Chapter 1311: Very Familiar

Inside the quiet Privy Chamber.

True Person Brother Zhuge led Mo Hua to the two directors and pointed with his finger, "This is that..."

He originally wanted to say this is that "spirit tablet", but he held it back in the end.

"... that Mo Hua."

The two directors immediately stopped their official duties and sized Mo Hua up, as if they were seeing some rare "animal", with a look of curiosity.

Mo Hua was a bit uncomfortable and also a bit curious, so he asked:

"These two are..."

True Person Brother Zhuge introduced them to Mo Hua: "They are not outsiders. This one..."

He pointed to one of the two, a middle-aged cultivator with a steady face, sharp eyes, wearing the Seven Pavilion Daoist robes, with a bright Heavenly Power star on his chest:

"This is Director Chief Huangfu, serving in the Heavenly Power Pavilion, and also studied at the Profound Void Gate in his early years..."

"This one..." True Person Brother Zhuge pointed to the other, a cultivator with a dignified face:

"This is Director Shangguan, serving in the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion, also from the Profound Void Gate."

Mo Hua bowed and said: "I have met the two seniors."

This bow of his gave the two directors a big fright, cold sweat breaking out, and they hurriedly avoided it, waving their hands busily:

"Can't do that, can't do that..."

They couldn't accept the bow of a little ancestor; if they accepted this bow, there was no telling if they would lose lifespan.

Mo Hua didn't know that Old Mr. Xun had painted him as a "spirit tablet".

He treated others as seniors, but others treated him as an "ancestor".

Seeing the two seniors being so "polite", Mo Hua sighed sincerely:

"Two seniors, as directors of the Dao Court Seven Pavilions, holding such big official positions, yet still so approachable, it shows your broad-mindedness, which makes this disciple admire you."

The two directors felt a bit warm in their hearts for a moment...

However, some perceptions still needed to be corrected.

"Not big officials..." Director Chief Huangfu said, "The position of director is ordinary, not counting for much; there are Supervisors and Pavilion Elders above, just a tiring job of doing chores."

Mo Hua shook his head repeatedly, with a stern expression:

"How is that possible? This is the Dao Prefecture, this is the Dao Court, this is the director of the Seven Pavilions."

Mo Hua came from the bottom and knew deeply that these official positions were actually not small at all.

"There are so many cultivators in the Nine Prefectures; let alone being a director, many people might not even see the face of a director in their whole life."

"How can this be ordinary?"

"Although it is tiring and laborious, what you do are real things. Being busy just means the responsibility is great, and the significance is also extremely major."

The two directors tried their best to purse their lips, but in their hearts, it was as if small flowers were blooming one by one.

Listen to that, listen to that.

These words were spoken with such standard and insight.

They hadn't heard such insightful words in nearly a hundred years.

Of course, these words of praise weren't the key; the key was who the person speaking was.

True Person Brother Zhuge looked at Mo Hua, frowning, and was a bit suspicious for a moment whether he had led the wrong person?

When he was at the Hua family, this brat's way of speaking... didn't seem to be this style?

In that little mouth, it was as if blades were stuffed, making even True Person Hua feel hairy.

How come in the blink of an eye, this little mouth was smeared with honey again?

Is this... really the same person? The Hua family didn't swap him, did they?

True Person Brother Zhuge looked at the two directors, seeing them pretending to be calm to hide their joy, and felt disdain in his heart.

Really useless...

Mo Hua looked at Director Shangguan again and asked: "Are you from the Shangguan family?"

Director Shangguan nodded, "Yes."

Mo Hua said: "Then do you know the family head Shangguan Ce?"

Director Shangguan nodded, "Naturally, but I am not of the same branch as the family head, so we don't have much contact..."

Great aristocratic families are like this, with too many people, complex blood relationships, and many branches.

However, Director Shangguan also said unexpectedly: "You actually know the family head?"

"Hmm," Mo Hua said, "Back then at the Gu family, I ate and drank with the Shangguan family head, but we didn't talk much. You know, the family head's status is too high, and I didn't have much to talk about with him, no common language..."

