Chapter 830: Forbidden Box
Xiao Tianquan’s murderous intention subsided.
The chill behind the ink painting disappeared, but the doubts in his heart became deeper and deeper.
This Xiao Tianquan...what is he looking for?
Does the water bandit have anything to do with him?
Does he know Shui Yanluo?
Mo Hua recalled all the signs of Xiao Tianquan along the way.
This time, at least on the surface, there was nothing wrong with Xiao Tianquan's suppression of the water bandits, and he didn't do any small tricks secretly.
He also carried out all the tasks assigned by Xia Diansi to the letter.
When he killed the water bandits, he really killed them, showing no mercy.
He even killed harder than others.
Mo Hua frowned.
"The Xiao family, Xiao Tianquan... is a little weird."
After that, he searched all the remaining secret rooms, obtained a formation map, and found some stolen goods.
After that, it’s nothing.
I searched what I needed to search, I found what I needed to find, and I couldn’t find what I couldn’t find.
Mo Hua sat on a high platform with a good view on the island, looking at the hazy moonlight and rippling Yanshui River in the distance, waiting for news about Uncle Gu and Sister Xia.
About an hour later, Gu Changhuai and Xia Diansi came back.
The two of them were dusty and had stern expressions on their faces.
Mo Hua sighed and guessed in his heart that Shui Yanluo ran away again.
Gu Changhuai's face looked a little ugly, "There is a secret passage on the island. Shui Yanluo had a backup plan and escaped through the secret passage..."
"We chased after him, but Shui Yama's water properties were too good. Once he touched the water, he was like a dragon. His Tao skills were stronger and his body skills were faster. He could ride the wind and waves in the river and come and go freely."
"But he was injured before and lost his vitality. In the end, he was still at a disadvantage. He was about to fall into despair. At this moment, Shui Yanluo suddenly swam to the third-grade river next door..."
"Third grade?" Mo Hua was a little surprised.
"Yeah." Gu Changhuai nodded.
Mo Hua pondered, "If it's the third grade, wouldn't Shui Yan Luo be... much less a match for you and Sister Xia?"
After all, Shui Yanluo is only at the peak of foundation building. With the suppression of Heavenly Dao, he can mediate with Uncle Gu and Xia Diansi in the Golden Core realm.
Once you enter the third level realm, wouldn't you be seeking death?
Gu Changhuai's eyes were cold, "This evil beast is indeed looking for death. Once he entered the third-grade waters and there were no restrictions on his cultivation level, I used the power of the golden elixir to cut off his arm with just one wind blade. "
Mo Hua was a little surprised.
Gu Changhuai seemed to understand Mo Hua's thoughts and glanced at him, "You don't really think that my golden elixir can't defeat Foundation Establishment, do you?"
Mo Hua shook his head repeatedly and said: "How could it be?"
Gu Changhuai looked unhappy, then frowned and said:
"Seeing that the next wind blade could take Shui Yanluo's life... at this moment, someone came to save him."
Mo Hua's eyes narrowed, "Who?"
Gu Changhuai shook his head with a solemn expression, "This person has a very deep cultivation level, but he hides his head and tail. He doesn't use any of his own Taoism. After rescuing Shui Yanluo, he dived into the water and lost track of where he went. No matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find him."
"It seems like there is a layer of fog covering everything..."
"Misty..." Mo Hua's heart trembled.
Xia Diansi, who was next to him, said nothing and sighed:
Although Shui Yanluo escaped, fortunately the bandit stronghold was broken and the water bandits were wiped out. This trip to suppress the bandits was quite successful. If it works, there will be rewards from Daotingsi later.”
After saying that, she looked at Mo Hua again and said in a gentler voice, "Thanks to your help in suppressing bandits this time, I will apply to the superiors to give you more merit."
Mo Hua said: "Thank you, Sister Xia."
Xia Diansi has become accustomed to the title "Sister Xia".
Especially during this operation, he really saw Mo Hua's talent and accomplishments in formations. In Xia Diansi's heart, he didn't reject Mo Hua calling her "sister".
"I still have some aftermath matters to deal with. You can take care of yourself. After dawn, we will go back home." Xia Diansi said.
"Yeah." Mo Hua nodded.
