"I've said, there's no Ghost Immortal here." The woman in white spoke indifferently, her stunning face now carrying a hint of coldness.

"Senior, it was the Soul-Commanding Poison General Dong WuMing who sent me here." After hesitating for a moment, Li Lin spoke softly, guessing in his mind that this woman in white might have a fifty percent chance of being the Ghost Immortal Bai Ying, but considering her age, it seemed somewhat unlikely.

As his words fell, Li Lin began to observe the woman in white's reaction, judging his own guess.

"Hmph." Just then, the woman in white suddenly let out a cold snort, a chill pressing down from the air as she formed hand signs, and several streaks of light already began to condense.

"This is bad." Li Lin's heart sank, and his body quickly retreated.

"Whoosh whoosh…"

Li Lin thought the woman in white was going to attack him, but saw her and the young girl's figures vanish into thin air after casting a few streaks of light, with a voice coming from above, "Since that guy sent you, you should die even more. I will make you die of entrapment alive in my maze forest formation. This maze forest formation was originally prepared for that bastard, but now I'll start with you."

"She really is the Ghost Immortal." Li Lin was startled, judging from the woman in white's reaction, this person was most likely Ghost Immortal Bai Ying. Li Lin regretted not listening to the old poisoner's advice, who had told him never to mention his name. It seems the Ghost Immortal harbors no small hatred for the old poisoner.

"Senior, I'm actually not very familiar with the old poisoner." Li Lin immediately spoke loudly, but after his words fell, there was a long silence.

Li Lin's face turned unsightly as he observed his surroundings. Nothing had changed; he was still inside the pavilion, but the path by which he had come had disappeared, and the ancient zither in the pavilion was gone too. All around were bamboo forests, with no end in sight.

"Maze Forest Formation, I want to see if I can break your maze forest formation." Li Lin muttered to himself, recalling that the Soul-Commanding Poison General Dong WuMing had mentioned that although Ghost Immortal Bai Ying was a martial artist, she also had considerable skill in formations.

Carefully observing his surroundings, Li Lin studied the formation. Being able to set up a formation was surprising for a martial artist, making Ghost Immortal Bai Ying truly no ordinary person.

Carefully examining the bamboo forest, Li Lin entered it. The bamboo forest was identical; every bamboo's size and length were exactly the same. A slight misstep could lead to danger.

Walking slowly forward, inside the bamboo forest, all paths looked the same, with no difference. Li Lin carefully recalled the formation records in the cheap master Saint Hand Spirit Venerate's Heavenly Spirit Record in his mind.

This Maze Forest Formation was clearly an illusionary formation, creating many false images in one's mind. Being inside, it was impossible to discern the real from the fake.

"I refuse to believe I can't break it." Li Lin silently thought to himself, carefully studying the formation part in the Heavenly Spirit Record.

With the Heavenly Spirit Record, Li Lin was standing on the shoulders of giants regarding formations, his starting point much higher than others. Although he was cramming in a sense, having the Heavenly Spirit Record was very useful.

After a moment, Li Lin was immersed in studying the formation, having had no time to study formations properly before. Now, being forced to study inside this Maze Forest Formation actually helped him.

In a simple courtyard deep in a valley, the woman in white looked at the seven-stringed zither on the stone table, surprised, muttering, "This kid does have some talent. At such a young age, he has such understanding of the zither. That song's lyrics are also not bad."

"Master, was that a man just now?" The young girl curiously asked the woman in white.

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"Men are no good, stay away from them," the woman in white said.

"But Master, didn't he say he was a boy? What's the difference between a man and a boy?" The girl asked in confusion, completely naive about worldly matters.

"This…" The woman in white paused, then said, "You'll naturally understand later."

"Oh, but I think that man seemed quite nice, not as bad as Master said," the girl whispered.

"You don't understand, the badness of men is hidden in their hearts." After glancing at the girl, the woman in white said, "Sasa, Master will be in seclusion for a few days to study this zither. Stay here and don't go out."

"Master, what about that man?" The girl asked.

"He won't die, nor can he leave. Let him fend for himself." After saying that, the woman in white took the seven-stringed zither modified by Li Lin and left the courtyard.

Time slowly passed, and two days later, Li Lin was still trapped in the formation. Although he had gained some understanding of the illusionary formation, he was still unable to find an exit.

