Something's wrong. There's definitely something wrong.
Wen He and Master Xuan Ming looked at each other and had an idea in mind, but now was not the time to act. They had to wait until night when there was no one around before they could go in and take a look.
Yi Fan was even more busy, and reported the news he had gathered here back to the Yi family, asking Yi's father to urgently send someone to help investigate the details of this early childhood training and education institute. After all, the information found on the Internet about this training institute was too ordinary.
The early childhood training and education center here should have been opened two years ago, but half a year ago, the business of this training center was very bleak, and not many parents would send their children here. There was no other way. The founder coveted the low-priced land here, but chose the wrong direction. There are no schools or residential areas here, only a newly opened resort area that is not yet popular. Moreover, this area is still quite a distance away from the main urban area. How could ordinary parents send their children here from thousands of miles away? Aren’t there any good education and training centers in the urban area?
Therefore, the training center business here has always been bleak, even though it has good teachers. Until half a year ago, the business here suddenly became hot, as if the children educated and trained here are really good. The reputation seemed to rise all of a sudden, and it became popular in a short time.
From this perspective, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong. After all, if the school becomes famous, it is not surprising that many parents would be willing to send their children here. After all, it is almost every parent's wish to see their children become successful. Now it just takes a little more effort to pick up and drop off the children, and the children can receive a good education. How could they not come?
Yi Fan and Wen He tried their best to search the entire Internet, but the online reviews of this early childhood training center were generally very satisfactory. They all said that they had gotten a very well-behaved and obedient child, who was not as naughty as before. However, after reading so many comments like this, Wen He felt particularly uncomfortable and a little nauseous. He frowned and turned away, not wanting to look anymore.
"What's wrong? You don't look well. Are you hungry? I've ordered takeout, it should be here soon."
"No, no... To be honest, Mr. Yi, Master Xuanming, don't you think there's something wrong with those comments? I feel extremely uncomfortable reading them."
"Just call me Yi Fan, but I don't see anything wrong with it. It looks like a normal parent's speech. Is there something wrong here? Master Xuanming, did you notice anything?"
After hearing what Wen He said, Yi Fan went back and looked through it several times, but still didn't find anything wrong. He handed the phone to Master Xuan Ming for a closer look, but still didn't find anything abnormal. They both looked at Wen He in confusion, waiting for her explanation.
Indeed, if you just look at the surface, you really can't find anything. They are just ordinary and normal comments, but it is those comments that make Wen He feel disgusted.
"These comments are so monotonous. I understand that parents may like well-behaved, obedient children, but not every child is like that. Some children may be naughty and disobedient, and may even be mischievous and playful. It's just their nature, but that doesn't mean these children aren't good children, right? These comments... seem to completely stifle these children's nature, turning them into model, pretentious children..."
There is no way. The comments above are completely different from what Wen He actually saw in the village, where the lively and lovely children were.
Just like Aunt Sun's child, Ajun. Even though he swore to himself before the incident that he would never be naughty and would be good, his good behavior didn't last long before he became naughty and playful again. But Aunt Sun was relieved about this. She once told Wen He that she would rather let Ajun be a naughty child than let his future life be affected by the incident. The children's naughty and lively behavior proved that they were healthy.
Because Wen He was particularly impressed by such words, and now the comments on the forum were almost all from good and obedient children, how could Wen He adapt to it?
After Wen He said this, Yi Fan and Master Xuan Ming actually discovered such a problem. They couldn't help but look back carefully. Sure enough, at this moment, Yi Fan and Master Xuan Ming also found that something seemed to be wrong.
At this time, the Yi family also called. Sure enough, this early childhood training and education center seemed to have no problems on the surface, but when you look into many things, you will find that there are many things wrong.
"This early childhood training and education center is very famous, especially among the wealthy." Father Yi, who had found out the news, said, "It almost only accepts children of nobles, and those children are not available at any time. It is said that they have to calculate their birth date and find the right golden period before they can enroll... Moreover, we have come into contact with this early childhood training and education center before. Afan, do you remember? Isn't your cousin's little son very naughty? Last year, he hit his head while playing, and he was not at all worrying. At that time, your cousin wanted to find an excellent nanny or a good education center to educate and take care of the child well, so that the child would not be so naughty. So a sister recommended this early childhood training and education center to your cousin."
After Yi's father said this, Yi Fan really remembered that her cousin had talked to them about this matter. She said that her sister recommended this educational institution to her. She heard that the children there can be educated very well, and most of them are children from wealthy circles. It is perfect.
"So what happened next? Did your cousin send the child there?"
