Chapter 633 - 633 Eight Trigrams Array
The girl's cooking skills were really good, and it wasn't long before the wild vegetables began to emit waves of tempting aroma.
Even though Huangfu Ziyu wasn't hungry, the smell made her stomach churn a little. As for the monk, at some point, he had opened his eyes and jumped down, excitedly standing by the fire and saying, "Is it ready yet, is it ready yet? Give me one to try first, quick, give me one to try!"
The girl smiled faintly and handed over a skewer of wild vegetables. The monk took it and without caring whether the vegetables were scalding, immediately stuffed them into his mouth and chewed vigorously, savoring the taste without any regard for the fact that it wasn't wild rabbit.
On the other side, the elder also opened his eyes and casually took out a flask from his backpack and threw it to the monk, saying, "Try this."
The monk opened the flask and sniffed, a strong scent of alcohol made his face instantly light up with delight. He took a big gulp, reveling in it, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Good wine!"
After drinking several mouthfuls, the monk simply took the skewers of wild vegetables from the girl's hand and started gnawing on them directly.
"They're not cooked yet," the girl hurriedly said.
"Not raw, not cooked, eating them won't hurt!" the monk quickly finished off those skewers of vegetables and drank most of the wine. Looking at him, one would think he hadn't eaten for days.
Fortunately, wild vegetables cooked quickly. The girl slowly grilled more, continuously supplying the monk who ate non-stop. It wasn't until the flask was empty that the monk finally slowed down, seeming to have eaten almost enough.
"Hey, aren't you going to eat some?" the monk asked the elder.
"No, thanks!" the elder shook his head and said, "I don't eat at night, for health."
The monk frowned and snorted disdainfully at the elder's words.
The girl grilled a few more skewers and handed them to Huangfu Ziyu with a smile, "Sister, you try some too."
Huangfu Ziyu had been wanting to eat already, she took the wild vegetables from the girl, slightly parted her lips, and took a bite. After chewing a few times, a flicker of surprise crossed her eyes, and she ended up eating all the skewers handed to her, something she had never done before. Because, the wild vegetables were grilled so deliciously, eating them filled one with surprise, no wonder the monk didn't even mention the wild rabbit anymore. The taste of these grilled wild vegetables, far surpassed that of wild rabbit indeed!
After having a midnight snack, the elder stood up and said to everyone, "It's getting late, we should be going now. Everyone, see you if we have the chance!"
Seeing the elder about to leave, Huangfu Ziyu felt a certain inexplicable loss. Although she hadn't spoken a word with the elder, for some reason, the sense of familiarity in her heart grew stronger.
When Huangfu Ziyu was looking at the elder, he happened to look back at her. Seeing Huangfu Ziyu's expression, the elder smiled slightly and said, "Until we meet again!"
"Until we meet again." Huangfu Ziyu hurriedly replied, really wanting to see who was under that mask and why he gave her such a feeling of familiarity.
"Sister, goodbye." The girl also said goodbye to Huangfu Ziyu, and followed the elder, slowly leaving the valley.
Watching the two people walk away, Huangfu Ziyu turned around to look, and the monk who had been standing behind her had also disappeared. On the ground, only Ye Qing was still lying there, and there was no one else.
Huangfu Ziyu looked around, the surroundings were pitch dark, and she couldn't see the monk's figure. That meant the monk had quietly left while she was watching the elder and the girl leave. Moreover, the speed of the monk was extremely fast; in such a short time, he had already run out of her range of sight, which was truly impressive.
Huangfu Ziyu rubbed her temples, filled with astonishment. She hadn't imagined that falling off a cliff could lead her to meet such three people at the bottom of the cliff—a monk with incredible abilities, an old man wearing a mask, and an optimistic blind girl. Her intuition told her that these three were not simple. But who exactly were they?
Alone, Huangfu Ziyu could not figure out the identities of these three. After resting in the valley for a while, Huangfu Ziyu helped Ye Qing up and, as dawn broke, slowly left the valley to head to the nearest village to find a place to stay and wait for Ye Qing to awaken.
Meanwhile, less than three kilometers from where Huangfu Ziyu was, the Right Protector was circling through a pile of rocks. The arrangement of the rocks seemed disorderly, yet it appeared to follow some pattern. Anyway, the Right Protector had been turning around in there for a long time but had still not found a way out. He had climbed to the top of the rocks several times to look for a route, but each time he thought he had found the right place, he got lost again, continuousły unable to find his way out of the valley.
The Right Protector furrowed his brow, knowing something was peculiar about these rock piles. However, since he was inside, it wasn't easy to get out; he was essentially trapped completely within these rocks.
Just as the sky began to brighten, one of the rock piles suddenly collapsed, immediately clearing the surroundings, and the Right Protector could clearly see all the paths around him.