"This formation is really something." Li Lin sighed inwardly. With two days' understanding, Li Lin became clearer about the Maze Forest Formation. The formation was not weak. Although it was an illusionary formation, if the person who set up the formation changed tactics, the formation could still pose many deadly attacks. Currently, no danger approached him in the formation, probably because the Ghost Immortal just wanted to trap him and had no intention of killing him.

"Senior, I know you are the Ghost Immortal Senior. The old poisoner told me to tell you that he misses you. Can you hear me?" At this point, Li Lin had nothing to lose.

As soon as Li Lin finished speaking, he heard several "pfft" laughs.

Hearing the sound, Li Lin recognized it as the young girl's voice, not the woman in white's.

"Boy, my master is in seclusion, she can't hear you speaking," the girl's voice came again, as if right by his ear, yet also as if from afar.

"Boy…" Hearing this address, Li Lin felt somewhat awkward, his eyebrows immediately furrowed, then he said, "Miss, can you let me out?"

"I can't open this Maze Forest Formation either. Even if I wanted to let you out, I couldn't. Besides, Master said men are no good, so I definitely won't let you out," the girl continued.

"Miss, what your master said might not always be right," Li Lin continued, now following the direction of the voice, moving forward instantly.

"Nonsense, Master would never lie to me. I'm not talking to you anymore," the girl said.

"Really, your master is lying to you. Have you ever tried to understand men?" Li Lin asked.

"No, I've been with Master since I was little and have never left this place." After a moment, the girl's voice continued, seeming to want to talk to Li Lin again.

Soon, through Li Lin's eloquence and persuasion, he learned everything about the girl. She had grown up with her master from a young age, took her master's surname Bai, and was named Bai Sasa.

With the surname Bai, Li Lin became even more certain that the woman in white was indeed Ghost Immortal Bai Ying. Bai Sasa had lived in this valley for fifteen years, arriving at the age of three, and had never left, completely naive about worldly affairs, curious about everything, and as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

"How long will your master be in seclusion before she comes out?" Li Lin continued to ask.

"I don't know, Master is studying the ancient zither, and I don't know how long it will take," the girl replied. At this time, Li Lin returned to the pavilion where he had played the ancient zither two days ago, wandering around the pavilion before finally stopping by the nearest green bamboo.

Looking at the green bamboo, Li Lin raised his hand, a yellow light flashed, and he directly pulled out the arm-sized green bamboo. As soon as the bamboo was pulled out, it instantly turned into a streak of light and fell into Li Lin's hand, becoming a palm-sized formation corner, emitting a rich wood attribute aura.

At the same time, a light "eh" sound came to Li Lin's ears, then that provocative girl appeared in Li Lin's sight, it was Bai Sasa.

At this moment, Bai Sasa's mouth was wide open, incredulously looking at Li Lin.

"How did you come out?" The girl was astonished, her expression unbelievable.

"The formation was opened, so naturally I came out." Li Lin smiled slightly, thankful to Bai Sasa. If it weren't for her speaking, he wouldn't have been able to break the formation so quickly. Also, because the woman in white didn't activate any lethal moves in the formation, otherwise he couldn't have come out. In this formation, Li Lin deeply experienced the subtleties of formations, realizing a formation could be much stronger than a powerful individual.

"By the way, do you know the difference between a boy and a man? Master said I would understand later, but I want to know now." After being surprised that Li Lin came out, Bai Sasa didn't think much and asked curiously, her eyes scanning Li Lin, seemingly puzzled by their different appearances.

"This…" Li Lin hesitated, rubbing his nose, then said, "A boy is someone who has never 'circled and crossed' with a woman. After 'circling and crossing' with a woman, a boy becomes a man, and the same goes for a girl, after 'circling and crossing' with a man, she becomes a woman. Overall, it's a very miraculous thing."

"What is 'circling and crossing'?" Bai Sasa looked at Li Lin, puzzled.

"This…" Li Lin was momentarily stunned, Bai Sasa was so pure she was even more innocent than a blank sheet of paper. How was he supposed to answer this without corrupting a young girl?

"Hurry up, what is 'circling and crossing'?" Bai Sasa pressed, clearly very curious.