"No, my cousin later broke off relations with that sister. I heard that it was because their concepts were too different. Later, my cousin went to see her sister's child. Yes, the child had become well-behaved and obedient, but there was no spirit at all. He was like a wooden man. It was weird to look at. My cousin would never send the child away. Later, he had sequelae and didn't dare to hire a nanny. She said that she had to raise the child herself and would not send him to kindergarten until he was a little sensible."
Under normal circumstances, such a case could be treated as an ordinary matter, but Wen He and the others had just analyzed a number of comments that seemed amiss, and now there was a true story right in front of them, making it impossible for them not to think deeply. Furthermore, the requirement to calculate birth dates before admission to school, no matter how one looked at it, gave off an aura of something not quite right.
So, after finishing the takeout that night, as night was gradually falling, Master Xuanming wrote Mr. Yi's birth date and eight characters on yellow talisman paper. The cinnabar used for writing was mixed with a drop of blood from Mr. Yi's blood relative, that is, Yi Fan. After writing, he folded the yellow talisman and cut it into the shape of a little man.
The next moment, Master Xuanming gave a light shout, and the little man stood up on his own as if he had been given a soul.
"This is……?"
"This is a Shikigami. Its function is somewhat similar to the Divine Guidance Formation, but it can save a lot of spiritual energy. It's the best method for finding souls and bodies. If you add the heart blood of a blood relative, the effect will be even better."
Seeing Wen He's confusion, Master Xuanming gave a brief explanation, and also gave Yi Fan a simple and popular explanation, and asked Yi Fan to call Mr. Yi's name to the yellow talisman paper man. If Mr. Yi's soul was nearby, the yellow talisman paper man would react.
Sure enough, not long after Yi Fan called out Old Master Yi's name to the little yellow paper figure, the previously motionless little yellow paper figure suddenly moved. The little yellow paper figure's reaction meant their inference was correct; Old Master Yi's soul was indeed nearby. The next moment, the little yellow paper figure skipped over to the window, pointed downward, and motioned for Yi Fan and the others to follow it.
And that direction is still the direction of the Early Childhood Training and Education Institute!
Upon seeing this, Wen He, Master Xuan Ming and Yi Fan looked at each other, and without any hesitation, the three of them rushed downstairs in one breath. They only stopped when they were about to approach the early childhood training and education center and took out the little yellow paper man.
As soon as the little yellow paper man got off the ground, he walked inside without hesitation. Seeing this, Master Xuanming and Yi Fan were about to follow him, but Wen He suddenly remembered something and stopped the two of them.
"Wait, it's not appropriate to go in like this. I learned some new formations for fun before, and now I can try them out. Maybe they will come in handy." As he said that, Wen He took out three blank yellow talisman papers, concentrated his mind, and quickly and skillfully drew a new formation on them. Master Xuan Ming turned his head slightly to take a look, and immediately felt a bit of admiration for Wen He. It seemed that his impression of him was no longer just that he was a genius in drawing formations.
This girl is very adaptable. This is an invisibility formation, not an advanced formation, but just a small formation. Because it is not very effective, and the disciples of metaphysics are generally more arrogant, they will disdain to use this formation. But this girl is obviously different. She doesn't seem to have any concept of advanced or low-level formations. To her, as long as the formation can be used and is easy to use, it's fine.
Not bad, not bad. This girl looks much smarter and more obedient than the apprentices he has.
In just a moment, Wen He quickly drew out three invisibility talismans, took one with him, and handed the other two to the other two. After a while, the shadows under the feet of the three people disappeared, and they became invisible directly.
In order to prevent Yi Fan, a layman, from not understanding, Master Xuanming briefly explained the purpose of the invisibility talisman. The invisibility talisman can make one invisible, and people wearing the same talisman can see each other, but other people cannot see it. However, the invisibility talisman cannot hide one's breath. When someone passes by, one must pay attention to restraining one's breath, otherwise the breathing sound will be easily heard.
Yi Fan's mind worked quickly, and he soon understood what was going on. He nodded quickly, and after carefully placing the invisibility talisman, the three of them continued to follow the little yellow paper man and sneaked in. Fortunately, the people from the early childhood training and education center seemed to have just left for a while and forgot to lock the door, which saved Wen He and the other two the trouble of climbing over the wall.
Soon, they followed the Minions into the interior. At the beginning, the classroom in front seemed to be no different from that of an ordinary kindergarten. The interior was decorated in a childlike manner, and there were rows of children's books on the bookshelves. It looked like an ordinary early childhood enlightenment class. When passing by, Wen He also saw a wall with little red flowers hanging on the wall. There were photos of three children on the wall. They seemed to be the best-behaved children at the end of the month.
