Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

After confirming that there are no problems with the previous steps.

Next, Master Jingming Bianquan Shi affixed the spirit-gathering talismans he had drawn around the War King.

Jingming took a deep breath, pointed to the jade stone in front of the War King, and solemnly said to the War King, "Your Highness, next we need a drop of your blood essence. You need to drip the blood onto the center of the array, which is this jade stone."

As instructed, the War King bit his fingertip, forcing out a drop of crimson blood, which dripped onto the jade on Jingming's finger and instantly seeped into the jade.

At the same time, Jingming slapped the Heavenly Gang Protective Talisman that he had been longing for onto the jade stone where the War King had just dripped blood, and then chanted the activation incantation that Tang Wan had taught him.

As soon as the incantation ended, a "hum..." sound rang out in the commander's tent.

The voice was deep yet seemed to strike straight to the soul, and the jade stones beneath the feet of the seven guards suddenly shone with a warm white light!

The red rope connecting them seemed to come alive, flowing with a crimson-gold halo!

Seven beams of light converged, forming a transparent light shield around the War King that was visible to the naked eye and as thin as a cicada's wing!

A surge of righteous energy instantly filled the entire command tent!
The seven guards trembled slightly, feeling a warm current carrying a mysterious power surge into their bodies. Instantly, they felt full of power, and their eyes became sharper and more determined.

Although they did not understand mystical arts, they could instinctively feel the powerful force brought by the formation, and their loyalty to their lord became even more fervent.

"It's done!" Jingming finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and loudly announced the success of the formation.

As Chen Yan's eye, Zhan Wang felt it the most deeply.

Looking at the seemingly thin yet incredibly resilient light barrier around him, and the unprecedented clarity within his body, he felt greatly reassured.

Wan'er's formation arrived just in time!

The War King looked at Jingming and slowly said, "Now that the Seven Star Life Protection Array is complete, let's remove the outer defensive talisman array!"

Jingming nodded slightly in agreement, but then turned and bowed to Er Ya, asking, "Miss, does this defensive array have a closing incantation?"

Er Ya may seem unresponsive, but she is actually already secretly contacting Tang Wan.

Upon hearing Er Ya's call, Tang Wan quickly told her the incantation to dispel the formation and also told her the precautions to take when dispelling it.

Upon hearing Er Ya's plural form, Jing Ming repeated it, then closed his eyes and reviewed it again.

After a moment, Jingming opened his eyes and said to Erya, "Thank you for the stimulation, Miss. I have already memorized it!"

After thanking Er Ya, Jing Ming went outside the tent to the key position of the defensive talisman array.

He first removed the spirit-gathering talismans around the array's core, then he made hand seals and chanted incantations, and retrieved the 'Heavenly Gang Protective Spirit Talisman' that served as the array's core. The light of the defensive talisman array dimmed considerably in an instant.

The radiance gradually faded completely, and the defensive rune array was deactivated.

Jingming went in to report that the War King's formation talisman had been removed.

"You two have worked hard today. This is the jade pendant Master Jingming gave me for the battle; it's now being returned to its rightful owner." The War King nodded slightly and handed the jade pendant to Master Jingming. "You two have worked hard today; please go back and rest!"

“Yes!” Jingming and Quanshi replied in unison.

After Jingming and Quanshi left, the War King ordered his guards, "You may all leave now. Remember to stay within 1000 meters of me and do not stray too far."

In reality, bodyguards generally don't stray too far from the person they're protecting, but they usually take turns on duty, and those who aren't on duty go down to rest.

Since the War King gave such an order, everyone understood what to do.

And they all responded, "Yes!"

Then the guards left the main tent.

At this moment, only the War King and Er Ya were inside the tent. "Tell Wan'er about the situation here. Tell her that the formation is complete, everything is fine here, and thank her," the War King said slowly to Er Ya.

Er Ya quickly contacted Tang Wan again.

Tang Wan had been keeping things on her mind. Just as she was about to close the formation, Tang Wan already knew that the Seven Star Life-Protecting Formation was complete. However, Er Ya came specifically to tell her what the War King had said.

Although she didn't say anything sweet, for some reason, Tang Wan felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

After Er Ya relayed the message verbatim, Tang Wan gave no further instructions and then cut off the contact.

Once Er Ya had relayed all his words, he called out to the outside of the tent, "Invite General Zhao over for a meeting!"

Soon, Lieutenant General Zhao arrived inside the tent.

"Your Highness!" Zhao Canjiang bowed and stood aside.

"Did the scouts find any news about the High Priest yesterday?" the War King asked in a cold voice.

"Your Highness, the scouts have reported that there is no news of the High Priest in Haiyue City. They haven't gone to the military camp yet. Should we send them over? They still have two concealment talismans."

"No need for now, you can go out first, we'll discuss it again if anything happens!" The War King didn't send the scouts to the military camp again; he had a better plan.

Speaking of concealment talismans, when setting up the formation, the War King looked for jade and found a stack of concealment talismans, but he didn't count how many there were.

The War King beckoned Er Ya over. They were only a meter apart. Er Ya stopped and didn't move forward.

The War King didn't press the matter, but said in a low voice, "Er Ya, I have a favor to ask of you! Go to the Southern Desert military camp and check if that high priest is there. Make sure you can pinpoint his exact location. If he's not there, try your best to find his trail! Remember, safety first!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Er Ya readily agreed, her figure swaying slightly as she silently left the main tent and headed towards the Southern Desert.

Upon arriving at the Southern Desert military camp, Er Ya headed straight for the black leather tent she remembered from the last time.

Upon arriving nearby, I noticed a lingering, unpleasant smell in the air—a mixture of burnt and bloody odors, along with an indescribable, strange smell.

Upon closer inspection, the scene before them was shocking; the high priest was clearly not there.

Where can we find out information about the High Priest?

Having no other option, Erya could only search little by little, following the directions, to find where the High Priest might be.

After circling around, apart from feeling the oppressive and tense atmosphere in the camp, there was no trace of the High Priest. Could it be that, as the prince speculated, he might have been moved due to injury?
The question is, where exactly did it move to?

Just when Er Ya didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, two soldiers were heard whispering to each other:

"The high priest's tent... was struck by lightning..."

"This is terrifying, the black smoke has turned into a monster..."

"The high priest... was carried out... covered in blood..."

"I heard... it was sent to the 'inner city'..."

"The inner city?!" Erya caught this crucial information!
This should be the inner city of Haiyue City, and also an important rear supply point and medical center for the Southern Desert Army.

Er Ya overheard these things outside the War King's tent, and for some reason, she suddenly remembered them now.

Er Ya didn't linger. Following the soldiers' indistinct language, she quickly headed towards the inner city of Haiyue City. (End of Chapter)