The leader finished the last stroke before looking up at her, "Here you are, the formation has been basically completed in the past two days, but I don't know how effective it will be, so I came to see you."
Tong Yan walked over and asked, "When will the formation start?"
The leader placed the spiritual stones at the foot of the formation one by one. After completing the last step, he casually placed a short stool in the middle of the formation.
"Stand at the door and input your power into the formation." After the leader made a series of preparations, he pointed to a place for Tong Yan to stand.
She took a few steps to the position mentioned by the leader and waited slightly uneasily for the leader to give the order.
It's not like she hasn't given power to the formation before, but the formation was incomplete at that time. After she input the power, the formation just lit up a few times and then stopped, and she didn't know what the complete formation would look like.
"Don't use too much power, let's get started."
Following the master's order, Tong Yan began to use his physical strength to slowly inject into the formation. Within a few breaths, spiritual energy traveled through the formation, outlining the prototype of the formation, and then lit up with a light blue halo.
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Seeing that the formation was successfully activated, both of them were overjoyed. Tong Yan was overly excited and lost control of the strength in his hands, causing the formation to suddenly dim again.
Tong Yan said sheepishly: "Sorry, I was so excited that my hand slipped a little."
The leader gave her a dissatisfied look and said, "I don't have many spirit stones here. If you slide your hands twice, you will use up all the spirit stones. When the formation is completed, we can only watch."
"My fault, my fault. If I do it again, I will pay attention this time." Tong Yan begged for mercy.
The leader said nothing more and quickly replaced the formation with new spiritual stones.
This time Tong Yan put a little more attention and control, and after a moment, the halo of the formation's activation lit up again.
After a few blinks, the formation glowed brightly. The excited two people hurriedly closed their eyes. After a moment, the light dimmed. Tong Yan quickly looked at the formation, only to see the wooden chair standing there motionless.
It failed, and Tong Yan was a little disappointed. She thought the teleportation array would be successful.
The leader over there also frowned, went up to inspect the wooden chair, and then ran to deduce the formation.
She usually waits a whole day or several days to help the leader activate the formation, so she was not in a hurry to leave after this failure.
With a frustrated mood, Tong Yan walked over to the draft that the boss had just typed on the ground, intending to deduce it by himself to divert his attention.
The master of the formation book specially showed it to her, probably thinking that she was related to the world of cultivation and might understand the formation.
But unfortunately, after reading it, she only had a superficial understanding of it and could not provide the head with technical support.
Su Mu was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea. Sitting opposite him was Li Ran who had just walked in.
He came here to deliver something to Senior Brother Xiao. He traveled thousands of miles from the Imperial City to deliver birthday gifts to Tong Yan and Su Mu.
Li Ran took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Su Mu, "This is from Senior Brother Xiao. By the way, let me tell you a happy birthday. By the way, where did Tong Yan go? Why didn't I see her after coming in for so long?"
Su Mu took the letter, opened it, and replied casually: "I'm going to the boss."
Li Ran: "What about the formation thing again? I've been working on this for five years and I still haven't given up."
Su Mu read the letter and said nothing.
In front of it was a few words of greeting, and also talked about Senior Brother Xiao's current situation. After seeing the last page, Su Mu looked shocked.
Li Ran saw his expression changed drastically and asked hurriedly: "What did the letter say? Did something happen to Senior Brother Xiao?"
Su Mu digested it for a long time before saying: "Senior brother Xiao said that the emperor chose the princess for him, but the situation in the court was chaotic. He was worried that someone would attack his fiancée, so he wanted to ask me to go down the mountain to protect him for a while."
"I see, then why did your expression change so much? It scared me so much that I thought something had happened to my senior brother."
Su Mu did not discuss this issue again. What was stated in the letter was not very certain, so he did not plan to tell Li Ran now.
It was already very late when Tong Yan came back. When she opened the door to the courtyard, she remembered that she and Su Mu were going to celebrate her birthday together today. He should have gone to bed by this time. She promised to cook him a bowl of longevity noodles but failed.
Do it.
Tong Yan tiptoed into the courtyard, only to see a faint light in his room. Then the door creaked and a young man walked out.
Su Mu: "Yanyan, you are back. How is the formation?"
Tong Yan nodded, then shook his head, "The formation is perfect, but it doesn't seem to be working."
Seeing that Tong Yan was a little depressed, Su Mu smiled and said, "This happens again and again, so don't worry Yan Yan. By the way, I haven't cooked the longevity noodles you promised yet."
"You waited so long just to eat a bowl of noodles?" Tong Yan glanced at him in surprise, then turned and walked into the kitchen.
Su Mu followed and said matter-of-factly: "On my birthday, I naturally have to eat a bowl of longevity noodles. You only agreed yesterday, and you want to refuse today."
"Who defaulted on the bill?"
