Although Elder Guo was advanced in years, his many years of life experience had given him sharper insight.
After looking around, he tugged his son away. "All right, this is a defensive formation, guarding the Spirit-Gathering Formation."
Luohua Manor had treated them kindly, but closely examining a formation of this nature was clearly taboo.
Guo Haiyun was no novice himself; he had merely been a little dazed by the frequent appearance of formations throughout the manor.
Hearing his father say that, he immediately turned to leave, though his mind was replaying the terrain he had just seen.
After taking a dozen or so steps, he let out a soft sigh. "It really is a defensive formation. I wonder whether it's a trapping formation or a killing formation."
Elder Guo gave him a helpless look. "Can't you say less? Where in the world would there be a killing formation... Don't even mention that again in the future."
It was not that he did not believe killing formations existed, but those words... could not be spoken carelessly!
Guo Haiyun smiled in sudden realization. "I was just a little too happy. Manor Master Feng's attainments in formations are so exquisite—wouldn't that make it much easier for the Weiyu Secret Cache to see the light of day again?"
Elder Guo was happy as well, but amid his happiness, he could not help frowning and sighing worriedly. "I reckon we won't be allowed to look at these two formations for free, either."
"Surely not?" Guo Haiyun looked at his father in surprise. "Manor Master Feng doesn't seem like a stingy man."
"Whether he's stingy or not, I don't know." Elder Guo's mouth twitched, and his expression turned unpleasant. "But that Red Sister is definitely not generous!"
Sure enough, after lunch and a brief rest, Guo