Chapter 40: Hot on Their Heels

  The most dangerous place can also be the safest location. The formation around the pavilion was originally set up to protect the female disciples of Jade Maiden Peak from being peeped at while bathing. Unexpectedly, it has now become an escape route for several people. Of course, if you don't have the skill to break through the formation, entering this formation is equivalent to jumping into a net.

  "Just get through this formation and we can escape the fire circle's coverage, then we can return to our original route and break free." Pan Yue wiped away the sweat on his forehead, this kind of mental concentration to break the formation was too much pressure for him. Especially with the time requirement being short, it made people even more tense, fortunately everything was still going smoothly for now.

  Time had passed for a while, and Li Muying saw that the fire circle still had no reaction. He thought it was necessary to take other measures, and their time was still limited. Shen Cong's expression seemed somewhat solemn, this was the price of eavesdropping, which made things so embarrassing now. However, being able to see Li Muying's nearly perfect figure seemed not too bad a deal either.

  Whether it's a gain or a loss depends on personal feelings. Anyway, Pan Yue absolutely feels like he's made a profit, and a huge one at that. If only he could see clearly, that would be the real big win, unfortunately, it was ruined by that swallowing sound. Thinking of this, Pan Yue is furious in his heart, who is the idiot who made such a noise, has he never seen a woman before?!

  Although the woman is incredibly beautiful, it shouldn't be like this, it's simply embarrassing and infuriating. Wanting to see such a scene again today, I'm afraid there won't be another chance, unless Li Muying is taken into my arms. But thinking about it, such things are unlikely to happen anyway.

  He silently sighed, and Pan Yue took out a bottle of wine from the Qiankun bag and drank a few mouthfuls. It was unclear what was going on, but despite being close to the Ting Lake, the basic array here was actually all flame-type, as if it would not stop until it had evaporated all the water in his body.

  "Give me some more time, this formation may not be complex, but there are many changes within it. We can't touch it, or else we'll be telling the people outside that we're here now."

  Shen Cong nodded, not understanding the formation either. At this moment, he seemed a bit passive. However, each profession has its own strengths, and after devoting all his energy to cultivation, it was normal that he didn't understand these things. If he were trapped by the formation outside and there were no other capable people around, Shen Cong's thoughts wouldn't be on how to break the formation, but rather on using brute force to blast his way out.

  "Hum!"

  Pan Yue, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped in his tracks. The world around him, formed by the array, was shaking slightly, with a very small amplitude, but it was indeed shaking. Pan Yue's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily.

  "What? Could it be that someone has discovered it?" Shen's heart was startled and he said.

  "It's still unclear, but someone is making a move. It doesn't seem like the Jade Maiden Peak disciples' doing; if they had discovered us, they could have just waited outside and ambushed us, no need to come in." Pan Yue shook his head.

  "That's the few people who were peeking with us earlier." Shen Cong smiled wryly and shook his head, then reached into the Qiankun bag and pulled out something to throw at Pan Yue. He also took one out for himself and compared it to his head, seemingly wanting to put it on.

  Pan Yue looked at the thing in his hand in confusion, "What is this?"

  "Of course, it's used to cover your face. Don't tell me you want people to see what you look like?" Shen Cong glanced at Pan Yue with a hint of helplessness, while he had already put on the object in his hand to cover his face. From the looks of it, it was similar to that of a bank robber from his previous life, because this was also something Shen Cong had altered using those stockings.

  It's laughable that Shen Cong, who was once a heroic figure, has become a thief-like person due to his voyeuristic behavior. Pan Yue burst out laughing upon seeing Shen Cong's current appearance. However, he still honestly put on the disguise, as being discovered would not be a good thing. Moreover, before they set out, Shen Cong had requested that they wear loose clothing, which also made it impossible to discern their figures clearly.

  The membrane wall on the array suddenly wrinkled, and then five figures burst out from it. As soon as one of them came out, they observed their surroundings, and then saw Shen and his companion. Their eyes first showed astonishment, followed by joy, but this joy was hidden very deeply, and people far away couldn't see it clearly.

  "It's indeed a joint peeping session." Pan Yue glanced at these people with an unpleasant expression. If it weren't for them, the previous peeping wouldn't have caused any trouble and she could have enjoyed that perfect figure. Now everything was ruined, and they had to think of how to escape.

  "Two friends, goodbye." Zhou Mo said with a bow.

  "You're welcome." Shen Cong also raised his hand, while observing the few people. Their cultivation was not low, all above the third stage of Tongli, and the person in front of him was even at the peak of Tongli, only one thread away from condensing yuan at the fourth stage, stronger than Zhao Wu, Shen Cong's third senior brother.

  "What are those messy things on your heads? Take them off and let us see your faces clearly." Wu Yong shouted, his attitude somewhat overbearing.

  "We still have some use for this getup, but it can't be taken off, sorry." Shen shook his head, jokingly, already feeling quite helpless from bumping into each other, and if they were to be recognized by their appearance as well, that would be even more unbearable.

  "What's the use of still hiding your faces? Since you've all come to snoop, why bother covering up? Moreover, you've already seen our true appearances, but we don't know who you are. This is too unfair, take them off quickly!" Wu Yong said loudly, with a commanding tone.

  "We like it this way, what's it to you!" Pan Yue glared at him directly, already having a bad impression of the people in front of her.

  "How dare you speak to me like this..."

  "Shut up, when did you become so talkative?" Zhou Mei suddenly scolded, directly shutting down Wu Yong's words. Wu Yong seemed to be a little afraid of Zhou Mei, his expression was unwilling, but he didn't dare say anything more, and could only glare at Shen Cong with a fierce look.

