Cen Xi glanced outside cautiously, then took Jun Xiaoqiao's hand and disappeared into the night.
The two walked for a whole night, only to find that the mountains were like a maze, with no two places looking much the same, except for one way down the mountain.
Cen Xi understood formations and immediately realized that the other party was about to close the net, which made her even more flustered.
"We've been going around in circles for so long, why haven't we gotten out yet?"
Jun Xiaoqiao was already in the early stages of pregnancy and felt uncomfortable in many parts of her body. After this ordeal, she felt even more weak and didn't want to walk anymore.
"I'm afraid we've already fallen into their carefully laid trap. If we want to get down the mountain now, we'll probably have to find the core of the formation. But I'm very worried. I have a feeling that it's a trap. Jun Xiaoqiao, do you think we should look for it?"
Cen Xi had a hunch that the fact that the other party hadn't taken any action meant that everything was under their control, and they had likely already fallen into a trap set by the other party.
"You mean there's another great formation at the core of the formation, and that's probably the formation where we'll truly face life and death, right?"
Jun Xiaoqiao understood immediately, and after realizing this, she became even more flustered.
What terrible things has she done? Is it really true that this time, their sisterly bond is so strong that they're going to die together?
"That's what I mean, so here's the problem: Jun Xiaoqiao, you're doomed."
Cen Xi smiled with a hint of mischief and glanced at Jun Xiaoqiao.
"You're the one who's doomed! Your whole family is doomed! What kind of karma did I create? I was reborn, and I still managed to run into you, this unlucky star. I even got married and you managed to get me pregnant. I don't think I owed you anything in my past life, did I? I only caused a few accidental events, but I shouldn't be being played like this by fate."
Jun Xiaoqiao felt wronged. She was just an innocent and naive ordinary citizen who couldn't bear such a heavy burden.
"You call this a prank? What am I then? I went out to pray to Buddha, complained a few times about my boss, and then I was banished here. Do you know what kind of life I had at the beginning? Furnished with drafty walls, barely having enough to eat, and burdened with two kids. One of them even discovered that I wasn't his mother and insisted that I return his mother. What kind of ridiculous plot is this?"
"After much difficulty, I managed to get on the good side of a local philanthropist named Wang. But because of that damn talk of a calamity, I was hunted down and threatened. I'm really having a terrible time. I thought that once I became a disciple, I could rest easy, but as soon as I came down the mountain, I was relentlessly pursued. I even ran into a lunatic who insisted on making me her woman."
"Jun Xiaoqiao, in my past life, I swore to stay single forever. But look at me now, heavily pregnant and on the run in these mountains. Is there anyone more miserable than me?"
"So stop whining. If you can't make a decision, then listen to me. Since they want me to fall into their trap, we'll refuse. If they push us too far, they'll eventually show themselves. I originally had a special skill that required a zither to reach its full potential, but unfortunately, I don't have one now. So we'll just have to wait it out. When you came out, did Shen Jinchen come looking for me?"
Cen Xi couldn't stand anyone crying about their miserable life in front of her. No one's life was as miserable as hers, so she wouldn't allow anyone to say they were suffering. Jun Xiaoqiao was even more unacceptable. Didn't she know how lucky that woman was?
After venting their frustrations, they needed to devise a strategy. Since they couldn't get out, they had no choice but to try and outmaneuver the other party.
However, she couldn't think of a solution to the food problem for the time being. Since the other party wanted to trap her, there must not be much food in the forest. She didn't need to guess to know that.
She just hoped that the man who said he loved her as much as his own life would come soon.
"There shouldn't have been any before you left. After you left, the regional princes mobilized a million troops with lightning speed and surrounded the capital. It was still like this before I left. I just don't know what methods these people used to help me steal the capital. Cen Xi, whether you're lucky or unlucky, you've already killed me. If I survive this time, you have to agree to one condition, and then I'll pester you relentlessly."
After answering Cen Xi's question, Jun Xiaoqiao began to sigh deeply.
"It seems someone planned everything long ago. The rebellion of the vassal kings was probably part of their scheme. What merit do I, Cen Xi, have to allow them to make such a big move? Jun Xiaoqiao, they stole you because you were useful to them. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been caught later. So don't blame your misfortune on me. I won't accept it!"
Cen Xi was already used to Jun Xiaoqiao's displaced anger; she had never lost before, so she didn't take her words seriously at all.
“Cen Xi, you’ve changed! You’re not as cute and innocent as you were in school anymore. I don’t like you like this.”
Jun Xiaoqiao was speechless. She knew that even if he hired eight hundred mouths, he couldn't do anything about what Cen Xi didn't want to do.
Forget it, I'll just have to suffer in silence. There are no senior students here for her to frame. I just hope this unreliable woman can be more reliable this time and find a way out for them.
Don't count on men; men are the most unreliable thing.
...
At the summit, Yan Shengxiao and Xiao Qiliang, one in black and one in white, stood observing the situation below.
"Report! The two women have been resting in a mountain forest for two hours and haven't moved an inch."
"Investigate again!"
"yes!"
Seeing the scout leap down, Xiao Qiliang opened and closed his mouth, finally asking:
"My lord, what do you think they are doing? Have they already discovered our intentions?"
"They probably haven't done anything yet. Let's observe for a while. If they haven't made a move by noon tomorrow, it means they've already guessed something, and then we'll have to come up with a different plan."
Yan Shengxiao narrowed his eyes, his gaze deep. If that were the case, this woman wasn't too stupid after all; she was worthy of being his opponent.
“What you say is true, then let’s wait and see.”
Xiao Qiliang didn't ask any more questions, and after responding, he remained silent.
Thirty miles outside Lingshan, in Huocheng, Jun Jianchou, Zhu Yanniang, and Feng Qin bumped into each other.
They both found the direction, but neither side gained anything. The closer they got to their destination, the less they knew where Cen Xi was.
The tractor butterfly stopped working more than ten days ago. It had been pointing in roughly the right direction, but now it's completely unusable.
Jun Jianchou was very anxious and panicked. He felt that if he only thought of himself and was a step too late, Cen Xi might be in trouble.
But now he was like a headless fly, wandering around aimlessly. He had tried all the secret techniques of their hidden sect, but in the end he still couldn't find the person he was looking for.
Fengqin was equally anxious. Ever since their young master got drunk last time, they had come to realize that the mistress was their young master's life, so they had to make sure that nothing happened to her, or they would all be finished.
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