Chapter 3075 - 3076: Not Strong Enough

Chapter 3075: Chapter 3076: Not Strong Enough

When Astrologer saw the half-severed finger in the little box, his anger surged up as well. The Zhong Family people had gone way too far!

He and Ao Song were already married; Ao Song’s parents were his parents too. How could he let someone chop off their fingers?

"Let’s go rescue your parents." he said through gritted teeth.

Hearing this, Ao Song instead calmed down. She grabbed his sleeve and said, "No. The Zhong Family isn’t somewhere you can just walk into. We have to catch them off guard, attack where they’re unprepared."

"What plan do you have?" Astrologer asked.

"I once set up a Minor Array in my own Yard, so I could sneak out to play and sneak back in. All these years, no one’s ever discovered it. It’s just that this place is a bit far from the Zhong Family, so setting up the array will cost some strength. But we can’t delay; we have to move as fast as possible if we want to take them by surprise."

As Ao Song spoke, she began taking out array-setting materials from on her person. "We also have to think through our retreat. Once I get over there and rescue my parents, I still have to come back through the array, so you have to stay here and guard it, keep the array supported, you can’t let it shut down."

"How can you go alone?" Astrologer objected at once. This was far too dangerous!

Ao Song stopped what she was doing and looked at him seriously. "I’m not a reckless person. I grew up there; I’m more familiar with sneaking in than anyone. And this is also the safest and most reliable method. I know you’re worried about me, but if you come too, who’ll be there to receive us? I’m afraid in the end neither of us will be able to get out in one piece."

"But..."

Before Astrologer could finish, Ao Song raised a hand to cover his mouth. "No buts. You’re the only one who can protect the array. Here’s what we’ll do: we’ll send a signal to Sister Ruozhu and the others; they’ll rush over as fast as they can. If I’m still not back by then, you all can come looking for me. I’ll leave a sign."

She took out some tiny dried flower petals—Ding Xiang blossoms from her Incense Sachet—but at this time of year there were no fresh Ding Xiang flowers, so they’d be easy to recognize.

Astrologer paused for a few seconds. He was absolutely unwilling and absolutely uneasy, but he couldn’t stop her from going to save her own parents.

He hurriedly took all sorts of things from his body and stuffed them into Ao Song’s hands one by one.

"This one’s for protection; it can block some attacks. Press the middle of this one and it’ll ignite, producing a bewildering Magic Technique that’ll make it hard for people to pinpoint your position. And this one..."

Ao Song’s eyes were turning a little red. She suddenly pulled him into a tight embrace. "Trust me. I’ll bring my parents back safe and sound. We agreed we’d grow old together."

Astrologer’s nose stung a bit as well. He wanted to go in her stead, but he wasn’t familiar with the Zhong Family. He might not even be able to find anyone before alerting the enemy—wouldn’t that only delay the rescue of her parents even more?

Time waited for no one. Ao Song didn’t want to linger in sentiment with him. She directly sent a signal to Bai Ruozhu; the two groups hadn’t gone too far from each other, so they could still get in touch.

After that, she began to lay the array. Ao Song wasn’t familiar with the Zhong Family’s Magic Techniques; his Yin Yang Techniques and other arts didn’t apply to everything. Several times he wanted to help but had nowhere to start, afraid he’d only make trouble.

Suddenly, Ao Song’s body swayed. He rushed forward in a single stride to support her.

"How are you?" His heart ached. Setting up such a Great Formation on the fly had to consume an enormous amount of spirit and mind.

Ao Song shook her head, and after a long moment finally said, "I’m fine, it’s already done. Watch the Three Formation Lamps, and don’t let them go out. Just protect them with your inner strength."

"All right. You must be extra careful." Astrologer held her hand, reluctant to let go, but in the end he still released it.

Watching her figure vanish into the array, Astrologer’s shoulders slumped in dejection.

In the end, it was still because he wasn’t strong enough. If he were like Ning Ran, able to turn the entire Zhong Family upside down, would he still be letting her take such a risk?