"Don't worry, Sister Duoduo. This mountain sage has a clever plan!"
The corners of Ying Ming Hao's mouth lifted into a confident smile, as though everything were firmly within his grasp.
Zhou Duoduo, who had been jumping about and rolling all over the floor, suddenly went quiet as if struck by an immobilization spell, no longer making a fuss.
She darted forward and crowded close to Ying Ming Hao, asking anxiously:
"Brother Yun, have you come up with some brilliant idea?!
Hurry, tell me! Let your big sister see what you've got!"
Seeing this, Wu Zhifeng, Zhang Lin, and the others gathered around as well, their eyes brimming with anticipation as they stared straight at Ying Ming Hao, as though he were a superhero who could save the world.
Ying Ming Hao's lips curled into a mysterious smile.
Unhurriedly, he took something from inside his robe: a long needle that gleamed coldly, flashing with a chilling light beneath the sun.
"Look. What's this?" Ying Ming Hao asked softly, deliberately keeping them in suspense.
Wu Zhifeng widened his eyes and studied the long needle for quite a while before scratching his head and asking in confusion:
"Isn't that just an ordinary needle? What's so special about it?"
"What an idiot!"
Zhou Duoduo's delicate brows shot up in anger, and she slapped Wu Zhifeng across the head. Smack! The crisp blow left him dizzy, with stars dancing before his eyes.
"This isn't any ordinary needle. It's a Formation-Breaking Needle! Some people call it a Peeping Needle, too!"
Zhou Duoduo explained smugly, looking as though she were showing off a treasure of her own.
In truth, Zhou Duoduo had slapped him not merely for his ignorance, but mostly to get back at him for what he had done earlier.
While Zhou Duoduo