The sky gradually darkened, and except for the bridge at the beginning, Qiuqiu could no longer see the mark left by Shi'er.
"Just rest here tonight and leave again at dawn."
Qiuqiu stopped and nodded.
No matter how beautiful the scenery is, if you walk like this all the way, even if you don't feel tired, you will feel tired in your heart.
Qiu Qiushun pointed to the front: "Let's go to the slope in front and rest."
The guard did not object.
Qiuqiu paid attention to the roadside to see if there were any signs that Shi Er might have left.
Since they didn't rely on flying swords to travel in the trial cave, their distance should be similar to Shi'er's, right? Did Shi'er rest near here before? Maybe she could see other messages he left for her.
Everything on the roadside is the same as it was along the way. There are broken roadside foundation stones, short trees, and wild flowers whose petals have drooped and are about to close because the sun is going down...
Apart from this stone road, there are no other human traces here.
Qiuqiu took out two pieces of cake from the Qiankun bag and handed one to Guan Wei: "Brother Guan, please try it too, this is plum cake."
The Qiankun bag is really a wonderful thing. If you put food in it for a year and a half, the color and smell will not change when you take it out. If there is soup, even the soup will not spill out.
The guard took it over.
Qiuqiu herself tore open the paper wrapping the plum cake and took a bite.
The plum cake is sweet yet sour, making it very refreshing to eat.
She originally thought that the guard would not take her things. You know, during the past few days, people were always attentive to her. They asked her if she wanted to drink water or if she wanted something to eat.
And so on, the guard has been as cold as ice and has not responded at all.
Qiuqiu handed him the plum cake, and she was already prepared to be rejected. The two of them were together, and she wanted to eat it herself, so it would be a bad idea not to greet the other person.
As a result, the guard actually took it over.
Not only did he take it, he also tore off the seal and took a bite as well.
Qiuqiu blinked - the childish look of the guard came out again. When he had a straight face, he looked particularly serious, deep and aura.
But as soon as there was an expression on his face, this feeling immediately disappeared without a trace. A childishness that was completely inconsistent with an expert like him was revealed.
Qiuqiu turned around and took another bite of the plum cake in her hand.
With the cake still in her mouth, Qiuqiu suddenly froze. Her pace became slower and slower, and finally she stopped and looked at the place that caught her attention just now.
There are also broken stubbles on the cornerstone of the roadside there. There is nothing unusual about broken stubble. This road may have gone through many years of wind and frost, and there are many broken stubbles.
But the stubble there really seemed familiar. It seemed like I had seen it just now.
"What's wrong?" the guard asked her.
Qiuqiu was a little unsure and hesitated slightly: "Nothing...it's just the stubble just now. I seem to have seen it once."
The guard looked solemn and stopped. Qiuqiu pointed out the place he saw just now, but she was not 100% sure: "That's it, it looks familiar."
The guard strode over, picked up a piece of diamond-shaped gravel on the side of the road, and placed it on the broken stubble.
"Go forward."
Qiuqiu looked back and followed the guard as he walked forward.
She counted her steps and found that she had walked about four or five hundred steps. Qiuqiu and the guard stopped together.
Not far in front of them, there was another break in the roadbed.
There is also a diamond-shaped piece of gravel placed on the broken stubble.
Qiuqiu was startled and turned to look at the guard.
The guard also glanced at him, strode forward, and picked up the piece of gravel.
The sword practitioner knew the weight and size of the stone, as well as the angular texture on the stone, which he had just picked up and put on the roadside.
Now it was certain that Qiuqiu was not dazzled, but that they had indeed gone through this journey just now.
But they didn't look back, let alone turn. Being able to pass the place they had just passed only meant that there was something wrong with this place.
They may have been running around in circles without really getting out.
Looking at the high slope not far away, it didn't look far away, but they still hadn't reached that place after walking for a long time.
Qiuqiu didn't feel scared, but was a little confused for a moment.
The tests I encountered before were all real. Wild boars are ferocious and poisonous snakes are disgusting, but they are both visible and tangible. You can defeat and kill them and that's it. But this level you are facing now,
This is the first time Qiuqiu meets him.
Is this a formation? Or some other test?
Qiuqiu calmed down and quickly recalled whether such a situation had been mentioned in the books she had read.
Yes, there are many more.
Some formations have such an effect. People who enter the formation will think that they have been walking in a straight path, but in the end they find that they are always going around in circles and not really moving forward.
Also, it seems that there is a miasma. People who inhale the miasma become confused and hallucinate, and they will always wander in the same place.
Qiuqiu looked at the guards. They were both quite sober. If there was only one person, it would be possible to inhale the miasma accidentally, but it would be impossible for two people to do it together.
