Chapter 289: Pretty Trendy
Hearing the sound of someone falling into the water, Xingnong looked back.
Old Master Guo said with an unchanged expression, “It’s nothing, just a young kid who just started learning formations and came to try it out. He fell into the water on the first step!”
Old Master Xu nodded in agreement, “Indeed, kids these days have no idea how vast the world is!”
Others chimed in, “Calves born in the spring aren’t afraid of tigers. Young people are bound to be curious. I remember when I first learned formations for a month, I couldn’t resist coming in to try it out! Otherwise, how would I have gotten my record of over five thousand attempts!”
“Haha, me too. I was so competitive when I was young! I wanted to run before I could walk, coming to challenge the formations every day. As a result, I left a record of over ten thousand attempts. In reality, I haven’t actually challenged these formations that many times!”
“Me too, today is my first real attempt. Even though I used to come here every day when I was ten and try dozens of times, those didn’t really count as challenges!”
Old Master Tang was short in stature. They, relying on their numbers, stood there, assuming that Xingnong wouldn’t be able to see Old Master Tang, thinking that the short fellow was blocked by their figures!
Old Master Guo said with a smile, “Princess Xingnong, let’s hurry up and challenge the formations!”
Otherwise, Old Master Tang will come back and start bragging again!
Xingnong: “…”
Don’t think she didn’t know Master fell into the water.
After Old Master Tang fell into the water, he was sent outside the formation.
At this time, Old Master Tang, drenched from head to toe, walked in furiously, roaring, “Guo Tall Guy, Xu Stingy, you dared to push me! My dear disciple, they are jealous of me and pushed your master into the water. Don’t challenge the formations with them!!”
As he said this, Old Master Tang looked at Old Master Guo and Old Master Xu triumphantly, his beard almost twitching upwards, “Unless they apologize to your master!”
Hmph!
How dare they push him into the water!
Do they not know he has a strong backing?
Old Master Guo immediately said insincerely, “Was that Old Master Tang who fell into the water just now? We just bumped into him accidentally! We thought it was some young kid who only challenged the formations a few times and thought he could reach the heavens charging up! Sorry! Sorry!”
Old Master Xu: “Sorry, we mistook you for someone else! Hehe. Let’s go, let’s go! Don’t waste time, let’s hurry up and continue challenging the formations!”
Old Master Tang snorted coldly, “If you dare push me into the water again, I’ll throw you into a sea of fire!”
He was just joking, and didn’t really hold it against them, knowing they were just messing around. When he was young, he came to Jin Kingdom to challenge formations and met them. They had been friends for many years.
Xingnong knew that Old Master Tang wasn’t really angry, and found it amusing. Sometimes, even old people could act like children when they were being playful.
Xingnong ignored them and continued walking forward with Chu Tiankuo.
The two took the lead, landing steadily on the stone blocks ahead almost simultaneously, making those following behind sigh in admiration!
The most difficult aspect of this vast expanse of water was “change,” constantly changing.
Which stone block could be stepped on, and which one couldn’t, would change every now and then, it wasn’t static.
Old Master Guo and Old Master Xu had calculated how long that “a while” was, and it was roughly half a quarter of an hour. In other words, you had to figure out the mystery of the formation’s changes within half a quarter of an hour to pass the first level.
Because no one had ever successfully challenged this formation, it was unknown how many levels there were. Old Master Guo had reached the third level, and each level was centered around “change.” The further you went, the faster the changes became. By the fourth level, it could be said to be changing in an instant!
That was why Old Master Guo still hadn’t passed it despite countless attempts over the years.
Old Master Guo believed that the fourth level was the final level. After all, the fourth level changed too quickly! It simply couldn’t be any faster! Any faster, and no one would be able to break through the formation.
So Old Master Guo felt that he had already completed most of this formation!
Before half of the half a quarter of an hour had passed, Xingnong led the group through the first level!
Old Master Guo couldn’t help but sigh to Old Master Tang, “Princess Xingnong is truly admirable! The younger generation is formidable! How did you manage to take Princess Xingnong as your disciple?”
Although Old Master Guo had passed the first level, he could only guarantee passing it within about half a quarter of an hour now. And Princess Xingnong passed it in such a short time on her first attempt! If you didn’t know better, you’d think she designed this formation!
Old Master Tang’s beard twitched upwards, “Your master has great charm! Even greater reputation! And excellent judgment! I don’t know how many people came to seek apprenticeship under my name! Your master has a discerning eye, and recognized her potential at a glance!”
The corner of Old Master Xu’s mouth twitched, “Good judgment? Great charm? How come I don’t know! All I know is that you have a thick skin! Thicker than the city walls of Jin Kingdom! I suspect Princess Xingnong was forced to become your disciple! Otherwise, with Princess Xingnong’s judgment, how could she possibly take a fancy to you?”
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Old Master Tang’s eyes flickered at his words, his beard trembling, “Nonsense! Does your master seem like that kind of person?”
Old Master Guo: “No, you don’t seem like it.”
Old Master Xu added, “You are! That’s why you don’t seem like it!”
Old Master Tang: “…”
Enraged, Old Master Tang couldn’t help but say, “Do you still want to follow my disciple and challenge the formations?”
Seeing Old Master Tang’s flustered and angry look, Old Master Guo asserted, “It seems Princess Xingnong was indeed coerced!”
Old Master Xu stroked his beard and nodded, “Perhaps there was even bribery! Otherwise, who would be willing to follow such a grumpy old man without any benefits!”
Then the two said in unison, “That being said, we still have a chance to take Princess Xingnong as our disciple!”
Old Master Tang was so angry that his beard almost exploded, and snorted coldly, “Dream on!”
Then he looked at the two disdainfully, “Your skills are not as good as my dear disciple, and you have the audacity to take my disciple as your disciple? However, I wouldn’t mind if you worshiped my disciple as your master! Address me as Grandmaster, and I might reluctantly accept you as my disciples’ disciples!”
The two: “…”
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The second level formation was similar to an escape room. Upon entering the second level, they saw an open, enclosed space. This space had doors installed on all four walls, with four doors on each wall, totaling sixteen doors.
When you opened a door, you encountered the same enclosed space. If you retreated, opening another door would lead to the same result.
It felt like no matter which door you opened, you never encountered the exit, but instead returned to this space again and again.
Xingnong didn’t move for a while, observing her surroundings.
She didn’t expect there to be formations similar to escape rooms in ancient times. Pretty trendy!
However, this was even harder to escape than an escape room.
Xingnong discovered that this formation was rather unique, giving her some new ideas, which was why she observed it for longer than the previous level.
Old Master Tang had never passed this level before. After all, he hadn’t even passed the previous level. He looked at Old Master Guo, deliberately trying to sow discord, “Old Guo, how many times has Old Xu challenged this level?”
Old Master Xu’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, “Not that many! I haven’t tried it much!”
Old Master Guo betrayed him without hesitation, “Indeed, not much. Just one short of two thousand times! Just about six years of trying without passing!! Your master only took two years!”
Old Master Xu: “…Two years and twenty-nine days!”
Xingnong: “…”
Do they have to remember it so clearly?
