Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 44: Waiting for the Enemy

"I heard from Senior Sister Qiuhui that you set up a second-level formation here?"

Jing Ao smiled casually as he sat down across from Li An.

Li An took a sip of soup, and the last trace of calm on his face was shattered. Fear emerged from the depths of his eyes, his hands trembled slightly, and he reluctantly put down the bowl, saying, "You..."

"Don't be nervous," Jing Ao said. "You did well and considered everything... Where is the activation token for the formation?"

Anger and fear surged on Li An's face, mixed with a sense of grievance. He stood up abruptly, "That formation is mine... I bought it with my own money!"

"It has nothing to do with you, nothing to do with you!"

He seemed very agitated.

Seeing this, Jing Ao's smile faded slightly, and he also stood up, casually patting Li An's shoulder.

The cultivation of the Foundation Building stage was faintly released, and Li An felt a huge force on his shoulder. He sat back down on the chair, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and his face turned pale.

"Don't be so agitated. Being agitated won't change anything, will it?"

Jing Ao said lightly, "It's just a second-level formation. With your cultivation at the fifth level of Qi Refining, even if you can activate it, you can only unleash one-third of its power at most."

"Of course, we want to maximize our benefits, right? Don't forget, we are here to protect you."

"Well, think about it carefully."

Li An's eyes were filled with anger, but he had also come to his senses. Faced with a Foundation Building expert, he dared not act out anymore. He gritted his teeth and said, "Do you guarantee... that you will protect my safety?"

Jing Ao smiled, "Of course."

Li An hesitated, but could only sigh and took out a token from his pocket, handing it to Jing Ao.

The token was engraved with formation patterns, which were the key to activating the formation.

Jing Ao took the token and infused a bit of spiritual power into it, immediately releasing the power of the formation around the spiritual symbol shop. He nodded in satisfaction, "Master Li, you are a smart person. You should know what to do next."

"Live your life as usual, eat and drink, and don't show any abnormalities..."

"Otherwise, if you disrupt the sect's plan, you will be punished for betraying the sect!"

After speaking, he casually picked up a bowl from the table, filled it with the nourishing soup left by Tan Qingxue, and took a sip, praising,

"Madam Li is indeed one of the three beauties of the outer sect back then. The soup is so delicious."

He licked his lips and said with a hint of regret, "Speaking of which, I am the one who saved Miss Qingxue's life. Hey, I didn't expect Master Li to enjoy this blessing..."

Xu Qiuhui, Tan Qingxue, and Mu Qingwan were the three beauties of the outer sect, these three people.

Li An's face changed slightly, and Jing Ao stood up, saying, "The plan begins."

He led the people and left.

...

Jing Ao and the others did not stay directly in the spiritual symbol shop, but hid in the surrounding shops, forming an encirclement.

After all, if people were hiding in the spiritual symbol shop, they would be easily discovered by demonic cultivators.

If the demonic cultivators sensed something, this plan might fail.

This was also the same as Li An's deduction. If Jing Ao and the others were not by Li An's side, he would definitely be killed by the demonic cultivators, and then Jing Ao and the others would take action.

However, according to Li An's guess, Jing Ao and the others must have left some monitoring artifacts in the spiritual symbol shop.

After all, demonic cultivators had various means. If Li An was killed without anyone noticing, it would be a waste.

Moreover, when Jing Ao came in just now, the other disciples did not follow him, but went to other places in the spiritual symbol shop, probably to set something up.

After Jing Ao and the others left, Li An activated his super-sensing technique and carefully searched every corner of the spiritual symbol shop.

After more than ten years, Li An was already familiar with every corner of the spiritual symbol shop.

With his careful inspection, he quickly discovered some clues.

The tea cups on the counter had been replaced.

Originally, they were ordinary porcelain cups, but now they had been replaced with slightly higher-end white jade cups, and the cup holders of the white jade cups were slightly thicker.

"Twin Spirit Bell!"

Li An instantly understood.

This was a second-level artifact, very special. Generally, they came in pairs, and when one was destroyed, the other would sound an alarm.

"And it specifically monitors demonic energy..."

Li An had been practicing the Yin-Yang Demon Furnace technique for many years. After careful observation, he understood the mechanism in the cup.

This jade cup was extremely fragile and sensitive. As long as there was a fluctuation of demonic energy within a three-meter radius, it would be destroyed.

