Shen Qianmo raised an eyebrow, looking at Situ Jingyan with some doubt. They couldn't escape? They were only a few feet away from the outer edge of the formation. Leaving would only take an instant. How could the formation be so powerful?
Situ Jingyan saw the doubt in Shen Qianmo's eyes and gave a wicked smile. "Just because others can't escape doesn't mean I can't. I'll go get the blueprints in a bit, Mo'er, you go out and fight."
Shen Qianmo stared intently into Situ Jingyan's eyes, a smile playing on her lips. She tightened her grip on Situ Jingyan's hand and said, word by word, "If we're going to leave, we'll leave together."
Seeing the determination filling Shen Qianmo's dark eyes, Situ Jingyan sighed helplessly, reached out and gently pinched Shen Qianmo's nose, saying with a mix of helplessness and affection, "There's really nothing that can be hidden from your eyes."
Since the Absolute Formation is the best among all formations, it is not just a name without substance. It may seem like only a few feet away, but once the formation is activated, leaving is no easier than escaping from a thousand troops.
"Others might not be so. But Jingyan, you absolutely can't fool me." Shen Qianmo smiled and said confidently. Because she knew Situ Jingyan too well, she could see through his facade even in a slight smile.
When Situ Jingyan said those words, there was a slight unnaturalness in his expression. Although it was only a slight unnaturalness, it did not escape Shen Qianmo's eyes.
“Going to get the blueprints is indeed fraught with danger, but Mo’er, you have to trust me.” Situ Jingyan pressed down hard on Shen Qianmo’s shoulder, his eyes filled with both doting affection and domineering authority as he said, “So, listen to me.”
“Jingyan. I am not a burden.” Shen Qianmo stubbornly raised her eyes. Of course she knew that going to get the blueprints was extremely dangerous, and she also knew that once the ultimate formation was activated, it would be difficult to get out. However, she was not a burden. She also had superb martial arts skills. She could protect herself and also cover for Situ Jingyan.
Situ Jingyan looked at Shen Qianmo with his dark eyes, which eventually turned into a helpless and doting smile. "My Mo'er, I really can't do anything with you."
"You take the blueprints, I'll cover you." Hearing Situ Jingyan's words, Shen Qianmo knew that he agreed to let her stay with him, and she said it without any hesitation.
Situ Jingyan nodded, and the two exchanged a glance. Without needing to say anything more, their tacit understanding led them to move simultaneously.
Situ Jingyan leaped into the air like lightning, heading straight for the blueprint. Shen Qianmo, dressed in white, had ribbons flying from her sleeves, clearing away the arrows triggered by the activation of the formation for Situ Jingyan.
Arrows rained down on Situ Jingyan from all directions. Shen Qianmo's ribbons fluttered, constantly deflecting the arrows. As soon as Situ Jingyan got the blueprints, he turned around and flew away with Shen Qianmo.
In just a short while, the distance from their previous position to the blueprint was densely covered with arrows. If Situ Jingyan had been even slightly slower in dodging, or if Shen Qianmo had been even a fraction of a second slower, Situ Jingyan would be a pincushion by now.
Just as Situ Jingyan and Shen Qianmo were about to use the ground as leverage to fly outwards, iron swords suddenly emerged from the ground. Countless white iron swords sprouted from the ground, turning the originally dim library into a gleaming white spectacle.
A hint of seriousness flashed in Situ Jingyan's eyes. He abruptly withdrew his foot, which he had intended to use to touch the ground, and forcefully used his inner strength to retreat. At the same time, Shen Qianmo also twisted her body in mid-air and took a step back.
This retreat not only cost them the chance to quickly escape the perilous formation, but also triggered the formation's interconnected mechanisms.
Shen Qianmo and Situ Jingyan exchanged a quick glance, dodging the hidden weapon that had been launched due to their misstep and the triggering of the mechanism. A hint of seriousness flashed in their eyes.
This formidable formation truly lived up to its reputation. It seemed to have calculated exactly how they would escape, deliberately blocking their steps and trapping them inside the formation instead of allowing them to leave.
As Shen Qianmo dodged the hidden weapons, her brows furrowed, and a hint of anxiety appeared in her usually calm and composed dark eyes. The hidden weapons kept coming at her and Situ Jingyan relentlessly, and even with their unparalleled skills, there would be times when they made a mistake.
Against the backdrop of the gleaming white iron sword, the hidden weapon gleamed with a ghostly green light, clearly coated with a potent poison. Anyone touched by this weapon would likely meet a gruesome end.
Shen Qianmo and Situ Jingyan carefully dodged the hidden weapons. Suddenly, a hidden weapon hit the blueprint in Situ Jingyan's hand. Seeing that the blueprint was about to slip from his hand, Shen Qianmo reached out to grab it without thinking. However, this action caused her to lose focus and exposed her back to the range of the hidden weapon.