The two of them worked in the kitchen for about ten minutes, and finally two bowls of hot longevity noodles were freshly baked.
Tong Yan picked up the chopsticks and prepared, "Let's start, Su Mu wishes you a happy birthday!"
Su Mu replied: "Happy birthday to Yanyan!"
Tong Yan ate very quickly, and had dinner too early at the head's place. Now it was late at night, she had walked for a while, and her stomach was already digested.
After Tong Yan finished eating, he sighed: "After today, I will be at least twenty years old, and Su Mu, you should be fifteen."
"We obviously eat the same thing, but you have grown so big, but I haven't changed at all. This doesn't make sense."
"If you're fifteen, it's time for a girl's haircut ceremony. Your sister should be an adult now."
Su Mu was smiling while watching Tong Yanbala keep talking, but suddenly he heard her talk about his sister.
"Yanyan, I received a letter from Senior Brother Xiao today."
"Huh? There's a letter. What's it said?" Tong Yan misses Xiao Jinghong quite a bit after not seeing him for a year. You must know that Senior Brother Xiao is a piece of grass on Tianqing Mountain. He is so handsome and so handsome.
"He said that he might have found my biological parents." Su Mu said softly.
Tong Yan didn't hold the bowl in her hand, and it fell on the table with a bang. She was shocked and said: "Wha... what, I found your biological parents!!"
"Yeah." When Su Mu first learned about this, his expression was no more exaggerated than Tong Yan. He was surprised and a little uneasy at the same time.
Do his parents still remember his son? Have they given up looking for him all these years? They also wonder if Senior Brother Xiao has recognized the wrong person...
Tong Yan felt that there must be no mistake, so he quickly asked Su Mu: "Where are they? When are you going to identify them? Do they have a daughter who looks exactly like you?"
"They are in the imperial city, and they are the family of the general who protects the country."
"This status is okay, very good. If you can't survive in the mountains in the future, you can go home and become a major general." Tong Yan said with a smile.
Su Mu also smiled, looked at Tong Yan and said, "I'm going to the Imperial City in three days. Yan Yan, you can go with me. If they are really my parents, they will definitely want to meet you."
"No problem, I haven't been to the Imperial City yet." Tong Yan was delighted to be invited.
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In June, Tong Yan and the two came to the general's mansion. General Shen and his wife were indeed Su Mu's biological parents. They also met their sister Shen Xinwan, who looked very similar to Su Mu, and brother Xiao, Prince Xiao, brother-in-law Xiao.
Yes, Xiao Jinghong's fiancée is Su Mu's sister Shen Xinwan, and what he said in the letter about protecting Shen Xinwan is true, but Prince Xiao's skills are extraordinary, and behind Sister Shen is the mountain of General's Mansion, no one can easily Dare to attack her.
The Shen family recognized Su Mu in a low-key manner. This was not because they did not like Su Mu, but because the current situation was tense and the emperor passed away due to illness. In order to avoid causing trouble, they planned to entertain guests to celebrate the event after Xiao Jinghong ascended the throne.
Su Mu's original name was Shen Zhuangheng, and it was a name entered into the family tree, but perhaps it was because Su Mu had been named Su Mu for seven or eight years that he insisted on using this name.
General Shen clapped his hands and decided on Sumu's current name.
His name is Shen Zhuangheng and his courtesy name is Sumu.
In early July, Xiao Jinghong ascended the throne as emperor and married Shen Xinwan, the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, and the whole country celebrated.
Tong Yan stood in Sister Shen's boudoir and watched Xi Niang help her dress up. The pretty face of the fifteen or sixteen year old girl was full of joy and shyness. It was obvious that she liked Senior Brother Xiao very much.
Seeing the festive red color that caught her eyes, Tong Yan couldn't help but admit that she was very envious.
Think about the fact that she has been single for 20 or 30 years, and she didn’t even have an ambiguous hand-holding with a male compatriot, let alone her first kiss, wow!
The team welcoming the bride came outside and urged the bride to get into the sedan. Xi Niang completed the last step and put a phoenix crown on the bride before letting her brother carry the bride onto the sedan.
With the sound of firecrackers and the sound of suona, the bride-to-be's team went away after being beaten by the bride.
Because she was the new emperor's empress, the sedan chair had to circle around the imperial city, but Tong Yan didn't have much interest in crowding the streets. After all, she was watching the bride put on makeup and go out.
Sister Shen's three-day reply to the doorman did not wait, because the headmaster received a letter saying that the formation had worked.
Tong Yan's mind flew back to Tianqing Mountain in an instant. The Shen family's repeated attempts to stay and Su Mu's complicated eyes did not shake her mind.
This time she planned to go back alone. Su Mu had just found her biological parents, so naturally she wanted to stay and spend more time with them.
General Shen prepared the fastest carriage for her, and Su Mu walked her to the door.
