The sky was starting to brighten, and the fog in the mountain had yet to completely disperse. It was rather hazy.
Xuanyuan Chen, Xie Qingrong, Shen Haoxuan and the others covered the veils they had made last night. They followed Shang Zhiqing and walked on the small path in the forest.
"There are many traps buried here, so we must follow closely behind me. If we accidentally step on them, I'm afraid we will die here." As Shang Zhiqing led the way, she didn't forget to remind her at the same time.
Shen Haoxuan and Shang Zhiqing's slender fingers were tightly clasped together. From his direction, they could only see Shang Zhiqing's exquisite face and constantly trembling eyelashes, as if it was a clear indication of her currently somewhat uneasy and nervous heart.
Adding more strength to his grip, Shang Zhiqing felt a bit of pain, and recovered from his deep thought. He asked with suspicion: "What's wrong?"
Shen Haoxuan laughed and said: "What happened, to make you so restless right now?"
Actually, it was not just a moment ago. From the moment he had entered the valley, Shang Zhiqing's emotions had become extremely strange. These two expressions of faint unease and anticipation alternated on Shang Zhiqing's face.
It was very strange.
Shang Zhiqing shook her head: "I'm fine."
His voice was low and not as melodious as it usually was. It seemed to come from within his chest, and it was somewhat muffled.
Xie Qingrong held Xuanyuan Chen's arm and walked behind Shang Zhiqing and Shen Haoxuan. Hearing the conversation between the two, and hearing Shang Zhiqing's vague reply, Xie Qingrong deeply frowned.
The uneasiness in their hearts gradually increased, as if something was about to happen, and what was happening was extremely frightening, something they could not yet bear.
After walking for a long distance, the unease in Xie Qingrong's heart grew even more intense. Suddenly, she stopped walking, and looked upwards, as if she was looking up at the sky.
"Love. From the beginning till now, we have been circling around here. Do you know why?" Xie Qingrong asked softly, a ruthless Qi sweeping past his eyebrows, seeing Shang Zhiqing opening her mouth to explain.
He lightly added, "I want to hear the truth."
Since Shang Zhiqing had been living here since before she was fifteen years old while traveling, it was impossible for her to not know of the strange changes here.
In her heart, she was still willing to believe that Shang Zhiqing did not plan to do anything to them. Otherwise, she would not have told them so many secrets about the Shang Clan that night in the army camp.
Especially, some secrets were not something that could be known to outsiders. Being able to let Shen Haoxuan and Xuanyuan Chen know was already the biggest concession that Shang Zhiqing had made.
Shang Zhiqing opened his mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she closed it.
With both hands on his head, he half-squatted on the ground and nestled his entire head between his legs. Seeing Shang Zhiqing's actions, Shen Haoxuan's heart ached even more.
imitating Shang Zhiqing's actions, she half-squatted in front of her and took her small and frail body into her arms, gently patting her back.
After a long while, Shang Zhiqing finally raised her head from between her legs. Her eyes, which had always been beautiful and clear, were now filled with tears, but they had not fallen out of her eyes.
The red and swollen eyes seemed to prove that Shang Zhiqing was struggling internally. The struggle and helplessness in his eyes almost burned Xie Qingrong's eyes.
However, Xie Qingrong only pursed her lips, and asked once more: "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Shang Zhiqing bit her lips, and softly spat out a few words.
In the next moment, Xie Qingrong's face immediately turned pale white, and her exquisite facial features became even more perfect under the shining white skin.
She had already understood the lips Shang Zhiqing had used just now.
She said, "They're here."
To be able to cause Shang Zhiqing to act so recklessly and with such a cautious expression, what kind of monster was this Shang clan member?
"Big sister, we are currently in a formation. The moment we stepped into the Maple Forest, I discovered that something was amiss." She looked at Xie Qingrong with a puzzled expression.
Shang Zhiqing gave a rare proud smile and stood up from the ground, brushing away the leaves and dust that did not exist on her body.
"In your opinion, how should this formation be broken?" Xie Qingrong asked.
"The reason why I took you guys so many times just now was to find out where the core of this formation is. I can roughly find where the formation is located, but it will take me some time to find the opening. I need to trouble elder sister and brother-in-law to accompany me for a few more laps. " Xie Qingrong smiled and said.
Although Xie Qingrong nodded on the surface, the doubt in her heart became bigger. Who exactly was the "them" that Shang Zhiqing was afraid of? Why was Shang Zhiqing unwilling to continue?
Xuanyuan Chen had already guessed that they had walked into the array just now. Otherwise, they wouldn't have returned to their original places again and again, it would be like hitting a ghost wall.
However, when he heard that Shang Zhiqing still knew the Wonder Gate Escape Armor, Xuanyuan Chen couldn't help but look at Shang Zhiqing in surprise.
Nowadays, it was rare to see a skilled craftsman, let alone an Escaping Gate. This was almost a lost ability. He didn't expect the Shang family to have such an inheritance.
It seemed like the heritage and wealth of these aristocratic families were more abundant than he had imagined.
Shang Zhiqing had marked some large trees along the way and the dense fog surrounding them made it impossible to see the road ahead clearly. Even the road they were walking along was hidden in the dense fog.
It was not easy to find the core of the formation in the fog.
Some thoughts flashed through her mind. She closed her eyes and tried to filter out the words of the master who had taught her when she was young and was learning the Mysterious Gate Armor. She tried to find any useful clues.
"A valley like this, with a mist like this, it is the easiest place to set up a formation."
"But even so, the formations that you lay are the hardest to undo. If you meet a formation and you can't find the Formation Aperture, you should close your eyes. Because sometimes what your eyes see may not necessarily be what you see, so go with your heart. "
When he thought about what Mister said, Shang Zhiqing's eyes lit up, and he told Xie Qingrong and the other two what he was thinking about: "Elder sister, everyone close your eyes, then hold hands and follow me."
After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes first and spread open his hands. Xie Qingrong held her hands and closed his eyes, separating them into a row.
When he closed his eyes, all he could see was darkness. However, his other senses were magnified, especially his ears. He seemed to be able to hear the sound of the wind blowing from afar.
As he walked forward, he was counting down the number of steps in his mind.
It was clearly a stretch of darkness, yet Shang Zhiqing felt as if a layer of light had appeared before her eyes.
Found it!