Xia Diansi looked at Mo Hua gently and left.
Mo Hua was a little curious and asked Gu Changhuai quietly, "Shui Yanluo has run away. Sister Xia doesn't seem to be in a hurry?"
Gu Changhuai glanced at the ink painting lightly.
Mo Hua also stared at Gu Changhuai.
Gu Changhuai had no choice but to sigh and said:
"Water Yama is a fish, but it is also bait. Now there are bigger fish eating the bait, so there is nothing wrong with it."
"Although this big fish swallowed the bait and ran away, at least it came out of the water."
"Is this the boundary of Qianxue State, or is it Daoting's layout? No matter how big the fish is, I'm not afraid of it. What I'm afraid of is that you hide under the water and don't show your head."
Mo Hua suddenly understood and nodded.
For Daoting and the Xia family, the extermination of the water bandits this time is not the end, but just the beginning.
The situation in the future may be more complicated.
I don’t know if I can still fish in troubled waters...
While Mo Hua was thinking, Gu Changhuai suddenly asked him: "By the way, why is Shui Yanluo chasing you with red eyes?"
Mo Hua was startled.
Because I stole his life...
Gu Changhuai looked at the ink paintings silently.
Mo Hua coughed and said vaguely: "Because... he secretly packed up his things and ran away, and I knocked him over, so he became angry and wanted to kill me. Uncle Gu, you know, people like Shui Yanluo, The minds and eyes are very small..."
When Gu Changhuai heard this, he knew that Mo Hua was talking nonsense.
But then I thought about it, it seemed normal for these gangsters to want to kill Mo Hua.
Sometimes he couldn't help but want to strangle this kid to death.
Gu Changhuai suddenly felt the same and stopped pursuing the issue.
"I still have something to do. Just stay on your own and we'll go back together later." Gu Changhuai said.
"Yeah." Mo Hua agreed.
Then Gu Changhuai also stood up and left.
Gu Changhuai and Xia Diansi were both busy dealing with the aftermath.
The surroundings were empty, except for the corpses of water bandits scattered everywhere, and only Mo Hua himself was left.
He was a little bored, so he continued to jump on the high platform, sat on the edge of the platform, and looked at the scenery in the distance.
Half an hour later, it was Mao hour.
The sky has broken in the east, and the sun is rising little by little, dispersing the water mist on the island. The bright morning sun shines on the corpses of water bandits all over the ground.
Mo Hua sat on the high platform and silently watched the sun rise.
But under his feet, the water bandits all over the ground could no longer be seen.
…
After another hour, Daotingsi's work to deal with the aftermath was completed.
This was faster than Xia Diansi expected.
Because Mo Hua had already gone through the island, they only had to count the heads, count the stolen goods, collect them, and take them back to Daotingsi together.
The ink drawings were turned over very cleanly, which saved them a lot of worry.
Xia Diansi sighed in his heart.
After the inventory was completed, manpower was gathered.
Some of the water bandits who survived were knocked unconscious, tied with chains, and taken back to Daotingsi.
Afterwards, everyone got on the spiritual boat and headed back home.
When we arrived, it was still night, the river was cool and the surroundings were groggy and a bit depressing.
When we returned, it was already morning, and the sunlight was clear and shining on the river.
Everyone felt a little more relaxed.
Only Xiao Tianquan looked silent, wondering what he was thinking.
After walking for more than half an hour, the spirit boat docked and the group stepped onto the ground, feeling much more at ease.
After returning home, we will provide treatment for the wounded and provide compensation for the casualties. Then the encirclement and suppression of the water bandits will come to an end for the time being.
Fighting and killing, casualties are inevitable.
The monks who have been serving in the Daoting Division for many years also know this well.
Although Mo Hua felt regretful, he had already done everything he could do.
Otherwise, if the Eight-Gate Bagua Formation cannot be broken, Dao Tingsi's casualties will be more serious if he falls into the formation set up by the water bandits on the island where the water bandits are stationed, and fights the water bandits fiercely.
Compared with the results of the suppression of bandits, the casualties this time were already considered very small.
After that, there was nothing more to do with Mo Hua.
He planned to return to the sect first to study the good things he had just obtained. At this moment, he heard a voice in his ear:
"Xia Diansi, do you want to check the storage bag?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was startled.
