When Anna woke up, the sun was already three poles high.
On the dining table, breakfast bought by Xu Hao was laid out for her.
After Anna happily finished her breakfast, Xu Hao took her, carrying a mountaineering bag, toward their destination—Guigu Mountain.
Guigu Mountain, located to the south of Lin'an City, spans across Lin'an City, Jing'an City, and directly connects to the Shi Wan Mountains range in Miaojiang.
The area is verdant and lush year-round, with beautiful scenery and its somewhat peculiar name, claiming to be the "land of Gui Guzi," also attracted many tourists.
But whether it was really the land of the mysterious Gui Guzi from the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period remains unknown.
After Xu Hao bought two tickets, he led Anna into the forest.
He didn't follow the established paths but quickly took Anna rock climbing along the steep mountain ridges as if walking on level ground.
Especially at some points, where the terrain was particularly rugged, it frightened Anna, who had never walked such terrain before, into continuous shrieks.
The two walked for a long time, following the roadmap given by Wang Zhong, until they reached the foot of a mountain peak by noon.
Xu Hao walked very fast, never stopping along the way, and covered several dozen miles by late morning.
He set Anna down, opened the map, and found that although there had been some changes, this should generally be the place.
Anna curiously asked, "Brother Hao, the air is so fresh here, I want to play here forever."
Xu Hao slapped her on the head with a smile and said, "Play what? It's time to get serious."
What Xu Hao didn't know was that above their heads, a drone had been following them all the while, tracking them, and on the drone was a camera transmitting real-time information about Xu Hao's location.
Xu Hao, following the directions on the map, searched for a long time before finding a cave entrance.
"This is probably it."
Xu Hao was about to walk in when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Hahahaha! Foolish Huaya people, you wouldn't have guessed that we followed you here!"
Xu Hao turned around and saw a group of Islanders wearing long robes and tall hats.
Xu Hao's expression turned slightly cold, and he asked, "How did you here?"
The leading Onmyoji burst into arrogant laughter once again and said, "Calling you ignorant, you really are foolish! Don't you know that there are many high-tech methods now? Under our Island Country's advanced high-tech methods, your Huaya people's treacherous tracks will be completely exposed!"
Having said that, he gestured with his hand, and the high-flying drone quickly dived down and hovered at low altitude.
Xu Hao then understood that these people had used even such things to deal with him, truly sparing no effort.
The Onmyoji laughed loudly, "Even if you killed that fool Masano, what of it? Even if you got the map, what can you do? You'll just be making a wedding dress for us! Only that fool Masano would naively think that the family would place all its hopes on him."
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Xu Hao realized that these people and Masano were from the same family, which meant they were all from the Muramasa Family.
Anna weakly said, "Brother Hao, these people look very fierce, can we beat them?"
Xu Hao smiled faintly and said, "They're just a bunch of clowns who only know how to play tricks from behind the scenes, not worth mentioning."
"Damn it! Huaya people, you really think you did something great by killing that trash Masano? I, Muramasa Taro, can crush you with a single finger!" Muramasa Taro stood on a large rock and said from a height.
"Oh? Then feel free to try if you wish." Xu Hao responded indifferently.
These Islanders had learned a bit of the skin of ancient China's Xuan Technique and thought themselves very powerful; Xu Hao didn't know who had given them such confidence.
"Damn it! Attack, kill him, and the thing will be ours!"
At Muramasa Taro's command, the eight Onmyojis immediately raised their Compasses, moving rapidly, and began to form an array around Xu Hao and Anna!
The formation they set up was unmistakably the Post celestial Eight Trigram Array. Each person's movement triggered the flow of Evil Qi in the mountains, which then gathered according to the positions of the Post celestial eight trigram, forming eight gray Qi Forces.
The powerful Qi Force swept through, with flying sand and stones, darkening the skies. The mountain's temperature was already low, and their interference with the formation made it plummet further, causing even Anna to feel somewhat cold.
The Eight Trigrams Array, handed down from ancient Huaya, was indeed mysterious. These Onmyoji were not useless, all possessing considerable Qi Force and having practiced together for years, thus the power of their array was immense.
Xu Hao snorted coldly, his Qi Force erupted, instantly dispersing the Evil Qi coiling around him and raised the temperature forcibly, but more Evil Qi kept coming endlessly, seemingly never-ending.
Muramasa Taro, looking down upon Xu Hao, laughed loudly, "Xu of Huaya, prepare to die!"