Then what kind of formation did they fall into?
The guard obviously thought the same thing as her: "This may be a formation."
Qiuqiu nodded.
But how to get out of this formation?
Generally, you need to find the eye and center of the formation.
The guard warned her: "Let's not separate. Once we separate, we may never meet again."
Qiuqiu nodded in agreement and looked around.
The sun has set, twilight has gathered, and the surroundings have become dark. The jungle in the distance has turned into an obscure shadow, and insects are chirping in the grass.
Guan Wei is actually not good at formations. He focuses exclusively on swordsmanship, and he only has a superficial understanding of formations - he doesn't even know much more than Qiuqiu.
The guard held the hilt of the sword.
If he encounters any difficult opponent, he will not retreat. He has a sword in his hand. He is fearless in everything, and he is confident that he can protect Jingqiu beside him.
But what we are encountering now is this formation.
The guard had no idea how to find a way out of the current predicament.
Qiuqiu squatted down, frowned and thought, took out a pen and paper and began to draw.
The guard hesitated and squatted down beside her.
What Qiuqiu drew on the white paper was the formation she had seen before.
Because she was reading too many books and didn't pay attention at the time, she tried her best to recall some clues about this formation.
Seeing her frowning expression, the guard couldn't help but say, "Jingqiu?"
"Stop talking, let me think again..."
It's not Master's book collection, nor is it the book Shi'er gave her.
Yes, it was in the library of Xiuyuan Mountain. When she was looking for books about space, she once found a book about this formation.
She copied many books at that time, and this one should be among them.
Qiuqiu took out the Qiankun bag, pulled away the tether, and poured it out.
A pile of books fell out with a crash from the ground.
"Brother Guan, help me look for it. I remember that it was wrapped in thick bamboo paper and the book was newly printed."
There were really a lot of books. Brother Guan also helped her find them.
It didn't take long for Qiuqiu to pull out the book from a pile of rubbings.
"Although I don't know if it's useful or not, I'd still like to compare it with the one above. There's another book here. Brother Guan, you can also look through it."
Qiuqiu raised her head and explained, then lowered her head to flip through the booklet.
Qiuqiu remembered it correctly. She was working hard to find clues about the secret realm. The books she read about space and formations were very impressive. She could even memorize many books intermittently and recite them.
of words.
"Okay, here it is." Qiuqiu showed the page to the guard: "Is this what it says here?"
The guard read those lines and nodded.
Qiuqiu raised her head, but the words on the page could no longer be seen clearly. She took out the fluorescent stone and illuminated it. She continued to read down while continuing to scribble on the paper.
"The thing that trapped us may be the three-star formation mentioned above. The formation is not too big, nor is it too complicated. Generally, it has no murderous intent and will not cause death." Qiuqiu rubbed his eyes, and Guan Wei took the book.
Read the context of these lines carefully. This booklet does not only talk about formations. The mention of this formation is only accidental, and there is no specific explanation of how to break the formation.
It’s just a few words. It’s a shame that Qiuqiu has read it once and can still remember it accurately.
"Among the three formation eyes of the Three-Star Formation, only one can help us escape, and it will be useless even if we find the other two. The formation eyes will change three times in twelve hours, once every four hours." Qiuqiu raised his head.
He glanced at the sky and said, "It should be three o'clock in the morning, right?"
The guard nodded.
He was a little surprised.
Qiuqiu's cultivation was shallow and she had only been introduced for a short period of time, not to mention that she had not yet received good systematic guidance. However, her knowledge was as broad as he imagined, and she was calm and calm.
"From now until the end of Haishi, the formation eye should not change. We still have two hours to find the formation eye in this time period."
Qiuqiu pulled out her sword, first relied on the starlight above her head to identify the north, south, east, and west, and then drew a cross shape on the ground to determine the most basic coordinates, with the center point at their feet.
Then she drew an equilateral triangle around the cross, with three corners pointing in three directions.
Qiuqiu raised her head and glanced at Guan Wei: "Brother Guan, which direction should we go first?"
Guan Wei was now certain that he might not be smarter than Qiuqiu in making decisions. He said, "What do you think?"
Qiuqiu thought for a while: "Now is the You hour, which belongs to gold, and gold is in the west. Let's... try the west first?"
The guard didn't hesitate and said immediately: "Okay."
The two of them changed directions. Qiuqiu looked down at the triangle drawn on the ground again, and the two of them walked towards the upper left direction.
It was already completely dark, but fortunately the two of them could see the environment clearly without lighting up lanterns or torches.
After getting off the gravel road, it became bumpy and uneven underfoot, overgrown with weeds and bushes, and there was no road at all. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, and your support.
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