Gu Chengfei had been delighted, thinking his opponent had taken the bait.
Facing the two of them was dangerous, but this was his only possible means of escape.
Just as success seemed within reach, Ji Xuanying's shout gave him a fright.
Ji Shidao immediately fell silent. She was his mother, after all.
"Yunhui, don't withdraw the formation." With that, Ji Xuanying fixed her eyes on Gu Chengfei. "What? Even now, you're still daydreaming about escaping?"
Gu Chengfei knew she had seen through his intentions.
Since that was the case, he had nothing left to hide.
"To think you two have so little confidence in yourselves. Are you afraid I could escape all on my own?" Gu Chengfei sneered, baring his teeth.
"That attempt to goad me is far too crude. I won't fall for it," Ji Xuanying said dismissively. "I'll wait right outside. If you're capable enough, break through the formation and come out. Perhaps you'll still have a chance to escape us. Otherwise, we can wait until Xuan Yuanjun returns before withdrawing it."
Gu Chengfei's heart instantly sank to the bottom of an abyss.
This was the outcome he least wanted to hear.
He ignored Ji Xuanying and her son and devoted himself wholeheartedly to comprehending the formation.
Though his chances of breaking it were slim, he could hardly sit here doing nothing while he waited for Xuan Yuanjun to arrive.
A month later, Xuan Yuanjun finally returned.
He brought more than a dozen large sacks, though no one knew what was inside.
At the sight of Xuan Yuanjun, Gu Chengfei's face turned ashen.
Zhao Yunhui withdrew the outer formation, but left the one outside her Stone House intact for now, in case these Old Fools suddenly attacked her group.
"Not running?" Xuan Yuanjun asked, glancing at Gu Chengfei.