He carefully put the jade cup back and then walked around.

In the small garden of the inner hall, at the bottom of a flower pot; in Li An's room, under the chair where Jing Ao sits!

In addition to the teacup in the shop, a total of three places have been installed with spirit bells.

"It really is willing to spare no expense!"

Li An whispered, just these three pairs of spirit bells cost thousands of spirit stones, and obviously the master craftsmen of Xuan Yang Sect specifically targeted the cultivation of demonic cultivators!

However, the Yin Yang Demon Sect has become a major concern for Xuan Yang Sect, and eliminating the Soul Reaper Horse Face is Xuan Yang Sect's strategic plan. This time, a fake Dan-level inner disciple elder has taken action, naturally not sparing these resources.

In this way, as long as that demonic cultivator makes a move to kill Li An, there will inevitably be fluctuations of demonic energy. Even if the sound is small, Jing Ao and the others on the periphery will immediately notice.

"The one who came here is Jing Ao, not the fake Dan-level elder. Obviously, Xuan Yang Sect's speculation is the same as mine, guessing that the Soul Reaper Horse Face would go to the medicinal herbs area."

"Plus, with Yu Xiong, a Foundation Building stage expert, at the helm here, there are at least two Foundation Building powerhouses in the market!"

"And in order to increase the success rate, the Demon Sect will most likely use the same tactics as last time, sending people to feign an attack on the market while the experts secretly come to kill me."

"Therefore, Yu Xiong definitely cannot participate in what's happening here. Even if he knows Xuan Yang Sect's plan in advance, he must focus on the periphery. Otherwise, if he comes here and doesn't show up to defend the periphery, it will alert the Demon Sect!"

"Which means that the only Foundation Building cultivator from Xuan Yang Sect who appears here is probably Jing Ao."

"If it's only him..."

A sudden thought flashed through Li An's mind, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

However, this cannot be confirmed and will only be known at the time...

When the demonic cultivator truly appears, if there are other Foundation Building powerhouses lurking in secret, they will most likely also appear.

Then Li An can decide what to do. He secretly pinched the jade talisman in his hand, feeling a sense of relief that he inexplicably gained.

The jade talisman that truly controls the second-level array... is with him!

What he gave to Jing Ao was just a fake jade talisman that he forged!

In his previous life, the only things Li An practiced were formations and talismans. His current strength is far from being able to create formations, but with a ready-made formation, he only needs to condense some simple parts of the formation into the jade talisman, creating the illusion that the jade talisman can activate the formation, thus deceiving Jing Ao!

Since he let Tan Qingxue buy the second-level formation, he never thought it could be kept a secret.

After all, Xu Qiuhui would definitely not help Li An conceal it before this major plan of the sect. Their relationship was not at that level.

Intentionally giving Jing Ao a false formation jade talisman... was also part of his plan!

...

And at this moment.

In a building next to the spirit talisman shop.

"Senior Brother Jing, Senior Brother asked if the second-level formation has been set up?"

A Qi Refining peak disciple asked Jing Ao.

This time dealing with the Soul Reaper Horse Face, Xuan Yang Sect attached great importance to it, so there is indeed more than just Jing Ao coming to the market.

There is another person secretly stationed here.

"Tell him that it has already been set up."

Jing Ao smiled faintly.

He glanced at the jade talisman in his hand. Originally, according to Xuan Yang Sect's plan, they were indeed going to set up a second-level formation in the spirit talisman shop as well.

But he didn't expect this little talisman master Li An to be so wealthy that he had already set one up.

In this way, he, Jing Ao, naturally could take advantage of the set that the sect provided.

"Your wealth, and your woman... you've enjoyed them for so many years, it should be enough."

He closed his eyes, thinking of Tan Qingxue's appearance. A married woman, even more enticing... After this battle, it would be his turn to enjoy.

...

The next few days were calm as usual.

Jing Ao and the others never appeared on the streets, obviously being very cautious to avoid being discovered by demonic cultivators.

Li An ate, slept, and sold spirit talismans as usual.

Tan Qingxue didn't come back, and Li An didn't hear any news related to her.

Xu Qiuhui should have settled her down, right?

It's good that she left. If he were to die here, at least there would be someone to help collect his body.

Li An thought this and couldn't help but smile.

"Do you have any breaking prohibition talismans for sale?"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came!

...

(End of this chapter)