Sensing the aura of heaven and earth and trying to absorb them into the body is a very tiring job. After all, it is laborious and one must not be careless. There are many precedents in the world where people go astray during practice. If one is not careful, that will happen. Therefore, later generations are extremely careful. No matter how rich the emotions in their hearts are, they must not be revealed during practice.

But he could sense his surroundings simply by relying on his energy, just like a child exploring the world, and he would never get tired of playing no matter how long he played. Xia Xiao's mind stayed on the grass, and he kept noticing the slightest movement everywhere, which was very comfortable. When he was woken up by Ah Zhu, he looked confused, as if he didn't know what she was doing.

"It's been two hours, aren't your legs numb?"

Xia Xiao tried to stand up, his legs were indeed numb and he had lost all feeling. He had previously put all his energy into perception and did not save any for his body, otherwise he would not be in such a mess.

Seeing Xia Xiao reaching out to touch her and trying to stand up, Ah Zhu walked over and twisted her waist, causing her to fall to the ground. The numbness in her thighs and calves made her face distorted. This feeling can only be experienced after experiencing it, but Ah Zhu was being naughty at this time, which was really tactless. However, she snorted and muttered:

"You deserved it for making me wait so long!"

After Ah Zhu finished speaking, he went to help Xia Xiao up. The latter used his vitality to penetrate his body and pushed him away, saying that he didn't need her help. Ah Zhu refused and grabbed his arm. After a while, they both fell to the ground and almost got a mouthful of mud.

The childishness of these two guys made Ju Mang and his men watch the fun. They waited until their legs and feet were more comfortable before they flew into the air and prepared to leave. As for the corpses that formed a semicircle on the ground, they stayed there waiting for the southern merchants to collect them. The special symbol formed by these corpses represented that Xia Xiao was strong and the southern merchants were weak. In the future, more southern merchants will receive this kind of treatment.

When Xia Xiao and Ju Mang were heading east together, Ah Zhu sat on Ju Mang's broad back, looked west, and asked him:

"What if they come again?"

"It will come sooner or later, but there is no chance these two days."

"Can we set some traps along the way?"

"With cultivators in the team, traps are definitely useless, but can we trouble the talisman master to cast a few talisman arrays and hide them on the road they must pass through, and wait for them to come."

"I've even thought of the introduction."

Xia Xiao was full of disbelief. How could she come up with any good ideas when she was so dumb? However, Ah Zhu kept it a secret and said that she would come up with her own ideas when she performed the talisman array, so that everyone would admire her. She wanted to prove herself in front of Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu, and she was full of anticipation. It was finally time to show her wisdom. She wanted to leave a strong and smart image in the hearts of her uncle and eldest brother.

When Ah Zhu thought of his uncle and elder brother giving him a thumbs up and looking approving, he felt happy and even urged Ju Mang.

"Brother, let's hurry up!"

"Since you're so sweet, I'll speed up!"

Ah Zhu lowered his body and grasped the curved branch growing from Ju Mang's back. He saw his wings spread wide and he quickly moved forward. The large army took advantage of the early morning and the enemy behind them, and moved very fast. The wheels of the carriage kept turning, and the soldiers took turns riding horses, but they were still quickly caught up.

Seeing Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu coming back, someone immediately reported that the one who came to see them this time was not Xia Jinghong and General Zhongwu, but Lin Tian and many military advisers. They didn't know the situation very well, so they were a little anxious at this time, but seeing that Xia Xiao was unharmed, they were relieved. But his clothes were very torn, and it was obvious that he had just been in a battle.

Ah Zhu jumped to the ground and saw Xia Jinghong there. She quickly tidied her hair. She had done it too quickly before and her hair was all blown up, making her look like a golden lion.

"What's going on?"

"Nan Shang sent out a team of 100 practitioners, led by a young man wearing a mask. I think he is the mysterious Yang Jing that Nan Shang mentioned."

As soon as he was mentioned, Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu mounted the horses brought by the soldiers and walked with Lin Tian and the others at the end of the team. This matter needs to be discussed in detail!

Their figures were seen by the practitioners and nurses at the end of the team, who were envious. At such a young age, they could achieve such success and discuss war with the general. It was really infuriating to compare with others. However, Xia Xiao was not as happy as they thought. After all, the more you know, the more you have to think.

The most uncomfortable thing is that you can't guess the starting point and reason of the enemy's actions. It feels like you have missed something, and you dare not pass it by directly, but you can't guess the reason. After listening to the general situation and knowing that Xia Xiao wanted to set a trap on the way, Lin Tian strongly supported it.

Although it takes a long time for a talisman master to cast a talisman array, after all, they need to be hidden and not be seen at a glance. But now there is no rush to march, and it is a sure win to spend some time to cause losses to the enemy. There are only six talisman masters in the Daxia army, including two three-star masters and four two-star masters.

Both the Great Talisman Master and the Divine Talisman Master have three stars. The three stars of the Great Talisman Master correspond to the young age, luxuriant branches and fruit of the warrior's honorable realm. But as long as the three-star Great Talisman Master has enough time to prepare, it will be difficult for the Fruit Realm strongmen on the same line of practice to defeat him. From this, we can see the power and mystery of the Talisman Array, but casting and hiding the Talisman Array are commonplace, but how to guide it? Even for the three-star Great Talisman Master, it is difficult for the Talisman Array to automatically activate when encountering an enemy after disconnecting from himself, because the Talisman Array has no eyes.