The Right Protector was overjoyed, knowing for sure someone had helped him. He hastily turned around, looking in all directions. However, there was not a single person in sight around him, which made him even more astonished.
After a moment of silence, he clasped his hands and bowed in all directions, saying, "Thank you, senior, for your help!"
Having said that, the Right Protector immediately dashed out of the pile of rocks and headed straight for the valley.
At that time, from behind a huge rock in the distance, two people slowly emerged, precisely an old man and his blind granddaughter.
The girl wondered, "Grandpa, this Eight Trigrams Array is really magical. He was just in that one position, and turned around all night but couldn't find his way out. After knocking over the formation eye's rock, everything around immediately became visible. It's really mysterious."
The old man laughed, "Back in the day, Zhuge Kongming used this Eight Trigrams Array to block a hundred thousand elite soldiers, let alone a single person. Although this Eight Trigrams Array was temporarily assembled, for someone who does not understand it, thinking of getting out is absolutely not an easy thing!"
"It's really magical." The girl said.
"There are too many magical things in this world. The things handed down by our ancestors are all useful!" The old man laughed, "Another day, I will tell you about Qimen Dunjia, that is truly magical!"
The old man and the girl walked far away, while on this side, the Right Protector rushed into the valley, and the sky had already completely brightened. A thin layer of mist rose in the valley, making it very hazy and impossible to see clearly inside.
The Right Protector walked several circles in the valley, searching for the fallen Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu. However, after several rounds, he discovered nothing but some bloodstains on the ground; he saw nothing resembling the mangled bodies he had anticipated.
After several rounds and finding nothing, the Right Protector breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of anything, not finding Huangfu Ziyu's corpse meant she was still not considered dead!
However, to be safe, the Right Protector did not leave directly. Waiting until mid-morning, when the sun had completely risen and the mist in the valley had dispersed to reveal everything clearly, he searched carefully in the valley again. This time, things were clearly visible, and confirming there were no bodies of the two, he finally left the valley.
Reaching the roadside, a car was parked there. In the car, Tianfu and White Wolf were bound tightly and thrown in the back seat. Seeing the Right Protector return, the two immediately struggled and emitted crazy roars from their throats.
"No need to shout, I didn't find their bodies!" said the Right Protector, "Maybe they are not dead yet!"
Hearing this, Tianfu and White Wolf were overjoyed. They glanced at each other and began to struggle violently again.
"Stop struggling. Until Huangfu Ziyu appears, I won't let you go," the Right Protector said sternly. "You two are unstable, and if you say the wrong things and ruin this plan, then everything will be over. But don't worry, I think Huangfu Ziyu won't die so easily!"
Seeing how the Right Protector acted, Tianfu and White Wolf knew struggling was useless and could only lay honestly on the back seat of the car.
The Right Protector glanced again in the direction of the valley, his mind filled with thoughts. After a while, he finally started the car and drove away from the place along the highway. In three days, the Xihang Shen Family would enter Shenchuan City, and he had to gather the Killing Gate Seven Hidden within these three days!
To confront the Xihang Shen Family and make them suffer a heavy loss, Netherworld Scholar, Netherworld Taoist, Black Asura, and Pig King, were all indispensable!
Meanwhile, Huangfu Ziyu helped Ye Qing into the village and found a household to settle him down first.
Ye Qing's dislocated arm had already been set back in place, but he was still unconscious, as the force of the fall last night was too great. Huangfu Ziyu originally wanted to send Ye Qing back to Shenchuan City, but eventually gave up on the idea. Just as Xu Cunxiao had worried, before the Xihang Shen Family and Killing Gate officially clashed, everything needed to be cautious. If Ye Qing ruined this plan, her hope of reviving the Huangfu Household would be dashed!
After resting for a day in the farmhouse and having recovered somewhat, Huangfu Ziyu took advantage of the darkness and took Ye Qing to the city. During this time, Ye Qing woke up once but quickly passed out again, the impact really being quite severe.
Upon reaching the city, Huangfu Ziyu checked into a relatively secluded hotel and settled Ye Qing inside. Then, she went out to buy some Traditional Chinese Medicine and had someone prepare it and bring it back.
Not only is the Xihang Shen Family a Martial Arts Holy Land of the Southern Six Provinces, but Shen Tianjun's medical skills were also very brilliant. Thus, the Xihang Shen Family had the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill. Huangfu Ziyu learned medicine at the Shen Family, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine she concocted herself was naturally much better than those prescribed by so-called Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors.
That night, after feeding Ye Qing a bowl of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huangfu Ziyu laid him down to rest. However, she remained in the room herself to take care of Ye Qing and sat beside the bed. Yet, having been exhausted from the previous night, she was worn out. As she sat, she unknowingly lay down and fell asleep beside Ye Qing.