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

Jiang Ye was frantic when he saw Ye Shuli being sucked in. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and he too was sucked into a strange space. The surrounding scenery changed, and in an instant, he was back beside the stone platform. Ye Shuli, however, acted as if she hadn't experienced being sucked in, and continued walking towards the stone platform.

The jade pendant on the stone platform emitted an alluring light, as if beckoning Ye Shuli.

"Sister Li, I have a feeling this thing is trying to lure us in..." Jiang Ye rubbed his arms and complained.

Ye Shuli ignored him and walked straight to the stone platform.

Just as her fingers were about to touch the jade pendant, the surrounding air suddenly distorted, and dozens of phantoms appeared out of thin air, wielding various weapons and rushing towards them with murderous intent.

"Holy crap! There really was an ambush! This dungeon design is such a rip-off!" Jiang Ye complained as he drew his longsword and stood in front of Ye Shuli.

With flashing sword light, Jiang Ye moved nimbly, like a nimble monkey, weaving through the phantoms.

He claimed to be afraid, but his hands were anything but hesitant, each sword strike precisely hitting the phantom's weak points.

"Sister Li, hide! Leave these little monsters to me!" Jiang Ye shouted, unleashing a move called "Sweeping Through a Thousand Armies," his sword energy soaring like a rainbow, forcing back the surrounding phantoms.

However, these phantoms are like chives, growing back after being cut down, endlessly surging up.

Jiang Ye gradually felt his strength waning, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"This cheating is a bit too much! The game administrator should be punished!" he couldn't help but complain.

Ye Shuli wanted to help, but found that her spiritual power seemed to be sealed and she couldn't use it at all.

"What's going on? My spiritual power..." Her expression changed, and a bad premonition welled up in her heart.

The phantom's attacks grew increasingly fierce, and Jiang Ye's defensive perimeter gradually shrank.

"Sister Li, watch out!" Jiang Ye dodged a fatal attack, leaving a deep wound on his arm.

"Jiang Ye!" Ye Shuli called out anxiously, but there was nothing she could do.

Are they going to die here?

At this critical moment, a cunning glint flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes. A slight smile played on his lips as he suddenly shouted, "Sister Li, watch this!" He stopped fighting the phantom and turned to rush towards the stone platform…

"What are you doing?!" Jiang Ye stopped resisting and suddenly rushed towards the stone platform.

His action startled the phantoms, who then swarmed after him like a disturbed nest of wasps.

Jiang Ye nimbly dodged the phantoms' attacks, slippery as an eel, weaving through the phantoms' encirclement and approaching the stone platform.

"That's it? That's it? Come and get me!" Jiang Ye didn't forget to turn around and provoke him, his smug expression making you want to punch him.

Just as Jiang Ye was about to succeed, the stone platform suddenly shone brightly, and a tall phantom appeared out of thin air. It held a giant battle axe and exuded a suffocating pressure.

"Goodness, the BOSS has finally appeared! Pay-to-win players are really something else!" Jiang Ye complained, but his tone was serious.

This BOSS phantom is far more powerful than the other phantoms; with a single axe strike, it seems capable of tearing space apart.

Jiang Ye dared not take the attack head-on and could only dodge awkwardly.

But he was getting more and more wounds, and his clothes were stained with blood.

"Sister Li, this BOSS is too strong, I can't take it!" Jiang Ye shouted while dodging.

"Useless!" Ye Shuli coldly spat out two words. Although she couldn't use her spiritual power at the moment, that didn't stop her from being sarcastic.

Jiang Ye rolled his eyes. "Sister Li, can't you give me some encouragement at a time like this? I'm risking my life for you, after all!"

Ye Shuli ignored Jiang Ye's complaints and simply watched him fight the BOSS phantom.

Jiang Ye gritted his teeth. He knew he couldn't give up; he had to hold on until Ye Shuli found a solution.

He used all his skills to fight against the phantom BOSS.

He was like a wild beast driven to the brink of despair, unleashing astonishing power.

"Boom!" Jiang Ye was sent flying by the BOSS's axe, crashing heavily to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Cough cough..." He struggled to stand up, but found that his body had reached its limit.

