Escape after crossing

"This is not a mechanism at all! This is just one of the Yin-Yang Bagua formations. It also has a very resounding name, called the Xiao Liu Cheng Xin Zhen Formation!

According to legend, there was once a frail scholar named Hua Ming who spent five years of hard work to develop such an exquisite formation.

Later, someone accidentally fell into this formation and saw dense forests everywhere, with trees close to each other, and there was no way out.

So he chose a direction and ran quickly for several miles, but surprisingly, the dense forest was still in front of him.

When he looked carefully again, he found that he had never left the original place and had been circling nearby.

We should have been spinning in circles just now, and the two sharpened pieces of wood were probably added by the person who set up this formation later."

Jiang Ziluo was stunned when she heard this. She didn't understand these formations at all, especially the Bagua Formation.

"Then what should we do now? We can't be trapped here forever!" Jiang Ziluo asked anxiously.

Leng Chenming pondered for a moment and said, "I have seen this formation before, but only in books. It says that if you accidentally enter this formation, don't panic and run around.

Instead, you need to calm down and look for the center of the formation. As long as you break the center of the formation, you can get out of the formation. But I don’t know how to find the center of the formation.”

Jiang Ziluo sighed helplessly, "Then we can only try our luck."

The two began to carefully explore the formation, trying to find the center of the formation. Time passed by, but they still found nothing.

Just when they were almost about to despair, Jiang Ziluo suddenly saw what seemed to be a slightly raised stone on the ground not far ahead.

"Could that be the center of the formation?" Jiang Ziluo said, pointing in the direction of the stone.

Leng Chenming walked forward quickly and carefully examined the protruding stone. He gently touched the stone with his hand and felt a weak air flow out from the cracks in the stone.

"Maybe this is the center of the formation." Leng Chenming was secretly delighted.

He took out the saber he carried with him, carefully inserted it into the crack of the stone, and pried it hard. The stone slowly moved, revealing a small hole. A ray of light shone through the small hole.

"It's indeed the center of the formation!" Jiang Ziluo exclaimed excitedly.

Leng Chenming and Jiang Ziluo looked at each other, a glimmer of hope flashed in their eyes. They pushed the stone away together, and a bright light shone in.

Following the light, they finally walked out of the Xiaoliucheng Heart-Stirring Formation, but what came into view was a path down the mountain that had been walked upon by people.

"Finally I got out..." Jiang Ziluo breathed a sigh of relief, "Leng Chenming, look, there are traces of someone walking here."

Leng Chenming smiled and nodded, "Yes, it finally came out. However, this formation is really powerful. We must be more careful when encountering similar situations in the future."

The two looked around and found that there were still dense forests around them, but there were indeed traces of people trampling on them. So they decided to follow this trampled path and walk down the mountain.

After walking for a while, they finally saw houses and signs of people living there, and they couldn't help but feel happy. Their tired steps became lighter, as if they were injected with new strength.

The two continued to move forward happily, discussing what might happen next. However, unexpectedly, when they walked a little further, a large group of people suddenly rushed out from the woods on the side of the road.

The group of people, dressed in coarse cloth, had serious faces and looked a bit fierce. They quickly blocked the two men's way, each holding a variety of weapons such as sticks and farm tools.

Seeing this, Leng Chenming pulled Jiang Ziluo behind him without hesitation and protected her with his body, fearing that she would come to any harm.

Leng Chenming straightened up, looked at the people who stopped them with a firm gaze, and asked in a steady voice: "Who are you? Why are you blocking our way?" There was a hint of majesty in his tone, which made people dare not offend easily.

At this time, a man who looked like the leader walked out of the crowd. He looked up and down at Leng Chenming and Jiang Ziluo, his eyes revealing obvious vigilance.

He responded in a cold and suspicious tone: "Who are you? Why did you come down from the mountain?" He seemed very confused and wary of the appearance of these two strangers.

"Yes, except for the people in our village, not everyone can go up and down this mountain freely. Who are you?" another person asked.

"No need to waste time talking to them! Tie them up first and take them to the village chief, who will interrogate them personally." As the man spoke, he waved his hand to signal the people behind him to move forward.

Hearing this, Leng Chenming suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart. When he was about to take action to teach these ignorant guys a lesson, Jiang Ziluo who was standing beside him reached out and pulled him back.

"Be patient and don't act impulsively. We might as well follow them to meet the village chief first, and then explain our identities to him."

Seeing Leng Chenming nodded, Jiang Ziluo said to those people, "We have no ill intentions, don't worry, we will go with you to see the village chief." Jiang Ziluo said softly, looking firmly at the villagers who were gradually approaching in front of him.

Leng Chenming listened to her words, suppressed his anger, nodded, and agreed. Then the two of them, escorted by the villagers, slowly moved towards the village.

Along the way, Leng Chenming remained highly alert, secretly observing the surrounding environment and the actions of the villagers. Jiang Ziluo seemed relatively calm, chatting with the villagers around her from time to time, trying to learn more about this mysterious village.

The villagers escorted Leng Chenming and Jiang Ziluo to a simple hut in the center of the village. Standing at the door was a white-haired old man, who looked at them seriously.

"Village chief, these two were able to break the formation on our mountain and then come to our village." The leading villager reported to the old man in a low voice.

The old man was also a little surprised when he heard this. For so many years, no one had ever been able to break the formation, and no outsiders had ever come down from the mountain.

The old man walked up, squinting his eyes, and carefully looked at the two strangers from head to toe. He noticed that they were dressed simply and did not look like they came from wealthy families. The old man became suspicious and asked:

"Who are you? Why did you come to this remote little village? And why did you come down from the mountain?"

Leng Chenming had been thinking about how to deal with this situation. They certainly couldn't easily reveal their true identities, but they couldn't just make up a false identity. At this moment, he had an idea and thought of a suitable excuse.