Director Shangguan nodded, "Indeed."

Mo Hua asked again: "Then do you know Uncle Shangguan Yi?"

Director Shangguan became interested, "I have quite a bit of friendship with Brother Yi; we discussed the Dao with each other when we were cultivating. Brother Yi is gentle and elegant, with an extraordinary way of speaking."

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, "Uncle Shangguan Yi's temper is indeed very good, and he is also very family-oriented, treating others well. Back then, he also gave me many things..."

Director Shangguan nodded.

Mo Hua asked again: "Then are you also familiar with the Gu family?"

Director Shangguan was a bit regretful, "Not of the same branch, so there isn't much contact with the Gu family side, not familiar."

Mo Hua was also a bit sorry.

Director Chief Huangfu on the side endured for a long time, and at this moment finally asked:

"Little... brother, the Gu family you mentioned... is it the one in Qingzhou City?"

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, surprised: "Do you know the Gu family?"

Director Chief Huangfu said: "Still quite familiar."

Mo Hua was a bit confused: "The Chief Huangfu family is not a Dao Prefecture aristocratic family?"

Director Chief Huangfu nodded and said: "Yes, the Chief Huangfu family is a major aristocratic family in the Dao Prefecture, but I am a concubine-born, so my status is a bit low. Back then, when I was studying at the Profound Void Gate, I became acquainted with a female disciple of the Gu family in the sect. Unfortunately, the family status and prefecture boundaries were different, making marriage difficult. Later, Elder Gu Hong of the Gu family personally made the decision, which facilitated this marriage. I have always been grateful..."

"Elder Gu Hong!" Mo Hua was surprised, "Then Elder Hong is also your matchmaker?"

Director Chief Huangfu said warmly: "Yes. Little... brother, are you also familiar with Elder Gu Hong?"

Mo Hua nodded, "That's too familiar. When I was studying at the Profound Void Gate, during the rest days, I would go to the Gu family to eat, and after eating, I would go find Elder Gu Hong to chat about gossip. Elder Gu Hong was also very good to me, often giving me melons to eat..."

Director Chief Huangfu laughed: "Then this is truly fate."

Director Shangguan was stunned and said: "Speaking of Elder Gu Hong... my cousin's marriage seems to have been matched by Elder Gu Hong..."

"At the wedding, I even toasted Elder Gu Hong."

"Elder Gu Hong was in red, very gentle and festive..."

Mo Hua nodded, "Yes, very festive..."

Director Chief Huangfu said: "Speaking of this, I seem to have suddenly remembered..."

The three chatted like this, one word after another, climbing relatives and bringing connections, and before long, they were chatting enthusiastically, just like one family.

True Person Brother Zhuge held his fan, standing on the side like wood, unable to insert a word, making him look like an outsider.

He was almost confused.

Who is introducing whom? Who is the newcomer?

Mo Hua chatted excitedly for a long time, feeling thirsty, reached out to pour himself tea, but looked up and found True Person Brother Zhuge standing on the side for a long time, not saying a word, like a wooden stake, and only then said somewhat embarrassedly:

"True Person... would you like some tea?"

True Person Brother Zhuge had no expression on his face.

The two directors, Chief Huangfu and Shangguan, also realized that they might have chatted too happily and were a bit unseemly, so they silently ended the topic, straightened their appearance, and sat upright.

The room instantly became quiet.

A moment later, everyone remembered that they had only been chatting idly, and hadn't asked a single serious question.

Director Chief Huangfu coughed lightly again and asked Mo Hua:

"That Jade Introduction... where did it come from?"

Because this was the Privy Chamber, a secret chamber sealed by formation arts for the Dao Court Seven Pavilions to handle various special documents for the front-line war.

In the Privy Chamber, all secrets are sealed, so some things can be asked a bit more.

Through the appropriate "idle chat", Mo Hua could also roughly determine that these two directors were truly "his own people".

He said: "It was signed for me by the sect Old Ancestor, Sect Master, and elders."

And this was the problem.