Xia Diansi was also a little surprised.
Gu Changhuai's eyes were a little cold as he looked at the speaker.
The person who spoke was none other than Xiao Tianquan.
Xia Diansi said calmly: "Didn't you check it?"
According to the rules of Daotingsi, all monks of Daotingsi are not allowed to bring their own storage bags when performing tasks.
When performing special tasks, Daotingsi will provide unified storage bags for Diansi and Executive Directors to store their own spiritual weapons, as well as some spiritual stones and elixirs specially provided by Daotingsi.
After the task is completed, the storage bags will be collected and verified one by one.
This is to confirm that when the monks within the Daoting Division perform their tasks, they will not hide "stolen goods" and line their own pockets.
Naturally, this rule cannot completely eliminate "hidden secrets", but it can eliminate it by 80% or 90%, but there is no problem.
That's enough.
No rule can be 100% effective. If it can eliminate most corruption, it is already considered effective.
On the island before, Xia Diansi naturally followed the usual practice and checked all the monks' storage bags.
"We have checked, but not all..." Xiao Tianquan said, then silently glanced at Mo Hua, "This little brother's storage bag was not checked."
He had a serious face and a "business-like" attitude.
Xia Diansi couldn't help but frown.
Gu Changhuai looked indifferent, "He is not from our Daotingsi."
Xiao Tianquan looked solemn and said: "Although I am not from Daotingsi, but when I work with Daotingsi, I should follow the rules of Daotingsi..."
Xiao Tianquan looked at Gu Changhuai with bright eyes, "Is it possible that Gu Diansi wants to protect this little brother?"
Gu Changhuai's eyelids twitched slightly, and his eyes became colder.
The atmosphere was a little stiff for a while.
Xia Diansi turned his head and glanced at the ink painting with a troubled expression.
Logically speaking, it should be checked.
But the situation of ink painting is special. If no one mentioned it, no one would be so ignorant that they would want to check the storage bag of a young monk.
But now that Xiao Tianquan has mentioned it, he has to "step up and go online."
Otherwise, it would be difficult for her, Xia Family Diansi, to convince the public.
The Xia family has so many geniuses that the pressure of competition among the disciples is also great.
She can command everyone, but she will inevitably be criticized behind the scenes.
But, if you really want to check the ink paintings...
Xia Diansi glanced at the ink painting with a questioning look.
Mo Hua touched the Nazi ring on the thumb of his right hand, which was connected to his flesh and blood and could not be seen by others. He nodded and said: "Everyone has checked it, and I am no exception."
He looked calm and handed the storage bag to Xia Diansi readily. Xia Diansi glanced at the ink painting with some surprise, and then after his consciousness sank into the storage bag, he took out all the things inside.
There are spirit stones, but not many.
There are some spare elixirs, but they have the sect mark of Taixu Sect on them, and some of them have the marks of the Gu family.
These elixirs were given to Mo Hua by Elder Murong and Wen Renwan.
In addition, there are some spiritual swords, spiritual weapons, array coals, etc.
But at first glance, they all came from legitimate sources, and there was no "stolen" belonging to the water bandits.
The only unusual thing is the formation diagram.
A large number of array diagrams, densely packed, layer upon layer, stacked together.
Moreover, the components of these array diagrams are also very complex.
Some are from the Taixu Sect, some are from the Shangguan family, some are from the Wenren family, some are from the Gu family, and some are plundered from the island.
From entry-level first-level to high-level second-level, they have everything and are comprehensive.
The Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, the Eight Diagrams Genshan Formation, the Lihuo Formation, the Duize Formation, the Kanshui Formation, and some Yuan Magnetic Formations, etc. are all available.
Everyone took a breath of cold air.
Even monks who don't understand formations probably know how profound and complicated these formations are.
The more one understands formations, the more he understands the difficulty of studying these formations.
To be able to carry so many and complex formation diagrams with him, this little brother must have an extremely profound inheritance of formations. Moreover, he must have good attainments in formations. His perseverance and perseverance in learning formations are also different from ordinary people. In the future, he will master the formations. The law is probably limitless.
All the executives looked at Mo Hua with great respect.
Xia Diansi was also a little surprised.
A storage bag full of array diagrams...
