Asking about longevity

Elder Su quickly looked around.

Mo Hua then said: "Elder, don't worry, there is no one around, not even Shui Sheng..."

Elder Su was relieved. He looked at Mo Hua and hesitated to speak. He couldn't figure out how Mo Hua knew about Narcissus.

Mo Hua did not tell Qinglan, but said vaguely:

"I overheard it from Baihua Tower."

Elder Su was startled, then nodded helplessly, and then he became a little lost in thought.

The name Narcissus seemed to sting Elder Su's heart. He lost his previous easy-going expression and became dazed, as if he was immersed in the past, feeling emotional and unable to extricate himself.

"Elder Su?"

Mo Hua called him.

Elder Su did not respond.

"Elder Su!"

Mo Hua's voice was a little louder, and Elder Su finally came back to his senses, with an apology on his face, "I'm sorry, I got a little lost in thought thinking about the past."

Mo Hua hesitated and asked after consideration:

"Can you tell me your past stories?"

Elder Su looked at Mo Hua doubtfully, "What...are you hearing this for?"

Mo Hua said: "Curious."

Elder Su immediately shook his head.

How could I tell a child about my own love history, and it was a sad love history that I could not bear to look back on...

Mo Hua said, "I'm useful."

"What's the use?"

"Can't say yet."

Elder Su then said perfunctorily: "It's all just old sesame and rotten millet. It's not convenient for me to talk about it."

Mo Hua thought for a while and said:

"Well, just tell me and I owe you a favor."

Elder Su laughed, "I want you to have a child as a favor, so that you can have..."

Before Elder Su could finish speaking, he was suddenly stunned.

This favor can be of great use!

A favor personally promised by a thirteen or fourteen-year-old First-Rank Formation Master!

Moreover, Mo Hua looked serious and had no intention of joking.

Although everyone is a first-grade formation master, Mo Hua is only refining Qi, but he is already building the foundation.

But precisely because he is Qi Refiner, this favor is even more precious.

The first level of Qi refining, after ten or twenty years, maybe it will be the second level?

Second-grade formation masters are really rare in the second-grade states.

Even if he reaches the third-level state boundary, he is not considered a nobody.

Elder Su thought for a moment and hesitated.

Mo Hua said: "It's really a favor, I keep my word!"

Elder Su was moved, and pretended to be reserved for a while before nodding and saying:

"good."

Although it is a past that cannot be looked back on, it is still a romantic affair, but it is not an ulterior secret.

Elder Su took a sip of tea and then spoke slowly, telling Mo Hua everything about Narcissus.

Including how he met and fell in love with Narcissus, how he wanted to redeem himself for Narcissus, and finally how Narcissus died and left a child behind. He took him with him and named him "Shui Sheng"...

Of course, some content not suitable for children has been omitted.

After Elder Su finished speaking, he felt a little thirsty and took another sip of tea.

After hearing this, Mo Hua was surprised and said:

"Are you visiting the brothel with Mr. Lu?"

"Shh!" Elder Su looked around again and whispered:

"Yes, but that is an old story. Now he is the head of the family. Don't talk nonsense about this matter, otherwise it will ruin his reputation."

"Oh." Mo Hua nodded, cursing in his heart:

No wonder Elder Su and the head of the Lu family have such a good relationship.

It turns out that when we were young, we went to a brothel together.

Mo Hua paused for a moment, then asked sympathetically:

"Sister Narcissus, how did you die?"

Elder Su's expression became lonely and he shook his head:

"Beautiful beauty must have a bad life. She was not in good health to begin with, and she suffered at Baihualou, which caused the root cause of her illness. Later she came to follow me. I asked an alchemist to treat her, but they only treated the symptoms but not the root cause..."

"During that time, you also blamed me..."

"I said I wanted to redeem her, but I was hesitant."

"I... am, after all, an elder of Nanyue Sect and an formation master. No matter how high my status is, I can be considered a prominent figure in Nanyue City."

"In Nanyue City, even families or sects in other states have proposed marriage to me."

"The people we are planning to marry are all talented and beautiful, have decent backgrounds, and have good spiritual roots. The children they will have in the future will also have good talents."

"Compared to that, Narcissus is just..."

Elder Su smiled bitterly, "Narcissus may have guessed my thoughts, so he deliberately distanced himself from me, as if he didn't want to drag me down."

