Chapter 344
Anyway, these two people have some friendship in the dream, although...
After politely declining Uncle Zhang's invitation, Cheng Hui cleverly passed Ruyan to Uncle Zhang as well.
Anyway, these two people have some friendship in the dream, although it is not deep, so it should not be a big problem to just take someone back.
After explaining everything, Cheng Hui hurriedly took Lin Qingyang and ran away, fearing that if he walked too slowly, something else would happen.
On the way back, perhaps because they had avoided the time in Linhai City, nothing happened along the way. They didn't even encounter a blind thief, and they returned to their own manor smoothly.
After resting for a few days, the two went out a few more times and obtained some other natural treasures that would help them overcome the tribulation.
After three months, they got the required elixirs from the alchemist again. After discussing it with the alchemist, they found that everything was ready. Everything was ready except for the east wind.
The two of them have already reached the peak of the Golden Core stage and can break through at any time. They have also prepared everything they need. Delaying any further will only do more harm than good.
So, the two of them called Li Dongting and had the manor closed to visitors. The courtyard where they lived was decorated with layers of mazes, illusions, and killing arrays by Cheng Hui... Everything Cheng Hui could arrange was set up.
Although Cheng Hui felt that he had few enemies in this world and it was unlikely that someone would deliberately sabotage their promotion, he still made full preparations for safety reasons.
It would be best if no one comes. If there are really people who don't know how to live or die and want to make trouble, then the magic circle in this yard will definitely give them a huge "surprise".
After specifically instructing Li Dongting to keep a good watch on the servants and forbid them from approaching the courtyard, Cheng Hui and the other man closed the gate of the courtyard in front of Li Dongting.
Li Dongting had a solemn expression. Although he was not a cultivator, he knew that his two masters were about to be promoted. The promotion of a cultivator was very dangerous. For mortals, even just approaching such a place would be dangerous.
He gathered all the servants in the manor and specifically emphasized that they should not go near the backyard, otherwise they would bear the consequences.
He lowered his eyes, his gaze slowly sweeping across everyone's faces. "I know some of you have your own ulterior motives. Don't worry, the promotions of the two masters are of grave importance. Anyone who approaches this courtyard will be deemed to have 'bad intentions.' I will be ruthless in dealing with such people."
Seeing the servants all bow their heads and nod in agreement, he breathed a sigh of relief. For now, the manor's servants were still under his control, so there shouldn't be any accidents.
It's a pity... Li Dongting probably hasn't heard of what FLAG is, otherwise he would never say such a thing...
Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang began to retreat and break through, using the form of dual cultivation - a very serious kind.
The layers of formations were activated one by one, protecting the two of them firmly.
Li Dongting was guarding outside the courtyard, watching a layer of light white mist covering the entire backyard. He returned to his room only after knowing that the two owners had sealed off the backyard and started to break through.
In the next few days, everything was normal in the manor. Before Cheng Hui went into seclusion, he left enough money for Li Dongting to support the expenses of the entire manor.
Li Dongting is a good housekeeper. He teaches all the servants well. Everyone does their job and there is no problem even if the master is not present.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed. Li Dongting came to the courtyard once in the morning and once in the evening every day to confirm that the white fog was still there and the two owners had not come out.
Today, when he returned from the courtyard, a maid came to him in a panic: "Housekeeper Li, Cuilan has a fever, and she won't wake up no matter how I call her."
Li Dongting frowned, "What's going on? Why didn't you report your illness earlier?"
"I...I don't know." The maid was so anxious that she was about to cry. "Last night, Cuilan just said she felt a little uncomfortable. I asked her if she wanted to see a doctor, and she said no. But this morning, I found Cuilan hadn't woken up yet. I went over to take a look and found that she had a fever and couldn't be woken up no matter how much I called her."
Li Dongting said solemnly, "Immediately ask Erzhu to find a doctor. Go to the kitchen and get some wine. Use a wet towel to wipe Cuilan's body. No matter what, get rid of the fever first."
"Hey." The maid hurried to look for someone or something.
Li Dongting thought about it and found two maids whose work was not so busy, and asked them to go and take care of Cuilan together with the previous one.
Cheng Hui was a generous person, and Li Dongting was not the type to be harsh on his servants, so in the afternoon, he went to check on Cuilan again. When he learned that Cuilan had woken up and her fever had subsided, he told her to have a good rest and return to work after she had recovered.
Li Dongting thought that the matter was over, but he never expected that early the next morning, when he went to the courtyard for his routine inspection, he unexpectedly saw a person outside the courtyard door.
"Cui Lan?"
Cuilan turned around slowly, her expression wooden, her two dark eyes lifeless, without any of the spirit of a living person.
"What are you doing here?" Li Dongting didn't like Cuilan's look. That look reminded him of his childhood experiences.
He once encountered a wolf, a lone wolf, injured and expelled from the pack.
When the wolf saw him in the mountains, the look in his eyes was very similar to Cuilan's, the look of someone looking at prey.