After passing the classroom, there is the children's cafeteria, the nanny's office, then the bathroom, and the back garden with children's toys. Then, there was nothing else. The little yellow paper man turned around twice in the open space and then fell to the ground, motionless.
Seeing this, Yi Fan became anxious and directly picked up the little yellow paper man. He called out Mr. Yi's name again as Master Xuanming had taught him before. The little yellow paper man still responded to Yi Fan's call and stood up and moved, but it only turned around twice before falling down again and remained motionless.
Yi Fan had done this several times in a row, only to have the same situation occur. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and his eyes suddenly turned red. Seeing this, Wen He quickly patted Yi Fan on the shoulder and told him to calm down. "Don't be nervous. As long as it hasn't been more than 21 days, there is still a way. But the reaction of the yellow talisman paper man isn't necessarily a bad reaction, right, Master Xuanming?"
"That's right, Miss Wen is right. The Yellow Paper Talisman Man has stopped here many times. There are only two possibilities. One is that Mr. Yi's soul has stayed here for a long time, and the other is that Mr. Yi's soul is here, but was blocked by something and can no longer move forward. I am more inclined to the latter."
Wen He’s idea was similar to Master Xuan Ming’s, because in the first case, the instructions of the yellow talisman paper man would not be so clear, but in the second case, what kind of interception was covering it up?
"It's a formation within a formation, you have entered the formation." The familiar and pleasant voice sounded from Wen He's ears again, causing Wen He to turn around again to look for the voice, but still did not find the figure of the other person. But Wen He was now very sure that the voice was helping her, but the other party seemed unwilling to show up in front of others.
After thinking for a moment, Wen He pretended to observe his surroundings, slightly moving away from Master Xuanming and Yi Fan, then lowered his voice and asked quickly, "Array within an array, what does this mean?"
"It's literally what it means. The moment you enter this building, you're entering the formation..."
The pleasant male voice patiently explained, but it was obvious that to the inexperienced Wen He, it was like listening to a mystery. He had no idea what the other party meant. When Wen He wanted to ask more, the voice suddenly became stern, "Hide first, someone is coming."
Master Xuanming and Yi Fan also noticed the movement and immediately gestured to Wen He to move closer and hide. Wen He understood and immediately found a cover to hide his body.
Just as I was hiding, I heard footsteps outside getting closer and closer, walking directly to the open space in the back garden. The footsteps were heavy and light. One of them seemed to be a strong young man, while the other was probably a bit older, so the footsteps were light and a little staggering. Not only that, but the voices seemed to be familiar? As if I had heard them somewhere before?
But that's impossible, because Wen He has an excellent memory. If it's someone she's familiar with, she can recognize them almost immediately after hearing their voice, except for those she only has a vague impression of. But to be honest, Wen He has been in contact with very few people recently, and they're all elderly people. How could there be someone she couldn't recognize?
Almost subconsciously, Wen He slightly turned his head to take a look outside, but it was just this one look that suddenly made Wen He's nerves tense up instantly, and his scalp felt numb. He saw that the old man was none other than Mr. Zhang, whom he had met once before!
Unlike the Taoist immortal Zhang he had seen before, the current Zhang had a gloomy look in his eyes, and an uneasy aura emanated from his entire body. The man beside him said to him, "It's almost done, Master Zhang. As long as we gather the necessary infants, we can create a ghost child. The ghost child will be able to see the light of day, and as long as we pay attention to replacing their bodies, they will be no different from ordinary people. In this way, your child can be resurrected."
"Hurry up, time is running out. Xun'er's birthday is in fourteen days. If you miss it this time, you'll probably have to wait until next year."
"Of course we won't miss it. We've been preparing for almost a year, and the baby is almost ready according to the calendar. However... Elder Zhang, I might have to remind you that this is a deal between two parties. Our master can provide the method to revive your child, but I also need you to fulfill your promise. That jade token hidden in that mountain... have you found it?"
Jade token? A jade token hidden in the mountains? Suddenly, Wen He seemed to have suddenly remembered something and unconsciously clutched the jade token around his neck.
Wait, the jade token they're talking about...could it be the one she's wearing? So Elder Zhang didn't come into the mountains for a mission, but for the jade token? And that previously annihilated group of independent cultivators was also there because someone offered a high price to go into the mountains in search of something. And that something was... the jade token?
