It turned out that everyone had encountered a similar situation to me just now. Listening to everyone's stories, I felt as if I had entered a world beyond reality.
I finally saw an opportunity and quickly asked: "Brother Zihua, what happened just now? Why have the creatures here become so huge?"
Hua Hua leisurely said: "It's not that they have gotten bigger, but that we have gotten smaller."
I couldn't help but be stunned: "What do you mean?"
Hu Hua said: "Brother Cheng, do you still remember the stone house we entered before?"
I nodded: "Of course, the old man lured us in and almost killed us all in there. What happened?"
Hu Hua said solemnly: "If I guessed correctly, that stone house should be a formation eye!"
"This is a shrinking formation. Once anyone enters the formation, they will be trapped in the formation and unable to escape."
"The person trapped in the formation will not feel anything abnormal, but his body will shrink more than ten times unconsciously, so you will see that those insect beasts have turned into behemoths. "
Hu Hua said calmly: "There is only one person who is proficient in this shrinking formation -"
"You mean, the Dou family?"
Before I could react, Bai Ze came over first and said directly.
"good."
Hu Hua nodded: "The one who trapped us here must be the Dou family!"
After listening to Hu Hua’s analysis, I was very shocked. After thinking about it carefully, I felt that Hu Hua’s analysis was indeed very reasonable.
The Dou family, also known as the Hui family among the five inner halls, and the last of the five great immortals in Guandong, has always been low-key, hiding day and night, and operating in the dark, making its traces unpredictable and unnoticed by others.
However, no one dares to underestimate the strength of the Dou family. It is said that the people of the Dou family are good at setting up formations, circling luck, relocating, and reclamation. Some of the top immortals of the Dou family can even predict the fortunes of other companies. He arrived at the hexagram theory and calculated the true meaning at the end of the secret!
If we are trapped in the formation by the Dou family, that means that the traitors from the inner five halls who colluded with the Southern Xinjiang wizards are the Dou family?
"uncertain."
Faced with my question, Hu Hua did not give a definite answer: "Although the formation is undoubtedly arranged by the Dou family, it may be that the Dou family is being used by others, and it is not specifically targeting us."
"In short, at present, the Dou family is the most suspected. We must be more vigilant and be strictly vigilant against the Dou family."
I asked again: "Brother Zihua, is there a way to break this shrinking formation?"
Hu Hua shook his head: "This formation is extremely weird. Unless someone outside the formation helps, people inside cannot break it."
I couldn't help but become dejected: "So, we are going to be trapped and die here?"
"No,"
Hu Hua explained: "Although this formation is difficult to crack, it can only last for one day. As long as we wait until tomorrow morning, the formation will automatically lose its effect."
Hu Hua's words gave us hope again. After discussion, we decided to stay in the cave for the time being and wait until early tomorrow morning when the formation fails before we leave.
Although the cave was safe for the time being, everyone did not dare to sleep. They were always on alert and alert, for fear that some terrifying beast would break in.
All night long, outside the cave, the roars of various beasts and the sounds of giant insects crawling across the sand could be heard.
In the middle of the night, a giant scorpion even broke in and caused chaos.
Lonnie, Bai Ze, Hu Hua and others and I went all out and attacked the scorpion desperately with our weapons. After more than an hour of fierce fighting, we cut off three legs of the giant scorpion, one of its claws, and its body was covered with blood. After being wounded, he crawled out of the cave in despair.
We were also exhausted, and a group of us fell to the ground, gasping for air.
Just one scorpion has already made us exhausted. If any insects or beasts come in again, we will no longer be able to resist. It is estimated that everyone will have to die here.
Fortunately, the second half of the night was relatively calm and there were no surprises. We finally got through this difficult night.
A ray of sunlight shone in, and a glimmer of light appeared in the dark cave. The scorching sun slowly rose, and the sky finally dawned.
I walked to the entrance of the cave first, checked outside, and after confirming that there was no danger, I turned back and waved to everyone.
"Everyone, come out!"
When we walked out of the cave, we saw that there were still bare mountains all around, and nothing seemed to have changed.
Even Hu Hua is not sure whether the formation that trapped us has failed.
"Look, what is this!"
At this moment, Xiaona, who was standing behind, suddenly pointed at something on the ground and shouted to us.
I quickly walked over and followed Xiaona's hand, and sure enough I saw a dead scorpion on the ground.
This scorpion is about the thickness of a finger, and it has lost two left legs, one right leg, and a claw that was used as a weapon.
This is the giant scorpion that almost wiped out our entire army in the middle of last night!
But now, the scorpion has turned into the size of a normal insect, which means that the shrinking formation has lost its effect!
"Okay, now we can get out of here."
After confirming that the formation had failed, I felt relieved, greeted everyone, and continued on my way.
We climbed over the top of the mountain and all the way down without encountering any danger. We finally successfully climbed over Qicun Mountain.
After what happened at Sijiazhuang and Qicun Mountain, Hua Hua and I also changed our views on each other.
Although Hu Hua looks cold and arrogant, he is actually kind and responsible at heart. He can calmly analyze the situation and make the most beneficial decision at critical moments. He is a trustworthy partner.
As for Hua Hua’s attitude towards me, he also made it clear to me that before, he just thought that I was lucky and didn’t have much ability. Now he has changed his previous view of me and promised me that he would no longer be jealous of my relationship with Lonnie. .
I smiled and didn't say anything else. A team that can unite as one without any selfishness is exactly what I look forward to seeing the most.
After descending the mountain, I quickly contacted Mr. Hu San and reported to him what happened at Qicun Mountain.
After listening to my story, Mr. Hu San thought for a while without speaking, and finally spoke slowly.
"Cheng Yi, please come to the main hall first. I have something to tell you."
I also know that finding the traitors of the Inner Five Halls is the most important thing at the moment, so I am not in a hurry to find the remaining Soul Refining Pot fragments. After discussing with everyone, I decided to temporarily stop going south and return to the Wutang headquarters!
