The Third Elder let go of Nan Qiao. Nightingale glanced at her mother and then released the Right Protector.
Seeing this, the Right Protector quickly left the center of the formation.
When Nightingale was the only one left in the center, the master of the Moonlit Palace spoke again, "Nightingale, this formation can only be activated with your blood. So if you want your mother to live well, it's better for you to cooperate."
Nightingale listened but didn't say a word.
The master of the Moonlit Palace didn't mind and continued, "If you don't cooperate, you may die, and your mother..."
Nan Qiao and Nightingale both looked at the master of the Moonlit Palace at the same time and heard him continue, "Will suffer worse than death."
These words made the faces of Nightingale and her mother sink.
Nan Qiao wasn't afraid of suffering worse than death, but she knew her daughter wouldn't let that happen to her.
This was what bothered her.
At the same time, she also understood that when she was captured back then, she was originally going to be executed.
But her life was spared at the last moment.
Did the people of the Moonlit Palace already know that she had a daughter at that time?
"I'll cooperate," Nightingale, just as Nan Qiao had thought, wouldn't let her mother face such an end. "Tell me what to do."
Except for Nan Qiao, the people standing around all showed a hint of a smile on their faces when they heard Nightingale's words.
"Very good," the master of the Moonlit Palace said. "Face the southeast direction, take three steps, and then you'll see a position. Drop three drops of your blood into it..."
Nightingale followed the master's instructions and walked to the formation. Then she neatly took out a dagger and made a cut on her hand. Three drops of blood fell onto the position.
Nan Qiao watched the dagger cut Nightingale's hand as if it was cutting her own heart.
In that instant, her face turned deathly pale.
The master of the Moonlit Palace was very satisfied with Nightingale's cooperation. He immediately told Nightingale the location of the second position.
The formation in this forbidden area was the most complex one in the Moonlit Palace, with ninety - nine and eighty - one positions in total.
After every nine positions were completed, the second round would begin.
In the second round, there were another nine positions.
Just as Nightingale finished the fifth position in the second round and the master of the Moonlit Palace was about to tell her the sixth position, Nightingale suddenly said, "Wait a minute..."
The master of the Moonlit Palace frowned, and the others also looked at Nightingale in confusion.
"I feel a bit dizzy. I want my mother to come in and support me," Nightingale said.
"No," the master of the Moonlit Palace refused without hesitation.
"Then I won't go any further," Nightingale sat down on the spot.
The master of the Moonlit Palace's face instantly turned gloomy, and the others' faces didn't look good either.
Especially the three black - robed men. When Nightingale looked at them, she even saw a puff of black air behind them.
This made her even more confused than before.
However, she still insisted on having Nan Qiao come in to accompany her.
"Nightingale, don't go too far," the vice - master stepped forward and said. "Your mother is fine over there. We didn't even tie her up."
"I know," Nightingale said. "So what's the difference between her coming in and standing outside? This formation belongs to your Moonlit Palace anyway."
Since the two sides couldn't reach an agreement, they were at a stalemate.
And Nightingale really did as she said and stopped moving.
She had her reasons for not moving.
"Master, this formation... can't be delayed for too long," an elder reminded.
The master of the Moonlit Palace gave Nightingale a cold look and said, "Let Nan Qiao in."
Hearing this, Nan Qiao was overjoyed.
Regardless of life or death, she wanted to be with her daughter.
So after getting the master's permission, Nan Qiao immediately went in.
The moment she stepped into the formation, the master of the Moonlit Palace asked Nightingale to move to another position. After all, Nan Qiao had to walk the same path that Nightingale had just walked.
Nan Qiao had a good memory and remembered all the positions that Nightingale had just passed.
So she walked to Nightingale's side in less than half an hour.
When Nightingale grabbed Nan Qiao's hand, she was excited.
Nan Qiao felt Nightingale's emotion, blinked at her in confusion, and asked, "Ying'er, what's wrong?"
Nightingale couldn't answer, nor did she dare to.
Because she wasn't sure if the people of the Moonlit Palace could hear what she said in this formation.
But she had really seen Xiaoying just now.
Xiaoying.
It was A Qin's spiritual pet.
Although it was only for a moment.
But as someone who had sat on Xiaoying's back, she was somewhat familiar with it.
Even though she had just glanced at it while walking through the formation.
She was sure it was Xiaoying.
If Xiaoying was here, then A Qin must be here too.
Although she didn't know why it was Xiaoying that appeared instead of A Qin.
But she had always had blind confidence in A Qin.
Since A Qin didn't show up, there must be her reason.
This was also why she had called her mother in.
Since A Qin didn't show up, she would just stall for time.
Thinking of this, Nightingale could hardly contain her excitement.
"Master, what's wrong with her?" The vice - master clearly felt that Nightingale's emotion had changed a bit.
The Right Protector said, "Maybe it's because Nan Qiao is with her, so she's in a good mood?"
The Third Elder also said, "I heard before that their mother - daughter relationship is very good, so I thought of using Nan Qiao to threaten Nightingale just now."
The master of the Moonlit Palace also thought it was because Nan Qiao was by Nightingale's side that she was happier.
After all, they didn't have the mind - reading technique of the Soul Ice and didn't know Nightingale's true thoughts.
"The sixth formation..." The voice of the master of the Moonlit Palace rang out again.
"Mother, follow my steps," Nightingale said without saying much and slowly walked forward.
Although she wasn't proficient in formations, there were all kinds of talented people in the Dark Night Pavilion.
During the three years when A Qin was missing, Mo Xuanye had attached great importance to the forces left by A Qin.
So as long as someone was talented or motivated, Mo Xuanye would ask Feng Yi to arrange suitable people to teach them.
Nightingale had also learned some things about formations and alchemy from them, so as she walked, she began to figure out the rules.
She couldn't break this formation, but it should be no problem to trap herself in it and prevent the people of the Moonlit Palace from harming her and her mother.
With A Qin around, this formation couldn't be unsolvable.
Every time she reached a formation, Nightingale had to drop three drops of blood.
Nan Qiao felt extremely heart - broken watching this.
Seeing this, the master of the Moonlit Palace said to Nightingale, "As long as you help us activate this formation, I'll let you go."
"Really?" Nightingale looked up, asking with an innocent look on her face.
Nan Qiao was just about to say not to believe the master of the Moonlit Palace.
This person was extremely ruthless.
Back then, in order to get the position of the master of the Moonlit Palace, he even killed her master.
But Nightingale tightly grabbed her hand, signaling her not to say a word.