Niannian took out the compass and struck a pose, all set to make a big splash. But when she looked down and saw the square grids under her feet, she burst into tears right away.
It was true that she knew formations, and her skills in formations were quite remarkable.
But...
But she didn't know how to play Go! Wuwuwu...
The little dumpling, sobbing violently, turned around and shrank into Shen Weixun's arms. Pointing at the blood - smeared figures, she accused, "Third senior brother... Wuwuwu... They're bullying a kid! They're taking advantage of my not knowing how to play Go!"
When Shen Weixun first saw the little dumpling wailing loudly, he thought something serious had happened.
It turned out that she had cried herself into a fit just because she didn't know how to play Go.
This kid...
How could she be so cute even when she was being stubborn and ambitious?!
Shen Weixun held back his smile for a long time before managing to suppress it.
This wasn't the right occasion to laugh. If Niannian was laughed at now, she would surely fly into a rage.
"Senior brother can't see the formation board clearly. You help senior brother watch it, and senior brother will play for you."
There were only six of them in total, while there were dozens of ghosts on the scene.
In terms of numbers, the other side had a complete advantage.
So the initiative was entirely in the hands of the other side.
If they wanted to break out of this formation, they had to have someone lead the way, and they couldn't make a single misstep.
Otherwise, the surrounding ghosts would swarm up and tear them to pieces.
Within this formation, the number of ghosts the other side could control was also limited.
At first, they could only mobilize one ghost per minute. As time went on, they could mobilize more.
This was only because his own ability was relatively strong.
As the weaker side, the only thing they weren't completely passive about was that all of them could move freely.
The six of them were like six white Go pieces.
The ghosts in the hands of the other side were like black pieces.
As long as they moved quickly enough and found the eye of the formation quickly enough, they could get out of here safely.
The difficult part was that Niannian's cultivation was relatively high, so she could clearly see the formation board and the positions of the ghosts.
But Shen Weixun and the others were no match for Niannian in this regard and couldn't figure out the directions at all.
Although the little dumpling could see a lot of things, she didn't know how to play Go, so she could only follow the instructions.
This was a test of the tacit understanding between Niannian and Shen Weixun.
"Later, ride on my shoulders. You'll be able to see more clearly. You tell me the positions of the moving ghosts, and I'll make the moves."
Shen Weixun hoisted Niannian onto his shoulders.
The little dumpling sat there steadily without even a single sway.
She steadied herself, nodded, and said confidently, "Yeah, I'm sure I can see everything clearly!"
The confident expression on the little dumpling's face, as if she had everything in the bag, infected the other people who were feeling unsure.
In terms of the study of formations, they, who were into folk customs, were naturally no match.
For the time being, among the people on the scene, only Niannian and Shen Weixun were Taoists. Even if they didn't want to believe, they had to.
They were staking everything on these two kids who were not even twenty - five years old in total.
It was really nerve - wracking.
But they had no choice but to take a chance.
"Big brother, can you stand in this direction?"
Niannian pointed to the right of Shen Weixun and said to the particularly tough - looking man.
"Sure, no problem."
The man nodded and immediately stepped over to Shen Weixun's side.
"Big brother, can you come over here?"
Niannian then pointed to the left of Shen Weixun and said to He Qing.
He Qing nodded slightly and also stood at the position Niannian had designated.
The following people also listened to Niannian. They went wherever they were told, and their standing directions and positions were exactly right.
"Okay, later you have to keep this formation all the time. Make sure to stay close."
There was a reason behind the positions Niannian had arranged for everyone.
The strong man who knew Lu Ban's art seemed quite capable of fighting.
But in this situation, he was completely useless.
After all, they were facing spirits and formations. Physical combat was of no use at all.
So he was arranged in the innermost part, surrounded by the others.
In this formation, the rear was not as important, so the defense there could be weaker. Niannian arranged He Qing's two brothers there.
The two people in the front were the most important. They had to ensure that when the third senior brother was moving, the harassment from the surrounding ghosts wouldn't cause any deviation in their positions.
So she arranged He Qing and the man with the pure yang constitution.
He Qing came from a family of spirit mediums and had a certain level of tacit understanding with the snake spirit on his body. His basic skills were solid, and he was quite outstanding among his peers.
As for the man with the pure yang constitution, he didn't even need to do anything. Just his constitution alone was enough to overpower a bunch of ghosts.
After all, ghosts were afraid of yang energy, and he had the most yang energy on him.
After arranging everyone, Niannian puffed out her cheeks and started looking at the Go board. She counted the grids and reported their current position.
Then a ghost quietly moved.
Niannian observed very carefully. She spotted the moving ghost at a glance and quickly said, "The ghost in the second grid of the third row moved and floated to the fourth grid of the third row..."
At first, it was relatively easy for them to move forward.
In Go, one had to first set up the layout and then launch an attack.
Although in this formation, the ghosts controlled by the other side wouldn't really die. Even if they were dispersed, they would re - condense.
But re - condensing also took time. If they sent the ghosts up one by one to be killed, the resurrection time couldn't keep up with the time they were being killed.
So when they could only mobilize one or two ghosts, the other side didn't dare to act rashly and could only let them search for a way out.
Whoever entered this game became a pawn.
As the person controlling the pawns, no matter how anxious they were, they wouldn't take risks and get into the formation themselves.
Shen Weixun walked forward step by step according to the positions Niannian had pointed out.
They couldn't touch the ghosts that hadn't been activated by any means. There was no possibility of killing the ghosts in advance.
They took every step extremely carefully.
The layout on both sides was about to end.
He Qing watched warily the every move of all the ghosts around.
Niannian continued to direct Shen Weixun to move forward.
"Third senior brother, the eighth row..."
Before Niannian could finish her words, more than a dozen ghosts from all around swarmed towards them.
He Qing was the first to react.
A huge shadow appeared behind him, a long and black snake.
It looked very mighty, especially its pair of eyes, which were quite spiritual.
It stared coldly at the ghosts, its eyes bright.
This was the first time Niannian had seen a spirit medium's spirit apparition. Her eyes widened in shock, and the words stuck in her throat couldn't come out for a long time.