Chapter 468: Planning
Chapter 468: Planning
Eaten by a "bad thing"?
Zhang Quan flew into a rage. "What nonsense are you spouting?"
"Disregard it if you don't believe me," said Mo Hua, his small face serious.
Zhang Quan suppressed his anger. "You had better tell the truth."
"Very well," Mo Hua replied solemnly. "To be honest, I actually 'ate' all your ancestors!"
Zhang Quan was infuriated: "You damn brat, you're full of rubbish and playing tricks on me again, taking me for a fool?!"
Mo Hua was helpless. If he spoke the truth, Zhang wouldn't believe him, and there was nothing he could do about it.
It was your choice to act the fool.
Lu Chengyun, fearing that Zhang Quan might be agitated, said to Mo Hua, "Young Master, it's getting late. It's time for a short rest..."
"Lu has specially ordered people to prepare a room for Young Master. I hope Young Master will like it."
Mo Hua sneaked a glance at Zhang Quan and put on a "fearful" expression.
Lu Chengyun sighed and said to Zhang Quan, "The young master is an honored guest. He must not be treated rudely, disturbed, or have any other intentions..."
His tone was light, but his gaze was icy and refused to be refused.
Zhang Quan's jaw twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Very well, I'll remember that!"
Lu Chengyun nodded slightly.
Mo Hua also proudly nodded, facing Zhang Quan, "Remember, I'm an honored guest!"
Seeing that Zhang Quan was about to fly into a rage again, Lu Chengyun quickly said, "Come, take the young master to his room."
Mo Hua took the opportunity to leave, cupping his hands and saying, "Thank you for your hospitality, Lord Lu."
Then, with his hands behind his back, he swaggered out of the hall with a corpse cultivator.
The more Zhang Quan watched, the angrier he became. His fingers dug into the stone table, leaving five deep indentations.
Lu Chengyun shook his head. "He's just a child. Why is Brother Zhang so angry?"
Just a child? Zhang Quan coldly smiled in his heart.
That's only because he hasn't irritated you yet. If he did, you'd probably want to kill him even more than I do, and you wouldn't be standing here, casually saying something like "he's just a child."
Just as Zhang Quan was about to say something, Lu Chengyun shook his head slightly, warning him, "A minor injustice may lead to the loss of a major plan."
Zhang Quan had no choice but to swallow his anger, but he still felt very displeased. He said sinisterly, "Brother Lu, this brat definitely has ulterior motives!"
Lu Chengyun didn't take it to heart and looked at Zhang Quan with a smile that was not quite a smile. "Brother Zhang, don't you have ulterior motives?"
Zhang Quan paused, his gaze shifting slightly as he forced a smile and said, "Brother Lu is joking."
But Lu Chengyun remained indifferent and said, "In this world, only one's own self can be without ulterior motives. Aside from that, between father and son, brothers, and couples, there are always ulterior motives, it's just a matter of degree."
"You have ulterior motives, and the young master has ulterior motives. More or less, everyone in this cave of corpse cultivators has their own agenda..."
Lu Chengyun smiled faintly. "These things are actually insignificant."
"As long as this young master can help me with my affairs, it doesn't matter if he has ulterior motives. In other words, it's normal for him to have ulterior motives."
"If he didn't have ulterior motives, I would be suspicious."
Lu Chengyun glanced at Zhang Quan indifferently. "The same goes for you, Brother Zhang."
Zhang Quan's face remained calm, but cold sweat trickled down his back.
Zhang Quan cupped his hands and said, "Rest assured, Lord Lu. Zhang will definitely be a loyal dog for you."
Lu Chengyun smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
His gaze turned slightly icy as he looked at Zhang Quan and instructed, "That young master will stay here temporarily to help me. Before the matter is accomplished, I hope you won't cause any more unpleasantness, and I certainly don't want to see any harm come to him."
"Brother Zhang, do you understand?"
Zhang Quan frowned. "Brother Lu, if you say so, I will naturally obey. But that kid is just a brat who's ten years old or so. No matter how good his talent is, he doesn't deserve such high regard from Brother Lu..."
Lu Chengyun pondered, "This young master is very proficient in array formations."
Zhang Quan obviously didn't believe it. "How good could he be?"
