A gentleman is not a group

The sun shone into the Yanliu forest, and the vision was much clearer than at night. Zhou Zhi couldn't see Xie Jianmian's figure, and was about to take the risk to search for it when he saw a figure walking slowly from the dense forest.

Zhou Chi couldn't see the man's face clearly, he only vaguely recognized the outline, and tentatively asked, "Amian?"

"it's me."

Hearing the familiar voice, Zhou Chi heaved a sigh of relief. He strode in the direction of the figure and pulled Xie Jianmian into his arms.

Xie Jianmian was a little surprised: "You..."

"Scared me to death..." Zhou Chi still had lingering fears in his heart, and the beating in his chest was still churning. He was so frightened that he had to use his body temperature to cover up the coldness.

Xie Jianmian felt that Zhou Chi was a bit unusual today. The panic and tension poured out with the movements of his whole body, so obvious that he didn't even need to observe deliberately. Xie Jianmian didn't know that he was the one who caused the trouble, so he patted Zhou Chi on the back and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Chi was buried on Xie Jianmian's neck, his voice muffled: "Where have you been?"

Xie Jianmian continued to follow along: "I woke up in the morning and felt that the formation in the forest was a bit familiar, so I looked around and found something different..."

"Don't do this again." Zhou Chi interrupted Xie Jianmian and continued to mutter, "I'll be scared if you disappear..."

Xie Jianmian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It turned out that Zhou Butou's sudden strange emotion was because he was afraid that something would happen to him. Realizing this, Xie Jianmian couldn't help being moved and funny, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, but you focused on Zhou Butou wrongly."

Only then did Zhou Chi raise his head, still a little depressed: "What's the point?"

Xie Jianmian: "..."

"I know how to get out."

"Huh?" The feeling of panic receded, and Zhou Botou realized the danger of the situation at the moment. After hearing Xie Jianmian's meaning, he asked in disbelief, "Do you still know the art of Qimen Dunjia?"

Xie Jianmian nodded: "Well, there are many books on this subject in the villa. I have read many books before, but they are all on paper. This is also the first time I have been involved in a real formation."

Zhou Chi looked at Xie Jianmian suspiciously, waiting for him to continue.

Xie Jianmian said: "Look, the positions of the trees in this smoked willow forest are not random. I vaguely feel that there are some rules between them. After turning around, I found that I have actually seen them. This formation is not common, but it is extremely sinister. It's called the Seven Star Array."

Xie Jianmian took two steps forward and pointed to the weeping willow closest to them: "Look, this one is in the center, and the first three and the last three form a small formation with it. The Big Dipper is the same as the Seven Stars.

There are ninety-nine and 81 such small formations in the entire forest. Each formation has a different orientation, and it is difficult to detect the difference by just looking at it. The direction is not terrible, the most terrible thing is to confuse the mind. "

"What do you mean?"

"Look." Xie Jianmian held up a willow and motioned Zhou Chi to look over it, "This willow leaf is coated with Mishensan, the people trapped in the formation may be cautious at first, and will not touch the objects in the formation easily But over time, people will inevitably become restless after staying in a panicked situation for a long time, and it is very likely that they will be exposed to Mishensan in an unconscious state. This Mishensan can make people have hallucinations and see what they are most afraid of. things, and the more unstable people are the more affected. Many people will die of fear from being tired and hungry.”

Zhou Chi frowned and looked at the almost invisible traces of the medicine powder on the tender green willow leaves, and said, "According to this, the most terrifying thing in this smoked willow forest is not the formation, but the poison?"

Xie Jianmian nodded: "You can say that."

"Then how to break the formation?"

"It still comes from the name of the formation. Since this formation is called the Seven Stars Formation and it is arranged according to the arrangement of the Big Dipper, it must have something to do with the Big Dipper."

Xie Jianmian patrolled for a week, "Only one of the 81 small formations is the formation eye, which is located in the middle, and the other [-] small formations are all around the formation eye, which prevents it from being easily found, and also plays a role in suppressing it. The formation accidentally injures others. The key to breaking the formation lies in the center of the formation."

"Only at the eye of the formation, the direction of the arrangement of the seven weeping willows is exactly the same as that of the Big Dipper in the sky, so if you find the eye of the formation, you will find the direction. And as far as I know, the exit of the seven-star formation is usually set in the true north. Not only facing the stars in the sky, but also showing the supreme honor."

After all, Xie Jianmian snorted and laughed softly: "This Rin gang is arrogant, but a bandit gang dares to put on such a big show."

Zhou Zhi was puzzled: "Is it like this in all of you Jianghu?"

"Jianghu?" Xie Jianmian sighed, and felt that it was time to tell Catcher Zhou about his family, "It's just a gang of gangsters, what kind of Jianghu is there?"

"Adding these two characters will ruin the reputation of Jianghu."

Zhou Chi was thoughtful.

"Then let's go find the eyes now?"