"Why... did so many elders sign for your Jade Introduction?"

"Why did the Sect Master and Old Ancestor also sign for you?"

"Even, it's not just the Profound Void Gate, the Profound Tai and Chong Xu branches also signed for you?"

The two directors looked at Mo Hua.

This reason was a bit complicated.

Mo Hua didn't know where to start either. Nine years of cultivation, doing so many things, he couldn't finish talking about it for a while.

Mo Hua was also a humble person, not liking to brag for himself, so he said:

"Perhaps it's because I... made a small contribution to the sect, and received the thick love of the Old Ancestor, Sect Master, and elders, so there would be so many signatures on the Jade Introduction..."

Director Chief Huangfu and Director Shangguan were both stunned.

True Person Brother Zhuge's gaze also narrowed.

A small contribution?

Director Chief Huangfu asked Mo Hua again: "You are surnamed Mo... which Mo family?"

Mo Hua said: "Not the Mo family, I am a loose cultivator."

"Loose cultivator?!"

The pupils of True Person Brother Zhuge and the three all shrank, feeling greatly surprised in their hearts.

"There are no outsiders here, you can tell the truth..." Director Shangguan whispered.

Mo Hua said seriously: "I am really a loose cultivator, having climbed mountains and crossed rivers, and only then did I manage to join the Profound Void Gate."

"This..."

The three looked at each other.

Listening to Mo Hua's words, anyone with common sense knew he was lying.

But looking at Mo Hua's eyes, they felt he didn't seem to be lying.

At least he himself shouldn't know he was lying.

This was strange...

"Then you and Old Mr. Xun..." the Heavenly Power Pavilion director deliberated, "Are you also very familiar?"

Mo Hua nodded, "When I was at the Profound Void Gate, it was always Old Mr. Xun who personally taught me formation arts."

Old Mr. Xun personally taught...

True Person Brother Zhuge's scalp felt numb.

Director Chief Huangfu and Director Shangguan were also shocked in their hearts.

This is the Old Ancestor personally teaching...

Even these two Seven Pavilion directors, who had seen much, had their minds in a mess for a moment, a bit unable to fathom it.

Loose cultivator, small contribution, Three-Mountain Jade Introduction, Old Ancestor personally teaching...

Putting these things together, it was truly very incongruous, and also revealed a kind of indescribable strangeness.

They glanced at Mo Hua, and in their hearts, they gradually realized that this youth looked clear, but the water behind him might truly be bottomless...

Director Chief Huangfu still wanted to ask something.

Mo Hua, however, suddenly frowned, feeling a needle-prick sensation in his forehead.

Director Shangguan was startled and asked: "What's wrong?"

Mo Hua said: "My head was pricked by a golden needle by that True Person from the Hua family..."

The expressions of the three all changed.

True Person Brother Zhuge touched Mo Hua's forehead, didn't see any needle marks, released his spiritual sense to perceive for a moment, frowned, and asked:

"Do you know what kind of needle that True Person Hua used?"

Mo Hua endured the pain and shook his head, "I can't remember clearly..."

That day he failed to form a Golden Core, was trapped and killed by a group of old monsters, and was caught red-handed by True Person Hua. In the midst of the shock, he fundamentally didn't realize what kind of needle True Person Hua used to prick his consciousness.

After that, his consciousness also often had the stinging pain of a golden needle.

But the problem was, he introspected for a long time and fundamentally didn't detect any traces of a "golden needle" existing in his consciousness.

And he didn't know what the origin of this golden needle was.

Mo Hua recalled seriously and said: "I can only vaguely remember that the needle was like real and like illusion, with light flowing. After pricking into the consciousness, it seemed that for a moment, it turned into a chain, and also seemed to split a huge chasm... after that, I fainted..."

"When I woke up again, it seemed there was this needle in my head, and it seemed there wasn't."

"It's just that, before, True Person Hua wanted to harm me, and wanted to 'slice' me, so I didn't have the heart to consider this problem..."

"Slice?" True Person Brother Zhuge's pupils shrank.

