The Quest for Immortality
Chapter 1497: Red Thread (3)

Elder Gu Hong was stunned on the spot.

The red threads... were all broken...

The Golden Jade Marriage was burned too.

It seems Mo Hua’s red threads were not meant for her to connect.

The marriages within can’t tolerate outsiders coveting.

Elder Gu Hong gradually formed a suspicion in his heart, his face turned pale, and he couldn’t help murmuring:

"Mo Hua, this child, who is he destined to marry in the future, what kind of terrifying person..."

...

On the other side, unbeknownst to how many red threads Elder Hong had cut, Mo Hua wandered around the Gu Family, eventually finding Gu Changhuai in a secluded study.

"Uncle Gu, I have talked with Elder Hong, and she decided not to arrange matchmaking for you for now."

Mo Hua said directly.

Gu Changhuai showed some suspicion, "Aunt doesn’t give up so easily..."

Before, it was always like this, Aunt Gu Hong would say, "I won’t bother with you anymore," but after ten days or half a month, at most one or two months, she would say, "I picked another girl for you, you’ll definitely like her, take some time to meet her."

"Really!" Mo Hua nodded, "But, there’s a small condition." .

Gu Changhuai had a look of "as expected," asking, "What condition?"

"You need to meet with Instructor Hua from the Hundred Flower Valley again, chat and investigate the clues," Mo Hua said.

Gu Changhuai frowned, "Is this Aunt’s condition?"

"The former was said by Elder Hong, the latter I added," Mo Hua admitted candidly.

Gu Changhuai was silent.

He didn’t want to deal with boring people, especially boring women.

Mo Hua solemnly said: "This is the only clue left in this case so far, at my age, I can’t help you with matchmaking. Uncle Gu, if you don’t investigate, the world will have one more wronged soul, Senior Sister Ye Jin will die with unclosed eyes!"

Gu Changhuai, experienced and seasoned, would not be swayed by Mo Hua’s few words.

But Mo Hua was indeed not wrong.

Matchmaking is irrelevant, but the case must be investigated.

"Alright," Gu Changhuai sighed, "I’ll take some time to see her."

Mo Hua advised: "Be gentle, don’t flaunt the attitude of the Dao Court Canon, if needed, try to adopt the demeanor of a graceful gentleman."

Gu Changhuai gave Mo Hua a faint look, "Why don’t you go?"

Mo Hua chuckled awkwardly, "This ’adult’ matter is more suitable for Uncle Gu."

After all, you are over two hundred years old...

Gu Changhuai frowned, looking very troubled.

...

After the break, Mo Hua returned to the Sect.

According to his speculations, Uncle Gu would have a psychological preparation period of one or two days, and then on the third day, meet Instructor Hua from the Hundred Flower Valley.

On the fourth day, the two would probably meet.

If Uncle Gu indeed manages to find out anything, it would be four or five days later. .

During this period, Mo Hua mainly spent his days at the Refining Demon Mountain.

In the ongoing Tao cultivation courses of Taixu Gate, a new "Monster Hunting" class was opened, formally teaching disciples how to hunt monster beasts efficiently within the Refining Demon Mountain.

This course was opened as per tradition.

Disciples of Taixu Gate from previous years would formally and widely enter the Refining Demon Mountain to participate in monster hunting in their fifth year of joining the Sect.

Not only Taixu Gate, other sects do the same.

During the first year of the Foundation Building Middle Stage, disciples consolidate their cultivation, occasionally testing the waters in the Refining Demon Mountain.

During the second year, after the cultivation is consolidated, the sects teach monster hunting courses, allowing disciples to widely enter the mountain for hunting.

But Mo Hua’s batch was special.

With Brother Mo, proficient in Formation, leading the way, disciples had already been "militarized" hunting in the Refining Demon Mountain early on.

Sect plans did not catch up with changes.

The elder teaching monster hunting, upon "employment," found himself "unemployed."

Because there wasn’t much left to teach...

What he taught, these disciples were already thoroughly familiar with, even killing monsters effortlessly.

Helplessly, he had to report back to the Sect Leader.

"It’s Mo Hua again..."

The Taixu Sect Master sighed.

This name he hears from time to time.

Eventually, after the Elder Council’s discussion, the Sect Leader specially approved that the progress of the monster hunting course be advanced, allowing disciples to directly transition from theory to practice, entering the Refining Demon Mountain to hunt monsters.

The monster hunting course usually lasts a whole day.

Thus, besides regular breaks, Taixu Sect disciples had extra time each period to remain in the Refining Demon Mountain for hunting.

Mo Hua now feels at home in the Refining Demon Mountain.

Besides, he also encountered Ouyang Mu and Linghu Xiao.

The demon hunting progress of the Taixu Gate and Chongxu Sect disciples wasn’t as fast, but upon hearing that Taixu Gate had already allowed disciples to extensively enter the mountain, they too didn’t want to lag behind, so they hurriedly relaxed the restrictions.

Since the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons incident, this was the first meeting of the three.

Ouyang Mu and Linghu Xiao were extremely grateful to Mo Hua.

After all, in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, the group faced life and death together, and ultimately it was Mo Hua who saved them, allowing them to escape safely, marking a "life-debt" friendship.

"Brother Mo, whatever happens in the future, feel free to tell me, I will definitely do it!"

Ouyang Mu said with a serious and solemn face.

Linghu Xiao added: "Same here."

Mo Hua waved his hand generously, saying: "It’s just a small matter, don’t mind it."

Since it was still "class" time, they could only occasionally meet and chat briefly, unable to say much.

But their relationship had grown more familiar.

Mo Hua also secretly shared with Ouyang Mu some sword casting insights he "extorted" from Sword Bone, allowing him to secretly view and learn, advancing his sword casting skills.

Ouyang Mu, in turn, looked at Mo Hua as if he were an older brother.

As for Linghu Xiao, Mo Hua directly and openly began calling him "Xiao Xiao."

He had always wanted to call him that, just didn’t feel comfortable due to lack of familiarity before.

Linghu Xiao was a bit annoyed.

Probably because this name didn’t match his solitary and high-cold personality.

Nor did it fit the demeanor of a future Great Sword Cultivator destined to reach the pinnacle of Sword Dao.

But urged by Mo Hua’s "debt of gratitude," he had no choice but to "accept" it begrudgingly.

Moreover, as Mo Hua continued calling him, he got used to it.

Surely, until now, only Mo Hua dared call him "Xiao Xiao" in person.

These two words he only allowed Mo Hua to call, no one else.

After all, Mo Hua had saved his life, setting him apart from others.

This is the bottom line he’s willing to endure as an aloof Sword Dao genius, and the last bit of "stubbornness" he had.