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

"Watch out!" Jiang Ye suddenly tackled Ye Shuli to the ground. At the critical moment, a stone pillar thicker than their waists whistled past their noses and crashed heavily onto the spot where they had just been standing.

The ground shook violently, and debris flew everywhere.

"Damn! Luckily I reacted quickly!" Jiang Ye said, relieved, as he got up and reached out to pull Ye Shuli up.

"Sister Li, are you alright?"

Ye Shuli dusted herself off, got up from the ground, and looked rather unwell.

"It's nothing, just my butt hurts a little." She rubbed the spot where she had been poked, looked around, and realized that they seemed to be trapped in a huge stone chamber, surrounded by stone pillars that could fall at any moment, which was practically a death trap.

"What kind of place is this? Is this some kind of escape room game?"

"Sister Li, get out of the way!" Jiang Ye spotted a stone pillar crashing down on Ye Shuli and instinctively tried to use his spiritual power to block it.

"Don't waste your spiritual energy!" Ye Shuli grabbed him. "Your little bit of spiritual energy isn't even enough to tickle it!"

Jiang Ye looked puzzled: "Then what do we do? Just wait to die?" The surrounding stone pillars were getting denser and denser, and the falling frequency was getting faster and faster, leaving almost no space to hide.

Ye Shuli remained unusually calm. She squinted as she observed the movement of the stone pillar and the surrounding environment, a confident smile playing on her lips.

“Of course not, take a closer look at these stone pillars…” She pointed to one of the pillars, “Do you notice any pattern?”

Jiang Ye looked in the direction she was pointing, still completely confused.

"A pattern? I don't see it, except that they all want to crush us to death..."

"Idiot!" Ye Shuli retorted without any politeness, "Look at the order in which they fell..." She was about to explain when her expression suddenly changed, and she grabbed Jiang Ye's wrist.

"Quick! Follow me!"

Before Jiang Ye could react, Ye Shuli pulled him away in what seemed to be a more dangerous direction.

"Sister Li! It's even more dangerous over there!" Jiang Ye exclaimed.

Ye Shuli did not answer, but simply held his hand tightly, her eyes fixed firmly ahead.

"Believe me!"

Ye Shuli pulled Jiang Ye along, leaping and bounding through the falling rocks as if taking a leisurely stroll.

Jiang Ye was shocked; Sister Li's move was absolutely brilliant!

"Watch closely!" Ye Shuli pulled Jiang Ye behind a boulder and pointed to a small hole at the base of a stone pillar that was almost hidden in the shadows. "The key to breaking the formation is right there!"

Jiang Ye looked completely bewildered: "That's it? A tiny hole?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Ye Shuli picked up a sharp stone, aimed it at the small hole, and said, "Do you know anything about modern physics? Do you understand the principle of leverage? Do you know how to use four ounces to move a thousand pounds?" With that, she threw the stone out.

The stone struck the small hole precisely, and with a "click," the surrounding stone pillars actually stopped, suspended in mid-air, motionless.

Jiang Ye was dumbfounded. This was too amazing!

His eyes were filled with admiration as he looked at Ye Shuli: "Sister Li, you are truly my idol! From now on, I will be your little fanboy!"

Ye Shuli snorted arrogantly: "You? If you want to be my fanboy, get in line!"

After the stone pillars stopped turning, a passage leading to the secret chamber was revealed.

The two cautiously entered the secret chamber, where they found it filled with cultivation manuals and rare herbs that radiated a precious light.

"We're rich! We're rich!" Jiang Ye's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to pounce on him.

Ye Shuli couldn't hide her excitement either; this was simply a treasure trove!

She picked up a secret manual at random, opened it, and found that it was the long-lost "Nine Heavens Mystic Spirit Technique"!

Jiang Ye also picked up a herb radiating rich spiritual energy and exclaimed, "This is... a thousand-year-old snow lotus! It's said to be able to bring the dead back to life!"

Lost in their joy, the two failed to notice that deep within the secret chamber, a dark figure slowly rose to its feet…

"Who?" Jiang Ye turned around abruptly.

Deep within the stone chamber, the dark figure moved.

It was not human, but a metal puppet with eyes that gleamed with a faint red light and its body engraved with intricate runes.

It turned its stiff neck with a clicking sound, making a teeth-grinding grinding noise, and locked onto Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye.

