After Shi Hen returned to the place he was guarding, he sent someone to fetch Zhu Xing E.
After hearing Shi Hen's instructions, Zhu Xing E glanced toward the formation in great surprise.
It was finally almost time! Zhu Xing E marveled inwardly.
He had thought back then that the formation here should be nearly ready after a year or two, but he had never expected the wait to stretch to over four years.
Even now, he had seen no sign that the formation could be broken.
Zhu Xing E no longer cared much about whether there were any manuals or cultivation methods inside. He only wondered whether Huang Xiao could come out in time to compete for the Hall Master's Seat.
"Go and return quickly. Make sure no one follows you," Shi Hen cautioned.
"Yes. That is one of the Hall Master's stopping places. I'll take care to conceal my movements and won't expose it," Zhu Xing E said.
Shi Hen had asked Zhu Xing E to deliver a message to Huo Lian, as he could not leave this place himself.
Even though he believed it would take at least another month or so to break the formation, such things were difficult to guarantee.
If anything changed in the formation, the timing might be brought forward.
So he still had to keep watch here.
I hope the Hall Master can come sooner, just in case, Shi Hen could not help sighing inwardly after watching Zhu Xing E leave.
Here on his own, he stood no chance at all against Pang Ji.
Only with Huo Lian present would Pang Ji have any misgivings.
Peace returned here for the time being, but Shi Hen did not go into seclusion and enter meditation.
The formation's condition could change at any moment. To