It was probably expressing gratitude to Jianning for the help she had given to her people.
After a while, Huang Fugui finally emerged from the cave, escorted by two ferrets.
"Master, look, they have given me so many good things."
Huang Fugui, with the storage bag in his mouth, tilted it down. With a splash, the gemstone that fell out of the storage bag was buried.
Jian Ning could only shake her head helplessly at its foolish appearance. This silly boy was beyond saving.
Huang Fugui struggled to climb out of the pile of gems, looked at Jian Ning and chuckled twice. With a wave of his little paw, he put the gems on the ground back into his storage bag.
Then he ran over and handed them to Jian Ning: "Master, these are all for you."
"I don't want it. You earned it through your own abilities, so keep it."
"Little ferret, where is that mysterious place you mentioned? Now that your people are safe, can you lead me there?"
As soon as Jian Ning finished asking the question, the little ferret started whimpering again.
“You have quite a few things to deal with. I understand, I'll put in a good word for you.” Huang Fugui understood what it was going to say and pointed to the top of its head as it spoke to Jian Ning.
"It means that you need to open up the space above so that its people can have a way out. Otherwise, after we leave, its people still won't be able to come out to forage."
"Okay, no problem. Lingfeng, you go ahead." There's no need for either of them to lift a finger. If it's physically demanding work, then of course it should be done by Xiao Lingfeng.
After making the arrangements, Jian Ning looked around again and, wanting to be a good person to the end, decided to set up a defensive formation there. It could withstand the wind and snow, and also prevent any falling rocks from above.
Since the formation isn't large, placing a few mid-grade spirit stones there will be enough to protect this place for hundreds of years. So, saving them wasn't a complete waste.
Before long, Xiao Lingfeng had moved the rocks above and created a large hole that could allow one person to pass through. It was angled upwards, and he even used his sword to make steps inside the hole so that people could walk on them.
After all, moving the entire mountain is unrealistic; it's already quite impressive that we've managed to do this much using the Earth-Trapping Talisman.
"Let's go,"
Hearing Jian Ning's words, this time the little ferret didn't hesitate. It jumped to the ground and ran out through the hole Xiao Lingfeng had just created.
Looking at its back, it seemed very excited, and you could tell it was in a good mood.
Jian Ning and the others quickly followed. This time, the little ferret led them in a different direction. There was no path at all, and the grass under their feet was more than half a meter tall.
They were led to a small lake. The ferret glanced back and then jumped into the water.
“It said it was in the water,” Huang Fugui immediately understood what the ferret meant, and jumped into the water right away, hitting the exact spot.
Although Jian Ning found it strange, she didn't think much of it and pulled Xiao Lingfeng into the water. After sinking for a while, they discovered that there was a hidden world in the water.
It turns out there was a formation in the water that completely isolated the lake from the outside.
The little ferret couldn't get into the formation, so it could only point with its little paws from the outside and whimper.
"You really know how to do favors. You can't get in, so how can you give me the things in here?" Jian Ning pulled Xiao Lingfeng down to the bottom of the water and couldn't help but laugh at the scene in front of her.
There was a very ancient teleportation array here, inlaid with glittering jade and precious stones, exuding a dazzling luxury.
Protected by such a tight formation, I wonder where I'll be teleported to.
But since she was already there, she figured she might as well give it a try. Jian Ning wasn't too worried; after all, this wasn't the cultivation world. Even if they teleported her again, could they really send her back?
However, this formation outside is quite troublesome. She needs to carefully study how to get in without damaging the current formation.
He affixed water-repelling talismans to himself and Xiao Lingfeng. He then put Huang Fugui and the little ferret into his spatial storage.
Then I started to seriously think about it.
Xiao Lingfeng didn't disturb her. He knew nothing about formations, so he quietly held his sword and stood guard beside Jian Ning. Two hours passed in this way.
Jian Ning opened her eyes.
"How is it? Can you crack it?" Xiao Lingfeng asked quickly.
"I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work, then I'll have to go back and call Xiao Wuyu over." Jian Ning wasn't very confident in her ability to break the formation.
The person who set up this formation was quite skilled. Jian Ning studied it for a long time before realizing that it was an inverted Qimen formation.
From the outside, it looks ordinary inside, but once you step inside...
The surrounding scenery will change drastically in an instant, making it almost impossible to safely reach the center of that teleportation array.
Given her current level of array formation skills, she probably can't break it. It seems there's no other way but to bring in Xiao Wuyu.
However, I wouldn't be satisfied without giving it a try. But just in case, I returned to my immortal abode and went to the base school. It happened to be the weekend, so none of the students were there.
Xiao Wuyu was cooking for Liu Yan at home when Jian Ning came over, which startled him.
"Didn't you leave? When did you come back?"
"It's inconvenient for me to come back, Brother Xiao. I've run into some trouble. Would you mind coming with me? The food should be ready soon, right?"
"Aren't you in a hurry? It'll probably be cooked in a few more minutes. Just reduce the sauce a bit. What's the big deal you came to me about that you can't handle?" Xiao Wuyu kept stirring the chicken and mushrooms stewing in the pot.
He asked.
"I've encountered a strange and inverted formation, it seems to be from ancient times, or at least quite old. I'm completely lost and afraid I'll go inside."
"I haven't been able to break through the formation and return in three to five years, so I specifically asked you to go and keep an eye on things for me. Give me a hand when it matters most."
"Okay, wait a moment." Xiao Wuyu was also quite obsessed with formations, and when he heard Jian Ning say that it might be an ancient formation, he immediately became interested.
The heat was quickly turned up so the sauce in the pot was reduced, and the dish was served to Liu Yan along with rice.
He simply said he had something to do and needed to go out for a while, without mentioning that Jian Ning had returned, that he had asked his wife for leave, and that he had appeared in front of the formation with Jian Ning.
Once in the water, Xiao Wuyu looked somewhat shocked.
In such an environment, which is basically free of pollution, how did Jian Ning find it?
Full of doubts, but upon seeing the formation before him, he stopped thinking about anything else.
He was muttering to himself and constantly calculating with his fingers. Looking at him in a mystical manner, Xiao Lingfeng felt that he really looked like a blind fortune teller under a bridge.
Jian Ning trusts him so much, but she doesn't know if it will work.
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