Su Mu asked: "Yanyan, do you have to go to the world of cultivation?"
Tong Yan climbed up quickly, and after hearing what he said, he replied: "Of course I want to go."
"The leader said that the world of cultivation is no better than here. It is full of strange things and dangers. If it is just because of the secrets in you, you don't have to go. The General's Mansion and Queen Xiao...will be able to protect you here for the rest of your life."
Tong Yan rarely looked serious and said: "I will definitely go, and the reason is not just because of my secret." She raised her head and looked at the sky.
"I can't explain this feeling clearly. It feels like something is calling me from afar, or that is where I belong. These feelings are similar to the feeling when you are looking for your biological parents."
Seeing Su Mu's sullen expression and not saying a word, Tong Yan said with a smile: "The master who is studying the formation has always made a fuss at the slightest movement. Maybe it will be the same this time. I won't leave so quickly. Are you here?" Please stay with your parents well in the General's Mansion. After all, we haven't seen each other for about ten years."
"I know." Su Mu lowered his eyes and muttered.
Tong Yan accused him exaggeratedly: "Do you think I'm nagging or meddling in my own business? It's a pity that I've raised a white-eyed wolf in these years."
Su Mu glanced at her coldly, making Tong Yan laugh.
"I'm leaving." After saying that, Tong Yan got into the car.
The coachman on the side glanced at his new young master, saw that he was getting out of the way, and quickly climbed up and drove the carriage away.
Su Mu looked at the immediate direction of the carriage, unable to calm down for a long time, until Mrs. Shen came out to call him in person.
"Heng'er, Xiaoyan has gone far. Come into the house quickly. Everyone is waiting for you."
Su Mu came back to his senses and said, "Come here, mother, please go in first."
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As soon as Tong Yan returned to Tianqing, he immediately rushed to the headmaster.
The leader told her that the formation could already teleport things away. She only needed to experiment a few more times before she could stably teleport people to the world of cultivation.
The leader gave Tong Yan a storage bag and said to her: "This contains things from the world of cultivation. You can take a look first, so as not to get a bad look from the world of cultivation."
After Tong Yan took it, he couldn't open it with his hands. The leader promptly said: "Be calm, concentrate, and use your spiritual consciousness to open it."
Tong Yan was stunned for a few seconds, not understanding the trick. The boss stopped explaining and waved Tong Yan back.
The use of spiritual consciousness relies on personal understanding, and it cannot be understood by others in a few words.
In the following time, Tong Yan studied the storage bag and jade paper while cooperating with the leader to modify the formation. A month passed by.
At this time, the formation has been completely stable, and the teleportation to the world of cultivation can be started at any time, but there are not many spiritual stones left, and it is only enough for the last teleportation.
The leader asked Tong Yan if he was determined to go, because there was basically no possibility of coming back after going, and he might also die in the world of cultivation.
Tong Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Leader: "The time will be set in five days. Let's take advantage of these few days to say goodbye to everyone."
Tong Yan asked: "Where are you, Master?"
"I'm old, so I won't bother with it anymore. Besides, I still have a sect of disciples to support."
After knowing the final time to activate the formation, Li Ran was extremely anxious. He had obviously released the flying pigeons several days in advance, but why hadn't he returned yet?
Time passed day by day, Tong Yan packed up his things, said goodbye when it was time to say goodbye, and just waited for the last day to come.
Five days later, at noon.
In the master's yard, in addition to the master who activated the formation, there were also masters such as Li Ran, Qing Guanren, Qingfeng Taoist and other uncles.
"Are you ready?" the leader asked.
Tong Yan looked back and looked outside, "Okay, let's get started, Master."
"Okay, you stand in the middle of the formation."
Tong Yan walked over as instructed, and Li Ran said anxiously: "Tong Yan, aren't you going to say goodbye to Su Mu in person?"
Tong Yan said: "...I left him a letter. He will know after reading it."
If she said goodbye in person, she was afraid that she wouldn't want to leave.
Li Ran wanted to say something else, but Tong Yan ignored him and said to him: "After I leave, I hope you can take more care of him, Senior Brother Li. Tong Yan thanks me in advance again."
As soon as the words fell, the formation started.
The force of the formation pulled Tong Yan's figure. At this moment, a black figure rushed into the formation at an extremely fast speed and caught up with Tong Yan at the last moment of the teleportation.
The formation lit up and darkened in an instant, and the people in the formation were gone.
Looking at the remaining traces of the formation, the leader sighed: "If we want to restore this formation, I'm afraid it won't be possible for several years."
Li Ran thought of the black shadow that had just flashed past, and said in surprise: "I think I saw Su Mu rushing in!"
Naturally, other people also saw it. Among them, the Qing channel person touched his beard inexplicably and said, "Maybe this is cause and effect, it is fate."