After the two princesses left, Yan Zhong spent a good while sensing the formation around them before sighing. "Had the princess not told me the key to this formation, even this old man could not break through it. Although it would not take this old man's life, I'm afraid I would be trapped for some time."
Huang Xiao nodded. Although Zhao Yunhui had not explicitly stated how powerful the formation was, he could vaguely sense that even a Low Peak expert might be in mortal danger if caught off guard.
Moreover, there were not just formations here, but all manner of mechanisms concealed within the Formation. Once triggered, the Formation and mechanisms together could certainly leave them dying with their eyes wide open.
"Let's hope those people don't come after us," Huang Xiao said with a smile.
"Hard to say. They would do anything for the Seven Spirit Blades. The question is whether they will retreat when they realize the difficulty," Yan Zhong said.
Yan Zhong himself was not very certain. After all, people in the Jianghu would spare no cost for treasures and secret manuals, even their lives.
"I wonder whether we can keep them from finding us," Huang Xiao said, still somewhat uneasy.
"That will be difficult. You thought you were being very careful about your movements, but who knows whether you left some thread of evidence behind? At a time like this, their noses are keener than dogs'. They would dig three feet into the ground to root someone out," Yan Zhong said pessimistically. "Still, things will improve considerably once the Six Gates people arrive. Then those on the Righteous Path will at least have some reservations. For the sake of saving face, they probably won't openly fall out with us right away. And with the Righteous