"Enough dreaming. Hurry up and look," Amu urged Ah Huo from the side. Did he really think being an esper was easy?
Ah Huo had only been speaking loosely. After observing the area again, he spotted only a wild rabbit. Lacking interest in hunting it, he simply followed Amu in another direction.
Watching Ah Huo and Amu leave, Zhu Yanyi smiled with satisfaction.
Gu Jun, standing nearby, said, "Your formation is truly powerful. They didn't notice it at all. But if they head deeper into the formation, won't they see that valley entrance again?"
"No," Zhu Yanyi stated firmly. "I added an invisible maze to the illusion. The effect of this formation is to make people wander to other places. It also gives them the illusion that they walked there on their own. Most importantly, this is a real barrier formation. Without my specific steps, what you see is what you touch."
Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s explanation, Gu Jun suddenly understood. "No wonder you set up the formation. It is indeed excellent."
Yan Aohan asked from the side, "Since the formation is secure, what do we do next? Do we go back?"
"I am quite curious about that madman," Zhu Yanyi said, tilting her head to look at Yan Aohan. "You should know where that madman’s research institute is located, right?"
Yan Aohan knew Zhu Yanyi had another strange idea. He smiled helplessly. "I do know. Since you want to go, let’s go."
Yan Aohan also disliked that madman. Just because he wouldn’t act didn’t mean Zhu Yanyi couldn’t. So, when she suggested it, he agreed without hesitation to take her there. "However, that place is quite far from Shennongjia. We need to leave Shennongjia first and then take a plane."
"Brother Gu, do you want to come along?" Zhu Yanyi asked Gu Jun.
Gu Jun pondered for a moment. He had originally planned to return to the Sage Academy after leaving Shennongjia. However, now that this incident had occurred, as a student of the Sage Academy, he cared deeply for spiritual beasts. Unless a beast was utterly evil, they would protect it. Now that someone was targeting spiritual beasts, he naturally wanted to see the outcome.
Yes, she just wanted to see the outcome. She could tell that Zhu Yanyi seemed determined to confront that person. With Yan Aohan standing behind her, and knowing Yan Aohan’s nature of favoring friends over justice—especially regarding Zhu Yanyi—that person likely wouldn’t have a good ending. So, she wanted to watch. Afterward, she could return to the academy and boast to her fellow students.
"Let’s go together. Our Sage Academy has a rule to protect spiritual beasts," Gu Jun said seriously. In his heart, however, his true motive was simply to watch the drama.
Zhu Yanyi looked Gu Jun up and down. "Why do I feel that you aren’t here to protect spiritual beasts, but rather to intentionally watch the show and stir up trouble?" Zhu Yanyi saw through her purpose immediately.
Gu Jun chuckled. He felt no shame in being exposed. Instead, he nodded seriously. "I do want to watch the show. I want to see what happens to the person who offended you."
Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow slightly. "I have always been a pacifist. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have studied medicine." As she spoke, Zhu Yanyi put on an innocent expression.
Cough, cough. Yan Aohan nearly choked on his saliva. The famous Saint Hand Poison Doctor of the border claiming to be a pacifist? Fortunately, no one else heard this. Otherwise, someone would surely jump out to object.
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan. She instantly understood his thoughts. But there was no help for it. Following Yan Aohan, she hadn’t learned much else, but she had certainly learned to have thick skin. Besides, apart from Yan Aohan and herself, no one here knew she was the Saint Hand Poison Doctor of the border.
"Alright, then, little Yan the pacifist, shall we set off?" Gu Jun didn’t actually believe Zhu Yanyi was a pacifist. However, with Yan Aohan present, she dared not voice her objections casually.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. Yan Aohan smiled knowingly. "In that case, let’s go. From here, we can go to Chu Province, then take a plane directly to the Capital. We will rest for a day in the Capital, and then go play with the madman."
"Is 'Madman' the nickname for that professor?" Zhu Yanyi asked casually.
Yan Aohan nodded. "Here, and among the higher-ups in Huaxia, they all call him Madman."
She was indeed crazy. If she had focused her research on things beneficial to humanity, no one would have complained. Unfortunately, her actions were unbearable.
The higher-ups in Huaxia had long wanted to deal with this madman. However, he had many espers around him, making it difficult to handle him. Not long ago, they had even come to Yan Aohan, hoping he would intervene.
Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow slightly. "No matter how powerful an esper is, they fear poison. I might as well rain poison down on them later, so they stop thinking their poison is the best in the world."
"Hmm?" Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi sneered coldly. "Do you think I don’t know? The killing array you fell into before was created by this madman."
"I don’t think I ever told you that. How do you know?" Yan Aohan was surprised that Zhu Yanyi knew this.
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan. "I naturally know. Have you forgotten about that silver fox?"
Seeing Yan Aohan shake his head, Zhu Yanyi continued, "Although I don’t have much affection for that silver fox, I know he acts with some method.
Moreover, I have fought with Yin Mei. If he had the ability to set up a killing array, my small Mu Lingxi would not still be unresolved.
I suspected long ago that the killing array in your body was not solely the work of the Holy Cult. At most, the Holy Cult was just cooperating with that madman."
Yan Aohan did not expect Zhu Yanyi to deduce so much.
A smile appeared on her face. Zhu Yanyi had clearly grown. Three years ago, she would never have thought about these things. Now that she could, it showed that her training over the years had not been in vain. "Correct. According to some investigations, the Holy Cult and the madman do indeed have a cooperative relationship."
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan. Seeing his expression, she knew he had known all along. She expressed some dissatisfaction. "Since you knew they had a cooperative relationship, why didn’t you tell me earlier?"
Yan Aohan replied, "I have always known you are impatient with such matters, so I didn’t tell you."
"I naturally have no interest in other people’s affairs. But as long as it concerns you, I want to know. Remember not to hide things from me in the future."