No wonder he has such superb formation attainments at such a young age.
He has good talent, high understanding, and is so diligent and eager to learn. At his age, it is really rare...
Xia Diansi breathed a sigh of relief.
She was indeed a little worried before.
She also thought that Mo Hua, after all, was young and lacked concentration, so he would be more or less "deprived" of the information after turning over the island.
This is also human nature, and even some officials are not exempt from it.
But she didn't expect that Mo Hua had such an upright and open heart, and that he didn't take any of the ill-gotten gains.
As for these array diagrams... their origins are complicated and difficult to ascertain.
Even if there really was a part of the array diagram inside that Mo Hua had plundered from the island, no one dared to gossip at this time.
Formation masters are already respected.
It is only natural for the formation master to take a few formation diagrams.
Furthermore, the formations on the island were drawn by ink, and he did not ask for any special reward. It was natural for him to get a few formation diagrams.
It is because I judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
Xia Diansi felt a little guilty for no reason and looked at Mo Hua higher.
If this child joins the Daotingsi in the future and becomes an honest and upright Diansi, he may be able to achieve great things.
Xia Diansi approved in his heart, then glanced at Xiao Tianquan and said calmly:
"Xiao Zhisi, how are you?"
Xiao Tianquan's eyes wandered around Mo Hua's storage bag several times. In the end, he seemed a little unwilling, but he still handed over his hand and said:
"no problem."
Then he bowed to Mo Hua again and said with a smile: "Xiao is being abrupt, please don't blame me, little brother."
Mo Hua smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay."
Seeing the ink painting, Xia Diansi nodded slightly and ordered:
"Okay, let's go back."
After that, everyone returned smoothly without any setbacks along the way.
But the ink painting is already certain...
This roaring dog is indeed looking for something.
Moreover, this thing is extremely important.
Even at this juncture, he had to jump out at an inappropriate time and risk offending Uncle Gu and Xia Diansi to check his storage bag.
"Because if we don't check now, once we return to Qianxue State and go back to our respective homes, Roaring Sky Dog will never know whether I really found anything on Mizushima..."
"What does he want to find out from me?"
"What is so important?"
"Could it be... Shui Yanluo's jade box?"
Mo Hua rubbed his thumb again, and after thinking for a moment, his eyes narrowed.
"No matter what, I have recorded this account..."
"Targeted me in public, and dared to show murderous intent towards me, wanting to kill me..."
Mo Hua's eyes were slightly cold.
…
When they arrived at the border of Qianxue Prefecture, Xia Diansi and the others returned to Daotingsi.
Although Gu Changhuai didn't say anything, he still personally sent Mo Hua back to the mountain gate of Taixu Gate.
He seemed to see something, but he didn't say much and only told Mo Hua:
"Be careful of the Xiao family, practice well in the sect, and don't run around if nothing happens."
"Well, Uncle Gu, don't worry." Mo Hua said.
Gu Changhuai nodded lightly, turned around and left.
Mo Hua showed the Taixu Order and entered the mountain gate alone.
After returning to the clan, it happened to be noon.
Mo Hua first went to Elder Song to sell the fake, then returned to the disciples' residence, took a bath and burned incense to remove the blood, put on the Taixu Sect Taoist robe, and ran to class as if nothing was wrong.
The elder who taught the class knew that the ink painting was supported by Mr. Xun and was a "special case" of the sect, so he didn't say much.
Other disciples also know that Mo Hua often goes out to "draw formations" and have become accustomed to it over time, so they are not surprised.
In this way, Mo Hua had just set up a painting formation to suppress the bandits in the morning, and then went to class in the sect in the afternoon.
In the evening, after dinner, Mo Hua accompanied Yu'er to practice the formation for a while, then returned to the disciple's residence, closed the doors and windows, sealed the formation, and then carefully removed himself from the hands of Shui Yanluo from the Nazi Ring. Take out the jade box you snatched.
The jade box is very heavy to buy. Judging from the appearance, it is made of an unknown aqua-blue jade material.
There is also a picture engraved on the jade box.
In Shui Yanluo's secret room, he didn't have time to take a closer look at the ink painting. Only when he returned to the sect did he have time to take a closer look.
