"The third one?" Yun Qingwu stopped in her tracks and looked a little surprised.
"Oh, my bad, it's the fourth one." Fang Zhengzhi felt Yun Qingwu's hesitation and immediately corrected himself.
"Are you sure?" Yun Qingwu did not hesitate this time. She looked at Fang Zhengzhi with a strange expression and allowed him to pull her towards the cave.
"Of course." Fang Zhengzhi was elated.
This was the real acting skills that could pass off as genuine!
What did it mean to hide one's abilities? This was what it meant to hide one's abilities and not reveal one's abilities. On the surface of his exaggerated acting skills, he was able to quickly transform them into realistic acting skills.
That was how an expert was.
The sound of water flowing in the southeast direction. He was coming.
"Splash …" As Fang Zhengzhi pulled Yun Qingwu through the cave excitedly and walked out of the "light", he heard the sound of water flowing again.
It was a very clear sound.
However …
It seemed to be coming from the southwest direction.
Southwest?!
Hang on, what the hell was the southwest!
Fang Zhengzhi was stunned. Where was the sound of water flowing in the southeast direction? Yun Qingwu actually allowed him to lead her into the wrong cave and did not say anything?!
"Why is the sound of water flowing in the southwest direction again?" Yun Qingwu smiled faintly when she heard the sound of water flowing.
"Yes, why is it at the southwest again?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.
"Doesn't this mean that we went one round and came back?" Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi quietly and smiled brightly.
"That's right, this is' going around '!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
"Going around?"
"Yes, the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation uses the chessboard as the game and countless mountains as the chess pieces. Think about it, how can there be a straight line that allows you to enter 'Heavenly Yuan'?"
"So?"
"So, the correct path is to go around. First, southeast, then southwest, then southeast, then southwest … After repeating this, you will arrive at 'Heavenly Yuan'." Fang Zhengzhi was not flustered at all.
"I see." Yun Qingwu nodded when she heard this.
It was as if she really believed Fang Zhengzhi's words and did not want to expose him. She allowed Fang Zhengzhi to continue with his rambling.
"Alright, let's hurry." Fang Zhengzhi did not explain further. After all, an explanation was equivalent to a cover up.
Soon after.
The two of them went to another chess piece.
The sound of water flowing came from the northwest direction.
"Northwest, how do you explain this?" Yun Qingwu covered her mouth with one hand and asked with a chuckle when she heard the sound of water flowing from afar.
"Yes … it's the North-West." Fang Zhengzhi felt bitter.
If the sound came from the southeast or southwest direction, he would be able to explain it. However, why did it suddenly jump to the northwest direction?
'Are you kidding me?'
'Why is my luck so bad?!'
"Yeah, why did we go to the Northwest again?" Yun Qingwu covered her mouth and continued to ask.
"Roundabout, this is roundabout. The so-called roundabout means that you will not be able to figure out the route at all. Otherwise, how can it be called a roundabout?" Fang Zhengzhi tried to explain.
"Do you think I will believe you?" Yun Qingwu did not believe him.
"This … I don't care if you believe me or not, I'm doing the right thing." Fang Zhengzhi gritted his teeth and insisted. After all, it was just the two of them and there was no third party to testify.
What was there to be afraid of?
There was no need to be afraid. As long as Fang Zhengzhi felt that he was right, he would be right regardless of how Yun Qingwu doubted him.
This was where Fang Zhengzhi's confidence came from.
"Looks like you want to go back on your word?" Yun Qingwu understood what Fang Zhengzhi was trying to say.
In fact, when Fang Zhengzhi took the wrong turn for the third time, she had already guessed what he was up to. However, she was curious as to what excuse he would use to cover it up.
"Shameless? I am a righteous person, how could I go back on my word? "Fang Zhengzhi said with a straight face.
"But you went the wrong way."
"I didn't."
"Then can you explain why the sound of water came from the northwest?"
"Roundabout."
"…" Yun Qingwu was speechless.