"Holy crap! What is this thing?!" Jiang Ye exclaimed, instinctively shielding Ye Shuli behind him. "Sister Li, step back and let me handle it!"

This goofball actually shows some boyfriend-like strength when it matters!

Ye Shuli thought to herself, but she didn't try to be brave, after all, she was a complete weakling right now.

Jiang Ye drew his sword, spiritual energy surged, and the blade glowed with a pale blue light.

He let out a low shout and charged towards the puppet, his sword flashing like a bolt of lightning as it slashed towards the puppet's head.

A loud clang rang out, and sparks flew everywhere.

Jiang Ye felt a tremendous force rebounding from him, his hands went numb, and he almost lost his grip on the sword.

This puppet's defense is just too strong!

The puppet remained motionless, swinging its massive metal arm towards Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye quickly dodged, barely avoiding the attack.

"Wow, it's pretty strong!" Jiang Ye muttered as he dodged the puppet's attacks. "Did this thing grow up on superhuman strength pills?"

The puppet's attack speed and strength increased, and Jiang Ye gradually began to feel the strain.

He was only at the early stage of the Spirit Realm, and it was clearly unwise for him to confront this puppet of unknown level head-on.

Ye Shuli observed the battle from the sidelines, her brows furrowed.

A direct confrontation won't work; we need to think of another way...

Her gaze fell on the tiny joints and gaps on the puppet's body.

"Jiang Ye, its joints!" Ye Shuli shouted, "Attack its joints!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye immediately understood what Ye Shuli meant.

He seized the opportunity, dodged the puppet's attack, and with a swift movement, circled behind the puppet.

"Sister Li, watch this!" Jiang Ye shouted, gathering all his spiritual power and thrusting his sword towards the puppet's knee joint.

"Clang!" Another loud sound rang out, and Jiang Ye's sword was actually deflected!

The defensive capabilities of this joint are actually stronger than those of other parts!

"Holy crap! This is way too hard!" Jiang Ye couldn't help but swear.

Seeing this, Ye Shuli quickly picked up a long stick that had fallen to the ground and rushed to the puppet.

"Do you understand the principle of leverage?" Ye Shuli said, inserting the long stick into the joint gap of the puppet, taking a deep breath, and using all her strength to pry it open!

With a crisp "click," the puppet's joints were actually pried open!

"Beautiful!" Jiang Ye was greatly encouraged by the sight. He seized the opportunity, gathered all his spiritual power, and thrust his sword into the joint of the puppet that had been pried open.

With a loud "boom," the puppet crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Done!" Jiang Ye shouted excitedly, turning to look at Ye Shuli, only to see her expression grave as she stared at the spot where the puppet had fallen, slowly uttering a single word:

"wrong……"

After defeating the puppet, Jiang Ye was as happy as a 200-pound child, and picked up Ye Shuli and spun her around.

"Sister Li, you're amazing! You're practically my goddess!"

Ye Shuli was so dizzy from being spun around that she couldn't help but punch him.

"Put me down! I'm about to throw up!"

Jiang Ye quickly put her down, scratched his head, and chuckled, "Hehe, I was too excited and couldn't control myself."

The two exchanged a smile, as if the tension and danger from before had vanished.

The treasures in the secret room were dazzling, blinding their titanium alloy eyes.

Jiang Ye grabbed a handful of thousand-year-old snow lotus and stuffed it into Ye Shuli's hand.

"Sister Li, all of these are yours! You're a rich woman now!"

Ye Shuli accepted it without hesitation, patted him on the shoulder, and said with great enthusiasm, "Don't worry, you'll get plenty of benefits in the future!"

The two happily divided their spoils, feeling quite pleased with themselves.

Just as they were about to leave this eerie place, they discovered that the door to the secret room had been closed at some point, and strange runes were appearing on the door, emitting a faint red glow.

"Holy crap! What's going on?" Jiang Ye slapped his thigh. "Is this some kind of trouble again?"

Ye Shuli frowned as well; something was off about this...

Before she could speak, the runes suddenly shone brightly, and the entire secret chamber began to shake violently.

"Sister Li..." Jiang Ye swallowed, his voice trembling slightly, "I...I'm a little panicked..."

Ye Shuli grabbed his hand, "Don't be afraid, I'm here!" However, her palms were also sweaty.

Suddenly, a blinding white light flashed...

"what!"