Chapter 15 "If you don't believe me, try touching it"...
Wuming's face darkened for a moment, "Looking for death!" But soon he looked in the direction where Chen Qing left, and his expression returned to normal.
After scolding her, Chen Qing opened the door and ran into the Lishan forest. In short, the farther she was from Chunjing Terrace, the safer Zhao Ranran would be.
The commander of the imperial guards acted very quickly. At this moment, there was no trace of any other living people in Mount Li. It seemed that they had all gone down the mountain and returned to Chang'an.
That's very good.
The humidity in the forest became increasingly pervasive. Chen Qing ran towards Gu Yun and Li Daoxuan, but Wuming never came out to stop her from running in that direction.
She secretly asked the system in her heart: "001, is Li Daoxuan dead?"
001's cold voice came: "After system detection, the strategy mission is in progress and the target mission is still there."
The heart that had been hanging in the air finally settled down. I was glad that he was not dead.
Wuming was staring at her from somewhere. Perhaps he also felt that Chen Qing was as weak as an ant, and would die if it was lightly crushed. Therefore, he never showed up to take action himself. Instead, he watched her struggle in vain in the net he had set, intending to fool her prey.
Shen Qing just controlled his mentality. She calmed her mind and walked towards Li Daoxuan.
Suddenly, she didn't know what she stepped on, and saw a flash in front of her eyes. The layers of trees suddenly moved in an orderly manner with her as the center. Just looking forward made her feel dizzy.
If one stays in the formation for too long, the soul will be pulled out of the body by these trees.
No kidding.
It is true that three of the three souls and seven spirits will be sucked away by these trees.
Wuming was clearly extremely familiar with Mount Li and quite proficient in formations. Before her was a formation with Mount Li as its base and the forest as its core.
Chen Qing stopped and searched carefully on the ground, finally finding a stone. The group of locust trees in front of him were spinning faster and faster, and even afterimages appeared.
She looked carefully despite the dizziness, and when she found the secret inside, she wrapped the stone with a yellow talisman and threw it out quickly. In an instant, she hit the thinnest locust tree.
The seemingly solid locust tree was instantly broken in half and disappeared into a phantom.
Once the core of the formation was broken, the locust tree forest stopped moving instantly and returned to normal.
Wuming's voice was rather surprised: "I never thought you were capable of this." He chuckled softly, "Don't be too happy too soon, try taking another step."
Chen Qing took a step forward upon hearing this, but saw several vines suddenly growing out from the ground of the surrounding locust trees, winding and crawling towards her like snakes.
Seeing this, she inexplicably thought of ten years ago, when Jiu Tou Xiang Yao was fond of studying formations. When he had mastered his skills, he trapped everyone in the city and set up the Eight Palaces Killing Formation in the city.
Only those who can break the formation can leave the city.
This formation is unpredictable and each formation is connected to another. It is actually a formation within a formation.
Xuanji Pavilion and Dongshan Temple exhausted their vast knowledge but were unable to find a solution, leaving them surrounded and anxiously surrounding the city. The city's inhabitants were all mortal, completely unfamiliar with metaphysical formations, and the Eight Palaces Killing Formation was fraught with danger, threatening lives even with the slightest inattention.
As a result, the people in the city were trapped for more than three months, and because supplies and food could not be delivered to the city, the remaining people soon became confused and ran out of food. Not only did they have hallucinations, they even began to eat each other.
After the Nine-Headed Xiang Yao was finally beheaded by the leader of Xuanji Pavilion and escaped seriously injured, the formation in the city was finally broken without a fight. However, after the destruction of the formation, there were only more than a hundred surviving civilians in the city. The losses in this battle were indeed heavy.
Therefore, Jiu Tou Xiang Yao was also listed as a key wanted target by the saint's decree. However, ten years passed, as if this big monster had never existed in the world, without a trace. Until today, Chen Qing's blood lured him out.
Now Chen Qing is in a formation within a formation. Outside the locust tree forest formation, there is a larger formation waiting for her.