Seeing this, Situ Jingyan quickly used his internal energy to deflect the hidden weapon. However, because he used his internal energy, he could not control his body in mid-air and suffered a backlash, falling towards the iron sword. When Shen Qianmo saw Situ Jingyan falling, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. She used the white silk on her face to hook Situ Jingyan's falling body. Situ Jingyan used the slight force to jump up again, and he and Shen Qianmo were back to back in a defensive position.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Before Situ Jingyan and Shen Qianmo could even register their panic, a barrage of hidden weapons rained down on them like an inexhaustible spring.
Situ Jingyan frowned deeply. This couldn't go on. They were exhausted from dealing with the hidden weapons and could hardly move an inch. Every time they tried to move forward, the number of hidden weapons would suddenly increase, forcing them to retreat.
If this stalemate continues, even if he manages to avoid the hidden weapons and survive, by tomorrow morning, when the people cleaning the library discover him and summon Nalan Rong, Nalan Rong will use the million soldiers of Li Kingdom, along with thousands of experts, to deal with him and Shen Qianmo. In that case, he and Shen Qianmo will undoubtedly die.
"We can't wait any longer!" Shen Qianmo and Situ Jingyan exchanged a glance. They had already spent a lot of time in this formation. If they dragged it out any longer, things would really be in trouble by dawn!
Both of them frowned deeply, a resolute glint in their eyes. It seemed their only option was to charge straight in.
The only solution is for one person to use their internal energy to temporarily deflect the hidden weapon, giving the other person time to escape. However, this would prevent the person using the internal energy from getting out, and the residual force of the internal energy would cause their body to fall. And the ground is full of iron swords! They might even be covered in unknown toxins!
“Just like before.” Situ Jingyan looked at Shen Qianmo. Just now, he used his internal force to deflect the hidden weapon, and Shen Qianmo used the white silk to pull his falling body. If they coordinated well, they could use this small gap to escape the range of the hidden weapon.
“Okay.” Shen Qianmo’s eyes darkened, then she smiled and replied.
The current situation leaves her no room for further hesitation. She is certain she can do it. If she cannot, she will make the Li Kingdom pay for its blood debt! She will use this entire world as a sacrifice for Situ Jingyan!
Yes. If she fails, she will not choose to fall into the iron sword with Situ Jingyan like those other women, because then everything they have done will have been in vain! She will take this military deployment map, leave this place, destroy the Li Kingdom, destroy Linwei, take the world, and use it to pay tribute to Situ Jingyan.
Only then could she accompany Situ Jingyan without any worries.
Of course. Heaven still favored them.
Situ Jingyan used his internal force to deflect the hidden weapons around him. Shen Qianmo leaped out of the encirclement of hidden weapons, and the ribbon flew out with her hand. She used all her strength to pull Situ Jingyan's falling body back. Situ Jingyan used the force to leap out and barely escaped the encirclement of hidden weapons.
They looked at each other. Smiles appeared on their faces.
Their eyes flashed with even greater ferocity as the two carefully dealt with the endless stream of hidden weapons and traps around them. It took them a full half hour to cover a distance of only a few meters.
Once outside the range of the deadly formation, Shen Qianmo's palms were drenched in sweat. This was the most dangerous experience she had ever had in her life. Even the day she nearly died in the Strange Peak Forest hadn't been as perilous as this.
She was truly teetering on the edge of life and death, one wrong step and she could have died. But she felt no fear, because the person she loved most was right beside her.
"The Absolute Formation truly lives up to its name." Situ Jingyan's expression remained unchanged, his dark eyes still held their usual depth, and the corners of his mouth still curled into a wicked smile. However, Shen Qianmo could see that Situ Jingyan also breathed a slight sigh of relief when he left the Absolute Formation.
Shen Qianmo glanced at the blueprint in her hand and slowly unfolded it. There hadn't been any time to verify if the blueprint was a military deployment map while she was in the dense formation.
Shen Qianmo felt the sweat on her hands layer by layer, showing no sign of decreasing, but rather increasing. How could she not be nervous! These were the blueprints they had obtained at the risk of their lives. If they weren't military deployment maps, then everything they had done would have been in vain, and they would have alerted the enemy, making Nalan Rong wary.
The blueprints slowly unfurled. The terrain and military deployments of the Li Kingdom were clearly displayed on the paper. The meticulous detail made Shen Qianmo feel as if the entire Li Kingdom was right before her eyes.
A haughty smile crept onto Situ Jingyan's lips. If he said it was a military deployment map, then it must be.
Reaching out to put his arm around Shen Qianmo's waist, Situ Jingyan gave a wicked smile, "I wonder what kind of expression Nalan Rong will have when she hears this news tomorrow?"
"It would have been very interesting. It's just a pity we won't be able to see it." Shen Qianmo slowly curled up a wicked smile, a hint of cunning flashing in his dark eyes, while also showing a look of great regret.
Now that they have the military deployment map, there's no need for them to remain in Li Kingdom; staying would only bring them greater danger. The first person Nalan Rong thought of after the map was stolen was Shen Qianmo. Who else in the Li Kingdom's palace possessed such power?!
"I heard that Yan Xiuling has recently arrived in the capital of Li Kingdom." Situ Jingyan shook his head with a smile, a hint of mockery flashing in his dark eyes, and said with a laugh.