Yun Qingwu had to admire Fang Zhengzhi for being shameless and thick-skinned because he was the only one who could make such shameless words sound so real.
Roundabout?
If Yun Qingwu believed that, she would not be Yun Qingwu.
However …
She did not seem to be able to do anything to Fang Zhengzhi. As long as Fang Zhengzhi insisted that he was on the right path, she would not be able to do anything to him.
Then, what could she do?
"Let's go. We will reach soon if we continue to take the roundabout path." Fang Zhengzhi urged Yun Qingwu.
"Wait a minute, you said we will reach soon?"
"Yes."
"How long?"
"Erm … I think it will take at least six hours or three to five days? Anyway, there is food and water on the mountain, I can't possibly starve to death, right? "Fang Zhengzhi said nonchalantly.
"But you mentioned just now that Nangong Mu is also looking for the location of 'Heavenly Yuan'." Yun Qingwu nodded and reminded him.
"Erm …" Fang Zhengzhi was stunned. After a moment of silence, he said, "Nangong Mu's intelligence is lower than mine, I don't believe that he will find it before me."
"In terms of intelligence, he is definitely not as good as you. However, in terms of formations … From what I know, the Nangong Nobles are also very knowledgeable," said Yun Qingwu.
"So?" Fang Zhengzhi asked instinctively.
"If I'm not wrong, he should be able to find the location of Heavenly Yuan within four hours. We have already wasted two hours," said Yun Qingwu confidently after pondering for a while.
"Which means we still have two hours left?"
"Yes."
"Don't worry, we will definitely reach 'Heavenly Yuan' within two hours."
"What if we can't?"
"If we can't …"
"If you can't reach Heavenly Yuan within two hours, I will lead the way. At the same time, it means that you have lost to me this time and you have to give me the Black-Golden Wings." Yun Qingwu interrupted Fang Zhengzhi and gave him a condition.
"Two hours?" Fang Zhengzhi fell silent.
He understood what Yun Qingwu meant. If they could not reach Heavenly Yuan within two hours, Nangong Mu would probably reach it before them.
That was something that he could not allow to happen.
However, after a few attempts, he finally understood how massive and terrifying the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation was.
There were nine holes on every chess piece.
Nine holes!
361 intersection points with nine different choices at each intersection point. Fang Zhengzhi felt troubled at the thought of how complicated and massive it was.
Luck …
Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about whether he could reach Heavenly Yuan with his amazing luck. However, reality proved that he was thinking too much.
The 36 Heavenly Stars Formation could not be deciphered by an ordinary person.
What should he do?
Did he really have to admit defeat?
Fang Zhengzhi felt that even if he had to admit defeat, he had to do it now because he still had at least two hours to try.
There would always be a way.
There was a way …
There must be a way!
As Fang Zhengzhi comforted himself, he began to seriously think about the attempts he had made along the way.
He chose the second cave for the first time …
Then, he went to the southwest?
Then, he chose the third cave and went to the southeast. Then, he chose the fourth cave and went to the southwest. Then, he chose the ninth cave and went to the northwest …
Then?
There was no then.
What use could these clues be? Could they deduce the layout of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation?
Only a fool would believe that!
Even Fang Zhengzhi did not believe that he could deduce the layout of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation and the correct route based on the direction of the water flow.
After all, this was a little too ridiculous.
However, the direction was definitely one of the clues.
Otherwise, Yun Qingwu would not have paid attention to the sound of the water flow. However, apart from the direction, there should be other clues.
Clues …
Where were the clues?
Fang Zhengzhi felt like his brain was going to explode. He was not good at such calculations and deductions. He really could not do it.
It was too difficult.
What should he do?
What should he do?
Forget it, if he could not figure it out, he would just take another step. There was an ancient saying, 'Reading 10,000 books is not as good as walking 10,000 miles'. As he walked, he might come up with new ideas.
Humans had to have dreams. A fish without dreams was just a salted fish.
