Several people followed the little snow fox to a place surrounded by dense thorny bushes. The little snow fox suddenly stopped.
"Master, the old woman's scent has disappeared again. I can't smell her anymore," the little snow fox said, shaking its head and wagging its tail.
"Jun Mohan, the little snow fox says Aunt Lan's scent disappeared here, but there are only low thorny bushes all around, and no paths. Where could she have gone?" Leng Ruoli shone her flashlight around the surrounding bushes, feeling very confused.
"Li'er, this place is strange. There must be a formation," Jun Mohan said, startling her.
"Formation?" Leng Ruoli had never heard this word since arriving in ancient times. In modern times, the word "formation" was only heard in novels or movies. She hadn't expected that formations actually existed in ancient times.
"Yes, there is a formation here," Jun Mohan said with certainty.
"How did you figure that out?" Leng Ruoli asked curiously.
"The trees in this area are very peculiar. Look, don't these few large trees clustered together resemble the 'Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui' from the Eight Trigrams?" Jun Mohan pointed to a few prominent tall trees at the edge of the thorny bushes.
Leng Ruoli followed his gaze and carefully observed the surrounding tall trees. She thought that this place really resembled a giant natural Bagua map, and these thorny bushes were divided into two halves. One half was covered with evergreen thorny bushes, and the other half was covered with red-leafed flowering trees, forming yin and yang. She wondered who had designed such an incredible formation.
"We are now trapped in this Bagua formation. Do you have a way to break it?" Leng Ruoli asked, her brows furrowed.
"This is called an 'Encirclement and Kill Formation'. We must find the eye of the formation to break it and get out. The eye of the formation is within this large Bagua formation. It could be an inconspicuous stone, or it could be a special tree. Let's all split up and search," Jun Mohan said sternly.
Immediately, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan, along with several guards like Ye Ying, shuttled back and forth through the thorny bushes. The group searched for more than half an hour but found no unique or inconspicuous small stones or special trees within the giant Bagua formation.
"Your Highness, Consort, this subordinate has searched this area thoroughly and found no eye of the formation," Ye Ying said respectfully.
"Alas, your Prince and I haven't found the eye of the formation either," Leng Ruoli said helplessly.
The group stopped and stood under a tall tree, pondering in silence.
Suddenly, Leng Ruoli's little snow fox tugged at her skirt with its mouth.
"Master, come with me quickly! I found a very large gem, but I can't move it," the little snow fox said, hopping excitedly at Leng Ruoli's feet.
"Where is it?" Leng Ruoli asked listlessly.
"Master, it's under that osmanthus tree ahead." The little snow fox stretched its little paws towards the air, pointing to the osmanthus tree under the tall tree not far away.
An osmanthus tree? A gem? Why hadn't I noticed it earlier? Leng Ruoli's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Jun Mohan, could this giant formation have a double eye?"
"Possibly?"
"The little snow fox said it found an osmanthus tree and a gem ahead," Leng Ruoli translated the little snow fox's words to Jun Mohan.
"Then let's hurry and let the little snow fox lead us there to take a look," Jun Mohan said anxiously.
Leng Ruoli nodded in agreement.
She immediately had her little snow fox lead them. The little snow fox led the group through the yin and yang thorny bushes in the Bagua formation towards where it had found the osmanthus tree and the gem.
After about ten minutes of walking, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan really saw an osmanthus tree, its trunk as thick as a bowl. In the grass beneath the tree, there was a sparkling oval green gem. This green gem weighed probably over a hundred catties, making Leng Ruoli's eyes water with desire. She decided that once Jun Mohan broke this Encirclement and Kill Formation, she would definitely claim this green gem.
Haha, she couldn't help but smile at the thought!
"Li'er, this osmanthus tree and this green gem are the eyes of this Bagua formation. No wonder we couldn't find them. It turns out that the person who set up the formation placed the double eyes on the death gate of the formation, while we were searching for the eyes on the life gate." Jun Mohan said calmly. His voice was clear and slightly hoarse, betraying no emotional fluctuations.
"Then how do we break this Encirclement and Kill Formation?" Leng Ruoli was completely clueless about formations.
"Move this green gem to the life gate, and the Encirclement and Kill Formation will be broken," Jun Mohan said.
"What's so difficult about that? You all turn your faces away from me, and walk towards the life gate," Leng Ruoli commanded.
"Yes, Consort!" Ye Ying and the others immediately turned their backs and walked towards the life gate of the large Bagua formation upon hearing their consort's command.
As soon as Leng Ruoli reached the green gem, she touched it. It immediately disappeared from Leng Ruoli's sight, and her little snow fox was also taken into her system space by her. Then, she and Jun Mohan quickly caught up with Ye Ying and the others, heading towards the life gate.
After passing through the thorny bushes and arriving at the life gate, Leng Ruoli again asked Ye Ying and the others to turn their backs to her. She quickly placed the green gem at the life gate. The surrounding thorny bushes instantly disappeared, revealing an open space. On the grass stood a large paifang, in front of which was a road paved with bluestone. On both sides of the road were two rows of lush, tall, and upright tall trees. Behind the paifang was a cave entrance carved with the emblem of the Dark Night Pavilion headquarters. Two rows of torches burned on either side of the cave entrance.
"Holy cow!"
"This is the headquarters of the Dark Night Pavilion! It turns out it was hidden by someone using a formation in Wangya Mountain, which is closest to the capital. No wonder they haven't found it." Leng Ruoli exclaimed in shock.
At this moment, Jun Mohan's ears twitched.
"Li'er, someone is coming. Let's hide quickly."
Then, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan swiftly used their Qinggong to fly to the treetops and conceal themselves. Just as they hid themselves, people from the Dark Night Pavilion arrived.
"Boss, we've patrolled the entire perimeter of the Dark Night Pavilion and haven't found those people who broke our formation's death gate and intruded."
"They must be hiding. Military Advisor Huo wouldn't lie to us. Our Encirclement and Kill Formation has indeed been broken. We must quickly find those intruders and deal with them, and then repair the formation. Otherwise, if the secret location of our Dark Night Pavilion headquarters is leaked by those people, we will all be in trouble." The person in charge, known as "Boss," sternly said to his subordinates behind him.