Seeing Chen Qing standing there at a loss, Wuming's teasing voice came from all directions in the air: "Although you have some research on formations, unfortunately, I also like to study formations. The one you are in now is the new formation I have recently researched."
"Your lover is also trapped in the formation right now. How about this? If you work together to break my formation, I will release one of you."
"On the contrary, if you have been tripped up by this locust tree forest and can no longer move forward, then you will be my partner and let me suck your blood."
Chen Qing certainly had no other choice. Looking at the vines climbing towards her so close, she immediately agreed, "Okay, it's a deal." That would be strange.
She knew the snake was talking nonsense and might not even have the slightest intention of letting her go. Once she broke the formation and fished Li Daoxuan out, she would make sure Li Daoxuan beat the snake into a pulp.
If Chen Qing's guess was correct, Wuming's injury had not yet healed, and he might not be able to defeat Li Daoxuan.
Given his arrogant temper that shook the human world ten years ago, if his injury had really healed, he would not be so restrained and low-key today, but would have made a comeback and swallowed up everyone in Mount Li in one gulp.
If he really could kill Li Daoxuan, he would have done it long ago, instead of trapping this hidden danger in the formation to delay time.
Perhaps Wuming was also afraid of the people from Xuanji Pavilion and Dongshan Temple.
This would be easy. Since he liked to play, she would play with him. In terms of array formation experience, she wasn't necessarily worse than him.
Chen Qing ignored the vines climbing towards her and walked straight into the locust tree forest.
These vines were already close. Chen Qing stepped on them, but it was as if she was stepping on flat ground. She walked without looking around. The dense vines under her feet were like phantoms, passing straight through Chen Qing's feet and sweeping behind her.
These vines are indeed fake, and this level is just a test of one's determination and mentality.
If she really attacked these vines in panic, they would suddenly grow several inches, solidify into a solid body, and trap people in the forest.
As long as you don't act rashly, everything will be fine.
The formation in Mount Li might have been developed by Wuming himself when he was free. Perhaps he was proud of this formation, but in Shen Qing's eyes, it was full of flaws.
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Somewhere in the woods, Li Daoxuan, wearing a scarlet robe woven with gold silk and auspicious clouds, bent down, picked up the silver elbow pads he had just taken off, handcuffed them to his wrists, and then tightened the wide cuffs with the silver elbow pads. Immediately, he regained his neat and capable appearance.
However, not long after he started walking, several water mirrors as tall as a person suddenly fell from the sky and surrounded him.
Suddenly, a woman's cheerful laughter, as loud as a silver bell, rang in my ears: "My dear, you have been walking for so long, are you tired? Why don't you come and rest in my arms?"
A few ripples appeared on the surface of the water mirror, and several enchanting women walked out barefoot from the mirror. They were all wearing thin and smooth silk material. The thin layer of material could barely cover their bodies, but it could not hide their slender, graceful and enchanting figures.
The women smiled sweetly, each holding a handkerchief and surrounding Li Daoxuan, their mouths filled with obscene words that were unbearable to the ears.
Li Daoxuan seemed to be looking at a few white bones. He said coldly, "A few ugly mirror monsters, don't you even look in the mirror to see if you are worthy?"
When the women heard this, they pouted and said unhappily, "My dear, you have a very sharp tongue. What you said makes us feel very unhappy."
As he said this, he wanted to reach out and climb onto Li Daoxuan's shoulder.
Li Daoxuan immediately drew his sword and swung it out. The women screamed and retreated in fear, then said in unison: "Young Master, you are so hard and heartless, aren't you?"
Regarding these Happy Mirrors that had followed him all the way, Li Daoxuan had only two words in his mouth from beginning to end: "Get lost."
"My dear, you are so cold~" Suddenly, they raised their delicate hands and touched their shoulders. The smooth material instantly slid off their shoulders and fell to the ground like water ripples.
In the blink of an eye, the beautiful body lay on the ground, full of spring scenery.
"But don't be...hard on the outside but soft on the inside."
Li Daoxuan reacted extremely quickly. He used his sword to cut a corner of their robes before they took off their clothes, then simply folded them a few times and covered their eyes with them.
