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 something 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 without sparing any mercy.

He even killed more ruthlessly 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 map of the array, and found some stolen goods.

After that, it's nothing.

I searched for what I needed to search for, 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 him, but Shui Yama's water properties were so good that 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 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 level, isn't Shui Yan Luo...let alone 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, isn't it just asking for 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 cultivation, I used the power of the golden elixir and cut off his arm with just a 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 that happen?"

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 saving 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 effective, and there will be rewards from Daotingsi in the future."

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 attainments in formations. In Xia Diansi's heart, he no longer objected to 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 the ink painting 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:

"Shuiyanluo 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 the layout of Daoting? No matter how big the fish is, it is afraid of you hiding under the water without showing 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.

I'm afraid the situation in the future will 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 broke him, so he became angry and wanted to kill me. Uncle Gu, you know, people like Shui Yanluo are very petty..."

When Gu Changhuai heard this, he knew that Mo Hua was talking nonsense.

But then I thought about it, it seemed perfectly 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, so 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 up to 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 turned white 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.

Since 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, 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.
To be continued...