Tight prisons, ferocious instruments of torture, all kinds of criminals suffering from various tortures, struggling, shouting, and wailing.
The aqua blue jade box, the bloody prison map.
It contains a strong evil spirit.
"Is this... a visualization picture?"
Mo Hua was a little confused.
He let go of his consciousness, concentrated on it, and stared at the prison map on the jade box for a long time, but there was nothing unusual about it.
Nothing evil appears.
There seems to be no such thing as an evil spirit ghost inhabiting the picture.
Apart from the cold evil aura, Mo Hua didn't sense anything else.
"Not a visualization? Just a box?"
Mo Hua frowned and tried to open the jade box again.
But after trying several times, the jade box didn't move at all.
Mo Hua squinted his eyes and looked at it, and then he realized that this thing looked like a "box", but there was no gap at all, no cover, no lock, just like a whole "seamless" jade brick...
"It's not a visualization picture, there is no evil spirit."
"No lock, no gap, can't be opened."
"I don't even know what's inside."
Mo Hua was a little helpless for a while.
"Find a way to catch Shui Yanluo and then ask?"
As soon as this idea emerged, it was rejected by Mo Hua.
Shui Yanluo was rescued by Jin Dan and hid somewhere. It is really difficult to catch him now.
Even if they were caught, it would probably be useless.
With Shui Yanluo's temperament, if he knew that he had robbed his jade box, he would definitely want to eat him alive and chew his bones to pieces. It would be impossible to tell the secret of the jade box.
What to do with this jade box?
It’s impossible to just watch, right?
Mo Hua was curious and suddenly felt a sense of urgency.
He wanted to open the jade box and see what was inside.
Ever since I realized a little about the secret algorithm and understood some principles of cause and effect, Mo Hua would occasionally have some inexplicable "intuitions".
At this moment, he had a vague intuition that this jade box was probably very important to him...
Could it be...
Mo Hua's heart skipped a beat, giving birth to expectation.
"If you can't find Shui Yanluo, then you can only find another person."
The other one is the descendant of Water Prison Sect.
A few days later, during the break, Mo Hua took the time to visit Gu's house again. This time he was not looking for Gu Changhuai, but Yu Canghai.
This elder of the Water Prison Sect may now be the only surviving golden elixir of the Water Prison Sect.
When Yu Canghai saw the ink painting, he was very polite. He raised his hands in salute and said: "My little friend, long time no see."
He is the golden elixir, and ink painting is the foundation, but he treats ink painting more like an equal.
After all, in front of Mo Hua, a disciple of a large sect with a "powerful background" and "deep connections", he, the down-and-out Jindan of the Water Prison Sect, did not dare to show off at all.
Mo Hua also exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and then made some insinuations and asked some questions about Water Prison Sect, especially the inheritance form of Water Prison Sect.
But after all, Yu Canghai's city was deep, so his answer was just right and watertight.
It doesn't appear to be prevaricating, nor does it offend Mo Hua.
But he didn’t say much so as not to reveal the sect’s secrets.
Mo Hua couldn't get the news he wanted. His eyes flickered, then he lowered his voice and asked quietly: "A few days ago, I went to catch Shui Yanluo..."
Rao was deep in Canghai City, his heart skipped a beat and he stood up suddenly, his expression shaken.
Seeing Elder Yu's expression, Mo Hua knew that Uncle Gu had not told him about Shui Yanluo.
Yu Canghai wanted to ask, but didn't know how to ask, so he finally said in a trembling voice:
"This evil beast...he..."
Mo Hua sighed, "He's not dead, he escaped."
Yu Canghai was very disappointed and sat down slumped.
"But there seems to be something in Shui Yanluo's hand, which is very strange..." Mo Hua frowned.
"Something?" Yu Canghai frowned.
"Well," Mo Hua nodded, pretending not to know, and described it to Yu Canghai, "It's a jade box, aqua blue, with patterns engraved on it. The picture shows a prison. There are people in the prison who are being tortured, looking painful and desperate... …”
Before Mo Hua finished speaking, he noticed that Yu Canghai's eyes suddenly widened, he was stunned and his body was shaking uncontrollably:
"Water...the water prison box..."
Mo Hua's eyes moved slightly.
That's the name.
(End of chapter)