Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 574 Close Friend in the Box

"Do you see the circle I drew?"

“These days, you all stay put here and don’t cross the edge of the circle, otherwise—”

Zhu Wuyao picked up a rabbit, raised his hand and imprinted the same spiritual mark on the rabbit as on the villager, then let go.

The little rabbit was no longer restrained.

It hopped and skipped forward, and just as it crossed the circle drawn by Zhu Wuyao, "Bang!" it scattered into a bloody mist, clean and swift.

"Waaaaah—waaaaaah, bunnies are so cute..."

When Zhu Wuyao first arrived in the village, the child she encountered started crying, seemingly quite frightened by the scene.

Seeing this, Zhu Wuyao also felt that she had gone too far, and she said:

"Indeed, rabbits are so cute. Next time, let's choose a lucky child to demonstrate for everyone."

"Hic!"

The crying stopped suddenly.

Zhu Wuyao believes that this scene will be deeply imprinted in the hearts of the children in the village, and during the half-day she was gone, no child would dare to step out of the large circle she drew.

Thanks to Sun Wukong's example.

It's a bit of a pity; she was so happy with the rabbit, she wanted to have it barbecued tonight.

The array's coverage extends across the entire mountain. As long as these villagers don't run away, with the magical artifacts and resources she's invested in this mountain, even an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator would have to spend at least a quarter of an hour to break through it.

Zhu Wuyao was not a specialist in formations after all.

Being able to hold out for even half a quarter of an hour is already quite remarkable.

The village chief approached Zhu Wuyao and asked, "Immortal, if this journey takes too long and we are forgotten..."

Euphemistic.

The village chief always speaks tactfully.

Zhu Wuyao said directly, "The dry rations I left can last for fifteen days. If I die outside, the spiritual imprints on your bodies will also disappear. At that time, you'll have to fend for yourselves."

“Hey…Hey!”

The village chief was startled and quickly agreed. He was about to explain that he didn't mean it that way when Zhu Wuyao waved his hand, telling him to do what he was supposed to do.

Seeing him directing the villagers to set up camp, Zhu Wuyao recalled that he seemed to have seen a similar scene in the Endless Realm that day.

At the time, they thought it was a natural disaster, so the villagers had to go up the mountain to take refuge. Little did they know that it was a "man-made disaster" that they had brought upon themselves.

This place is nothing special, just an ordinary low hill. Zhu Wuyao randomly picked a few people and cast a divination for them. Even if there is misfortune, it has nothing to do with recent events.

She felt relieved.

Turning around, Zhu Wuyao saw Song Kezi making the child cry, and felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.

If Song Kezi were a trustworthy person, I wouldn't be so busy, and there wouldn't be no cultivator protecting us on this mountain where we're temporarily staying.

If Song Kezi is left behind... well, Song Kezi will become a source of danger.

Song Kezi, who was not far away, seemed to have noticed the gaze.

He suddenly looked up and met Zhu Wuyao's gaze, then happily ran over and asked with a smile:

"When you discover that this place is on the verge of being wiped out, Zhu Wuyao, what are you thinking—do you hope that the whole village can survive safely, or do you hope to take this opportunity to find what you have been searching for for a long time!"

Zhu Wuyao smiled slightly and said:

"Given the subtle and complex nature of human beings, how can one easily discern the way out?"

That's why there's the saying, "Judging by actions, not intentions."

Do you know why I've treated you fairly well all this time?

Song Kezi was somewhat stunned, and was about to retort that the attitude was terrible, when she heard Zhu Wuyao continue:

"Because I hope to build a good relationship with you, so that the calamity I've been searching for will fall on you."

"Well, you've got ulterior motives after all!"

Although he seemed resentful, he didn't seem too angry, so Zhu Wuyao guessed that Song Kezi probably thought even worse about her in private.

The two returned to the encircled mountains.

No more Nascent Soul stage cultivators appeared here, nor were there any unusual movements. Could it be that she was overthinking things and that there was no need to pay too much attention to this place?

Song Kezi had long suspected something was amiss in this mountain village. Seeing Zhu Wuyao's slight frown, he gloated:

"Perhaps something unusual was originally going to happen here."

"As a result, your meddling has taken all the villagers away from the mountains, which may have disrupted the process of change in this area!"

"In my opinion, you'd better send those people back, or you'll be in trouble!"

Without saying a word, Zhu Wuyao took out the Pinghe Cauldron and locked Song Kezi inside.

She needs to go to the vicinity of the Juque Sect.

In his premonition, Ge Mingsheng guessed that he was a formation master and would be caught up when he fled the Juque Sect. Zhu Wu's purpose in inviting him on this trip was to help Ge Mingsheng escape successfully.

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Licheng.

"You've made so many preparations, but that close friend in the box can't receive your message and has no idea that you're going to meet him. How can he possibly meet you?"

Is it based on coincidence?

Cui Heng circled the drilling shuttle in front of her twice.

This is a concealment device prepared by Mingzhu to meet his close friend in the box at the Juque Sect. It is extremely fast and makes very little noise, making it difficult to be detected.

She not only prepared this, but also other things, such as secret techniques that could stimulate potential and allow one to shed their old body after paying a certain price, as well as countless elixirs and talismans.

In particular, a small teleportation array that Mingzhu had secretly discovered was also on the escape route.

Everything is ready.

Unfortunately, Ge Mingsheng had no idea that he would soon be on the run, nor did he know Mingzhu, let alone how to meet his contact.

Mingzhu nodded confidently and said...

"That's right, it's all by coincidence!"

In the notes sent by Ge Mingsheng, he mentioned several "coincidences" that happened to her, which always allowed her to avoid trouble by being exceptionally lucky.

Every time Mingzhu saw these notes, she felt somewhat helpless.

She was well aware of the expectations and hopes hidden beneath that note.

The secret friend in the box is a guess that the one who secretly created the coincidences that saved her from danger was none other than "the Silent Taoist Master Zhu Wuyao".

The Flying Ring can only transmit messages in one direction.

No matter how much Mingzhu wanted to tell the truth, there was nothing he could do.

However, according to her speculation, perhaps Sister Wu really has always been paying attention to this close friend in the box and has repeatedly offered her help.

The numerous close calls were indeed quite coincidental.

So this time, she'll gamble on this "coincidence." If there's someone secretly protecting her and keeping an eye on her close friend in the box, then what she's prepared can become part of that coincidence!

Perhaps at some crucial juncture, they will be able to accomplish a miraculous feat and bring their close friend in the box back to Licheng unharmed.

On the day Mr. Cui pointed out the perilous situation his close friend in the box was in, Mingzhu was making all sorts of preparations and is now ready to go!

"set off!"

Mingzhu took a deep breath, as if to encourage herself.