Chapter 171 The Transmigrated Boy Who Became Cannon Fodder (18) Lin You Reads...

Lin You looked at Granny Mingyue and suggested, "Your array diagram has already been figured out by others. Even if it is repaired, it will be broken sooner or later. Why not dismantle it and set up a new array?"

Granny Mingyue did indeed know something about what was happening outside the valley. She had even seen the map in the inn. But the people in the inn were just small fry. Even if she destroyed it, it wouldn't do any good, and it might even alert them.

The Mingxin Sect is still shrouded in mystery, and some people dare not reach out to them. If they knew that they were only at their last gasp, they would probably be pounced on and torn to shreds very soon.

Originally, there was nothing worth worrying about regarding the Mingxin Sect, but some treacherous individuals deliberately spread rumors about a bunch of rare and precious treasures to them.

This sparked curiosity about the Mingxin School among many people, and for example, the two of them were just there to join in the fun.

Although life in the valley was peaceful, its hardships were evident. Even the clothes worn by Granny Mingxin were patched in several places, let alone those worn by others.

Mo Kaiyang picked up the booklet again and looked at it, then sincerely suggested to them, "You should still have quite a few of these materials, why don't you take them and exchange them for some money?"

Materials for the formation are hard to obtain, but the person who set up the formation must have more than just these materials. Take the tree heartwood, for example; when Mo Kaiyang entered the valley, he had already seen more than a dozen of these large trees.

Judging from the detail of this list, it must have been collected over many years. I wonder how many people they've fooled. With such a commotion, surely the valley couldn't have been completely unaware of what was happening.

Others are paying people to demolish your yard, so it's not unreasonable for us to go and make some money. Besides, it doesn't say that the materials must be from materials after the formation has been dismantled.

The boy pursed his lips and pointed to the first row of herbs that were supposedly worth three taels of silver. "These are actually just ordinary weeds in the valley, growing only on the south side of the cliff. I transplanted a few of them before, but someone picked them and I couldn't get any silver."

"So those people just got something for nothing?" That seems reasonable, after all, people who are so calculating about even a tael of silver can't be expected to spend hundreds or thousands of taels of silver to break the formation.

The boy shook his head again. "Someone did exchange the array stones for a hundred taels of silver."

Just as Mo Kaiyang was about to ask for more details, a young woman came over anxiously, "Auntie, Sister Liu is having a difficult labor. After struggling to give birth, she is bleeding profusely, and our medicine is not working."

Upon hearing this, Mingyue didn't bother to greet Lin You and the other person, and quickly ran inside, with the boy beside her following closely behind.

Seeing this, Mo Kaiyang quickly exchanged for a hemostatic medicine and gave it to Mingyue. The description made it sound so powerful, so hopefully it would really work.

Amidst the chaotic sounds inside, there were faint cries from a baby. Mo Kaiyang was a man, so it wasn't quite appropriate for him to enter the delivery room. Lin You, however, didn't care and followed him in to take a look.

The baby who had just gone out weighed only four and a half pounds. He looked like a kitten, howling with his eyes closed, but seemed to have no strength.

Several women took turns holding and comforting the child, but to no avail. In the end, the child somehow passed to Lin You, who subconsciously sent a wisp of spiritual energy to him, and the little guy finally calmed down.

The bright red swaddling clothes were made of soft, fine cotton cloth and embroidered with auspicious patterns. They were one of the few bright spots in the valley. When Lin You saw the baby's little mouth move, she took out her water pouch and carefully fed her a couple of sips of water.

Her water pouch was filled with water from the Spirit Stream. Although it couldn't cure any diseases, it did have some effect on strengthening the body. Lin You had brought a water pouch that filled almost a backpack, and she and Mo Kaiyang had already shared more than half of it.

The child's breathing stabilized, and he soon fell asleep with his head tilted to the side. The child's mother was also fine after taking the medicine. Although she was a little weak from excessive blood loss, her life was saved.