His vision around him darkened instantly, but on the contrary, his hearing and sense of touch became sharper than before.
A breath of cool air brushed past his ears, and a woman's sweet laughter was heard. Li Daoxuan raised his hand and stabbed with a sword in that direction.
"Ah!" The cold light completely penetrated into her body. The woman screamed and fell to the ground while covering her wound. Behind Li Daoxuan, a water mirror shattered with a sound, revealing a gap outside the circle.
The gap did not last long before it was completely covered by the other slightly moving water mirrors, and the circle surrounded by the water mirrors became a little smaller.
After killing a Happy Mirror, Li Daoxuan seemed to be seriously injured and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
He didn't care about the injury at all. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, carried the wooden bow and quiver on his back, held the sword in his hand, and then walked forward.
The Joy Mirrors were not very lethal, but they were very deceptive and obsessed with sexual matters. They used their charm to seduce men, magnifying their inner desires and thus absorbing their essence, blood, and flesh.
Another point is that people trapped in the circle of the Joy Mirror must not take the initiative to harm the Joy Mirror, otherwise they will be retaliated against.
Therefore, few people will take the initiative to hurt them, and they often rely on their own willpower to get rid of them.
After a long time, if the person they like remains indifferent, the Joy Mirror will leave on its own.
The few Huanxijing people had never expected that Li Daoxuan would dare to kill his companions so easily, and they were all stunned.
Li Daoxuan's sword was incredibly powerful, shocking them to their core. Seeing this hardened man not only refused to show any interest in women but also dared to kill his own companions without regard for the backlash, they knew he was a fearless lunatic.
For the sake of their own lives, the Happy Mirrors returned to their original bodies and turned into several streams of light and flew away.
However, Li Daoxuan still did not remove the cloth from his eyes. He was now in an illusion. With every step he took, the scenery in the illusion changed rapidly. It was hard to tell what was real and what was false. It made it impossible to tell the direction. What one saw with the naked eye was not reliable.
He had just come from the west, and the wind was blowing from the south.
The wind direction in the forest did not change. He was going to the south, so Li Daoxuan immediately walked in the direction of the wind.
A few strands of hair stuck to the side of his face, and the slightly itchy touch affected his judgment a little, so Li Daoxuan raised his hand and brushed the hair behind his ears.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the breeze behind him suddenly weakened, as if someone was blocking the wind behind him. Li Daoxuan pursed his lips and was about to swing his sword to attack, but he heard the girl's clear and trembling voice: "It's me!"
The sword just stopped in mid-air.
Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief. He had just managed to get out of a small formation, but he was injured and almost became a dead soul under his sword.
But the good news is that I finally found Li Daoxuan.
However, Li Daoxuan's murderous intent had not yet subsided, so Chen Qing grabbed his hard elbow pad and wanted to lift his hand, but he was pulled away.
"Get out." He spat out a word coldly.
Chen Qing was not annoyed. He didn't know when Wuming had thrown so many evil spirits into the forest, and now everything around him was an illusion. It was normal for Li Daoxuan to be alert.
If he hadn’t seen the familiar sword in his hand, Shen Qing would have doubted whether the person before him was real.
Chen Qing's eyes flashed with a clever light, and she said, "You should know that monsters don't have pulses. If you don't believe me, try feeling them."
Li Daoxuan removed the bandage from his eyes and saw a familiar face. The girl had been through something, her skirt torn in several places, her cheeks stained with dust. But even in this state of disgrace, she still looked charming and lively.
So, he raised his sword to lift her chin, and suddenly grabbed her neck with one hand.
The neck under his palm was extremely fragile, and the pulse was beating faintly through a thin layer of skin. He only needed to apply a little force, and the girl's life would be lost in his hands in an instant.
She stared at Li Daoxuan slowly with affectionate eyes, her eyes dark and unclear.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally let go, withdrew his sword, and the murderous intent around him also subsided slightly.
Seeing this, Shen Qing, who had been watching him cautiously, silently put away the dagger hidden behind his back.
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