Sitting in the carriage, Pei Qian took the medicine bottle and looked at it without opening it. In his opinion, the so-called elixirs made by those Taoists were all poisons that could kill people. Just look at his father. If he hadn't been taking the elixirs made by Fang Xing all year round, would he have become so ill?
Originally, he had a good impression of Zhao Yu, but he didn't expect that he was also a first-class stinky Taoist priest. How could the third brother get involved with such a person?
He shook his head and casually stuffed the medicine bottle into a secret compartment.
Two days later, Pei Qian came again and told Xue Huan that he had obtained Mo Shiqi's consent and was willing to meet her.
Xue Huan followed him to Mo's residence.
Pei Ji originally wanted to go with her, but he had too many things to deal with and could not get away. He could only send some more secret guards to protect her safety.
The Mo residence is located in the west city. A large area is enclosed by a white wall as high as a person. At the intersection stands a huge stone with the words "No carriages or horses allowed" written on it, which means that the only way to get there is on foot.
Before reaching the door, Xue Huan could already sense the arrogance of the Mo family as one of the five great families.
Seeing that Pei Qian showed no dissatisfaction, he knew that he was accustomed to this and even took it for granted. He naturally got off the carriage and walked inside.
After walking for about ten minutes, the group finally reached the gate of the Mohist School from the street corner.
Two black jade lions stood in front of the door, the steps were nine steps high, and the black carved lacquer door was fastened with golden and red copper rings with animal heads, which was even more magnificent than the Prince's Mansion.
Aren't the five great families said to be reclusive? Xue Huan had expected the Mo Residence to be nestled deep in the mountains, its style naturally simple and unpretentious, but it turned out to be located in the heart of the city, covering an area comparable to the Crown Prince's residence, and possessing the majesty and grandeur of a great family in the secular world.
The door was closed, Zhaocai went forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a servant opened the corner door on the side and glanced at Xue Huan and the others.
Pei Qian stepped forward and said politely, "I came here to deliver a visiting card before, and your master agreed to see me."
Xue Huan's eyes flickered as she listened to Pei Qian's words. It didn't seem like Pei Qian and Mo Shiqi had a very close relationship. Furthermore, he was a prince, yet he was so polite to a servant of the Mo family. She had to reassess the strength of the five hidden families.
The servant said calmly, "Come in."
His demeanor was filled with a sense of superiority, and he had no awe at all towards Prince Pei Qian.
Inside the gate, all you can see is bamboo, stretching as far as the eye can see. Each bamboo root is as thick as a human calf, indicating that this bamboo forest has existed for many years.
The dense branches and leaves block out the sunlight, making it look a bit eerie.
There was also a thick layer of bamboo leaves on the ground. When you stepped on it, it made a rustling sound and your feet sank slightly, which showed that there were a lot of rotten leaves deposited underneath.
In this imperial capital where every inch of land is valuable, the Mo family is really generous to be able to plant such a large bamboo forest in their house.
Xue Huan also discovered traces of a formation.
I didn't see the bamboo forest inside the courtyard wall from the outside before, I thought it was obscured by an illusion.
The servant led the way silently in front.
Xue Huan and Pei Qian followed behind, while Zhaocai and other attendants were stopped outside and not allowed to enter.
After walking for a while, the servant in front suddenly disappeared.
Pei Qian: "Hey, where are the people?"
Xue Huan wasn't anxious. It was just a simple maze, and it couldn't trap her. But Mo Shiqi had already agreed to meet, so why was he leading them into the maze? He didn't know what he was up to.
Pei Qian took a few quick steps forward, trying to find the servant, but Xue Huan stopped him, "Don't wander around, or you might get stuck in the maze."
"maze?"
"Well, follow me."
Xue Huan led Pei Qian out of the maze as if strolling in a garden, but they did not get out of the bamboo forest. Instead, they fell into the second layer of the formation - the illusion formation.
After stepping in, Pei Qian stood still, but the expression on his face kept changing.
Various illusions appeared in front of Xue Huan, but unfortunately those illusions were too simple and flimsy to confuse her at all, and her eyes remained clear.
She patted Pei Qian's shoulder to wake him up. Pei Qian opened his eyes in a daze, "Just now I..."
"You're trapped in a fantasy world. Is this your first time here?"
"How do you know?"
"If you had been here before, you wouldn't have been tricked so easily. Didn't you say you had a good relationship with Mo Shiqi? Why would he use these formations to deal with you? Were all your previous words lies?"
Pei Qian choked, "Brother Zhao, don't be so blunt. I didn't mean to do that. I was just afraid you'd misunderstand me as unwilling to help. When I handed over my visiting card, Mo Shiqi did reply agreeing to meet. I was quite surprised, but who knew he'd pull this off?"
Xue Huan was thoughtful. "Did you mention me in your visiting card?"
"Of course, otherwise why would the servant let you in?"
Xue Huan understood that Mo Shiqi was probably doing all these things because of her, but she didn't even know him, let alone have any grudges against him, so why would he do this?
"I think there might be other levels waiting for us later. How about I take you out first?"
Otherwise, if he stayed, she would be restricted.
Pei Qian also noticed her disdain and touched his nose. "What if you're in danger? I won't be able to explain to my third brother then."
Xue Huan: "Don't worry, these formations won't faze me."
Pei Qian had just witnessed how powerful she was. Even if he followed her through such a complicated maze, he would have been dizzy, but she easily led him out. She was not confused by the illusion array at all.
She was far more powerful and unfathomable than he had thought.
He might become a burden to her if he stayed, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go out first. If you don't come out in an hour, I'll go tell Third Brother."
Xue Huan escorted Pei Qian out of the bamboo forest along the same route, and then passed through the maze and illusion array with ease, and stepped into the third level of the array - the killing array.
Arrows flew towards her, huge wooden stakes fell from the sky, and a large net covered with dense thorns covered her...all kinds of attacks followed one after another.
If someone with weaker martial arts skills were here, facing this non-stop attack, he would probably be seriously injured if not killed.
Xue Huan treated these attacks as training exercises. Holding the snowflake knife, she slashed it like playing a fruit-cutting game. A flash of white knife light passed by, and all the arrows, wooden stakes, large nets, etc. that were rushing towards her were cut into pieces by her.
Ah, so cool!
Should she set aside an area in the space and create a real-life "fruit cutting" venue?
Next time when I feel bad, I can just go over and chop and chop to vent my anger.
Xue Huan took note of this idea and planned to do it when she returned.
After the killing array, the bamboo forest was passed and Xue Huan walked out of the bamboo forest.
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