Chapter 27: Miss, Are You Saying It Backwards?
Xingnong suddenly thought of a rumor in the village, saying that there was a peach grove on the mountain that was very strange, with mountain demons or getting lost in illusions upon entering.
But Xingnong didn’t care about these things and still chased after it.
As soon as she entered, she felt that this peach grove was indeed somewhat strange.
The peach trees seemed to be planted according to a certain pattern. She couldn’t tell what the pattern was for a while, but she just had this intuition.
Xingnong chased the rabbit and ran a whole circle in the peach grove.
Suddenly, she stopped, looked at the direction where the hare disappeared, and pondered.
Xingnong recalled the peach trees she had encountered just now and instinctively began to calculate. After a while, she turned and ran in another direction.
The hare ran for a lap and, finding that no one was following it, stopped and lowered its head to eat the green grass on the ground.
Suddenly, a net fell from the sky and covered it.
The hare struggled hard, but to no avail.
Xingnong dragged it over, grabbed it, and twisted it in her hand, it was heavy: Sure enough, it was fat!
Halfway up the mountain
An old man in white and a young man in black were playing chess in the pavilion.
Each of them held a chess piece, and as they went back and forth, the situation on the chessboard changed rapidly.
At a glance, it made people feel dizzy.
The old man in white had a shiny head with no hair at all, and a long white beard on his chin. He looked very energetic.
He held a black piece in one hand and a comb in the other, gently combing his long white beard.
The mountain wind blew, and the young man in black’s clothes fluttered. He was calm and composed, handling the situation with ease.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, the old man in white stood up and walked to the edge of the pavilion, looking down.
The young man in black also stood up and walked to his side, looking down at the foot of the mountain.
The old man in white combed his gray beard with a small comb: “A villager from the foot of the mountain mistakenly entered the formation while hunting. It’s okay, let her wander around a few more times, and she won’t dare to come again. I’ll let Zi Wu let her out later. Let’s continue.”
The old man in white watched for a while and then lost interest.
He turned around and went back to continue playing chess. He was about to win.
Wait, the old man in white saw something out of the corner of his eye. He quickly turned around, lowered his head, tried his best to widen his eyes and looked down, and then gradually became dumbfounded!
After a long while, he tugged at his beard, looked at Chu Tiankuo, pointed at the foot of the mountain with a wooden comb tremblingly, and asked: “Beloved disciple, this is an accident, right?”
Chu Tiankuo’s face was his usual icy expression: “Probably not.”
“I’ll go down and have a look!” After saying that, the old man in white disappeared from the spot.
Someone actually found the trick of his formation after just one lap?
Although it was a simple illusion formation, that kid surnamed Ren was still running around in circles all morning!
Xingnong was completely unaware that someone was watching her every move.
She tied the rabbit up, put it in the back basket, and walked out.
After walking a few steps, Xingnong heard someone talking.
“Second Brother, have we been here before?”
“Have we? I don’t think so!”
“Of course, look, isn’t there a mark on this tree?”
“Oh, we have been here. Then let’s go this way!”
“Second Brother, we’ve been going around in circles here for a long time. Do you even understand?” She still had half an hour to get out of this formation and learn formation arts from Old Master Tang!
“Don’t worry, we’ll be out soon! Go this way, we’ll definitely be able to get out this time.” Ren Zilin said as he fanned himself vigorously with his folding fan and walked forward.
Ren Zishan was hot and tired, but she still hurried to catch up.
The two turned a corner and saw Xingnong carrying a back basket, a chicken cage, and a net.
Xingnong glanced at the two of them.
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The man was dressed in purple, with sword-like eyebrows and phoenix eyes. His face was handsome and he had an extraordinary noble air.
The woman’s eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to the man’s, but more delicate. She was wearing a long red dress, with phoenix eyes, peach cheeks, a beautiful nose, and cherry lips. She was truly heroic and valiant.
Ren Zilin saw that Xingnong’s hair on her forehead was wet with sweat. She must have been lost in this ghost formation for a long time.
They were practically kindred spirits!
He suddenly felt a surge of heroic spirit in his heart, “Miss, are you lost too? You’re going in the wrong direction. I just walked that way. Come with me! I’ll take you out.”
Xingnong: “. . .”
Don’t think she didn’t hear their conversation just now.
Xingnong: “I’ll take you out, follow me.”
After saying that, Xingnong continued walking forward.
What? Ren Zilin was dumbfounded.
Did he hear wrong?
Ren Zishan almost laughed out loud. Judging by the girl’s attire, she was a villager from nearby, and a very poor one at that.
She probably couldn’t even read a single word, right?
Ren Zishan said angrily: “Miss, are you saying it backwards?”
Did she even know that this peach grove was not an ordinary peach grove, but specially planted by Old Master Tang to study formations?
It wasn’t that she looked down on people, but she looked like a village girl who couldn’t even read. How could she possibly understand formations?
She herself had read several books on formations, but she still couldn’t understand the mystery of formations.
Hearing this, Xingnong stopped, looked back at her, and said seriously: “Haven’t you been walking for a long time without getting out?”
Ren Zishan: “. . .”
How did she know?
“Come with me!” Xingnong continued walking forward.
She didn’t care whether they followed or not.
Ren Zishan looked at the back of the girl carrying a back basket, a chicken cage, and a net, and was dumbfounded: This village girl was so arrogant!
Come with me!
Was she ordering her?
Did she even know who she was talking to?
It was the first time Ren Zilin had seen a village girl who could remain so calm and composed in the presence of people like them.
Usually, wouldn’t they be too intimidated to even look directly at them?
Ren Zilin watched as Xingnong walked with steady and firm steps, her goal very clear, and she kept walking forward. That slender back inexplicably revealed a convincing power.
He put away his folding fan and decisively followed: “Let’s go!”
It wouldn’t hurt to follow her. They had already taken the wrong path dozens of times, one more time wouldn’t make a difference.
Ren Zishan: “. . .”
Was Second Brother crazy?
He even believed a village girl?
If the girl was beautiful, she would have suspected that he was blinded by beauty, but the girl in front of her was dark, thin, and ugly. Any random girl on the street would be more beautiful than her.
This possibility didn’t exist.
Ren Zishan quickly followed and whispered: “Second Brother, do you really believe her? She looks like someone who doesn’t even know what a formation is!”
Ren Zilin shrugged: “Anyway, we’ve been walking for so long and can’t get out. It doesn’t hurt to try. Besides, maybe Old Master Tang told the nearby villagers how to get out of this formation!”
He didn’t know why, but he felt that this girl was extraordinary.
Ren Zishan’s eyes lit up: “That’s right!”
Second Brother was a bit unreliable. She’d better see if this girl could get out.
What if she could really get out?
In this way, she would be able to get out of this formation within an hour, take Old Master Tang as her master, and understand formations like Brother Tiankuo. Then she would be able to discuss formations with Tiankuo.
Good night~
