Samuel led Nicole and unconscious Amelia along the secret passage for a long time. Just as they
thought that they would continue walking here, Nicole finally found a ray of light.
"There's light ahead. Does it mean that we can go out?"
Samuel also put on a delighted look.
"We've been walking for three days. We should be able to leave now."
Looking at Amelia who was still asleep, Samuel felt relieved.
As long as they could leave, they might be safe.
Nicole saw the hope and relaxed a little. Looking at unconscious Amelia, she asked doubtfully, "I only
beat Amelia lightly, so it doesn't make sense that she's been unconscious for three days. If she hadn't
breathed normally, I would be afraid that I might have killed her."
"No."
Samuel shook his head, took down the kettle at his waist and handed it to Nicole, saying, "Drink some
water."
Nicole took a few sips from the kettle and handed it to Samuel.
Samuel took a few sips without hesitation.
Seeing that they drank from the same kettle, Nicole felt indescribably sweet.
"Then why hasn't she woken up?"
"Jarrod should have given her something to eat that keeps her asleep. In this way, even if she knows
something after waking up, it will be too late to go back."
Samuel's words confused Nicole.
"What do you mean?"
"Jarrod asked me to bring her out. Amelia's pregnant with Jarrod's child, but she doesn't know about it."
Samuel told Nicole about Amelia and Jarrod.
After listening to it, Nicole sighed, "Is everyone's love so tortuous? I thought our relationship was
difficult enough, but I didn't expect them to be so difficult too. Has Jarrod come to have feelings for
Amelia?"
"Perhaps, but what's between them is certainly not as simple as we can see. On the one hand, love
grows over time. On the other hand, perhaps Amelia and Jarrod are close because they've risked their
lives together. How many twelve years does a woman have? Amelia has given her entire life to Jarrod
without any regrets. Even if she had miscarriages, she still decided to stand by Jarrod, and she doesn't
care if she can have any children in the future. We don't understand their relationship, but since I
promised Jarrod, let's take good care of her."
Samuel had never cared about this before, but the twists and turns in his relationship with Nicole had
made him want to help Jarrod when he saw how difficult Jarrod was.
Nicole nodded.
After the two of them had enough rest, they continued to walk out with Amelia. Neither of them noticed
that tears were streaming down Amelia's face.
When they finally walked out of the tunnel, Nicole and Samuel still couldn't figure out where this place
was.
They looked around.
This was indeed a mountain range, but they couldn't tell whether it was in the Bryan Town or the
Harper Town. The area in front of them was somewhat unfamiliar.
"Where is this? The Bryan Town?"
Nicole looked around and asked.
Samuel shook his head and said, "No, the Bryan Town is very close to the mountain behind it, but
we've walked for three days. During these three days, Aaron would definitely have set up sentry posts
near the Bryan Town or on the mountain behind to search for us. But look, there is no one here, and
not even a bird's cry can be heard. So it is definitely not the mountain behind the Bryan Town."
Nicole also noticed it.
This place was deathly lifeless, and there wasn't even the slightest sign of life.
"Why do I suddenly feel so strange?"
"Follow me closely. Don't get lost. I also feel that this place is a bit strange."
Samuel was uneasy, so he could only tell Nicole to follow him closely.
Nicole supported Amelia and walked beside Samuel.
There was no path here. There were only grasses that were taller than humans everywhere, so they
had to help Amelia forward while pushing aside the grasses.
But after walking for a long time, they found that they were back where they were.
Nicole's and Samuel's expressions became severe.
"We seem to have been going in circles."
Nicole told her discovery.
Naturally, Samuel noticed it as well. He said in a low voice, "Why don't we try the backward direction
this time?"
"Alright."
The two of them walked for a long time only to find that they were back to where they started again.
Nicole felt a little uneasy.
"What's going on?"
"It's a formation."
They had not heard Amelia wake up.
She looked at everything here with a calm expression.
Nicole was somewhat surprised. She was going to ask something but did not know how to say it, so
she helplessly glanced at Samuel.
Samuel looked at Amelia and frowned. For a moment, he looked as if thinking of something.
"You've long been awake?"
"Yes, I woke up when we were about to leave the secret passage. I didn't want to embarrass you, so I
pretended to be asleep. I didn't say anything just now to see if my guess is correct. After all, in this era,
there aren't many people who can use formations."
With that, Amelia stood up and walked to the side of Samuel, narrowing her eyes and looking at
something.
Nicole quickly came to Samuel's side and whispered, "I feel that something is wrong with her."
"Let's wait and see what happens."
Samuel seemed a bit worried.
Formation!
This was a very old term.
