Chapter 1896 - 1894: It Really Is Her!
Chapter 1896: Chapter 1894: It Really Is Her!
"Yesterday, I sensed something unusual in the forest where Chu Chengfeng and Ah Ze went, nothing else."
"Can you use the Heaven-reaching Talisman Incantation to find this person right now?"
"Definitely not in this great hall; it needs to be somewhere close to her aura."
Elder Sima furrowed his brows; this was indeed a difficult matter. If only he could find her aura.
Suddenly his eyes lit up. He said to Elder San Ye opposite him, "If it’s truly the Wife of the Old Clan Chief, do you think she might be hiding in that cemetery?"
Elder San Ye’s brows tightened. The two elderly men exchanged glances, stood up in unison, and then hurriedly, along with several other elders, headed toward the cemetery.
In the great hall remained Gu Qiaoqiao and Sima Xiaowen, along with Mrs. Leng, who was taking care of the children.
Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei couldn’t stay still in one place. The two children followed Xiao Bai and the White Wolf, running around in the hall.
The hall was vast, with only circularly arranged wisteria wood chairs on both sides and nothing else, so Gu Qiaoqiao wasn’t too concerned.
She unconsciously glanced outside the hall but suddenly sensed an unusual aura. Gu Qiaoqiao furrowed her brows, and at this moment, Sima Xiaowen also seemed to have sensed it.
She froze, feeling a strong malice in that aura, a kind of instinct stemming from her bloodline.
Sima Xiaowen abruptly stood up and whispered to Mrs. Leng, "Mrs. Leng, something seems off outside the hall. You and Qiaoqiao stay here and don’t move; I’ll go check it out."
Then she looked at Gu Qiaoqiao, who also stood up, advising, "Don’t follow me out; take good care of the two children."
After speaking, Sima Xiaowen quickly dashed out of the great hall.
Gu Qiaoqiao clenched her fingers. Her Heaven-reaching Talisman Incantation was a form of assistance for channeling the power of heaven and earth, but it couldn’t attack or defend.
So at this moment, it wasn’t suitable to draw the Heaven-reaching Talisman Incantation, and she also didn’t want to use the Ice Arrow Talisman in front of the two children.
She needed to find an opportunity.
By now, Mrs. Leng had already been on full alert. Moments later, not seeing Sima Xiaowen, she grew somewhat concerned. She whispered to Gu Qiaoqiao beside her, "Qiaoqiao, the aura outside carries a great malice. Stay in the hall; there’s a formation here, and that thing clearly can’t get in."
Subsequently, Mrs. Leng also hurried outside to assist Sima Xiaowen because she felt that force was formidable, not only malicious towards Sima Xiaowen but also towards her. For some unknown reason, there seemed to be a sense of familiarity in that aura.
Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei seemed oblivious but stopped running around, their heads close together, whispering about something.
The White Wolf seemed to have sensed the danger too and immediately used its grand stature to shield the two children.
By this time, Gu Qiaoqiao had already set up a double-layered barrier in the great hall.
Since drawing the Heaven-reaching Talisman Incantation, Gu Qiaoqiao’s barrier-setting abilities had greatly enhanced, especially the current barrier she had set up, which even Gu Junbai would struggle to break through if he tried.
Indeed, there were slight fluctuations in the aura at the barrier, but no figure could be seen. Does this person have invisibility skills, like an Invisibility Talisman?
However, her Heaven-reaching Talisman Incantation could crack the Invisibility Talisman, and with a thought, Gu Qiaoqiao unhesitatingly drew a Heaven-reaching Talisman Incantation in the air and then directed it towards the spot where the air was disturbed at the barrier.
Almost in an instant, there seemed to be a muffled groan of pain; it was an elderly woman’s voice.
Gu Qiaoqiao stood in front of the two children, brows tightly furrowed, intently watching the barrier. After a few moments, it quieted, but in a flash of lightning, she saw an old lady in black clothes who vanished into the air in the blink of an eye.
Gu Qiaoqiao was shocked; this person didn’t use an Invisibility Talisman. She likely used a space-conversion ability.
It’s unknown that such a person exists in the world, someone who can freely convert space, which even she can’t do at the moment. Having such a person in the Phoenix Clan Divine Land is truly terrifying.
However, even if it’s terrifying, Gu Qiaoqiao knew in her heart that this person’s ability was not enough to break through her barrier. Moreover, the Heaven-reaching Talisman Incantation could discern her hiding place. If she hadn’t been quick to dodge, Gu Qiaoqiao’s spiritual power would have already attacked.
The place returned to tranquility. Sima Xiaowen and Mrs. Leng, after a round outside, found no abnormality and quickly rushed back to the great hall.
Gu Qiaoqiao, with a slight thought, roughly understood that this person’s target might be herself.
She glanced back at Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei playing on the White Wolf’s back; they were probably the biggest obstacle to the old lady’s ill intentions.
If they left, what might this old lady want to do to the Phoenix Clan Divine Land?
Earlier, Sima Xiaowen, while searching outside for the malicious aura, had watched over the great hall. With its formation and barrier, it was hard for outsiders to easily intrude, but as the saying goes, better safe than sorry. It was fortunate that nothing happened to the few of them.
She looked at Mrs. Leng, "Mrs. Leng, did you notice any unusual phenomenon?"
Mrs. Leng shook her head, "No, but our feeling should be the same."
"Mrs. Leng, what did you feel?" Sima Xiaowen asked hurriedly.
"That thing harbored great malice towards me."
Gu Qiaoqiao spoke up, "When you were outside just now, there was an old lady dressed in black. She probably knew the art of space conversion, wanting to enter the hall, but was blocked by my barrier."
"What?" Sima Xiaowen and Mrs. Leng exclaimed in shock and horror.
Mrs. Leng quickly asked, "What did that person look like?"
Gu Qiaoqiao recalled and described the image she had just seen.
"One eye is blind?" Mrs. Leng muttered to herself, then slightly shook her head, lost in thought.
"Qiaoqiao, did she have any other distinctive features?" Sima Xiaowen asked.
Gu Qiaoqiao pondered, her eyes lighting up, "That’s right, I noticed a black mole at the corner of her right eye."
Sima Xiaowen and Mrs. Leng’s expressions changed dramatically. They exchanged a glance, recognizing who this person was. Sima Xiaowen said in a deep voice, "It should be the Wife of the Old Clan Chief."
"She’s also Chu Chengfeng’s stepmother, right?" Gu Qiaoqiao asked.
"It should be her; I didn’t think she was still alive..." Mrs. Leng’s expression changed, her voice somewhat hoarse.
Seeing Mrs. Leng’s inscrutable expression, Gu Qiaoqiao furrowed her brows.
Could it be that Mrs. Leng had a good relationship with the Wife of the Old Clan Leader?
Gu Qiaoqiao could now manage to not show her emotions, but Mrs. Leng was the type of person who quickly noticed Gu Qiaoqiao’s doubts.