Suddenly, Wen He's logic seemed to click. She knew who the jade token belonged to. It belonged to the metaphysical master, Shen Yan. According to rumors, Shen Yan had disappeared deep in the mountains. So, they all assumed Shen Yan had the jade token with him, and that's why they went up the mountain to look for him? Was it just for this jade token?
At this moment, Wen He only heard the gloomy-faced Zhang Lao responding to the man beside him, "I've already got the jade token. As long as the matter is completed, I will naturally give it to you. You and I both know the value of this jade token, so I won't give it out casually. If you lose it, it will be difficult for you and me."
"It's okay. Our master has been waiting for so long, so a little longer won't hurt. But I just hope you, Elder Zhang, remember that our master is not someone you can easily mess with. If he discovers any consequences, I won't be able to handle it..."
As they spoke, the footsteps of the two people were heard again and gradually disappeared into the building. Wen He slowly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly slipped to where Master Xuanming and Yi Fan were hiding on the other side.
But at this moment, Master Xuanming's expression was extremely ugly. He obviously did not expect to see Master Zhang here at all. And from the conversation just now, it can be learned that Master Zhang might have betrayed the metaphysics world long ago. Maybe the extremely thrilling bounty mission before, and the team of independent cultivators even earlier, were all related to Master Zhang.
"Girl Wen, I'm afraid the situation is a bit dire. If the jade token falls into the hands of those in the dark, things will be out of control. We must break into this place quickly, bring back Mr. Yi's soul, and report this to the metaphysical community. Oh, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. We are from the same generation. Mr. Zhang has always been more honest and upright than anyone else. I didn't expect that for his son who has been dead for many years, he would cross that line and cooperate with the devil."
But things were not that bad. If she guessed correctly, in order to achieve his own goal, Zhang Lao lied and said that the jade token was in his hand. But the jade token was still hanging on her neck. How could it be on Zhang Lao?
Wen He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing and could only nod in agreement with Master Xuanming's words.
"But the worst thing right now is that we haven't found a way to crack it yet... There must be something trapping us..."
"The solution..." Wen He paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered the voice's words. He couldn't help but speak subconsciously, "Oh, Master Xuanming, do you know what a formation within a formation is? Could it be that we're already inside a formation?"
"A formation within a formation? Of course I know. This is a large-scale double formation. Usually, a building is used as the formation, with one formation on the outer layer and one formation on the inner layer. That's why it's called a formation within a formation. Generally speaking, this kind of formation within a formation is difficult to detect because the moment you step into the building, the formation within the formation is already in effect... Wait, a formation within a formation? A formation within a formation! Could it be that we have already been..." the moment we entered this early childhood training and education center...
"That's right, it must be like this. We are inside the formation, so we can't see anything. That's right, if the guidance of the yellow talisman paper man is not wrong, our breakthrough point may be in this back garden!"
The author has something to say: The next article might be a lighthearted one. Please add it to your collection.
A Guide to Raising a Heartthrob:
Before going to bed, Shen Huanhuan read a popular entertainment circle novel. The heroine in the novel was so cool, handsome and charming that many big men were vying for her.
However, they forgot that those big guys were all crazy. Because the heroine would rather die than obey, they forced her to be accidentally disfigured and retire from the circle, and she has been silent since then.
Seeing this, Shen Huanhuan couldn't help crying, and kept shouting that the heroine was hers, her goddess sister, and asked those crazy guys to get out of here. If she were at the scene, she would definitely protect her goddess sister from being hurt by those crazy guys until she found true love.
So, when Shen Huanhuan, who cried herself to sleep, opened her eyes again, she found that she had traveled through time and space into this popular and beloved novel, and became a vicious female cannon fodder who was accidentally saved by her goddess, but was jealous of her goddess and kept causing trouble.
But at this moment, everything has not yet begun, and everything is still in time. Chen Huanhuan looked at the face in front of the mirror that seemed a little androgynous due to poor development. He made up his mind and cut all his hair short. He decided to stay by the side of the goddess sister as a man, killing ghosts and gods when he met them!
However, just as Shen Huanhuan was about to successfully block all those crazy bosses, one night when she was drunk, she was suddenly blocked against the wall by her goddess sister. She watched helplessly as her goddess sister took off her wig, removed her fake breasts, tore off the covering on her neck, revealing her Adam's apple, and said hoarsely in her ear: "I can't bear it anymore, little cutie, will you obey me?"
Chen Huanhuan: Huh?! Wait, this... doesn't seem right. Why is it a guy? Where is her goddess sister? QAQ!
Cute girl dressed as a man x Big wolf dog dressed as a woman
PS: The hero knew the heroine's true gender not long after the game started.
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