"Not yet." Xie Jianmian didn't seem to be in a hurry, he sat by the tree leisurely, and even looked a little leisurely, "At night, the stars in the sky will come out, and the Big Dipper will naturally appear , Only when the light shines on the formation can the eyes of the formation truly appear."

"But at night, can't we see everything? The dense fog in the forest covers the sky tightly, so where can we see the Big Dipper? Besides, if we can see it, why do we need the eyes to point out the direction, not directly Can we go out now?"

"Of course not. You sit and rest at ease first." Xie Jianmian pulled Zhou Chi's arm down, causing him to stagger and sit on the ground, "We can't see the stars in the sky, but we can see them with our eyes. The whole In the forest, only the eye of the formation is protected from the dense fog, and only the seven weeping willows at the eye of the formation are not smeared."

"Why?"

Xie Jianmian turned to look at him, and said solemnly: "Because almost no one can reach the eye of the formation, there is no need to apply it at all."

Zhou Chi felt that his words meant something, and asked, "So do you know how to find the location of the formation?"

Xie Jianmian answered frankly: "I don't know..."

Zhou Chi didn't expect to get such an answer, and looked at Xie Jianmian in surprise, but Xie Jianmian looked relaxed, and even leaned back slightly on the tree trunk, as if he was not in a dangerous formation.

Instead, I just go out for a walk on a sunny day, and find a tree to lean on when I am tired.

Zhou Chi believed that Xie Jianmian should have his own way, but he still couldn't help but wonder: "Then what should I do?"

Xie Jianmian closed his eyes lightly, as if he was closing his eyes and resting his mind: "I don't know, but I can guess, you have to believe that your young master's miscellaneous things are not for nothing."

"Yes." Zhou Chi touched Xie Jianmian's soft black hair helplessly, "Of course Mrs. Shaozhuang believes in Mrs. Shaozhuang."

Xie Jianmian just opened his eyes, looked at Zhou Chi with a smile, stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Chi's extended hand, and teased, "Madam is so good."

Zhou Chi smiled and shook his head.

The two of them didn't move much, and didn't talk much. They were trapped in the formation for nearly a day and a night. Maintaining their strength is the most important thing to do now.

It wasn't until the surrounding light gradually dimmed and the white mist became cloudy that Xie Jianmian spoke again: "If you really fell into Mishen San, what would you see?"

"Huh?" Zhou Chi was caught off guard by this question and asked in surprise.

Xie Jianmian looked at Zhou Chi gently but firmly, although he used a question, his tone was unquestionable: "Can you tell me?"

Zhou Chi's gaze gradually became dissociated, as if he had withdrawn from this moment and arrived at another place, a place that he didn't want to touch but entangled him all the time and made him unable to breathe, where he struggled, shouted, and indulged, but No one ever came to give him a hand.

But now, someone asked him, what is the deepest fear in your heart?

"It's blood and fire."

A pair of hands caressed his cheeks, pulling him back to this real place, Zhou Zhi said in silence for a moment.

There were only four simple words, but they were words that Zhou Chi could barely piece together from his heart. He didn't expect anyone to understand, but Xie Jianmian did.

"Do you know, I've heard it said." Xie Jianmian rubbed Zhou Chi's hand lightly, seeing the lines in his generous palm, which were clear and deep, "The fear deep in the heart is like a ghost in the dark night. You can’t see the light, when you say it, the sun above your head will burn it into nothingness, fear will never haunt you again, you already have the magic weapon to overcome it.”

These words seemed to be coaxing a child, Zhou Chi smiled lightly, and took Xie Jianmian into his arms. Mr. Xie didn't know that he already had a magic weapon for victory, invincible and fearless.

The familiar scent of the pine forest came out from his arms, Zhou Chi sniffed it lightly, and asked back: "What about you, Mr. Xie, what do you think you will see?"

Zhou Chi never thought that there would be any shadow in the heart of a person who grew up like Xie Jianmian. He should be bright and pampered when he grew up, which can all be reflected in his temperament.

Besides, Xie Jianmian's attitude of being indifferent to everything makes it difficult to be trapped by anything.

He is a fairy who dissociates from the world and should not be disturbed by this complicated world.

So Zhou Chi asked without hesitation, he thought that Xie Jianmian's answer would not be too serious, at best it would be some harmless little joke, but Xie Jianmian raised his eyes and looked at him intently, with extremely strong emotions flowing in his eyes.

"You don't want me anymore." Zhou Chi heard Xie Jianmian answer in a very serious tone, "I will see that you don't want me anymore."

Arms tightened, Zhou Chi suppressed his sudden rapid breathing, and tightly held Xie Jianmian in his arms.

"No." Zhou Chi said solemnly, "absolutely not."

Xie Jianmian is such a naive and enthusiastic person, he walks in the world with his heart, but he is occupied by him and pulled into the mundane world. At this moment, there is concern in the heart that should be empty, and worry has always been prone to worry.

Zhou Chi suddenly felt guilty.