Listening to the discussions around her, Lin You roughly figured out the identity of this Sister Liu. She was originally a young lady from a wealthy family, and had been pampered since childhood. When she was eight years old, she got engaged to the young master of the Fang family, a family that had been friends for generations.

The couple's parents had a good relationship and didn't restrict their interactions. They were childhood sweethearts, inseparable since they were little.

Later, as the world became increasingly chaotic and business became more difficult year by year, the Liu family was unable to pay the tribute money to the government because their goods were stolen by bandits. They had no choice but to beg those people for a period of time.

The robbers didn't just steal goods from one family, and the Liu family wasn't the only one pleading for mercy. Yet, it was the Liu family's parents who were arrested and used as a scapegoat, beaten to death right in front of the yamen (government office).

Fortunately, her fiancé still protected the Liu family girl. Although she had given away all her family's wealth, she at least had a way to survive. But the world was in chaos, and calamities were endless.

Three years after her marriage, she discovered she was pregnant. Overjoyed at the arrival of her child, the young master Fang went to negotiate a big business deal, but was murdered for his money, and only half of his remains were recovered.

Mr. and Mrs. Fang could not bear the blow and fell ill. The frail Miss Liu was left behind and was also attacked by a pack of wolves and tigers.

Even though they lost money in business, the Fang family still had a considerable amount of wealth, which aroused the envy of many people. These people even colluded with the government to insist that the child in Miss Liu's belly was not of the Fang family, and that she was seen having an affair with someone on a certain day and in a certain place.

Grandma Mingyue heard about this when she went out to buy groceries. It was already quite late. Miss Liu had already been caught and thrown into a pig cage. She pulled her out of the water.

Fortunately, the mother and daughter are safe now, and no one in this valley will bother them anymore.

With this incident as a foundation, the others in the valley became much less wary of Lin You and Mo Kaiyang, and they all agreed to the things Lin You had previously proposed.

They even brought out all the materials stored in the valley that were suitable for setting up formations, allowing them to choose whatever they wanted. This trust, however, gave Lin You and Mo Kaiyang a headache.

What if they're liars? What if what happened before was just a pretense of kindness? It's one thing if everyone else in the valley is innocent, but is it really okay for even the matriarch, Granny Mingyue, to be so naive?

Perhaps because their expressions were too straightforward, the boy with the tiger explained, "The entire valley combined isn't as valuable as the medicine you gave us. If you can take out something like that without hesitation to save someone, what else do we have to worry about?"

This kind of thinking seems to have been commonplace in ancient times, but how can human safety be measured by price?!

Lin You couldn't change this perception, so she could only try her best to help them set up the formation better. Instead of using their previous formation stones, she used her depleted spirit stones as formation stones.

Even if it's a discarded spirit stone, it can still absorb the slight spiritual energy in the air. Once the formation is complete, the spirit stone will automatically hide underground. Unless a formation master of Lin You's level takes action, it will be difficult for others to break it.

Finding a second array master who has crossed over from the cultivation world in this world is probably no easier than breaking this array.

The materials provided in the valley were not wasted. With a ready-made space, Lin You gave Mo Kaiyang a hands-on lesson, and even the boy with the tiger became an observer.

The boy's name was Ahu. His mother was the Miao girl from back then. Perhaps some things really do require talent to be inherited. He was the only one in the entire valley who had mastered the skill of controlling beasts.

Lin You had also learned beast-taming skills, but those were other people's guards, not pets, so she dared not touch them casually.

Fortunately, Ah Hu noticed their envy and waited for Mo Kaiyang to set up the formation. Lin You finally got to touch the large, fluffy plush toy she had been longing for.

The feel and softness of this are incomparable to ordinary cats and dogs. With Ah Hu's help, she even stroked the big, fluffy tail.

Seeing Ah Wei's utterly dejected expression, Ah Hu chuckled and patted its head. But then Lin You said, "Big cat, just you wait, I'll definitely bring you a bunch of delicious meat tomorrow!"

The initially reluctant plush toy seemed to understand her words and immediately stretched out its head to rub against Lin You's face, looking just like a large cat.

