle compensation.
Situ Fang's brows furrowed with anger as she said:
"Leave the rest to me. I'll take Wang Lai to the Taoist Prison first, extract the names of his accomplices, and then round them all up!"
"The Taoist Court... there won't be any problems, right?" Mo Hua asked.
The Taoist Court in South Yue City was different from the one in Tongxian City; its workings were murky, and the Court Leader was not necessarily a good person either.
Situ Fang frowned, pondered for a moment, and then sighed:
"I'll just be careful. If I follow the procedures strictly, even the Court Leader shouldn't be able to object."
Mo Hua nodded, "Okay, then be careful, Sister Situ."
"Don't worry."
Situ Fang nodded and then looked at Mo Hua and his companions with a sense of gratitude:
"We really owe you big this time."
Mo Hua waved his hand dismissively, "It was nothing, no trouble at all."
Situ Fang gave his shoulder a pat, "I'll treat you to a meal someday."
Then she left with Wang Lai in custody.
Old Yu and the other two expressed their heartfelt thanks to Mo Hua.
"Thank you, all three young masters, thank you!"
"Many thanks to our benefactor!"
"There's no need for thanks. Go home and take care of your injuries," Mo Hua said.
After another round of deep bows, they finally left, feeling the fortune of surviving such an ordeal, their hearts unburdened.
They had narrowly escaped death in the mine.
And they had also narrowly avoided being eternally separated from their families...
After the trio departed, Bai Zisheng asked Mo Hua:
"What do we do now?"
Mo Hua thought for a moment, "I need to go back to the mine."
Bai Zisheng was startled, "Have you lost your mind? Are you going back to court death?"
Mo Hua pointed towards the sky.
The sun was hanging high in the sky.
It was then that Bai Zisheng realized it was daylight.
Even if the mine was "haunted," that would be an issue during the middle of the night.
"What are you going to do in the mine now?" Bai Zisheng inquired.
Mo Hua's gaze grew deep, "I want to see... what has become of the corpses of those scoundrels..."
Bai Zisheng's expression grew solemn, "Then we should go together."
Mo Hua shook his head, "No need, I can go alone. You don't know the Concealment Technique, and although our cloaks have the Concealment Formation, the formation isn't perfect. It's fine to use at night, but in daylight, there will still be faint traces, making it easy to be discovered."
Bai Zisheng was somewhat indifferent, "So what if we're discovered? It's no big deal..."
No one in this mine could stop him.
But Mo Hua said, "This mine belongs to the Lu Family. There could be Foundation Building cultivators stationed here during the day. If we're discovered by them, even if we escape, we'll alarm others and expose our whereabouts..."
"Once the Lu Family becomes vigilant, anything else we need to investigate will become inconvenient."
"But if you go alone and encounter a Foundation Building cultivator, won't you be in danger?" Bai Zisheng countered.
Mo Hua shook his head, "The Lu Family's Foundation Building cultivators won't detect me."
He knew the Concealment Technique and had the Concealment Formation, and with his Divine Sense of the Foundation Building twelve patterns, the Lu Family's Foundation Building cultivators couldn't find him.
"Oh, right." Bai Zisheng nodded but still looked worried.