Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âItâs already been eight hours. They havenât come out yet. Will it be more dangerous at night?â Yan Shuang could not sit still and stand up as well.
Hua Wuyan was also anxious. He stood up and looked at the long bridge in front of him. As the sky darkened, the view in front of him became somewhat illusory.
âI feel that the fog is a little strange. There are wild beasts in the forest, whether wolves or pythons. Fu Tingyuâs martial art strength is useless, and brother Han Xiao...â
Hua Wuyan could not continue his words.
Yan Shuang did not know that Fu Tingyuâs martial art strength was useless. She looked at Hua Wuyan in disbelief. âYou said that Ling Yanâs martial art strength is useless? How is this possible? He has the highest aptitude, and his martial art strength is the highest. How can he be useless?â
Qin Feng sighed. âLing Shuang, donât be agitated. None of us want to see his martial art strength gone, but he is only at the intermediate bronze stage.â
Yan Shuang couldnât believe that Fu Tingyuâs martial art strength was gone.
Qin Shuâs gaze also looked at the fog, shrouded by night in front of her, and she couldnât help but feel even more afraid.
âIâll go in and take a look. You guys wait outside. If I donât come out at dawn, you guys can think of other ways.â
âLing Bao, donât be rash.â Qin Feng was afraid that she would run in on impulse, so he couldnât help but clench his fists. âIf youâre worried, Iâll take a look.â
Qin Shu hit the nail on the head. âYou donât know anything about arrays.â
Qin Feng pursed his lips. âBut I canât let you go in and take the risk.â
Qin Shu said, âI know something about how to break the array.â
Her memory of the method to break the array was a little fuzzy, but she remembered that she had learned this technique before.
Qin Feng saw that Qin Shu did not seem to be joking. He knew that she should know something about formations. âItâs dark. Even if you knew, you couldnât see the way clearly when you go in. When the sky gets brighter, Iâll go in with you.â
Qin Shu raised her head to look at the night sky, which was completely dark. The moon quietly climbed up to the top of her head.
She nodded. âWeâll go in when the sky is bright.â
As they have decided, Hua Wuyan said, âIâll go in with you guys. Itâs useless for me to stay outside.â
âThen itâs even more useless for me to stay. Why donât I go in with you guys?â Yan Shuang didnât know much about arrays, and she didnât know anyone in Nan Yue, so she wanted to go in with them.
Qin Feng glanced at Hua Wuyan and Yan Shuang. âLetâs go back first.â
After deciding to go in at dawn, they returned to the Fengyue Inn.
During dinner, the four of them discussed how to deal with the situation.
Qin Feng turned to look at Qin Shu and asked, âHow much do you know about array formations?â
âNot much, just a little.â Qin Shuâs answer was very conservative as her memory was a little fuzzy.
âThatâs better than not knowing anything at all.â Qin Feng looked at Hua Wuyan and Yan Shuang. âIf we all went in, there would be no outside help. âSo tomorrow morning, Ling Bao and I will go in first. If weâre not out by two oâclock in the afternoon, donât go in either. Go look for the manor head of Qingyun Manor, Yun Yao, for help.â
Hua Wuyan asked in puzzlement, âQingyun Manor? Nan Yueâs hidden family, the Yun Family?â
âYes, Iâve worked with him a few times,â Qin Feng answered casually.
When he worked with Yun Yao, he realized that the Yun familyâs power and wealth were far more significant than he had imagined.
On the surface, it was just a hidden family.
At the mention of Qingyun Manor, Qin Shu glanced at Qin Feng and suddenly felt a little sorry for him. She had disguised herself as the Black Knight to help Yun Yao trick him, causing him to give 30% of the profits to Yun Yao.
However, she could not tell him about the deal.
Hua Wuyan and Yan Shuang heard it and felt it made sense, so they did not object.
After dinner, they went back to the guest room to rest.
Qin Shu prepared the things she needed for the mountain the next day. On completion, she took her robe and went to take a shower.
When she came out of the shower, she looked at the empty guest room and thought of the manâs unknown situation in the mountain. She felt uneasy.
âKnock, knock...â
When she heard the knock on the door, she took a towel and walked over to open the door. She saw Yan Shuang standing outside the door and was a little surprised. âWhatâs the matter?â
Yan Shuang smiled and asked, âCan I come in and chat with you?â
âOf course.â Qin Shu turned sideways.
Yan Shuang smiled at her and walked in. She saw Fu Tingyuâs suit jacket hanging on the clothes rack on the right.
Qin Shu closed the door and turned to look at her. Perhaps it was because they were not familiar with each other, so she politely said, âPlease take a seat.â
After saying that, she poured a cup of hot water for Yan Shuang.
Yan Shuang walked to the sofa and sat down.
Qin Shu took the cup of water, walked over, and placed it in front of Yan Shuang. She sat down on the opposite side.
Yan Shuang looked at Qin Shu and thought of the first time they met when they went up the mountain. She smiled and said, âWhen we were on Qi Mountain learning martial arts, there were eight of us, and only the two of us were girls. I was four years older than you, and my height was much taller than yours. Although you entered the sect first and were a senior sister, the seven of us all treated you as a younger sister. I didnât expect that after so many years, when we met again, you were the youngest, yet you were already married and had children. Are you still in university? Isnât Ling Yan a little too impatient?â
In the end, she couldnât help but laugh.
Qin Shu smiled. âWhen I was still underage, I stayed by his side. He waited for me for nearly three years. Weâve experienced many things, and children are the best witnesses.â
Yan Shuang looked at Qin Shu with surprise. âI didnât expect the two of you to have been together for so long. In the past, when we were on the mountain, we all thought that you and Ling Han were a couple. I didnât expect that you would be together with Ling Yan. It seemed that the two of you had experienced many things. However, how did Ling Yanâs martial art strength suddenly drop to bronze?â
Qin Shu did not hide anything from her. âHe was poisoned when he saved me. After he got detoxified, his martial art strength was gone.â
Yan Shuang was stunned for a few seconds and felt a little regretful. âSo it was because of this that his martial art strength was gone. That means that he cares for you. Otherwise, he would not have made such a huge sacrifice.â
They did not chat for long before Yan Shuang returned to her guest room.
Qin Shuâs hair was almost dry, so she went to bed early.
Before the sky turned bright and the ancient city of Fengyue was still in silence, Qin Shu woke up.
After washing up, she changed into black casual clothes, took a pen and paper, left a note, and walked out of the inn with her bag.
She didnât want Qin Feng to take the risk, so she decided to go in alone.
In addition, she also knew a little about formations, so one more person following her didnât have much effect.
When she arrived at the long bridge, the sky turned bright.
The fog at the other end of the bridge was even thicker than after daybreak, covering more than half of the bridge.
She fastened her backpack strap and stepped onto the long bridge. Not long after, her black figure disappeared into the fog.
Just as the horizon turned bright, Qin Feng woke up. After tidying up, he went to look for Qin Shu.
After knocking on the door several times, no one opened it, and he had a bad feeling.
He pushed the door open and found that Qin Shu was long gone from the guest room.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the note on the table.. He picked it up and looked at the contents.