Usually they would only see this in TV dramas or movies, but Amelia, who was with them, actually said
that there was a formation here.
Samuel was shocked inwardly.
It was Aaron who gave Amelia to Jarrod as a gift at Aaron's coming-of-age ceremony, so Amelia very
likely worked for Aaron. But since Jarrod believed her, Samuel chose to believe her.
However, Jarrod probably didn't know that Amelia knew formations.
How could a woman with such skills be willing as a gift for Jarrod?
Moreover, she stayed beside him for twelve years!
Could Amelia really work for Aaron?
There was a flash of doubt in Samuel's mind.
Naturally, Nicole was also cautious. She stared closely at Amelia. Amelia took a few steps to the left,
looking for something. Then she took a few steps to the right, also looking for something. She kept
doing so in four directions for a long time. Then, she said with a pale face, "This is an Eight Trigrams
Formation, which traps people here. If my guess is correct, there should be something important
outside this formation that can't be discovered by the world. That's why we can't go out."
At this moment, Amelia's face was filled with exhaustion, but she seemed to be different from who she
was beside Jarrod.
She had an obvious sense of coldness and alienation.
If it weren't for Jarrod, Samuel really didn't want to bring this unstable factor with him.
"Who are you?"
There was vigilance in Samuel's eyes.
Amelia glanced at Samuel and Nicole and said indifferently, "Don't worry. I won't hurt Mr. Jarrod."
"Easier said than done."
"I can swear on my life."
As soon as Amelia said this, Nicole tugged at Samuel's sleeve, signaling him not to ask any more
questions.
She could tell that Amelia's feelings for Jarrod were real. Who didn't have a few secrets?
When Amelia saw that they had no more questions, she said, "Do you want to leave this place?"
"Have you got a plan?"
"Yes. One is to avoid the Eight Trigrams Formation. We will go to other places to find the path you are
looking for. The other is to directly break through the Eight Trigrams Formation and enter the place
behind it. However, it will be very dangerous because I don't know if Aaron set up this formation. If
that's the case, then we'll walk right into his trap and waste Mr. Jarrod's effort."
What Amelia meant was very simple. She hoped that Samuel and Nicole could bypass this Eight
Trigrams Formation and find an exit somewhere else.
Nicole thought the same.
"Samuel, why don't we find another way out? Think about it, the exit of this secret passage is an Eight
Trigrams Formation, so maybe it was really set up by Aaron. We managed to escape with great
difficulty. There are still a lot of things we haven't done. If we fall into the trap, we don't know what will
happen. Why don't we listen to Amelia and leave from somewhere else? When we get back to the
Harper Town, we'll make sufficient preparations to return here and see what's outside the formation,
okay?"
Nicole was cautious.
After all, Aaron's goal had always been Samuel.
She was afraid that this was a trap from Aaron.
Actually, Samuel was very interested in what behind the formation, but seeing Nicole's worried
expression, he could only nod.
"Alright, if you think it's okay to do so, then do as you wish."
When Amelia heard Samuel's words, she began to break the formation.
Nicole and Samuel didn't know anything about formations, and Nicole even felt that it was somewhat
novel.
"Samuel, I always feel I'm in a dream. Whether it's the bugs from the Harper Town or this formation, I
feel as if transcending time and space. It seems so unreal."
"Me, too. If I hadn't personally experienced it, I wouldn't have expected such a thing. After all, the
development of modern civilization in our society is too fast. Many ancient things have been lost."
Amelia paused at Samuel's words. She whispered, "They're not lost. They've been hidden. After all,
these things will bring disasters to us. My family members were killed many years ago because they
knew formations."
Amelia had her back to Samuel and Nicole, so they could not see her expression. But her sad voice
made them depressed too.
Samuel naturally understood what Amelia meant. He had to endure so many disasters because he was
the bugs' successor.
"Let's go out first."
Amelia did not say anything else. Instead, she concentrated on something. However, ten minutes later,
Amelia suddenly spat out blood and fell onto the ground. Her face was as white as a sheet.
"Amelia, how are you?"
Nicole hurriedly stepped forward to help her up.
"If you can't do it, then don't force yourself. We'll think of another way. You're too weak now for too
much pressure."
Just as Nicole helped Amelia up, Samuel suddenly let out a low roar.
"Nicole, come back!"
"What?"
Nicole suddenly turned her head and saw that Samuel seemed to be grabbed by something. Then, with
a sound, he directly disappeared from their sight.
"Samuel! Samuel!"
Nicole was frightened. She was going over to take a look when the ground suddenly began to shake
like there was an earthquake.
"Amelia!"
She grabbed Amelia, but she suddenly lost her balance. She could barely stand and fell to the under
the ground.
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