34. Not a Clickbait Title?
So, what happened next?
Not just Feng Lili, but even Miss Gong wanted to know how her impressive Little Auntie was tricked.
“The Myriad Seas Spiritual Realm, my own unique illusion formation, an upgraded version of your Thousand Layers Spiritual Realm.” Gong Musheng said, “That guy traded me a piece of information I was interested in for the method to break my formation.”
“Although I created the Myriad Seas Spiritual Realm, I haven’t had much chance to use it. I only showed it off once at the formation master’s exchange meeting, and those old guys just called it an ‘interesting trick’.”
“When he asked me for the solution, I was indeed a bit puzzled. After all, who would be so bored as to trade some very tempting conditions for the solution to a formation that hasn’t even been released yet?”
Hearing this, Feng Lili’s eye twitched. “The solutions to the two formations, they’re not the same, are they?”
“You’re right!” Gong Musheng smiled. “You know how lazy I am. Why would I set two completely different solutions for two similar formations?”
So that’s how it was, that’s how she got tricked.
“I gave him so much money and a way to break the formation, and in the end, he just made up a story to fool me.”
In the end, Gong Musheng got nothing and was instead tricked.
And it was only after that that she accidentally remembered that the breaking requirements for the two formations were exactly the same.
And as the original version, it was impossible for this type of formation technique to be exactly the same, after all, she had only used this immature version a few times.
Combining this with the guy’s actions in the following two days, Gong Musheng guessed that the reason he was interested in her formation wasn’t out of a formation master’s curiosity, but to use the solution to sneak into the Hundred Ghosts Ridge.
But… even so, Feng Lili was still puzzled. “I understand all that, but why did he come here?”
“He was scared out of his wits last time. Why is he still here? Is he looking for death?”
Gong Musheng couldn’t help but shake her head. “Who cares about him? I’m not worried about him. I’m worried about how he knew the solutions to my two formations were the same.”
Yes, this question, Gong Musheng had no answer to.
They were her own things, and she had never revealed any information about them. But somehow, her secrets were completely exposed.
For a true scoundrel, this was a great humiliation, so Gong Musheng had personally come to see who had this ability.
“So even you don’t know,” Feng Lili asked, “why he came here?”
“For revenge, of course.” Gong Musheng smiled. “You embarrassed him so badly back then. If he didn’t hold a grudge, he wouldn’t be like this.”
Feng Lili raised an eyebrow with a wry smile. “That was so long ago. If he’s seeking revenge now, he’s a bit petty.”
“Besides you being here, I don’t know any other reason.” Gong Musheng said, “No one else has entered the Hundred Ghosts Ridge recently. If it’s not to target you, then they must be going to…”
At this point, Gong Yiling suddenly asked, “Didn’t you say there was a secret realm here? Where is it?”
This sentence was, one, a hint to the two, that there were other places to check out, and two, a question she wanted to ask herself.
Yes, Gong Yiling had come here for the secret realm. But after hearing about the Hundred Ghosts Ridge and other places, she felt strange.
Didn’t they say… that the Hundred Ghosts Ridge was actually a secret realm?
Looking at it now, where was this secret realm? Surely it wasn’t just something the people here made up to scare off outsiders?
Hearing her words, Yan Chuyue instinctively pursed her lips, but no one noticed her action.
Gong Musheng and Feng Lili exchanged glances, then seemed to understand and nodded.
“If his goal is that secret realm…” Gong Musheng stroked her chin and clicked her tongue in surprise. “I suspect this guy’s brain might have a big problem.”
“Huh?”
“You don’t know anything about that secret realm, do you, Ling’er?”
“Ling’er?” Feng Lili, hearing this, finally realized who this girl was.
If she remembered correctly—”Is this the little girl you asked me to treat back then?”
“Mmm-hmm.” Gong Musheng raised an eyebrow, then ignored her and continued to Gong Yiling, “Ling’er, this secret realm is no ordinary place.”
“So there really is a secret realm here? Is it also called the Hundred Ghosts Ridge?”
Gong Musheng nodded, then said, “All the other secluded paradises can say their names are made up, just to scare people. But there’s one place that’s not.”
“And that is the Hundred Ghosts Ridge.”
Feng Lili drained her teacup and stood up. “There’s no point in talking more. You’ll see what it’s like when you get there. Follow me.”
Was this another change of scenery?
Miss Gong was now very interested in that secret realm, especially the literal meaning of “Hundred Ghosts Ridge.”
Could it be… something that sounded a bit repulsive?
Led by Feng Lili, they went back out of the village. On the way, they met many farmers.
These people were extremely respectful to Feng Lili, and they warmly asked where the Ghost Physician was going.
But when she told them her destination, everyone’s expression changed.
It seemed that in the eyes of these villagers, the Hundred Ghosts Ridge was not a good place.
Continuing north, the farmlands suddenly disappeared, a stark contrast to their arrival. Especially after crossing a river, both the slightly reddish soil and the unpleasant smell in the air seemed to indicate one thing—this was not a place for ordinary people.
And as they approached the northernmost part of this secluded paradise, a gloomy wind suddenly picked up. This wind swept across the barren land, and soon, another scene was revealed.
