A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

"Huff—huff—cough cough!"

Ye Qingxue suddenly rushed out of the narrow path, her legs went weak, and she fell heavily forward.

The arrow behind her struck right beside her; missing it by even a centimeter would have meant certain death.

She lay on the ground, breathing heavily, feeling a violent urge to vomit. She was extremely dizzy and her stomach was aching.

After trying to calm herself down a bit, Ye Qingxue slowly got up, supporting herself with her elbows.

Leaning against the wall, she looked at the layout of the room.

It is a hexahedron, with each side being a smooth, silver-gray wall, except for a hole on the front side, which has no other gaps.

Ye Qingxue frowned and tapped the wall beside her, then her heart sank.

It is chromite.

The hardest metal is something she, who cannot use her spiritual power, absolutely cannot break.

Her gaze fell on the small hole in the wall in front of her.

Is this the only way out?

But the hole looked to be less than fifty centimeters long and wide, and someone of her size definitely couldn't squeeze through it.

Unless you know how to shrink your bones, or you have to remove both arms.

Judging by how narrow it is, you'd probably have to break your arm to get through.

Ye Qingxue felt increasingly hopeless as she looked around. She was panting and just as she was about to try something slowly, the entire space suddenly shook.

Then the walls on the left and right sides begin to slowly squeeze towards the center.

Ye Qingxue: "!!!"

She immediately left the wall and walked to the bottom of the small hole.

At this rate, the two walls will be completely closed in less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea!

This leaves no room for thought whatsoever!

She pushed hard against the walls on both sides and felt a tremendous force, like a thousand-pound boulder, which she could not resist!

There's no time to hesitate! Let's just break it off!

Ye Qingxue gritted her teeth, grabbed her right wrist with her left hand, closed her eyes, and prepared to smash her head against the wall.

However, before she could take two steps, she heard footsteps coming from the narrow passage beside her. Ye Qingxue opened her eyes and looked in that direction, only to see a familiar figure appear in the dim light.

Ye Qingxue blinked blankly, then exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Fu?!"

"Young Madam Ye!" Xiao Fu rushed towards her, surveyed the surroundings, and before Ye Qingxue could speak, he immediately grasped the key point, "I'll go climb the cave, please be careful!"

Although Xiao Fu was a young man in his early twenties, his bones were not fully developed due to years of illness. Although he was tall, he was very thin, and his shoulders were much narrower than Ye Qingxue's.

He was like a bamboo stick.

Ye Qingxue didn't have time to dwell on why he was there. She quickly realized what was happening and helped him crawl into the small hole.

successfully passed!

The walls on both sides were still closed. Ye Qingxue called out anxiously, "Xiao Fu, if the things are difficult to carry, then forget it!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xiao Fu's delighted voice came from inside the secret room: "I got it!"

The next moment, Xiao Fu threw something out of the hole.

"Young Madam, hurry, I don't have time to go out, you go first."

"Xiao Fu!" Ye Qingxue caught the brocade box and called out anxiously.

"quick!"

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boom! Snapped!

"Pfft-cough cough cough!"

Lu Chuci coughed up another mouthful of blood and began to cough violently.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Martial Emperor flew forward and pinned him to the ground, his fist, imbued with spiritual power, crashing down on Lu Chuci.

His chest and cheeks were hit hard.

Lu Chuci was beaten so badly that she was almost delirious.

He bit his tongue hard to regain a moment of clarity, then suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the Emperor's neck, flipping him over and pinning him to the ground.

The overwhelming pressure of spiritual energy surged forth, and Lu Chuci coughed up another mouthful of blood. She didn't loosen her grip at all, squeezing with all her might.

But the Empress still had the strength to speak.

"Stop resisting! You know... you can't beat me!"

Lu Chuci's eyes were bloodshot as he gripped the Martial Emperor's neck tightly. His bones creaked as if one of his ribs had broken, but he was oblivious to it.

Empress Wu spat impatiently and forcefully raised her knee to slam it into Lu Chuci's groin.

!!!