"Butler Li..." Cuilan's reaction was a little slow. She bowed slowly and asked slowly, "When will the master come out?"
Li Dongting's eyes turned cold. "This is not something you need to worry about. Are you healed? If not, then continue to take care of yourself. Although there is a lot of work to do at the manor, you are not the one who needs it."
Cuilan's eyes rolled stiffly, "Master...when can you come out?"
Li Dongting became increasingly displeased and sternly said, "I told you, this is not something you should be concerned about! You..."
Li Dongting was interrupted before he could finish his words. Cuilan screamed in a shrill voice, "When will the master come out?"
"Are you crazy?" Li Dongting was shocked and angry. In his impression, Cuilan was a very shy little girl, and it was impossible for her to be like this now.
"Master! When! Can! You! Come! Out!" Cuilan suddenly twisted her face, stretched the corners of her mouth as wide as possible, and stuck out her tongue with yellow saliva.
Li Dongting was startled and stepped back repeatedly.
Cuilan's twisting was like turning on a switch. She bent down, got on all fours, and pounced towards him quickly.
"Ah!" Li Dongting let out a scream, suddenly sat up from the bed, gasping for breath.
His underwear was soaked with sweat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned to look out the window. A gray light had already appeared in the east. It was still too early for him to get up. He was awakened by a nightmare.
"Fortunately it was just a nightmare." Li Dongting let out a long sigh and wondered secretly. He was not familiar with Cuilan, so why did he have such a dream?
He got up and changed his clothes. He felt like he couldn't sleep, so he simply got up, changed his clothes, and strolled towards the backyard.
The closer he got to the backyard, the slower his pace became. After realizing this, he even laughed at himself. Cuilan's change was just a dream, so why should he be afraid?
While thinking this in his mind, Li Dongting's eyes kept glancing towards the courtyard. When he found that there was indeed a figure in front of the courtyard gate, he was suddenly shocked.
Seriously?
Li Dongting stopped in his tracks. The nightmare scene still surfaced in his mind. To be honest… he was a little scared and wanted to turn around immediately.
But when he thought about the important tasks entrusted to him by his two masters, how could he allow an unidentified person to stay outside the courtyard?
So, he pretended to be brave and asked loudly: "Who is it?"
"Butler Li..." Cuilan's faint voice came.
Li Dongting shuddered at that moment.
No, why are you coming again?
"It's Cuilan. What are you doing here if you're not sleeping?" He didn't dare to get close and could only ask from a distance.
"Butler Li, I can't sleep."
Can't sleep?
Li Dongting's scalp was numb.
Are you crazy? If you can't sleep, go work or just lie in bed. Why are you here for no reason?
Li Dongting was a little afraid of Cuilan, as he was about to persuade her to leave when he heard Cuilan ask the question that made him so upset: "When do you think the master will be able to come out?"
Li Dongting: ...
Oh my god!
Li Dongting turned around and ran without saying a word. He ran so fast that he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Cuilan stood there in astonishment. Then she realized something was wrong and quickly chased after Li Dongting.
"Oh my god, it's a monster!" Li Dongting shouted while running, trying to wake up everyone else.
In his dream, Cuilan was strange, but not to the point where she was impossible to deal with. As long as there were enough people, they could kill her anyway.
But for some reason, no matter how loud he shouted, the servants were as dead as a ghost. No one responded, not even one curious enough to look out.
Li Dongting wanted to cry but had no tears, as Cui Lan behind him was still chasing forward calmly.
She seemed to be strolling leisurely, but in fact she was pressing forward step by step, with a playful smile, as if she was very curious about how Li Dongting discovered her.
Li Dongting was desperate, seeing no one to turn to for help. Cuilan chased him for a while, but then she felt bored. She raised her hand slightly, and a jet-black light flew out from her wrist, heading straight for Li Dongting.
Li Dongting had no eyes on his back, so of course he didn't know something was flying towards him. But the strange thing was that when the black light was about to bite Li Dongting, a layer of red light suddenly appeared on his body. The black light collided with the red light, making a bang, and the black light was bounced back.
A voice called "Huh?" came from behind him, but Li Dongting didn't even turn his head and continued running.
He was very familiar with this manor, and after going around a few times, he actually found himself in front of the backyard.
The gate to the backyard was closed but not locked. The faint white mist was proof of the magic circle arranged inside. Unless there was an accident, Li Dongting would never go in.
But...accidents happen.
He was chased by Cui Lan to the point where he had no way to go up to the sky or down to the earth. In desperation, he could only choose to go into the backyard and give it a try.
Fortunately, Cheng Hui had told him before that the outermost layer of the magic circle in the backyard was just a maze. Even if someone accidentally entered, they would come out soon as long as they did not attack the magic circle.
This can be regarded as a backup plan that Cheng Hui left for Li Dongting, telling them that if they encounter danger, they might as well hide in this maze.
However, Cheng Hui did not expect that this formation would actually be used. In addition to Li Dongting, there was also Cui Lan, whose identity was unknown, who entered the formation.
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