After Chen Miao gained the authority to direct their operation, the three of them returned to the house to arrange the next steps.
Darkness soon fell. This was Chen Miao's fourth night in Wind Gate Village.
There were five days left before that Flying Jiangshi reached its complete form. Every day earlier meant the Incomplete Flying Jiangshi would be that much weaker, so Chen Miao had to hurry.
That evening, Chen Miao explained the first step of his plan to the other two.
Qi Ning's task was to stand guard at the village entrance with the Soul-Sealing Memorial Tablet and wait for Chen Miao's signal.
Once he received Chen Miao's signal, Qi Ning would place the Soul-Sealing Memorial Tablet on that stone, but only for half a minute.
Chen Miao had set that limit because he feared that, if they succeeded, keeping the second feng shui formation inactive for too long would attract the Flying Jiangshi's attention.
For now, they were only testing whether the first step would work.
If it did, they would have to make further arrangements. If it did not, they would have to find another way.
They could not let the Flying Jiangshi notice anything during this process. Otherwise, without any follow-up measures ready, they would die as soon as it emerged.
To give Qi Ning more confidence while he was alone, Chen Miao took six more talisman seals from his box-all Spirit-Sealing Talismans!
That brought the total Chen Miao had given Qi Ning since arriving in Wind Gate Village to eight Spirit-Sealing Talismans and one Yin-Dispelling Talisman.
Although Chen Miao's presence meant none of those Spirit-Sealing Talismans had been needed yet, having talismans on hand gave Qi Ning peace of mind.
If they were all still alive when this was over, it would not be