"But she must be resenting me in her heart. Whether she hates me or not, I don't know..."

Elder Su sighed.

"Under sorrow and resentment, old illnesses relapse, and people die..."

"I was very angry at the time and thought Narcissus must have been murdered, so I searched for a long time, but in the end nothing was found."

"Later I figured it out, Narcissus...actually died in my hands."

"I was afraid of blaming myself, afraid of regret, and afraid of feeling guilty, so I shirked my responsibility."

"I hope someone kills Narcissus, so that I can hate others, avenge Narcissus, and feel less guilty..."

"but no……"

"Her life is like duckweed, she wants to rest on me."

"But I was disappointed, so she dispersed with the wind..."

Elder Su's face showed deep bitterness.

Mo Hua also felt a little sad and asked again:

"Have you never married a Taoist companion in these years?"

He has been to this cave many times. Except for one or two maids who boil water and make tea, there are no other female nuns in this cave. ‘6’ ‘9’ ‘s’ ‘h’ ‘u’ ‘x’ ‘.’ ‘c’ ‘o’ ‘m’

Elder Su shook his head and said helplessly:

"Over the years, I have also wanted to marry a Taoist monk and forget about Narcissus."

"But people are so mean..."

"I can't forget it no matter what..."

"It's okay if I don't think about Taoist companions. When I think of Taoist companions, my heart is filled with the shadow of Narcissus."

"Later I figured it out, it didn't matter anymore. I gave her all my heart in this life, so I owe her something. When she died, my heart went with her..."

Mo Hua did not expect that Elder Su, who once wandered in a brothel, would have such a sad and melancholy past.

He didn't even expect that Elder Su was actually an infatuated person.

It's true...you can't tell a person by his appearance.

Mo Hua patted Elder Su's shoulder but said nothing, giving him a silent comfort.

Elder Su was suddenly inspired by Mo Hua's pat on the shoulder.

wrong!

Why did you say everything?

Although he wanted to tell Mo Hua about the past, he didn't want to tell all these sorrows and sorrows.

He planned to keep these thoughts in his heart.

Elder Su looked at the ink painting again and felt a chill in his heart.

This kid's looks are so deceptive.

His face is innocent, kind and cute, making people want to tell the truth.

Unconsciously, I poured out my heart...

But after everything has been said, what can we do?

Elder Su could only be thick-skinned and pretend that nothing happened.

Seeing that Elder Su's mood had calmed down, Mo Hua asked again:

"So Shuisheng is the child of you and Narcissus?"

Elder Su was startled and nodded helplessly: "Yes."

"After Narcissus died, I took the child with me as my personal disciple. I thought that with me watching over him, the child would be safe, learn the point formation, and succeed in his studies in the future. His mother's spirit in heaven would also be happy... …”

"When she was pregnant with him, her mother hoped that he could become a formation master like me and stand out..."

When Elder Su said this, he became a little angry again.

"But this kid, apart from looking a bit like me, looks nothing like me. He has no talent for formations, is unwilling to work hard, is careless in doing things, and his temper is not as gentle as his mother..."

Elder Su complained about a lot of faults, and suddenly fell silent again. After a long time, he said sadly:

"But the expression on his eyebrows is very similar to his mother..."

Mo Hua also sighed after hearing this.

People often learn to cherish things only after they have been lost.

Especially feelings.

For a moment, Elder Su and Mo Hua looked a little lonely.

Elder Su was sad because of the past.

Mo Hua is young and has no love history, so he is just moaning for no reason...

Shuisheng walked in and saw that the atmosphere was a bit dull, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

After a moment, he whispered: "Master, the head of the Lu family is here."

"Master Lu?"

Elder Su was startled, quickly looked at Mo Hua, and whispered:

"Don't tell anyone what I just told you."

Mo Hua was stunned, "What's the matter?"

"that is……"

Elder Su gestured to himself, then pointed outwards, and gestured to the head of the Lu family.

Mo Hua understood that it was the two of them visiting a brothel together.

"Don't worry, I won't tell you!" Mo Hua promised.

Elder Su was relieved.

After a while, Lu Chengyun came in, saluted Elder Su, and then greeted Mo Hua politely.

Mo Hua was not surprised when Lu Chengyun came.

