For the entire afternoon, Ye Anping trained with Zhuang Hu in the courtyard, teaching him the methods to break the formations of Wu Chengzhou one by one. It must be said that Zhuang Hu, with his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, was indeed quick-witted. Ye Anping only needed to give him a few pointers, and he could extrapolate further, even coming up with better ways to deal with those formations based on Ye Anping's guidance.
Meanwhile, in the main hall, Feng Yudie also put on a show in front of her junior sister, Pei Lengxue.
Clack—
A chess piece fell, connecting five black pieces.
Feng Yudie and Zhuang Atin played twenty-seven rounds of Five-in-a-Row, almost winning effortlessly every time, leaving Pei Lengxue stunned beside them.
Pei Lengxue couldn't believe it. This 'idiot' was actually much smarter than her. Although she couldn't even beat Zhuang Atin, the fact was right in front of her eyes, and she couldn't deny it.
Seeing the black pieces lined up in a row on the chessboard, Zhuang Atin pouted as if she was about to cry and complained, "You're cheating!"
"Hmm?" Feng Yudie raised her eyebrows and chuckled, "How did I cheat? I didn't move any pieces. You've been watching all along, haven't you?"
"Waaaah—"
Zhuang Atin whimpered and buried her face in Pei Lengxue's belly, hugging her tightly.
"Waaaah—"
Feeling a bit awkward, Pei Lengxue hesitated for a moment before gently stroking Zhuang Atin's head and comforting her, "Atin, don't cry. Let's stop playing with her."
Just as Feng Yudie was about to come forward to comfort them, suddenly, there was a loud rumble, and dust scattered from the beams of the main hall.
Startled by the sound, Feng Yudie's body shivered, and she looked out towards the entrance in terror. Seeing Ye Anping, who had been practicing with Zhuang Hu, stop moving and gaze towards the eastern sky, she hurriedly got up and ran out, following Ye Anping's gaze.
The Chi Dragon Mountain was to the east of Du Chun City.
Four blood-red beams rose in the Chi Dragon Mansion, converging into a terrifying red cloud above the mansion. Just by looking at that cloud, Feng Yudie felt as if her eyes were coated in blood, and she could even smell the unique scent of blood.
"What's this—"
"Red Refining Five Lotus Array," Ye Anping explained expressionlessly, then glanced at Zhuang Hu beside him, "Big Brother Zhuang, I've just told you. Take Atin back to your room first, instruct her not to come out no matter what, change clothes and come back to the main hall to meet. I'll explain the specific situation then."
"Got it."
Zhuang Hu furrowed his brow slightly, nodded, and without a second word, rushed into the main hall, carrying Zhuang Atin and running towards the backyard. Pei Lengxue followed suit, looking up at the scene atop Chi Dragon Mountain. However, she remained impassive, her expression still calm, and she simply called out to Ye Anping, "Husband..."
Ye Anping nodded to her, indicating that the situation was under control. He then held Feng Yudie's shoulder, leading her into the main hall. From his storage bag, he took out several rolls of bandages and handed them to Feng Yudie.
"Senior Sister Feng, wrap these bandages around your body, layer them several times, leaving only your eyes exposed."
Feng Yudie looked at the bandages in her hand, puzzled, and asked, "Why do I need to wrap bandages? I'm not injured."
"In a moment, there will be red snowfall from the sky. You can't let the snow touch your skin."
"What if it accidentally touches?"
"Take the Spirit-Shocking Pill immediately. Do you have it?"
"Spirit-Shocking Pill?" Feng Yudie shrank her neck, nodded dumbly, and said, "Senior Sister Xiao bought a lot and gave me some."
"Okay— then change your clothes here."
After that, Ye Anping led Pei Lengxue out of the main hall and found several stunned guards.
"You guys, go and inform the heads of the branches of the Dragon-Slaying Society to have them bring people to the streets to announce, urging the residents and cultivators of Du Chun City to stay indoors as much as possible. Got it? Everyone must be back indoors half an hour later."
"Young Master—"
Seeing the bewildered expressions of the guards, Ye Anping furrowed his brow and scolded, "Stay calm!"
"Ah— yes!"
"Do you hear what I said?"
"We hear you, we'll go do it immediately!"
The guards shouted loudly in response and then looked at each other before heading outside the Jiang Residence, carrying their staff.
After watching them leave, Ye Anping hurriedly took Pei Lengxue back to the room and wrapped themselves up like mummies with bandages, then changed into dark blue night clothes and picked up their hats.
When they returned to the main hall, Zhuang Hu and Feng Yudie had also changed their clothes and were waiting for him.
Ye Anping approached, took out the map of Chi Dragon Mansion that he had drawn before from his storage bag, spread it out with his spiritual power, and pointed to the six red dots on it, saying, "These six positions are the locations of the Red Refining Five Lotus Array Formation Eyes. However, we've already killed two people, so there are only four left. Our targets are these four points—"
"The northernmost point is the main Formation Eye held by Li Feng. Northwest is Wu Chengzhou. Big Brother Zhuang, you will go there later; it should be a martial arts field."
Zhuang Hu nodded, "Okay."
Then, Ye Anping looked at Feng Yudie beside him and said, "In the center of Chi Dragon Mansion, here is 'Zi Tiancheng,' a middle stage Core Formation cultivator. You will be in charge here, understand?"
"He's in the Middle stage of Core Formation?!" Feng Yudie was slightly startled. "Can I handle it?"
You will probably end up black and blue... Ye Anping pondered for a moment, omitting the first half of the sentence and nodded with a smile, "But you can handle it."
Feng Yudie shrank her neck. "But?"
"After my junior sister and I deal with Zuo Min in the northeast direction, we'll come to help you."
"Okay— got it!"
"Then, Big Brother Zhuang, you may not be able to kill Wu Chengzhou. Just stall him for now. He currently occupies the Moon Pivot position as the Formation Eye and cannot move. Your main task is to disrupt his maintenance of the formation. After we deal with the other two demon cultivators, we'll come to help you. You need to hold on until we arrive."
"Okay."
Finally, Ye Anping pointed to the red dot at the northernmost edge of the map and said, "Li Feng will be left until the end because there are variables. I'll act accordingly when the time comes. After we regroup, I'll explain what to do."
At this point, Ye Anping straightened his chest, took a deep breath with his hands behind his back, and loudly asked, "Everyone!! Any questions?!!"
Pei Lengxue, standing beside Ye Anping, also raised her chest and head and answered in a loud voice, "None!!"
Her response startled Zhuang Hu and Feng Yudie, who turned to look at her with puzzled expressions. After a moment of confusion, they both shook their heads in succession.
Seeing their reactions, Ye Anping sighed, furrowed his brow, and scolded, "What about you two?!!"
Both Zhuang Hu and Feng Yudie shook their heads slightly. "N-no— none."
"Tsk— Have you two not eaten enough? Say 'none' with your chest out and head up. What's with this timid attitude?!"
Startled by Ye Anping's reprimand, Zhuang Hu and Feng Yudie hesitated for a moment before quickly straightening their bodies like Pei Lengxue and said, "None!"
"Good! May fortune favor you in battle!! Let's go!!"
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