Fang Zhengzhi was a fish with dreams. Although he admitted that Yun Qingwu was much better than him in this aspect, he still had the dream of defeating Yun Qingwu.
"Let's go, we will do as you said." Fang Zhengzhi did not think further. He pulled Yun Qingwu and quickly walked towards the direction of the cave.
"Don't force yourself." Yun Qingwu smiled.
"I am not forcing myself at all. Two hours is not a problem." Fang Zhengzhi was stubborn. Since he was going to die, what was wrong with being stubborn?
…
They walked and walked.
Fang Zhengzhi started his roundabout route again. He brought Yun Qingwu along and jumped from chess piece to chess piece, passing through thousands of mountains and rivers.
However, he was still going in circles.
There was one time when he realized that he had gone back to one of the chess pieces. That was because he had left a mark at the entrance of the cave.
Of course, he did not care about such a small mark.
He pretended that he did not see it.
Meanwhile, Yun Qingwu had no intention of interrupting Fang Zhengzhi's circuitous route. She followed behind Fang Zhengzhi and shuttled through the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation.
Time ticked by.
After an hour.
Fang Zhengzhi finally stopped and looked at the endless mountain peaks around him, as well as the lake that was exactly the same as the one he had seen, and the dense forest that surrounded him.
What should he do?
Was he really going to walk around like a headless fly?
Then, would he be humiliated by Yun Qingwu after time ran out?
No!
He would rather die than be humiliated!
Fang Zhengzhi felt that he needed to settle down. That was because he had successfully accumulated a wealth of experience after walking around so many times.
It was time for him to accumulate experience.
Yun Qingwu was able to deduce the route of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation after three attempts. Could it be that he was still unable to do it after 30 attempts?
Although, it seemed like …
The truth was that he really could not do it.
No, he could do it. He definitely could. The 36 Heavenly Stars Formation used the chessboard as the chess pieces and the mountains as the chess pieces. There were 361 intersection points.
Three hundred and sixty-one …
Wait a minute!
Apart from the 361 intersection points, there seemed to be another important piece of information. Nine stars.
That's right!
It was the position of the nine stars on the chessboard.
The position in the middle was called the Heavenly Yuan.
Did that mean that as long as he could find one of the star positions, he would be able to deduce the location of the other star positions and successfully find the Heavenly Yuan?
"Yes, that's it. As long as I find any of the star positions, I can deduce the Heavenly Yuan!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up as if he had found the direction.
It was extremely difficult to deduce the Heavenly Yuan directly.
However, if he was only able to deduce one of the star positions, there was still a slight chance. Most importantly, he had already tried so many times.
Although he still ended up going around in circles after so many attempts, he already had a rough idea of where he had stopped.
He had been to the south-east, south-west, north-west, east, west, south …
Fang Zhengzhi recalled the locations of all the mountains that he had passed by. Then, he started to deduce the locations of the Nine Star Positions.
"Isn't it too late to deduce now?" Yun Qingwu reminded Fang Zhengzhi softly when she saw that he had stopped walking forward and sat down to think.
"Is it? Not at all. "Fang Zhengzhi replied casually.
"Haha … Do you need me to give you some hints?" Yun Qingwu smiled and sat beside Fang Zhengzhi. She looked extremely obedient.
"No need." Fang Zhengzhi rejected her immediately.
He did not believe that Yun Qingwu would give him a hint at this moment. The so-called hint was most likely to interfere with his deduction.
Moreover, even if Yun Qingwu was kind enough to give him a hint, he might not be able to understand the content of the hint.
After all, there was a huge difference in their knowledge.
It was like a primary school student asking a professor about the orbit of the sun. Even if the professor explained patiently, the primary school student might not be able to understand.
There were too many technical terms.
Wait a minute.
Talking about the orbit of the sun …
36 Heavenly Stars Array Formation!
Stars?!
The chessboard was the chessboard, the mountains were the chess pieces, plus the stars …
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