Parrots were considered valuable possessions in Fengtou Town. Only refined scholars and gentlemen kept one or two, casually teasing them now and then to relieve their boredom.
The problem was that Fengtou Town had few refined scholars and gentlemen, but crooked and sinister types were everywhere.
"That's the 'eye.'" Zhao Yijiu lowered his voice in warning. The sound wavered in the air, carefully kept between the two of them.
Qian San had somehow turned the parrot into the formation's eye. The living creature had lost its vitality and become a completely different kind of "evil thing."
This should be what Zhao Yijiu had sensed just now—the thing that could "see" his shadow.
The parrot's presence was like an alarm. The moment it sensed an outsider, it would trigger the restriction and set off the entire formation. Then, regardless of whether the formation could harm them, Qian San inside the house would certainly notice.
Yu Xing watched the parrot for a while, then looked away before its gaze could catch on to his.
He crouched like a fox hiding in the grass, ready to hunt, and replied quietly, "Qian San can't possibly stay indoors all night. There must be a safe path through his formation."
The more powerful a formation was, the harder it was to restore after it had been triggered.
If Qian San had set up this formation to protect his life—whether from Lotus Incense or his colleagues in the organization—it couldn't be weak.
The well was at the formation's center, which meant the formation couldn't be moved.
Qian San served under the Master of Ten Thousand. Having no assignment tonight didn't mean he never had one, and sooner or later he would need to leave the courtyard at night, passing through the formation.
If he didn't want to