When Elder Su invited him for tea, Lu Chengyun would occasionally visit.

We have met each other several times and are not strangers.

The few of them drank tea together, chatted about formations, and then talked about Nanyue Sect and Lu family affairs.

It's okay to drink tea and talk about formations.

But it is not convenient for Mo Hua to listen to the internal affairs of these sects and families.

Although he wanted to hear it, there might be clues about the traitors of the Xiaolingyin Sect.

But some basic etiquette still needs to be taught.

Mo Hua stood up and said:

"Master Lu, Elder Su, you guys chat, I'll go for a walk in the garden."

Elder Su said: "Young gentleman, please do as you please."

He comes here often with ink painting and is already familiar with it, so he is not polite.

But ink painting is not just for fun.

Seeing that Elder Su and the head of the Lu family were engaged in conversation, he secretly found the illegitimate son of Elder Su and Narcissus, his disciple named "Shui Sheng".

Shuisheng was reading a book on a small table beside the bridge in the garden.

Shuisheng is older and taller than Mo Hua.

Mo Hua quietly walked up to him and asked:

"What are you looking at?"

Shuisheng was startled and quickly put the book away. He was about to get angry when he saw it was an ink painting, so he bowed respectfully and said:

"Little sir."

Although Mo Hua is young, he is Elder Su's guest and is on equal terms with Elder Su.

Shuisheng naturally does not dare to offend.

Mo Hua sat next to him, patted his stool and said:

"sit down."

Water students dare not sit down.

Mo Hua glanced at him.

Shuisheng sat down awkwardly.

When he sat down, Mo Hua glanced at the book in his hand.

This is an explanation of the basic patterns of the Five Elements.

Mo Hua was a little surprised. According to Elder Su, his disciple was not very diligent and did not learn formations well.

But now it seems that something is different.

Mo Hua asked: "Is there anything you don't understand about this book?"

Shuisheng was slightly startled and mumbled a few times:

"I'm not very good at drawing..."

He opened the book and pointed at some of the golden formation patterns.

Mo Hua took a look and saw that it was a very basic formation pattern.

So I started to explain to him how to draw these formation patterns, how to use pens, how to use ink, what the layout is, how to mobilize spiritual consciousness, and what to do if spiritual consciousness is not enough...

Shuisheng couldn't help but open his mouth as he listened, and looked at Mo Hua with eyes full of admiration.

These questions had troubled him for a long time, and he couldn't figure them out, but he didn't expect that Mo Hua could explain them so thoroughly in just a few sentences, which made him suddenly enlightened.

There is no fluctuation in Mo Hua's heart.

This is already the basic formation of the Five Elements.

It's a very simple formation.

Mo Hua was a little confused, "These things, you..."

Mo Hua originally wanted to say "your dad", but when the words came to his lips, he changed his words:

"...Master, didn't I tell you?"

Shui Sheng shook his head, "Master didn't say that. He thought these were too simple and something he could just think about. When I asked him, he looked at me very disappointed, as if I had failed to live up to his expectations... "

"As time went by, I stopped asking him. I just saw and learned by myself. I could learn as much as I could. If I couldn't, forget about it..."

Mo Hua shook his head.

How can we learn the formation like this?

Elder Su probably expected too much from his only son.

Once expectations are not met, you will be disappointed.

But people are different.

Everyone learns formations under different conditions and must do so step by step. You cannot criticize others for your own excessive expectations or disappointment.

The formation is inherently difficult, and Elder Su loves his son so much that his excessive expectations will make Shui Sheng at a loss.

Mo Hua sighed, thinking that drinking Elder Su's tea could be regarded as a favor, so he taught Shui Sheng for a while.

After a while, Shui Sheng admired and felt grateful for the ink painting.

He is young, has high attainments in formations, is honest with others, has no airs, and is willing to teach himself.

I don’t know how much better he is than his master...

Shuisheng complained silently in his heart.

The two also became familiar with each other.

Mo Hua thought for a while and suddenly asked:

"Shui Sheng, do you know your mother?"

Shuisheng was startled, lowered his head, and nodded.

"Then do you know your father?"

Shui Sheng glanced at Mo Hua in surprise, and then nodded slowly.

Mo Hua's heart moved slightly.

It seems that this child born in Shui knows everything...