  "Sorry, my junior brother doesn't understand the situation, please don't mind. " Zhou Mei bowed to Shen Cong and the others, seeing that they didn't have much objection, smiled and said: "Nowadays, everyone is also aware of the situation, no need for me to say more. The most important thing is to leave here as soon as possible, if you delay too long, I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave later."

  "This is natural."

  Shen nodded and turned to look at Pan Yue. Meanwhile, Pan Yue had been observing the surrounding situation while the others were talking, not wasting much time. As for the several people walking together, Pan Yue didn't have too much of a resistant attitude towards it. Although the good thing was ruined by the few people in front of him, thinking about it also knew that it wasn't intentional, and could only be considered an accident.

  And now that everyone has met, if they don't bring it up and thoroughly destroy it, it would be the most disastrous thing. Having gone through thick and thin together, having been through brothels and guns in the past, is considered an iron-clad relationship. Nowadays, everyone is at least a fellow disciple of the same sect, and can also be said to have peeked together, this relationship also has some weight, even if it doesn't seem very glorious.

  "Follow my footsteps, don't take a wrong step, or you'll trigger the formation and get trapped. Everyone will die together." Pan Yue warned several people before continuing forward. Zhou Mo and others showed joy, this time the probability of escaping increased by a few points, although their level was not weak compared to that formation, but compared to Pan Yue, there was still a gap.

  Normally this thin gap is invisible, but now that every second counts, this thin gap can change some things.

  In the pavilion by the lake, many female disciples surrounded Li Muying's side. The fire ring was still burning, but at this moment, it was eerily quiet. Those female disciples couldn't help but start to feel anxious. They were being peeped at, heaven knows what kind of lecherous man was watching them from afar. If it were someone like Cao Yu, they might be able to secretly rejoice in their hearts, but such a heroic figure wouldn't possibly do something so despicable. Whoever could do such a thing as peeping must not be anything good.

  "Li Shijie, haven't they already escaped? With such a long time and no reaction, if they could safely pass through the formation before, they can certainly exit safely now."

  "How can they possibly exit safely, this fire circle has already surrounded them completely. Even if they want to come out, it's impossible, unless they actively enter the formation themselves. Maybe then... Heaven, they won't really enter the formation, thinking of directly breaking through?" Zhao Lin exclaimed, previously she said that if someone could break through the formation and enter, she would marry him. Now even if there was really someone who could break through the formation, she would still want to strip them bare and torture them severely.

  Li Mò Yǐng's eyebrows slightly moved, and she took big strides towards the formation. Dispersing the formation was naturally difficult, among the many disciples of the Luó Shuǐ Sect, there were only a handful with this innate talent. By all accounts, it shouldn't have appeared here. But men are not good things, once they get a lustful thought in their minds, what can't they do?

  Li Moying walked up to the formation, suddenly stopping in her tracks. It wasn't that she didn't want to move forward, but rather that the formation was blocking her way. As for formations, Li Moying herself wasn't an expert either. Nowadays, all formations were operating smoothly and it was fundamentally impossible to tell from their appearance which one had people hidden inside.

  "Array plate, quickly take it out, with that array plate, we can safely enter the formation." Someone shouted loudly beside him, and after a flurry of activity, the array plate was found. The female disciples charged into the formation with a fierce momentum. There were many formations in Tinghu, but they passed through without any obstacles, and it wouldn't take long to find the people inside.

  Zheng Jie's Pan Yue suddenly stopped in his tracks, feeling the subtle changes in the surrounding formation, his face turned pale.

  "What's wrong with you, still standing there like a fool?" Wu Yong shouted loudly, showing his impatience.

  "Shut up! Whether I go or stay has nothing to do with you!" Pan Yue turned back and shouted angrily.

  "How dare you scold me, do you want to die!" Wu Yong was stunned, and then he burst into anger. Normally, relying on his wealth, everyone would give him some respect, and no one dared to bully him. Unexpectedly, he was actually scolded by this coward who didn't even dare to show his face, how could he not be angry.

  "If you have the ability, you can charge forward on your own. What's the point of following behind?" Shen turned his head to look at Wu Yong, not understanding why this person was so tactless.

  Zhou Mo turned his head and took a look at Wu Yong, who seemed to be listening normally, but now he was being stubborn. Zhou Mo's eyes were impatient, his mouth slightly moving, and he didn't know what he said, but Wu Yong suddenly became quiet, looking forward at Pan Yue with a hint of strangeness in his eyes.

  Pan Yue turned his head to look at Shen Cong, "This formation has changed slightly, it should be Li Mochen leading people directly into the restricted area. They have a way to ignore this restriction and won't take long to discover us. If I haven't broken through by then, they'll catch up. Younger brother, you don't need to worry about me, just use brute force to break through, older brother will hold them off for a moment. Today's matter was originally me dragging you here, now that we've been discovered, older brother can't drag you down."

  Pan Yue spoke with sincerity, and his eyes were even clearer. Shen Cong, who was extremely sensitive to blood, could feel Pan Yue's emotions, which came from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't help but feel a little moved - although this senior brother was usually unreliable, at critical moments, he would still think of others.

  "I have my own plans in mind, so you don't need to worry, Brother Shen. Let's break through the formation as soon as possible, and we can all leave safely." Shen Cong patted Pan Yue on the shoulder and said.

  "It's best if you can leave safely." Pan Yue smiled wryly, but wasn't too optimistic.