Chapter 158: 158, Plan Chapter 158: 158, Plan Liu Qingshan furrowed his brow as he gazed toward the entrance of the secret realm not far away. At the moment, there was no movement at all, and he didn’t know whether they could activate it before those people arrived. Otherwise, both he and Xiao Ning would be in danger.
“Uncle Liu doesn’t need to worry too much. Besides that Array, there’s also the one I just set up, which should also hold them for some time,” Song Yan Ning reassured as she saw the Array Master on the ground sketching methods of breaking the Array. Her heart felt slightly at ease since the opponent’s mastery over arrays didn’t seem very high; breaking the array might take much later than she had anticipated. It wasn’t that she couldn’t deal with those people, but she didn’t want to waste too much time on them. If the array could trap them, she wouldn’t bother to make a move.
“Let’s hope so,” Liu Qingshan could only console himself.
As time ticked by second by second, noon soon arrived. When Song Yan Ning saw the Array Master stop his movements, she knew he had found a way to break the array.
“Uncle Liu, let’s head to the entrance of the secret realm,” Song Yan Ning said as she ran toward the entrance. If the opponent could break the previous array, breaking the one she had set up afterwards would surely be easier.
“Alright,” Liu Qingshan hurriedly followed Song Yan Ning toward the entrance of the secret realm. He knew that the opponent might emerge from the array very soon.
Just as Song Yan Ning reached the entrance of the secret realm, she heard a sound indicating that the array was broken.
“Xiao Ning, how much longer can they be trapped?” Liu Qingshan anxiously looked at the place where Song Yan Ning had set up the array.
“At most a quarter of an hour,” Song Yan Ning had not anticipated that someone among those six would understand arrays. Otherwise, those two arrays would definitely have trapped them for a day or two. She also wondered how they knew to come here; could there be other maps besides the one in Liu Qingshan’s possession?
“Uncle Liu, are you sure there is only one map?” Song Yan Ning glanced at Liu Qingshan and asked.
Liu Qingshan shook his head, “My father only mentioned that the map was left by my grandfather; he didn’t say there was only one. Could it be that they also have a map? But if they have a map, why would they need to chase after me? Why would they want to wipe out the Liu family?”
“Maybe they aren’t the same group of people who chased after you before,” Song Yan Ning speculated.
Liu Qingshan thought for a moment and absolutely agreed that what Song Yan Ning had suggested was very likely. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a crackling noise from behind in the secret realm and his face immediately lit up with joy. “The secret realm is opening.” As long as they entered the secret realm, those people could do nothing to them. He had heard from his father that the secret realm would only open for the duration of ten breaths—such a brief period not everyone could manage to enter. If they could stall the opponents before entering, then the others wouldn’t be able to enter the secret realm.
Song Yan Ning naturally also heard the crackling noise from the secret realm. She turned around, her eyes filled with anticipation. Now, the most crucial thing was to enter the secret realm, and as for those people, she would deal with them slowly once inside.
“Xiao Ning, the array only opens for the duration of ten breaths. We just need to block them for ten breaths,” Liu Qingshan regretted not informing Xiao Ning about such an important detail earlier.
Song Yan Ning’s eyes brightened. If it was only a matter of ten breaths, she should be able to stop those people; however, she soon changed her mind. If the opponent truly had a map, they would certainly know the secrets of this secret realm. She could not let them live, nor let anyone know she entered the secret realm, as it would bring trouble to her maternal grandparents.
“Xiao Ning, do you have a way to stop them?” Liu Qingshan had unconsciously started to depend on Song Yan Ning.
“No need to stop them. Let them enter,” Song Yan Ning said with a cold smile curving her lips.