This situation has been encountered before, so the talisman array and the primer are connected together. As long as the primer changes, the talisman array will automatically activate and release its power. But this time the opponent is the experienced Southern Merchants. What kind of primer should be arranged to trick them? This is a problem, but Ah Zhu stood in front of the talisman array with a heroic spirit and said:

"I have a plan."

"Go away and stop showing off your meager IQ."

Xia Xiao's words were merciless, but in the eyes of many people, they were just flirting. With them around, it was impossible to be serious, but their strength forced the others to listen to them.

"Listen to me first. Now that we have discovered the Southern Merchants, they will definitely suspect that we will set a trap. We can use this method to confuse them."

Ah Zhu used his energy to pile the four stones he had found together. There were three stones at the bottom and one on top, which was very simple.

"With such a simple mark, Nan Shang will not fall for it."

Xia Xiao knew that Ah Zhu wanted to help, so he put his hand on her head to comfort her. But Ah Zhu was eager to express her own opinions, and was not timid at all in front of Lin Tian, ​​Xia Jinghong and others.

"I have made nine such marks on the way here, all in the center of the road. If they see them, they will definitely get suspicious. They will either move the stones to clear the way for the carriage, or they will have to take a detour. Either way, it will consume their energy. If we can injure one, it will be one. If not, we can just delay time. It won't do any harm to us anyway."

"What the girl said...does make some sense."

After the counselor expressed his opinion, everyone nodded. However, since the trap had been set, they had to do their best to make them overcome the difficulties on this road.

The first trap was lured by a stone, and the traps that followed had all kinds of tricks, just like what children talk about when playing house, but the more imaginative they were, the harder it was for them to guess.

The second trap was still led by stones, and then ordinary stones, but under the pile of stones, as long as the weight was reduced, the talisman array would be activated. The fourth trap was set in the woods. They saw that the road was full of branches, and they could only pass after clearing it, but they laid more branches. As long as Nan Shang used his vitality to try to lift it up, the hidden talisman array would also be activated.

At first, the traps were thought up by the practitioners and the talisman masters, but later, in order to kill time, the whole army began to think up. The will of one person is not as good as the will of the masses, and there were some good ideas among the ordinary soldiers, all of which were used. Although the road was wide, they had to walk in order to walk steadily, but since they had to walk, there were traps waiting for them.

The Daxia army marched for a day, setting up ninety-nine traps and casting more than three hundred talisman arrays, all of which started at twenty thousand patterns. The talisman masters in the army were exhausted, their vitality was drained, and they didn't know how long they would sleep. But including them, the Daxia army's soldiers were very excited, guessing how annoyed the southern merchants would be when they saw these traps.

This is a rare advantage of being a passive player in war. They can choose not to attack, but if Nan Shang wants to achieve their goal, they must move forward, otherwise they will be caught sooner or later. The layout of the trap is clever enough, and many times it relies on randomly hiding the rune array, so there is no pattern to find, and only in this way can they win by surprise.

However, it was rare to be in such a good mood during the retreat, but the lively atmosphere of the entire army was thanks to Xia Xiao and Azhu. They became the mascots of the army, especially Azhu, who was always smiling even though he had experienced life and death and seen the cruel battlefield.

The more they talked on the road, the easier it was to divert their attention, and the faster they went. This army, which originally had 1.2 million soldiers, was now only 1 million, but the atmosphere was better than before. The tension before the war had disappeared, and there was only the joy of surviving. As for the future battles, they inexplicably had confidence.

Such a mental quality is not a bad thing, so when Lin Tian often patrols, he can't help but feel relieved when he sees some smiles on the faces of the soldiers. Looking at Xia Xiao and Azhu, the latter likes to come up with new tricks every day. Xia Xiao scolded her for being unserious, this is a military camp. But she said it was okay with a smile, and only restrained her smile when she saw someone. However, once the soldiers around her left, she revealed her original appearance, which was extremely lively, and laughed heartlessly in front of Xia Xiao every day.

"I saw a wild rabbit in the mountains, let's go catch it!"

"You want to eat rabbit?"

“It smells really good.”

Ah Zhu started walking, and Xia Xiao had no choice but to follow. He stood behind Ah Zhu, watching her jumping around, and was extremely happy. He wanted Ah Zhu to slow down, but just as he was about to speak, he suddenly stuttered.

Although it was just a small matter, it caught Xia Xiao's attention. He was extremely cautious, and this was the third time this had happened in recent days. Occasionally when he was with Ah Zhu, he would become a little emotional, and this would happen, which was very puzzling.

Gradually, Xia Xiao had to take it seriously, but he didn't know who to point the finger at. He had to pay attention to himself. Although Ah Zhu liked to make trouble with him, he would definitely not hurt him. So who should he blame?

The mountain was not big, but he seemed to be lost. He looked around for a long time, but there was nothing. He could not find anything. The slightest movement that existed a moment ago disappeared completely, which surprised Xia Xiao. Soon, he heard the sound again, but the sound was far away and near, very vague, as if it was a world away.