Due to the city lockdown, Hua Xiaoxiao and her group were unable to enter the central city. Helpless, they could only search for another entrance by circling the city wall, but after running around for most of the way, they still found nothing.
Just then, Zi Xin telepathically told Hua Xiaoxiao that a hole had been discovered near the east gate of the city!
Everyone was overjoyed, but when they arrived, their expressions turned strange. Looking at the "cave entrance" Zi Xin had described, they were all speechless. It really was a "cave entrance"!
Seeing the finger-thick hole, Hua Xiaoxiao's lips twitched. She had heard Zixin say that there was a major discovery, but she never expected that it would be such a small hole!
"This..." Hua Xiaoxiao looked at the finger-thick hole and really didn't know what to say.
"Do you think we can get into this hole?" Mo Shang asked irritably.
"Of course you can't get in through such a small opening!" Zi Xin curled her lip and said disdainfully. "But don't think I don't know you brought gunpowder! Why don't you just blow this hole open?"
Zi Xin squinted at Mo Shang, "Don't lie, my nose is very sensitive!"
Mo Shang's lips twitched a few times, but he didn't say anything.
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At this time, in the central city
Gu Liyan had already entered the Zhi Mansion. Before her eyes were twelve bronze guardian statues, arranged in six pairs on both sides of the street. Their expressions all revealed a fierce look, but the passersby were not afraid and walked around them calmly.
Gu Liyan swallowed hard, feeling inexplicably pressured as he looked at the twelve bronze statues; sweat was already seeping from the face beneath the mask.
Tianzhi, who was walking ahead, looked at Gu Liyan, who had stopped, with a puzzled expression. "Young friend, what's wrong?"
Gu Liyan frowned and waved his hand. "It's nothing. I'm just curious why these twelve bronze statues, which exude an ominous aura, are here."
Tianzhi looked at Gu Liyan and said with a smile, "Come, let me introduce you. These twelve bronze statues are the Twelve Guardian Gods Formation of the East City. The six bronze statues on the left are mainly offensive, and the six on the right are mainly defensive. Once a war breaks out, the Twelve Guardian Gods Formation will be activated. It can be used for both offense and defense. It is a blessed formation for our East City!"
Seeing Tianzhi's proud introduction, Gu Liyan indeed sensed a powerful aura emanating from the twelve bronze statues, and immediately spoke with admiration:
"As expected of a master, he was able to create such a powerful formation to benefit the people."
"Haha, young friend, you've misunderstood. This formation wasn't created by me! It was discovered in the underground tomb in the East District! This protective formation, which has been passed down for thousands of years, is something even I can't decipher. I could only move it here to protect my East District." Tianzhi said with a smile.
Gu Liyan nodded, his gaze meeting the twelve bronze statues once more. The chilling fighting spirit emanating from them made Gu Liyan feel somewhat intimidated.
Suddenly his gaze fell on the bronze dragon statue, and he pointed at it with some curiosity, asking:
"Old sir, why is this dragon different from the ones outside?" The dragon was lifelike, but it had wings, and its eyes were filled with ferocity, which was quite frightening.
Tianzhi's expression changed, and he hurriedly pulled Gu Liyan down from her finger, saying in a panic, "Young friend, you must not disrespect the guardian deity! Otherwise, you will bring trouble upon yourself!"
Gu Liyan thought to himself: It's just an inanimate object imbued with energy, a bronze statue without a soul. What can it do to me?
Although he felt disdain, Gu Liyan could only nod and withdraw his hand due to Tianzhi's vigilance.
Tianzhi spoke softly, "Since you've figured it out, there's no need to hide it from you. That's right, this dragon is indeed different from the Yin-Yang Twin Dragons outside. According to records, it was passed down after the previous generation's array master, Luo Xiu, accidentally damaged the dragon's form and then reforged it." Tianzhi explained.
Gu Liyan nodded, took a deep look at the bronze dragon statue, and inexplicably found that the dragon statue carried more ferocity than the other bronze statues.
"Young friend, let's go in." Tianzhi continued to lead the way.
Upon entering the gates of the Wisdom Palace, one is not greeted by the expected throngs of servants coming and going. Instead, one finds refined-looking wise men moving about the palace.
"Greetings, Master."
At this moment, a female sorcerer came forward and respectfully bowed to Tianzhi. Tianzhi nodded without saying anything, and the female sorcerer smiled slightly and turned to leave.
Gu Liyan glanced at the woman with some curiosity. She wasn't particularly outstanding in appearance; in fact, her glasses made her look rather dull.
"That was Guo Lin, the most outstanding student of an old friend of mine. He studied magic and his research topic was the ability to conjure all things."
Seeing that Gu Liyan was curious about Guo Lin, Tianzhi said, "In Zhifu, there is not much small talk like in outside social interactions. It is just a polite greeting. This is the etiquette of scholars."
Gu Liyan nodded, and seeing that everyone else was bowing to Tianzhi in the same way, she gradually grew to like this etiquette.
"Young friend, let me take you to the library. There are many array diagrams there that you can refer to," Tianzhi said, turning to Gu Liyan.
Gu Liyan nodded and followed. At this moment, he overheard several people who were already quite far away discussing something:
"Who is that person wearing the mask? Is he Mr. Zhi's friend?"
"Really? Judging from his clothes, that man looks to be no more than thirty. How could Mr. Zhi possibly have such a young friend?"
"Ah, I know! That person must be Mr. Zhi's illegitimate son!"
Gu Liyan frowned slightly, feeling somewhat displeased. Although the manners were impeccable, the two-faced behavior was still utterly reprehensible. No matter how beautiful one's appearance, it couldn't change the filth within!
Gu Liyan took a deep breath, shutting out their voices. If you don't listen, you won't be bothered!
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