Mo Hua followed the rooftops, avoiding the corpse cultivators as he left the gate of the Walking Corpse Stronghold. He reached the large stone and reunited with Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi.
Bai Zisheng asked, "Why were you gone so long?"
Mo Hua smiled. "I found Instructor Yan!"
"Instructor Yan is all right, isn't he?"
"Mm." Mo Hua nodded. "We'll rescue Instructor Yan in a few days."
Bai Zisheng was puzzled. "Why wait a few days? Let's rescue him now. I'll charge in and slaughter all the corpse cultivators!"
Mo Hua shrugged. "Sure. Go ahead, then."
Bai Zisheng froze for a moment, then scratched his head.
"Forget it. Your belly is full of more bad water than mine. I'll listen to you."
Mo Hua was displeased. "Your belly is the one full of bad water."
Bai Zisheng sighed to himself.
"I wish I had more bad water too. What a pity—my character is too upright. I can't come up with bad ideas."
"I think you're just stupid..." Mo Hua muttered.
Bai Zisheng reached over to ruffle Mo Hua's hair. "You dare call your Senior Martial Brother stupid again?"
The two muttered and bickered, making a noisy fuss.
Bai Zixi picked up a branch and knocked each of them on the head once. "Talk business!"
"Oh."
The two obediently agreed.
The three of them began discussing what to do next.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zisheng said:
"We'll set an ambush on the road he has to take, then capture Zhang Quan. Once the Walking Corpse Stronghold is leaderless among its corpses, we can take the chance to wipe it out..."
Mo Hua was about to nod when he suddenly recalled something and shook his head instead.
"No."
"Why not?" Bai Zisheng asked in confusion.
Mo Hua pondered. "There