Mo Hua pondered for a moment.
Regret?
Regret for asking for their help?
Or regret that they were beaten to the punch by Mo Hua and the others, who'd caught the Big Han and now felt remorseful?
Mo Hua's gaze sharpened slightly.
There was indeed something fishy about the Xie family...
But it wasn't his place to intervene.
Their task was already complete.
Soon, Murong Caiyun began to negotiate with the Xie family regarding the details of the undertaking and the matters of Merit Points.
During the conversation, many questions were brushed aside by Murong Caiyun.
Questions like, how they caught the Big Han.
How the Big Han became unconscious.
The nature of his knee injury.
Who had forced him to kneel... and so on.
Murong Caiyun's tone was gentle, essentially saying that they encountered him while patrolling and effortlessly knocked him out. During the struggle, a spell had hit his knee, resulting in the wound.
The Xie family wanted to continue questioning, but Ouyang Feng sternly faced them down with a gaze sharp as a sword.
The Xie family's cultivators no longer dared to ask.
From this, Mo Hua guessed that the Ouyang Family must carry significant influence.
Once the matter was handled, the trio didn't linger and set out to leave Bishan City.
However, as they departed, Mo Hua looked back at the misty and extraordinary Bishan City, feeling vaguely that this incident was probably not over yet...
...
The carriage left Bishan City, heading towards the Qian Xue State Boundary.
Midway, Mo Hua bid farewell to Senior Sister Murong and Senior Brother Feng and got off the carriage.
"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, I just remembered something I need to take care of, so I will get off here. I'll return to the Sect on my own tomorrow."
Murong Caiyun and Ouyang Feng were both taken aback, looking at the desolate mountains around and couldn't help but ask:
"What business do you have here?"
Mo Hua replied with a smile, "I have a Taoist Friend living alone in the mountains. He's quite lonely, so I'm going to pay him a visit."
"A Taoist Friend?"
"Yes."
"Living in these mountains?"
Murong Caiyun looked around at the desolate wilderness, which seemed uninhabited, and questioned further.
Mo Hua chuckled, "He's a bit shy."
"Well, alright then," Murong Caiyun sighed, her eyes filled with concern as she looked at Mo Hua. "Be careful."
"Don't worry, Senior Sister!" Mo Hua assured with a smile.
After bidding them farewell, he turned and walked towards the deep mountains...
Deep in the mountains, there was a dilapidated temple, and within that temple was a Mountain God.
The Mountain God was fretting, on the verge of tears, and it was soon to be forced to meet someone it absolutely did not want to see...