"Brother Zhang doesn't understand arrays, so there's no point in explaining it to you..." Lu Chengyun said.
Zhang Quan was a little annoyed. "This..."
Lu Chengyun glanced at him and sighed softly, "I can only say that this young master's understanding of arrays far surpasses Brother Zhang's knowledge, and in some areas, even I have to admit defeat..."
Zhang Quan's eyes flickered.
But this time felt different; his expression and tone didn't seem feigned.
Could this little brat truly be that capable?
Zhang Quan's brows furrowed even deeper.
He could conceal himself, use that bizarre fireball technique, had a pair of extraordinary senior martial brothers and sisters protecting him, possessed profound knowledge of arrays, and now even Lu Chengyun was holding him in such high esteem...
Was it going to be even harder to kill him now?
"Playing tricks on me, ruining my family business, and disgracing my ancestors. How can I ever avenge these wrongs?"
Zhang Quan's eyes darkened as he thought to himself:
"If I can't do it openly, then I'll have to find a way to get to him in secret."
But he said, "Rest assured, House Lord. I know my limits."
Lu Chengyun glanced at Zhang Quan, his eyes inscrutable, and remained silent.
On the other side, a Corpse Cultivator led Mo Hua to his own room.
The room was a stone chamber.
It was secluded, relatively safe, and easy to guard. There were even arrays set up around it.
This was typical of Lu Chengyun's cautious nature.
He was pulling me close while also keeping me at a distance.
The stone chamber was elegantly furnished, with flower and bird screens and jade ornaments. There was no putrid smell, as incense had been burned to mask it.
Mo Hua even felt a sense of illusion.
It felt as if he wasn't in a corpse mine filled with coffins and a putrid stench, but rather in a beautifully decorated guest room of the Lu family.
Lu Chengyun had indeed put in a lot of effort.
But Mo Hua didn't feel grateful.
Lu Chengyun was treating him so well because he wanted something from him.
People like him were hypocritical and self-serving. They would treat you warmly and cater to your every need as long as you were of value to them.
But once your value was exhausted, they would kick you away without a second thought and probably stab you in the back to silence you.
He was a traitor of the Lingyin Sect who had deceived and stolen his ancestors' legacy.
He had hidden his true identity, changed his appearance, and married into the Lu family as a son-in-law.
As a son-in-law, he had gained the recognition of the old ancestor of the Lu family, known as "Lu Baopi," successfully becoming the family head, and continued the exploitation of the Miner Cultivators while maintaining the extravagant and hedonistic Golden Flower Street.
Such a person could not possibly be as gentle and cultured as he appeared.
Moreover, he was also working with Zhang Quan to refine corpses.
Building a corpse mine, setting up the Evil Spirit Array, hoarding zombies, and refining iron corpses—what were they plotting?
What kind of corpse was Lu Chengyun referring to when he mentioned a "stronger zombie that surpasses the iron corpse"?
All these questions needed answers.
Mo Hua frowned and thought for a while, organizing his next steps.
First, ensure his own safety.
Then, figure out the layout of the corpse mine.
Find a way to contact his senior martial brothers and sisters and have them come to his aid.
After that, help Lu Chengyun with his task and see what he wanted from him.
If it involved corpse refinement, what type of corpse was it?
He also needed to find an opportunity to obtain the complete Lingxu Array diagram.
Additionally, there was the matter of the ancestral portrait in Zhang Quan's possession.
Zhang Quan's murderous intent toward him was too strong, so he had to find a way to get rid of him and retrieve the "Zombie Portrait."
His spiritual sense was still "hungry."
As for the Zhang family, they were all despicable.
It was necessary to eradicate them and cut off their lineage to prevent anyone else from refining corpses and harming others.
Furthermore, he had to find a way to target the Lu family...
...
Mo Hua sighed inwardly as he thought about everything he needed to do. "So much to do..."
Why were there so many tasks?
He felt a bit tired and lay down on the bed to rest for a while before regaining his spirits.
"One step at a time..."
First, he needed to understand the layout of the corpse mine.
When one arrived in an unfamiliar place, it was crucial to familiarize oneself with the surroundings to navigate dangers and avoid unknown risks.
This was the basic principle of a Beast Tamer.
It was also the teaching of his father, Mo Shan.
Mo Hua kept this lesson close to his heart.
(End of Chapter)
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