The villain and I have eight hundred minds combined

"Since we are not sure now, why not try the method I just mentioned and let the guards think we can go to the theater and invite us." Jingchen continued, "I just read a lot of play scripts in the workshop. Apart from the scripts about infatuated men and resentful women, most of them are about the Western Rong people attacking the city and everyone protecting the princess. Although the timeline is a bit confusing and the female ghost now hates the people of Ning, if it is said to be an 'invitation' to watch the play, probably only the nobles of Ning can do so. Didn't the guard who asked the city lord when he first entered the city also mention it?"

Mu Hanxing remembered: "Yes, the guard did ask me if I was a Ningguo noble or a Lan family member. There is no Lan family member among us, but there is a Ningguo noble. Do you want Su Miaoying to take us there?"

Feng Xiao thought about it and continued, "At present, it seems that this method is indeed worth a try."

"Okay, that's the decision, but you two must protect Su Miaoying's life throughout the process." Mu Hanxing acted decisively and made the decision quickly after discussing it.

The two nodded solemnly: "Don't worry."

"Then let's go back and discuss it with her. Let's go." She headed back to Ziyun Inn.

……

It was almost evening when they returned. On the way, the three of them analyzed that the shadow show probably would not be performed during the day, so if they wanted to get close to the stage, they could only do so at night, and they had to bring Su Miaoying with them.

The atmosphere in the inn was very tense. Cui Ren and Lin Yifeng sat in the corner with terrible looks on their faces, and the others weren't much better either. They were probably because they heard that another person had died in the morning, and they were feeling very panicked.

When the group of people saw them coming back, their expressions changed. They looked so dusty just now, but now there was some hope in their eyes.

Guangsheng asked hurriedly: "What's going on? Have you found the center of the formation? Did Susu get out safely?"

Mu Hanxing glanced at Guangsheng. This guy was actually quite strange. If you said that he didn't love his wife, the look in his eyes when he said that didn't seem fake. However, Susu's subconscious reaction and the scars on her body also clearly showed that she had been beaten by this guy for a long time.

And Su Su seems to care a lot about her husband.

What a weird couple.

"She got out successfully. You can trust Feng Xiao now." Mu Hanxing looked at Su Miaoying and said, "However, I have a new idea now. According to the original plan, I was going to let Su Miaoying leave the city early tomorrow morning, but the current situation is that I need you to do me a favor. Maybe you can get out tonight."

Everyone looked puzzled. Mu Hanxing informed the inn's staff of today's investigation results. After learning that she needed to leave the inn at night, Su Miaoying's expression was indifferent. It was more like she had no reaction than resistance.

"Do we have to ask people to go out at night based on your guesses?" Cui Ren spoke weakly. Perhaps he was exhausted because another of his apprentice had died.

Mu Hanxing said, "I have been looking for it for two days. The center of the formation is most likely at the stage in the center of the city. I don't want to sit and wait for death. I must go to the stage to take a look. If you want to leave the city, you must help me. There are at least hundreds of angry guards in this city. From what you did during the day, even for us cultivators, it's not easy to deal with them. That was just one guard. How are we going to deal with hundreds of them?"

When he mentioned what happened during the day and thought of Lu Yusheng's body, Lin Yifeng felt a pang in his heart and his eyes turned red.

"No! This is still too dangerous! Anyway, this guy surnamed Feng can figure out the password to leave the city. Although only one person can leave per day, at least there will be no risk! Can't we just go out one by one?" Guangsheng also disagreed with leaving Ziyun Inn at night.

Feng Xiao said coldly, "Do you think the password to leave the city is unlimited? If I keep testing it, I can't guarantee that the guards will suddenly get angry, and the password is not that easy to guess. The passwords I can think of now are probably related to Ningguo and shadow play, and they must also conform to the logic of leaving the city. If there is a mistake, the result will be like what happened today, when Lu Yusheng disappeared in the blink of an eye."

The people in the inn looked pale and fell silent again.

"So, you plan to let Su Miaoying play the role of a Ning citizen who is invited to the theater to listen to a play, so that you can get close to the stage and find the center of the formation?" Cui Ren confirmed with Mu Hanxing again.

She leaned against the door of the inn, looked at the candlelight in front of the inn and said, "Yes, Feng Xiao has thought of a reason for her. Su Miaoying is originally a descendant of an imperial merchant, so she said she came here to purchase goods, and also came to your city to appreciate the shadow play by imperial order, so that the two countries can continue to have friendly exchanges and trade."

"Then why can't we watch shadow play during the day?" Guangsheng asked again.

Jingchen interrupted, "First, the shadow play during the day is called 'Day Shadow Play', which probably doesn't meet the requirements. In addition, during the day, the curtains around the stage are always covered, which is considered 'unused'. Second, it is the candles. At night in this city, candles will be lit everywhere, and the placement of the candles is also very particular. Once a person leaves the range of the candles, he will 'die'. This is considered a 'rule'. So leaving at night and staying within the range of the candles, safely reaching the stage to find the eye of the formation and destroying it is the only way I can think of to crack it now."

After listening to Jingchen's summary, several people probably understood.

Passwords are risky and extremely limited, and cannot guarantee that everyone can leave safely.

Assuming that there are only two passwords to leave the city, then Feng Xiao who left the city for the first time and Su Su who left the city for the second time would have used up all of them...the risk for the rest of the people would increase.

If this drags on, everyone will be mentally exhausted to the limit. They might collapse before being killed by the ghosts.

Chun Tao scratched her head and asked, "However, there are many shops in this city that sell candles. If everyone holds a candle, can't they avoid standing outside the light source?"

Jing Chen said quickly, "Not to mention that many things in the city are also illusions created by ghost arts. It takes a lot of spiritual power to distinguish the real from the fake. Moreover, since there are candles on the street, I think using your own candles without permission will be considered as 'unusable' or a violation of the rules. No one wants to risk their lives in trial and error."

Everyone was silent.

The magical instruments that Chuntao brought were indeed able to distinguish between real objects and illusions, but whether they could be used if they were identified as real candles was another matter. No one knew whether this was a shortcut or a violation of the rules, and no one wanted to risk their own life on trial and error.

"Miss Su, what do you think? Are you willing to help?" Chuntao looked at Su Miaoying who had been silent all the time and asked her.

Su Miaoying lowered her eyes and said in a calm voice, "Okay, I'll go."

Who would have thought that this girl was so straightforward and decisive.