The people of the Huan Kingdom silently watched the enemy troops covering the hills withdraw like an ebbing tide. Even after all the enemy troops had withdrawn, they remained in disbelief, maintaining the Eight-Gate Heaven-Locking Formation without daring to relax, terrified that they might fall for an enemy trick and be caught by a Returning Horse Thrust.
By then, the Huan King had already left. The formation diagram of the Eight-Gate Heaven-Locking Formation was an Earth Grade Spirit Artifact owned by the Huan King, Jian Shang. It was a bound possession, not an ordinary formation.
The people of the Huan Kingdom could only maintain it; they could not reactivate it once they stopped. If they fell into a trap, even ten thousand deaths would not absolve them of their guilt!
Only when the enemy troops had all withdrawn and not a single moving figure remained in sight did the people of the Huan Kingdom exchange bewildered looks, unsure what to do.
As Qi Ji relinquished control, the earlier anomalies in heaven and earth gradually dissipated until the original weather returned.
Everyone from the Huan Kingdom took the opportunity to rest and recover. With no enemies left, they divided into four shifts, each maintaining the formation for an hour in turn. There was little strain.
After a long silence, Tian Dan was the first to turn to Flower Consort Qi Ji and ask, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"
After speaking, he also looked toward Immortal Consort Yu Ji and Evil Consort Hua Qiandai. After all, the three consorts were royal consorts of the Huan Kingdom and naturally held the highest rank and status.
"..." Qi Ji opened her mouth but could find no words. Even she and Hua Qiandai did not know how to handle this.
With their shrewdness,