Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1560: Chapter 1544: Eight Trigrams Array

Just when Huo Sining was wondering why these two people didn’t go inside, the Third Uncle suddenly pulled something out from his chest.

Huo Sining looked closely and was immediately dumbfounded.

Because that thing was the old magic stone tablet with the Eight Trigrams Array drawn on it, hidden at the bottom of the box by the Third Aunt, a magical tool used for divination by Qibao’s Granny Jue.

At this moment, the Third Uncle was holding that Eight Trigrams Tablet, murmuring something under his breath, and with each murmured sentence, he cautiously stepped into the Sacrificial Forest.

The nearby Lao Liu also followed right behind the Third Uncle, precisely mimicking the Third Uncle’s footprints with each step.

Seeing this situation, Huo Sining made a swift decision and said to Gu Xu on the side, ”This should be an Eight Trigrams Array; to enter the Sacrificial Forest, we must follow the Third Uncle’s footsteps. I’ll put you all into Space, and I’ll follow alone to avoid any mistakes.”

Gu Xu and Qibao both nodded, and with a wave of Huo Sining’s hand, she stashed both of them into the storage ring. Without any pause, she closely followed behind Lao Liu, stepping into the Eight Trigrams Array one step at a time.

Because Huo Sining was in an invisible state, the Third Uncle and Lao Liu had no idea that someone was tailing them into the Sacrificial Forest.

This Eight Trigrams Array was extremely complex, and Huo Sining lingered at the entrance for over ten minutes before finally making it into the forest.

As soon as she entered the forest, several people greeted them, looking at the Third Uncle as if seeing their backbone: ”Third Uncle, you’ve arrived?”

”Where are they?” The Third Uncle appeared quite stern, his voice rather gloomy, evidently very upset about the mountain chief leading people into the Sacrificial Forest.

Those few people looked bewildered: ”Not sure, but they set off the Ghost Bell when they came in, otherwise we wouldn’t even know someone had intruded. Jiu Yao and I ran in as soon as we heard the bell, but couldn’t catch anyone.”

”If you haven’t caught them, keep searching! Make sure to get them out before nightfall!” the Third Uncle commanded sharply.

Upon hearing the Third Uncle’s orders, those people scattered like startled birds, starting a haphazard search all around. With a gloomy face, the Third Uncle found no better plan either, so he commanded Lao Liu behind him, ”We must find them and prevent any incidents here!”

Huo Sining was somewhat puzzled about what was so problematic inside the Sacrificial Forest that the Third Uncle would be so tense upon hearing of someone breaking in. But at that moment, she didn’t have time to think about it. Seeing everyone at the entrance leave, she quickly released Gu Xu and Qibao from Space.

As soon as Qibao landed, his face changed drastically, and he looked up at Huo Sining, saying, ”It’s the Thousand-Mile Guider, that Oil Rat is really here!”

”Can you sense them? Where are they now? Let’s hurry and find them!”

Upon hearing this, Huo Sining was overjoyed. The Oil Rat entered the forest along with Gao Yuyuan and the mountain chief. The Oil Rat had been affected by the Thousand Miles Gu poison, akin to having an automatic tracking device on him. As long as they moved together, Qibao could track them directly using the Thousand-Mile Guider, which was much quicker than the Third Uncle’s aimless search.

Following behind Qibao, the three passed through a gloomy graveyard, with towering stone tablets everywhere in sight. For some reason, looking at those tablets gave Huo Sining an uneasy feeling as if countless spirits were indeed slumbering beneath them. She instinctively tightened her grip on Gu Xu’s arm, quickening her pace.

They walked for nearly a quarter of an hour before Qibao finally stopped, halting in front of a cliff wall.

Qibao had an inexplicable look of confusion on his face as he scanned the surroundings, his eyes filled with bewilderment.

”What’s wrong?” Unable to hold back her curiosity, Huo Sining asked when she saw Qibao standing still and silent.

Qibao shook his head, ”I don’t know either. The Sub Gu tracked them here. I can feel it; that Oil Rat is just ahead, not far from us, but this is a precipice with no path.”

Huo Sining was taken aback by this, looking up at the mountain range before her.

Indeed, this was a steep cliff, situated at the backside of the Miao Village Sacrificial Forest; amidst the rolling green hills lay such a precipice. On the opposite was another mountain, facing each other from a distance of about two to three hundred meters. Below the precipice, a bottomless chasm yawned.

Originally, an iron cable connected the two cliffs. One could glide across the cable to reach the opposite side.

However, because this area is at the back of the Sacrificial Forest—a forbidden zone not freely accessible—the iron cable had long since been abandoned, rusting over years of disuse, breaking with a touch.

This precarious cable, combined with the deep, foggy chasm below, deterred anyone from risking their life.

If not using the cable, the only way to reach the opposite cliff is by tying a rope as a safety line around the waist, carefully stepping sideways along the narrow cliff edge that barely accommodates a foot, spiraling down to the bottom, and climbing back up to the opposite cliff.

Huo Sining glanced at the cliff. With her abnormal physical capabilities, she couldn’t even see where the bottom of the chasm lay.

Moreover, the protruding rocks on the cliff are scarce and irregular, making the descent extremely challenging. The psychological pressure alone would be daunting.

This method is practically unfeasible unless one is a seasoned rock climber or extreme sports enthusiast.

”Qibao, are you sure the Sub Gu is nearby?”

Seeing the terrain of this cliff area, Huo Sining’s face was filled with skepticism as she seriously questioned Qibao, her eyes showing a hint of doubt.

Qibao confidently nodded, ”Yes, right here, no more than a hundred meters away from us.”

Huo Sining’s brow furrowed deeply, and even Gu Xu was puzzled. It was too bizarre to reason out such a scenario.

As they examined the area, they found no place suitable to hide. Therefore, they could eliminate the suspicion that the Oil Rat was intentionally playing hide-and-seek.

The only path before them was this precipice, yet it seemed impossible for humans to climb across to the opposite cliff, especially not with multiple people, making it even more challenging.