A magical journey of a sharp-tongued woman and a goofy man

The men in black came on menacingly, each move deadly.

Jiang Ye dared not be careless, wielding his long sword with impenetrable speed, barely managing to parry the attacks from the man in black.

Ye Shuli, meanwhile, looked for opportunities to launch surprise attacks with hidden weapons from time to time, disrupting the actions of the men in black.

"Lili, their target seems to be you!" Jiang Ye shouted while fending off the attacks.

Ye Shuli rolled her eyes: "Nonsense, have you ever seen a robber ignore pretty girls and specifically kidnap a poor guy?"

"Hey, Lili, I don't like hearing you say that. I may be poor now, but I'm sure I'll make a fortune in the future!" Jiang Ye said, but he didn't dare to relax his hands at all.

"By the time you get rich, it'll be too late." Ye Shuli sneered, and with a poisoned needle in her hand, she accurately shot an acupoint into a man in black, who fell to the ground.

After a fierce battle, the man in black was gradually outmatched and began to flee in all directions.

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye did not give chase, after all, their purpose for this trip was not to kill, but to find spirit mines.

After resting for a while, the two continued deeper into the mine.

As they ventured deeper into the mine, the light grew dimmer, and the surrounding spiritual energy became chaotic, creating a sense of oppression.

"This place is a bit eerie," Jiang Ye couldn't help but complain. "It feels like we've entered a haunted house."

"Stop talking nonsense and be careful." Ye Shuli cautiously observed her surroundings.

Suddenly, Jiang Ye tripped over a stone and fell heavily to the ground.

"Ouch, my back!" he groaned in pain. "What a terrible place! The roads are so hard to walk on!"

Ye Shuli helplessly helped him up: "Get up, stop pretending. This little injury won't kill you."

Jiang Ye rubbed the spot where he had fallen and hurt himself, then his expression suddenly changed: "Wait, my spiritual power..." He tried to circulate the spiritual power in his body, but found that the flow of spiritual power had become abnormally slow, as if it was being suppressed by something.

Ye Shuli also sensed something was wrong: "Mine too..." She frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart.

"No way, are we really that unlucky?" Jiang Ye said with a long face. "Are we going to die here?"

Just then, a chilling voice came from deep within the mine: "Heh, it seems you've already discovered it..."

A chilling laugh echoed through the empty mine shaft, like a ghostly whisper.

Elder Sun's figure slowly appeared in front of the two, a sinister smile on his face.

"Elder Sun? What are you doing here?" Jiang Ye asked, feigning surprise, but inwardly he cursed: Old fox, it really was you who did this!

Elder Sun gave them a forced smile: "You two are acting suspiciously here. Have you perhaps discovered some treasure that you want to keep for yourself?"

"Elder Sun is joking," Ye Shuli sneered. "We just happened to be passing by and didn't expect to encounter such a strange thing."

"Just passing by? Heh, I can tell you're up to no good!" Elder Sun's face darkened. "This mine is a sacred ground of our sect. How dare you trespass here? Guards, seize these two thieves who are vandalizing the mine!"

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

This old fox is clearly trying to frame them; their explanations will be useless.

The surrounding miners began to whisper among themselves. Some were dissatisfied with Elder Sun's actions, but because of his status, they dared not openly rebel.

"Elder Sun, you're just trying to frame me! You can always find a reason!" Ye Shuli met his gaze without fear. "The anomaly in this mine was clearly your doing, yet you're trying to shift the blame onto us. Isn't that utterly despicable?"

Elder Sun's face turned ashen, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Little girl, how dare you slander this old man?"

"I'm slandering you? Hmph, with so many people here, who doesn't know that you're greedy by nature and willing to frame others just to hoard the spirit crystals?" Ye Shuli bluntly exposed his true colors.

The surrounding miners began to whisper among themselves, and their gazes toward Elder Sun changed.

Enraged, Elder Sun could no longer maintain his pretense. He roared, "Since you refuse to listen to reason, then don't blame me for being ruthless!" With that, he launched an attack, a sharp burst of spiritual energy hurtling towards Ye Shuli.

Ye Shuli was prepared. She dodged the attack with a swift movement, then sneered, "Want to fight? I'm ready to fight to the bitter end!"

Just then, her gaze swept over the ore shimmering with a strange light on the mine wall, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly: "It seems that there is always a way out..." She reached out and touched the ore, and whispered, "It's time to try this..." As Ye Shuli's fingers touched the ore, a strange energy fluctuation instantly spread throughout the entire mine.

A slight upturn of her lips revealed a "you're the one" smile.

