Chapter 267: with translation of chapter title

Xuanqing Daozhang, what do you mean? The so-called turtle formation you set up in our home—has it already been completed this quickly?

Liu Dongzhu's face was full of undisguised delight; she hadn't forgotten that not long ago, Xuanqing Daozhang, at the dinner table, had told the whole family that he was preparing to set up a powerful formation in their Wang Family home.

To prevent outsiders from intruding!

At that time, upon hearing those words, she felt inexplicably excited deep down; she could never forget how, not long before, facing Hu Meiniang's terror had left her feeling like a boat adrift in a storm.

It gave her the sensation that at any moment she could be engulfed by a towering wave!

She wasn't worried about her own safety—not because she knew Hu Meiniang wouldn't harm her life, but because she had long since cast aside her own life and death; what she cared about was the safety of her family's Ping'an, and if Hu Meiniang did anything to their Ping'an, she wouldn't know what to do.

Just thinking back to when she herself had handed over her family's Ping'an to Hu Meiniang filled her heart with equal parts dread and relief, for at that time her family's Ping'an was in Hu Meiniang's hands, and Hu Meiniang had done nothing to it.

Otherwise…

She might not even have the courage to go on living!

Besides blaming Young Master Dai for luring a monster into their home, she also feared that something similar to what happened with Hu Meiniang might happen.

This time Hu Meiniang didn't harm their family's Ping'an, but no one dares guarantee that next time she will still refrain from harming their Ping'an.

What's more, the surrounding area certainly isn't limited to just Hu Meiniang as a monster.

The Hu Meiniang incident also reminded her of how, back then, Aunt Li had deceived her, nearly leading to her family's Ping'an being abducted by an Evil Cultivator; at that time she felt as if the sky were about to collapse.

After the matter was settled, Aunt Li came bearing a generous gift to apologize to her household; even though she knew it wasn't Aunt Li's fault, she still could not forgive Aunt Li even to this day.

At the dinner table, Xuanqing Daozhang had said that with this formation he set up, they would no longer need to worry about bad people breaking into their home.

Now, upon hearing Xuanqing Daozhang's words that the formation had already been set up in her home, how could she not be excited?

"Dongzhu, look at what you're saying—what turtle formation? This is a Spirit Turtle Formation, a high‑level spell array, and among high‑level arrays it is renowned for its defensive power!"

Xuanqing Daozhang feigned displeasure with a snort, but if one looked closely, a hint of pride could be seen flickering in the depths of his eyes; he understood why Liu Dongzhu was so excited, and said:

"Dongzhu, rest assured—with this formation I have set up in your home, as long as you don't take Ping'an away, you need not worry about bad people breaking in and abducting your Ping'an right before your eyes!"

Not to mention Liu Dongzhu's surprise—the Spirit Turtle Formation he set up in the Wang Family was completed so quickly; not long ago, he finished the final step of the Spirit Turtle Formation, and while watching the formation take shape and trigger heavenly‑earthly portents,

He, too, was equally astonished in his heart!

According to his estimate, successfully setting up the Spirit Turtle Formation would take at least several days.

Who would have thought that merely working an extra shift, from night to day, would actually complete the Spirit Turtle Formation this quickly?

Only after a little reflection did he realize that the reason he could suddenly complete the Spirit Turtle Formation so fast was the pressure he felt from Wang Ping'an, which he converted into motivation.

He, who normally could muster at most seventy‑to‑eighty percent of his energy, last night exerted a full one hundred twenty percent.

That's how he managed to finish the Spirit Turtle Formation in one go!

Liu Dongzhu seemed to think of something and worriedly said: "Xuanqing Daozhang, logically speaking, you setting up a formation in my home to protect our family's lives is a good thing, but if later someone comes to our home wandering about without the wooden token you gave, would it harm their life?"

"Of course not!" Xuanqing Daozhang's expression turned serious; Liu Dongzhu's question, he had already told Liu Dongzhu and the Wang Family members when he was preparing to set up the formation in their home, so Liu Dongzhu asking again didn't anger him.

After all, it's a matter of human life, of great importance.

Liu Dongzhu asking this shows she is very concerned about others' safety.

Xuanqing Daozhang explained: "Without my wooden token to guide you, at most you would merely get lost inside this Spirit Turtle Formation; it would not harm their lives. Moreover, Dongzhu, I'm not saying this to you—you know your family's situation, and nowadays there aren't many people willing to come wandering about your home."

Hutou Gou is not noted for a single‑surname clan; many surnames are prominent there. Their Wang Family in Hutou Gou counts as a modest household, a single line of descent with few relatives. Moreover, having been adopted by the Wang Family since childhood and serving as a child‑bride, she has no kin, whereas her mother still has some relatives.

However, in far‑flung places, although the world is peaceful, the journey is long; if there is nothing major afoot, people generally do not travel.

Before.

On the contrary, people used to come often to their home, but after holding a funeral, their visitors dwindled to an unknown extent.

First, she had just given birth and needed rest; during the postpartum month she must not be disturbed.

Second, it is still the busy farming season, and everyone is occupied in the fields.

Third, her family has severed ties with Wang Ruhai that beast; they cannot rely on their family's connections to associate with that beast Wang Ruhai.

In this novel you have arrived

Who knows, you might even end up bumping into the ill fortune of that beast Wang Ruhai!

Don't think that many Hutou Gou villagers, to her face, freely curse Wang Ruhai; but what they truly think in their hearts, she does not know.

Liu Dongzhu gave a self‑deprecating laugh and said: "Back when that beast had just begun his studies and passed the imperial exams, guests to our home were incessant, requiring us to boil several pots of tea each day to entertain them; but since that beast died, our visitors have dwindled—sometimes not a single person shows up in three or five days, perhaps because they fear provoking the postpartum me who might fight!"

Xuanqing Daozhang naturally understood the situation; not wanting to dwell on this topic that saddened Liu Dongzhu, he shifted the subject and explained again:

"If someone forces their way into the Spirit Turtle Formation and gets lost, they will surely shout and cry out; but your family all have the wooden tokens I gave, so you won't be misled by the formation and can see what's inside, then simply take my token and lead the intruder out!"

"That works too!"

Liu Dongzhu also breathed a sigh of relief; in fact, when Xuanqing Daozhang announced that he would set up a formation in her home, he had already said that although his formation was formidable, it would not harm anyone's life.

She remembered that!

But after all, it's a matter of human life, involving heaven and earth; she would not dare be careless, so only after Xuanqing Daozhang said the formation was complete did she ask things she already knew.

She simply wanted to hear from Xuanqing Daozhang an answer that could soothe the fear in her heart.

Who let her hear, from various rumors, the terrifying tales of cultivators and the formations they set up?

It is said.

Some cultivators' formations, even if purely defensive, will turn anyone who dares to intrude into a rain of blood, and they won't even know how they died.

(End of chapter)