What they didn't know was that someone had been observing them ever since they entered Bagua Mountain. Now that they saw them stumble into the last formation by accident, the person couldn't bear to watch any longer and went to a small wooden cabin deep in the dense forest.
"Master, a couple of days ago, a man and a woman came in and accidentally stumbled into the last formation. Should I intervene?"
"What? Take me there immediately! This is a critical moment for the King of Ten Thousand Gu to be born. We cannot afford any mistakes."
After the man in black finished his report, the white-haired old man, who had been in a light sleep, suddenly opened his dark eyes, and his figure disappeared into the cabin in a moment.
The man in black sighed speechlessly and followed. "You promised to lead the way. I haven't even led you yet, and you've already run off on your own."
After a cup of tea, the white-haired man stood on the cliff top outside the formation near where Zhu Yanniang and Wen Qiyu had entered, observing everything below.
He originally intended to make a move and finish off the two men with one strike, but just as he was about to act, he saw several snakes crawl out of the boy's arms, and the boy gently soothed the snakes.
He immediately changed his mind:
"Create a loophole in that formation so they can break it quickly and lure people into the White Building."
"Master, why?"
The man in black looked shocked and puzzled.
"Because that boy is very friendly with snakes, he might be able to help us."
The white-haired old man glanced lazily at his apprentice, uttered those words, and then vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Master..."
After Chu Mian called out, the only response he received was from the mountain stream. Helpless, he had no choice but to fly down to modify the formation.
Meanwhile, inside the outer defensive formation of Bagua Mountain, there were actually two people hidden, but they were too far out to arouse Chu Mian's vigilance.
After Cen Xi's final embrace, the Miao King's body withered at an unprecedented rate, and his soul suffered even more severe damage than before.
So when he learned that there was such a forbidden area in Miao territory, he grabbed the high priest Meng Ya and brought him there without thinking twice.
He has used many methods to nourish his soul these past few days, and only now has he managed to stabilize his main soul.
After doing all this, he stared menacingly at Meng Ya.
Seeing his half-crippled body, Meng Ya wasn't as scared as he had been when he first arrived at this horrible place. But the moment the other person's eyes swept over him, he clearly felt the other person's covetousness towards him.
So, with trembling teeth, he forced out a sentence:
What do you want to do?
"Of course I want your body. Why didn't I think of taking over your young body back then? Hmm?"
When Yan Shengxiao's sinister voice came from the pile of rotting flesh of the Miao King, the entire Bagua Mountain exuded an indescribable terror.
"You...you begged and pleaded with your father to let you into Miao territory, and now...how can you have this attitude? You...you broke your promise!"
Meng Ya was so frightened that his third leg trembled and dripped liquid frequently, but he still stubbornly argued.
"Naive! I am but a ghost, how could I possibly have any credibility? It seems the heir of Miao territory isn't all that great after all. Still daydreaming even now!"
After Yan Shengxiao let out a sinister laugh, his soul suddenly floated out of the decaying body and instantly took over Meng Ya's body after Meng Ya roared out his questioning words.
Only the echo of Meng Ya's question reverberated through the woods:
Why did you lie to me?
"Hahahaha... Lie to you? So what if I lied to you? You sacrificed yourself for my grand ambitions, and it was worth it. Rest assured, after I achieve success, I will inscribe and erect monuments for you and your meritorious officials. You can die in peace."
After obtaining Meng Ya's new body, Yan Shengxiao glanced at his younger self with smug satisfaction and laughed wildly.
After laughing his fill, he pulled the Gu Queen he had snatched from the Miao King's arms, stuffed it into his robes, and left triumphantly.
As he walked for a while, his brows furrowed more and more. There was clearly an array blocking his way, and the way the array was set up was similar to the method used by his senior brother from the Hidden Sect.
His scalp tingled instinctively. Had that old man also come down the mountain? Was he here specifically to ambush him?
After having such doubts, he did not take any further action, but instead found a quiet place to nurture his soul.
At this moment, he was no match for the old man, so he would not act rashly.
As for the other formation near the White Building, Chu Mian felt that he had dismantled it into pieces, but those two idiots inside seemed to be deliberately unable to find the core of the formation, and were constantly running around in circles.
Chu Mian gritted his teeth, really wanting to go in immediately, grab those two, and throw them into the White Building, but his master had instructed him not to be discovered. It was really a headache.
While he was feeling frustrated, the two people in the woods were clearly exhausted.
Wen Qiyu couldn't bear it any longer, so she collapsed onto a rocky slope and fell asleep immediately.
Zhu Yanniang wasn't much better off; she walked directly behind Wen Qiyu's head, leaned back, and closed her eyes.
They were both exhausted.
As Wen Qiyu collapsed, she muttered something:
"I'm not looking anymore, I need to rest. Damn it! It's right in front of me, so why can't I find it?"
“Yeah, if we don’t get out of here soon, we’ll both become beggars. Once we get out, you probably won’t even be recognized by your parents.”
Zhu Yanniang lay on the opposite side of his head, her voice lazy and slightly panting.
"That's right. If I had known this place was so bizarre, even the most beautiful golden thread snake wouldn't have come looking for me."
Wen Qiyu thought about her current embarrassing state and regretted it a hundred times over.
It seems the only way to save your life is to stay at home obediently. Now, you've really courted death.
"What's the use of saying all this now? Let's rest and get some sleep. Only when we're well-rested can we continue fighting. Who knows, even greater dangers await us after we break through the formation."
Zhu Yanniang was weak and listless. After saying this, she closed her eyes, and in the blink of an eye, even breathing resumed.
Wen Qiyu was just as exhausted; he didn't even answer Zhu Yanniang's question before starting to snore.
Meanwhile, Chu Mian, watching from outside the formation, saw these two idiots exchange a few words and then fall asleep, grinding their teeth as they did so.
The master had only given such a simple task, and he was almost able to dismantle the formation, but these two people didn't even notice the flaw and actually fell asleep on the stone slab with drool in their mouths.
So he could only return to the cabin and report dejectedly:
"Master, your disciple is incompetent. After all this time, I still couldn't lure those two out."
"What's going on? Have they spotted you and want to confront you?"
Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man lying on the bed sat up and gazed at his apprentice with a deep look in his eyes.
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