Before Mo Kaiyang could finish setting up one of his formations, it had already gotten dark.

Lin You retrieved one of the original array stones, while Mo Kaiyang broke off a branch from the tree at the Gate of Life.

The two dug up more than a dozen wild grasses and picked some random fruits before leaving the Silent Forest under Ah Hu's questioning gaze.

They went to the same inn as before. When the two of them appeared at the inn's entrance with a bunch of stuff and looking a little disheveled, the waiter, who was initially annoyed, immediately went to greet them.

Upon seeing the branches they brought back, the waiter's eyes immediately lit up. He appeared very cautious, said nothing, and simply led the two into the same room they had been in before.

Mo Kaiyang tossed the branch to him first, "There are so many trees in there, but this one looks somewhat similar to the picture. Take a look and see if this is it."

The waiter looked at the leaves and nodded repeatedly, "That's right, this is it, but it's not the heartwood either. Bringing these branches back won't do you any good."

"Do you know how big that tree is? It's as thick as two people can hug. It will take me a lot of effort to split the core out of it. Why would I split it without first making sure I found the right one? I'm not just doing this for fun."

Having witnessed this man's abilities, the waiter became more patient, not only coaxing Mo Kaiyang a few times in a good-natured manner, but also thoughtfully serving him a sumptuous dinner.

Sweet and sour, golden and crispy fried pork, tender and juicy chicken stew with mushrooms, refreshing and crisp "Three Treasures of the Earth" (a dish of potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers), and golden-brown baked flatbread.

Coincidentally, all of these dishes were what Lin You and Mo Kaiyang had discussed and planned to eat when they got back tonight.

Is this really a coincidence?

The waiter smiled amiably, "If you two can bring the heartwood back tomorrow, we can discuss the price further."

Mo Kaiyang opened the small basket he was carrying, looked at the pile of wild grass and fruit, and asked, "This looks like some of the things on your list. Can you find someone to buy them?"

The waiter wanted to say that no one would accept the money, but this person was the only one who had ever touched the life gate of the formation. If he angered them and they stopped looking for the tree heart for a few dozen taels of silver, it would delay important matters.

He resignedly counted the items in the basket. Fortunately, the items were not expensive and the quantity was not large, totaling only sixty-seven taels of silver.

Before he could speak, Mo Kaiyang waved his hand generously, "Just give me 60 taels, and the rest can be used for the room and meals for the next few days. By the way, there are no secrets anymore, so can you lower the room rate a bit? Or you can give us a regular room."

The waiter was miserable inside, but he had to pretend to be happy. The money from collecting tree heart stones was allocated by his superiors, but he had to pay for all the other odds and ends himself.

Having already paid the bulk of the cost, he didn't care about the room fee. He replied readily, "The rest of the room will be charged at the price of a regular room, 300 coins per night. If there's anything you'd like to buy, just let me know, and as long as we have it, we'll find it for you."

Just as the waiter was about to leave, intending to chat with the two after they finished their meal, Mo Kaiyang waved for him to wait a moment. Then, the guy rummaged around on his person and finally pulled out a formation stone from his sleeve.

"Oh dear, I almost forgot, can this thing be exchanged for a hundred taels?"

I thought the waiter would also feel the pinch this time, but to my surprise, he was genuinely happy. He took the stone and had someone look at it, and soon after, he brought over a hundred taels of silver.

Mo Kaiyang was very generous and gave him the branch as well, then said that he needed to rest.

To prevent this person from talking about him behind his back, the waiter thoughtfully had hot water sent over. However, when he eavesdropped, he still heard this person grumbling about him.

"He has no sense at all. We brought in so many things, and he didn't even offer to help us. And he's supposed to be a waiter? I bet he's some kind of relative of the owner who brought them in through connections."

Waiter: …………

I was just trying to avoid suspicion, okay? You were acting like you'd found a treasure and were about to get rich. If I reached out and took something, you'd think I was trying to steal it from you!