Preparations
Mo Hua went to ask Mr. Zhuang about teaching array formations to others.
Mr. Zhuang did not mind. "Anything I teach you, you may teach to others, so long as you are willing."
Mo Hua was overjoyed. "Thank you, sir!"
Mr. Zhuang ate meat and drank wine, his expression easy and content. Then, suddenly curious, he asked, "Teaching others actually brings you no benefit, does it? Aren't you afraid of the trouble?"
"Instructor Yan once told this disciple that the Dao of arrays is like water. Only by passing it down can its source run far and its current flow long."
A trace of surprise crossed Mr. Zhuang's face.
Mo Hua looked at Mr. Zhuang again and said, "Sir taught me array formations. That is inheritance. Though I am scant in talent and shallow in learning, and my skill in arrays is limited, within what little I can do, I also want to pass these arrays on. Only then can I avoid failing sir's guidance, and allow the Dao of arrays to have a source that runs far and a current that flows long."
"A source that runs far and a current that flows long..."
Mr. Zhuang's slender fingers lightly tapped the armrest of the bamboo chair. "If it runs far and flows long, then what of it?"
Mo Hua's brows knit slightly. He thought for a moment, then slowly said, "Array formations are the manifestation of the rules of the Heavenly Dao. To study arrays is to comprehend the Heavenly Dao; to draw arrays is to practice the Heavenly Dao; to teach arrays is to pass on the Heavenly Dao. Cultivators seek the Dao and ask after longevity. If array formations have a source that runs far and a current that flows long, that also means the Heavenly