"Hmm," Mo Hua nodded, thought for a moment, and decided to let out a bit of wind, "The Hua family seems to have been doing this kind of research, slicing the corpses of monsters and dead people..."

Director Chief Huangfu hurriedly hushed, "Shh!"

Mo Hua stopped talking.

Director Chief Huangfu's brows were tightly furrowed, "Have you told anyone else about this matter?"

Mo Hua shook his head.

Director Chief Huangfu sighed slowly, "That's good..."

True Person Brother Zhuge also exhorted: "This matter, don't mention it in front of anyone in the future... even us, even other sect teachers, fellow disciples, and Dao friends, don't mention it."

"Is it very dangerous?" Mo Hua asked in a low voice with a solemn expression, "Is it... that..."

True Person Brother Zhuge shook his head, "No one knows... but this kind of thing is a 'taboo'. Without evidence, you must not open your mouth casually, otherwise, it will invite the revenge of great aristocratic families."

"You also cannot leak it, otherwise, whoever you tell, not only will it not help, but it might also harm them..."

Truly great aristocratic families are too terrifying...

Mo Hua nodded with a solemn expression.

True Person Brother Zhuge is a Feather Transformation True Person.

Director Chief Huangfu and Director Shangguan are both people from aristocratic families and directors of the Seven Pavilions, holding important positions.

The three are actually not ordinary cultivators.

Regarding many things, they should more or less know a little bit of the wind, but without proof or evidence, they are all tight-lipped.

After all, rashly intervening, no one knows what kind of big fish will be pulled out behind these "clues".

If you are not careful, it is very likely to invite a disaster of death.

"I understand." Mo Hua said.

True Person Brother Zhuge saw Mo Hua's tone was solemn and his attitude was serious, clearly realizing the taboos here, not rashly intervening in unknown secrets, and felt relieved in his heart, and then felt quite surprised.

This brat is also... too "sharp".

His foresight of danger is also too alert.

Just mentioning it once, he understood everything.

If it weren't for someone who walks on "steel wires" every day and experiences great dangers, it would probably be very difficult to have this "self-awareness".

True Person Brother Zhuge stared at Mo Hua silently.

Mo Hua hurriedly asked him: "Then the golden needle in my head..."

True Person Brother Zhuge frowned, thought for a moment, and said: "The clues are too few; I have to go back and check."

The cultivation world is vast, and there are too many treasures of the golden needle type.

The Hua family is a major aristocratic family in the Dao Prefecture, and there are too many famous golden needle-type magic treasures.

And from the flesh, Mo Hua couldn't see any traces at all.

Relying only on his vague words and the few clues he provided, it was impossible to judge what kind of golden needle was stuck in his head.

"Don't worry about this matter; I'll think of a way." True Person Brother Zhuge said.

Mo Hua felt grateful in his heart and bowed, "Thank you for your trouble, True Person."

True Person Brother Zhuge nodded, thinking that apart from anything else, this brat's manners were quite good, neither humble nor arrogant, and polite.

"You go and rest for a while; I've prepared a room for you." True Person Brother Zhuge said.

"Thank you, True Person." Mo Hua said.

Afterward, True Person Brother Zhuge summoned a boy.

This boy led Mo Hua along the corridor to a guest room.

The guest room was not big, but very tidy, not looking luxurious, but every piece of furniture was very particular.

Mo Hua didn't know what kind of guest room this was, but since it was prepared by True Person Brother Zhuge, he thought he didn't need to consider safety.

Mo Hua lay on the soft bed and let out a long sigh of relief.

Although there was still a golden needle stuck in his head, making him a bit uncomfortable, generally speaking, he should be safe.

He had finally escaped from the "tiger's mouth" of the Hua family and didn't need to be afraid of being sliced and studied again.

And next...

Mo Hua's gaze gradually narrowed, his expression firm.

He could also rest and recuperate, and consider the next attempt at Golden Core formation.

On the path of cultivation, there is no hurdle that cannot be crossed.

If you can't cross it once, then cross it again...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1312 =====