Monument of Life and Death

  Chapter 1104 Precise trap

   "How about...how about I ask Qian Yuan," Xiao Lan said with a guilty conscience, "Should I discuss this with him?..."

   "Why?" Luo Jiutian listened for a long time, pouted and said indignantly, "Why did my Qianyuan become Xiaolan's life bug?"

   "Why is it your Qianyuan?" Qin Yin helped Xiaolan retort, "Your Qianyuan is on your own plate, and it belongs to Xiaolan."

   "Plate... what plate?"

   "Your Beaulieu Pond."

   "...how is that a plate?!"

   "..."

  Xiaolan's head hurts hearing the two quarreling, but she is afraid that the two will shift the blame to herself, so she can only pretend to move aside inadvertently, intending to call out her Qianyuanlong to ask clearly.

  Xiaolan looked at the Panlong Pond in her palm and took a deep breath.

   "Dive into the abyss, show up."

   At the last moment when the mantra landed, Xiaolan focused her eyes on the surface of Panlongchi, but suddenly found something that was not quite right.

  The pointer in the center of Beaulieu Pool usually rotates clockwise, but at this moment, it is actually rotating in the opposite direction.

what happened?

However, the formula was finished, and before Xiaolan had time to react, the surface of the Panlong Pond shone brightly, and the dazzling golden-white light immediately enveloped Xiaolan's whole body. In the light, fell into a deep sleep.

  ***

  In the middle of the dark courtyard, stood a slender and tall figure.

  Qiao didn't stand under the elm trees on both sides of the courtyard. The moonlight shone through the tree cover, outlining his figure in bits and pieces. His clothes fluttered, and he looked like a fairy.

  When Wen Ling saw the bridge, his shoulders trembled exaggeratedly, and he quickly hid behind Baomu.

  Baomu took advantage of the situation to block Wenling behind him, the fool patted Wenling on the shoulder, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Baomu will protect you."

   "That's right," Baomu then said, "Brother Fool will protect us both."

   Wen Ling closed his eyes sadly.

  I don't want to believe a word these two men said.

   "Did you guess we will come?" The fool took a step forward, looked at the bridge and didn't ask.

  Qiao did not answer his question directly, but turned around directly, walked into the main hall, and said shallowly as he walked, "Come in and say."

  The three of them glanced at each other. In the end, the two men grabbed the reluctant Wen Ling and followed the bridge into the darker hall together.

   Before the three of them could speak, he turned around with his back to their bridge. His face was hidden in the darkness, but his voice seemed a lot more phony than before.

   "Of course I knew you would come," Qiao said with a sigh, "and I'm shocked that you only thought of looking for me now."

  Uh... what this means is...

   "It means you are stupid." Qiao Mei's tone didn't sound very good, as if he was sulking, "Is there any other way for you to come to me now?"

   "This..." The fool felt speechless, but he still said brazenly, "We still have other ways, but it's all planB..."

  Qiao didn't sneer. Although he didn't speak, the meaning of "do you think I believe your nonsense" is contained in the laughter.

   "Since you know we're coming, you must know where we should find our companions," Baomu said, "Please, tell us."

   "They are not in the same place," Qiao said succinctly, "Whose location do you want to know?"

   "Not in the same place?" The fool was a little anxious, "Then are they all safe?"

   "Because I made some arrangements, they are all safe for the time being," Qiao Mei said, "but my ability is limited to this. If you don't meet again, you will be destroyed one by one."

  The three of them stood up with goosebumps all over their bodies.

   "Then...quick..." Baomu said with his eyes wide open, "Xiaolan, first Xiaolan, where is Xiaolan?"

  Qiao was not satisfied with the news that the three of them asked Xiaolan first, nodded his head lightly, and said, "Xiaolan is not with anyone, she is in a dream."

   "Dream?" The fool looked at Baomu and Wen Ling in a panic, "She...is she dreaming again?"

   "Don't worry, she will wake up," Qiao Mei said, "She must have this dream, if you don't have this dream, you will all die."

  The three of them shivered in unison, Wen Ling's lips were already pale, and she looked dully at the ground where the bridge had no feet, wondering what she was thinking.

   "Then can we... still find them?" Baomu's voice became smaller and smaller.

"I can send you into the world where they are, but I can't tell you where they are," Qiao Mo said, "and the price is—now, at least you are safe, and you will also face danger when you enter that world ...do you want to hesitate?"

   "There is nothing to hesitate," the fool said decisively, "We are one."

  Hashio nodded approvingly again.

"I don't know exactly what that world looks like," Qiao didn't say, and raised his finger to point to the giant cauldron outside the main hall door, "I only know that that person has prepared traps for all of you to precisely counter your weaknesses. And what I did was disrupt his plans and put different people into different traps."

"for example…"

   "For example, the trap set for you has been broken by another person," Qiao Mu looked at Baomu, "and that person has gone deep into the core of that world, and is about to discover the ultimate secret."

  Baomu shuddered behind his back, "A trap for...for me?"

   "That's right," Qiao Mo said, "If you were the one who fell into the trap, you would have no chance of surviving."

   "Then can you tell us what the ultimate secret is?" The fool asked naturally, "Since you can do so many things, does it mean that the world is not a problem for you?"

Qiao Wu shook his head, "I should have said that gods are not omnipotent, and in many cases, gods have more constraints than you. My wish is not fulfilled, and it is impossible to be punished by heaven for violating taboos now." .”

  Everyone knew that his wish was related to Xiaolan, so he didn't ask any more questions.

   "Okay then..." said the fool, "tell us a little more before sending us in."

  Wenling and Baomu also nodded desperately.

  After all... the bridge from God's perspective didn't say any more clues. For them who are in danger, they may be able to save their lives.

   "There are no more clues," Qiao Mei said, "I can only say that sometimes, sacrifice is necessary."

  The hearts of the three of them were cold.

   "Facing sacrifices squarely and not being afraid of sacrifices," Qiao Mu said, leading the three of them to Juding, "but don't waste other people's sacrifices, and leave the rest to fate."

  (end of this chapter)