Lu Chuci's breath hitched, and the pressure on her hand loosened slightly.

The Martial Emperor instantly found an opportunity to counterattack!

He punched Lu Chuci in the stomach, causing the latter to spit out a mouthful of blood. His body flew out, crashed into a tree, and then slid down, leaving a long trail of blood.

The Empress slowly approached him, her body covered in bloody wounds, no less than his, but she was not as weak.

This is the power of God.

The Emperor's expression was hidden in the darkness, like a god of death, and the earth trembled with every step he took.

However, at this moment, Lu Chuci could no longer move a single finger.

The Empress walked up to him, looked down at him, and without saying a word, raised her foot to bring him down heavily.

That kick would crush his heart.

Thinking this, Lu Chuci slowly closed her eyes.

It still didn't work out. I wonder how things are going with Qingqing, and whether she found the Martial Emperor's weakness.

Sigh, I should have known better than to say we'd live and die together.

I hope his Qingqing lives to be a hundred years old.

Lu Chuci felt a gust of wind coming from his chest, and the aura of death was sweeping towards him.

"Wait!" In that instant, he heard Ye Qingxue's voice.

Is it a hallucination? Or a revolving lantern display?

Lu Chuci thought blankly.

"Martial Emperor! Look at what I have in my hand!!" Ye Qingxue's voice continued, and Lu Chuci opened his eyes, his breathing becoming rapid.

It really is Ye Qingxue.

At this moment, she was holding a brocade box in her hand, and the Empress seemed very nervous about what was inside.

"You dare touch what's inside!" The Martial Emperor was extremely agitated, and his previous arrogance vanished.

"Lu Chuci, change this thing." Ye Qingxue tried hard to calm her voice, but Lu Chuci could still tell she was afraid.

The Martial Emperor seemed very reluctant to let the prize slip away, saying, "Do you know the price of destroying what's inside? It will mean your physical body will be reduced to ashes!"

Lu Chuci's pupils contracted sharply, but he was unable to make a sound.

Ye Qingxue's lips curled into a smile: "You killed him, and I'm capable of anything. So what if my physical body perishes? I'll drag you down to hell with me even in death!"

"I'll count to three, and then we'll switch at the same time!"

"one--"

"two--"

"three--"

Ye Qingxue stared intently at the Martial Emperor until she saw him lift Lu Chuci up and throw her at her. Only then did she throw away the brocade box in her hand and rush over to hug Lu Chuci.

"Qingqing, you're so foolish. If you do this, we'll all die."

Given their current situation, there is absolutely no chance of them escaping.

Once the Martial Emperor obtained that item, he would have no further worries and would not let them go.

As expected, when the Martial Emperor put away the brocade box, his spiritual power erupted again, rushing towards the two of them.

"go to hell!"

The roar echoed throughout the forest.

There was no despair in Ye Qingxue's eyes, but rather a madness flickering within them.

Lu Chuci had a bad feeling: "Qingqing, you..."

With a flick of her wrist, Ye Qingxue revealed another item in her palm.

It was an ugly, long, tubular object, shrunken and twisted, completely dried out.

The Emperor's pupils trembled violently the instant his gaze caught it!

"You...you tricked me again!" His voice trembled with rage. Anyone would explode after being tricked twice in one day.

Ye Qingxue's lips curled into a faint sneer: "I was just playing you."

"Qingqing!" Lu Chuci had no strength to move, and could only look at her anxiously, "What are you going to do?"

Ye Qingxue's eyelashes fluttered, and she lowered her eyes to give him a deep look: "Lu Chuci"

Lu Chuci's mind seemed to explode: "No...no! Don't!"

"You must live well."

Ye Qingxue closed her eyes and, under the panicked gazes of the two people, forcefully clasped her hands together. In an instant, the enormous impact shook the entire mountain forest.

Lu Chuci felt himself being enveloped by a gentle force, a comfortable and cool power flowing into his body.

When he opened his eyes again, all he could see was white. His wounds had healed, and he was filled with power.

But Ye Qingxue was nowhere to be seen.