This ore is no ordinary ore; it has a special internal structure, similar to the "honeycomb structure" in modern architecture, which can effectively disperse impact force.

Ye Shuli quickly found a natural corner made of this mineral on the mine wall and pulled Jiang Ye inside to hide.

"You old fox, come and hit me!" she shouted provocatively at Elder Sun.

Jiang Ye also perked up; this was no time to sit idly by and wait for death!

He's not some weak, pretty boy; he's a man destined to become strong!

Although my spiritual power is currently suppressed, I can still manage some minor skirmishes.

"Watch this, the Groundhog Technique!" Jiang Ye shouted, slamming his hands onto the ground.

Don't get me wrong, this isn't a skill that summons groundhogs, but rather a technique he created to use spiritual power to cause small mine collapses.

In an instant, pebbles flew and dust filled the air, successfully disrupting Elder Sun's attack.

"A mere trick!" Elder Sun said dismissively, but he had to admit that these two little guys were indeed a bit troublesome.

He increased his spiritual energy output, and the entire mine began to shake violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"Let's see where you can hide now!"

However, Ye Shuli remained unusually calm.

She keenly observed Elder Sun's attack methods and discovered that although his attacks were fierce, they followed a certain pattern.

"Jiang Ye, do you see those stalactites on the mine ceiling? Attack them using your 'Groundhog Technique' at the rhythm I told you to!"

Although Jiang Ye didn't understand what Ye Shuli was up to, he still chose to trust her unconditionally.

Following Ye Shuli's instructions, he precisely attacked the stalactites.

As stalactites broke and fell, the vibration frequency inside the mine underwent subtle changes.

Elder Sun's attack rhythm was disrupted, and he felt his spiritual energy output becoming increasingly unstable.

"What's going on?" He was secretly alarmed. Could there be something strange about this mine?

"Old fox, your performance is over." Ye Shuli walked out from the corner of the "honeycomb," dusted herself off, and had a mocking smile on her face.

Jiang Ye also stood up, patted the dirt off his hands, and had a "basic operation, don't be silly" expression on his face.

Elder Sun was furious and about to launch another attack when he suddenly felt a cold wind blow from behind...

"who?!"

Although Jiang Ye's counterattack did not cause any real damage, it successfully enraged Elder Sun.

"You little brat, you're asking for death!" Elder Sun was enraged and his spiritual power surged, causing a fierce wind to blow through the mine, with sand and stones flying everywhere.

"Lili, the wind's getting strong, let's get out of here!" Jiang Ye grabbed Ye Shuli and started a "run for our lives" sprint.

"You idiot, can't you speak like a human being?" Ye Shuli complained as she ran after them. "Anyone who didn't know better would think we were going to a market!"

"Oh dear, this is an emergency!" Jiang Ye explained while dodging falling rocks, "In critical moments, you have to communicate with concise and clear language!"

"Concise and clear? You call this concise and clear?" Ye Shuli rolled her eyes. "Do you think this is some kind of anti-Japanese war drama?"

Elder Sun chased after them relentlessly, cursing under his breath: "You brats and little girls, stop right there! I swear I'll tear you to pieces today!"

"Old fox, give it a rest!" Ye Shuli turned around and made a face at him. "With your speed, you think you can catch up with us? Go home and train for a few years before you come back!"

Just then, the mine suddenly began to shake violently, and rocks kept falling from above.

"Oh my god, can I really be that unlucky? Is this for real?!" Jiang Ye couldn't help but exclaim.

"Stop talking nonsense and find the exit quickly!" Ye Shuli made a decisive decision. With the sense of crisis that modern people have, she quickly observed the surrounding environment and found a hidden passage.

"This way!" Ye Shuli pulled Jiang Ye and they squeezed into the passage.

Seeing this, Elder Sun disregarded everything else and rushed in after him.

The passageway was pitch black; you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"Lili, be careful!" Jiang Ye shielded Ye Shuli behind him, cautiously observing their surroundings.

"Don't worry, I'm not someone to be trifled with!" Ye Shuli took out a luminous pearl from her backpack and lit up the road ahead.

The passage twists and turns, seemingly without end.

Suddenly, Ye Shuli felt her foot slip and she fell downwards.

"what--"

"Lili!" Jiang Ye reacted quickly and grabbed her hand.

"Hold on tight!" Jiang Ye gritted his teeth and tried to steady himself.

"Jiang Ye, I...I think I saw something down there..." Ye Shuli's voice trembled, her face deathly pale.

"What is that?" Jiang Ye looked down, his pupils suddenly contracting. "Holy crap..."