Double Gain

The next day, Yu Chengyi deliberately went to the restaurant to find Mo Hua, who was busy drawing formations.

"Mo Hua, still drawing formations?" Yu Chengyi greeted somewhat awkwardly.

"Uncle Yu?" Mo Hua was surprised. "Why are you here?"

"I came to see you," Yu Chengyi smiled.

Mo Hua also smiled, "Thank you for yesterday, Uncle Yu."

Yu Chengyi waved his hand, "It's nothing."

Mo Hua looked at Yu Chengyi and asked, "Uncle Yu, is there something you need?"

The demon hunting team was so busy; there was no way he had come just to see him.

Yu Chengyi hesitated and asked, "Mo Hua, what formation did you use yesterday?"

"Yesterday?" Mo Hua thought for a moment. "It was the Earth Fire Formation."

Earth Fire Formation... Sounds quite powerful.

Yu Chengyi nodded, then asked with some anticipation, "This Earth Fire Formation... Can it injure a demon beast at the Mid-Rank of the First Grade?"

"Yeah," Mo Hua nodded. "But one set of it isn't powerful enough. You need to use four or five sets together to severely injure a Mid-Rank of the First Grade demon beast, then follow up with another strike."

Just as he expected!

Yu Chengyi became excited for a moment, "If you have time, could you draw a few sets for Uncle Yu?"

"Do you need it, Uncle Yu? But this formation isn't very useful for you guys," Mo Hua puzzled.

Yu Chengyi had already reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement; hunting and killing demon beasts at the Mid-Rank of the First Grade shouldn't require the use of formations.

For dealing with Late Qi Refinement Grade demon beasts, the power of the Earth Fire Formation would be relatively limited.

"I don't need it for myself. I want to give it to those rookies," Yu Chengyi sighed. "Their cultivation isn't enough. Following us, sometimes they can't even get a share of the soup. With this formation, at least they can earn some spirit stones."

Mo Hua thought of Da Hu and the others.

Just becoming a demon hunter, dangerous and barely making any spirit stones, was indeed the most difficult period.

Mo Hua agreed, "Sure."

Yu Chengyi breathed a sigh of relief, then looked a bit embarrassed and asked with difficulty, "To draw this formation, how many spirit stones would you need..."

This formation shouldn't be simple; it should be more difficult than the Iron Armor Formation, so the compensation should be higher, but he couldn't actually offer many spirit stones.

Yu Chengyi finally understood his father's feelings.

Knowing it's difficult for others, yet still mustering the courage to ask. Clearly unable to offer much spirit stones, yet still asking others to do him a favor.

Moreover, the one he was asking was just a child of about ten.

The usually straightforward Yu Chengyi couldn't help but lower his eyelids, feeling ashamed to look at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua sighed inwardly.

Whether it was Elder Yu or Uncle Yu, they should be proud people, but they could also temporarily set aside their dignity and face for other demon hunters.

Mo Hua admired this, and with a flash in his dark eyes, smiled, "Uncle Yu, let's do some business."

Yu Chengyi was stunned, "Business?"

"Yeah, business!" Mo Hua said, "As long as you provide me with spirit ink, I'll draw the formations. After people take them to hunt demons and split the spirit stones they earn, you give me a share as my compensation for drawing the formations."

Yu Chengyi's eyes also lit up. He sighed, "That's a great idea!"

"But I have one more request," Mo Hua added.

"What request? Just say it!" Yu Chengyi said generously; he didn't want Mo Hua to be at a loss.

"After the demon beast dies, I want its blood."

"Demon beast blood?" Yu Chengyi looked puzzled. "What do you need demon beast blood for?"

"To mix with spirit ink, for drawing formations."

As soon as he heard it was for formations, Yu Chengyi immediately nodded, "That's no problem. If nobody else wants the demon beast blood, it's all yours."

"However," Yu Chengyi pondered for a moment, then said, "Can we help you collect this demon beast blood? It's still quite dangerous in the Great Black Mountain. If you can avoid going, it's better not to go."

"I have to draw the Blood Absorption Technique; I have to do it myself," Mo Hua said.

"Oh, I see..."

Yu Chengyi felt a bit regretful. He didn't want Mo Hua to take risks, but Mo Hua had to go.

"Then please be careful," Yu Chengyi advised.

"Mm-hmm, Uncle Yu, rest assured, I know what I'm doing."

After settling some trivial details, Yu Chengyi said, "Well then, I'll head back now and not disturb your formation drawing."

As he left, he also bought a few pounds of beef.

Mo Hua waved goodbye to him.

Carrying the beef, Yu Chengyi left the restaurant, feeling relieved, thinking, "What a good kid... Intelligent, sensible, and talented in formations too."

Indeed, the old saying goes: experience counts. His father's judgment of character was spot on.

He was initially reluctant when his father asked him to visit Mo Hua just to get acquainted, now he wished he could move in next door to the Mo family.

"I'll tell Old Zhao and the others to take special care of Mo Hua if they meet him in the mountains! Can't let anything happen to him!" Yu Chengyi silently pledged.

After Yu Chengyi left, Mo Hua also breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been wondering how to stockpile more demon blood for blending spirit ink. Depending solely on Da Hu and the others wasn't enough; he couldn't keep borrowing people from Uncle Yu forever.

Now, it was better. He just needed to draw the formations, then use the Blood Absorption Technique to extract demon blood. The novice demon hunters could gain experience in demon hunting and earn some spirit stones on the side.

After all, demon hunters weren't particularly wealthy.

Thinking this through, he helped Uncle Yu out, and Uncle Yu in turn helped him. It was a win-win situation.

Mo Hua quickly drew several sets of Earth Fire formations and handed them to Yu Chengyi.

Yu Chengyi had someone try to use the Earth Fire formations to hunt demons, but it failed.

The problem lay in the traps.

Other demon hunters could set traps too, but their placement wasn't optimal, and their techniques were rough, making it easy for demon beasts to detect them.

If a demon beast wasn't caught in a trap, the Earth Fire formation couldn't be activated.

Yu Chengyi came to ask Mo Hua if there was a solution.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and recommended Uncle Chu—Chu Guangshan.

Mo Hua had learned trap-setting techniques from Uncle Chu himself, so he was the best person for the job.

As a result, Chu Guangshan, who had been seriously injured and unable to hunt demons, joined the demon hunting team again and ventured into the Great Black Mountain.

He was responsible for tracking demon beast traces, setting traps, and then deploying Mo Hua's Earth Fire formations. Afterwards, he used arrows with fire stones to ignite the Earth Fire formations.

After the Earth Fire formations exploded, he didn't need to take action; the other demon hunters naturally took care of the demon beasts.

This way, even though he was seriously injured and couldn't fight demon beasts directly, he still contributed to demon hunting and earned a considerable amount of spirit stones in the end.

With his share of the spirit stones, Chu Guangshan bought many things and came to thank him together with his wife, Jiang Yun.

However, neither of them were good with words.

Jiang Yun blushed, and Chu Guangshan was hesitant, unsure of what to say.

Seeing the couple struggling to express themselves, moved yet somewhat amused, Mo Hua couldn't help but think: the old saying is indeed true—once you're family, you're all in.

(End of the Chapter)