The BOSS phantom slowly walked towards Jiang Ye and raised the giant axe in its hand.

"It seems the game is over." Jiang Ye gave a bitter smile and closed his eyes.

At this critical moment, Ye Shuli made a move...

She slowly walked to Jiang Ye's side, squatted down, and said softly, "Fool, you've already given up at such a short time?" Ye Shuli coldly watched this farce, her face calm on the surface, but her mind was racing.

Although these phantoms were numerous and their attacks were fierce, they seemed to be programmed to mechanically repeat the same attack patterns.

“Program…code…energy…” A flash of inspiration struck Ye Shuli.

She noticed intricate runes carved on the ground around the stone platform, which shimmered with a faint light and seemed to be closely related to the phantom's actions.

"An array? A source of energy?" Ye Shuli had a guess in her mind.

If these phantoms are driven by an array, then the crisis can be resolved by destroying the array's energy source.

She recalled modern knowledge: energy interference, frequency resonance...

Ye Shuli looked around, searching for something she could use to disrupt the energy.

Her gaze fell on the metal hidden weapon that Jiang Ye had discarded earlier.

These hidden weapons, though inconspicuous, are made of a special metal that can store and release energy.

"Jiang Ye, throw all your hidden weapons over here!" Ye Shuli suddenly shouted.

Jiang Ye was taken aback. "Sister Li, what are you doing? Is now the time to throw hidden weapons?"

"Stop talking nonsense and throw it away!" Ye Shuli's tone left no room for argument.

Although Jiang Ye didn't understand Ye Shuli's intentions, he still did as she said.

He threw all the remaining hidden weapons he had at Ye Shuli.

Ye Shuli took the hidden weapons and placed them around the rune array in specific positions, forming a simple energy interference device.

She took a deep breath and channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into the device.

The device emitted a buzzing sound, and a strange energy fluctuation spread out, resonating with the energy of the rune array.

The light from the rune array began to flicker erratically, and the phantoms' movements became sluggish.

"Now!" Ye Shuli gave the order, and Jiang Ye seized the opportunity, rushing towards the stone platform.

With a crisp sound, the rune array collapsed completely, and the phantoms vanished without a trace.

Jiang Ye grabbed the jade pendant on the stone platform. "Sister Li, it's done!" He excitedly ran towards Ye Shuli and handed her the jade pendant.

Ye Shuli took the jade pendant, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Not bad, you little good-for-nothing."

Jiang Ye chuckled and hugged Ye Shuli tightly. "Of course, you should know who's protecting you."

Ye Shuli did not resist and let him hold her. The two smiled at each other.

“Sister Li…” Jiang Ye’s voice trembled slightly.

"Ok?"

"us……"

"We're... rich!" Jiang Ye excitedly waved the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes gleaming with the light of money. "Sister Li, this thing will definitely fetch a good price! We'll live the high life and reach the pinnacle of success!"

"What are you thinking, you little money-grubber?" Ye Shuli mercilessly rebuked him. "This is a divine artifact, not some junk."

"A divine artifact? That's even more valuable!" Jiang Ye's eyes lit up, as if he could already see mountains of gold and silver treasures.

“It may be valuable, but you need to be alive to spend it.” Ye Shuli gave him a meaningful look.

Just as they were basking in their joy, the ruins began to shake violently, and stones fell from above with a deafening sound.

"Holy crap! This instance is going to collapse!" Jiang Ye shouted, grabbing Ye Shuli's hand and running outside.

"Don't panic!" Although Ye Shuli said not to panic, she was also a little nervous inside.

The structure of this ruin is complex. They had a lot of trouble getting in, and now they have to go back the way they came. You can imagine how difficult it is.

"Sister Li, have you remembered the way?" Jiang Ye asked as he ran.

"Nonsense, I have a photographic memory," Ye Shuli said irritably.

The two navigated the collapsed ruins, facing numerous dangers.

A huge rock fell from the sky and was about to hit them when Jiang Ye pushed Ye Shuli away, but his arm was grazed by the rock.

"Jiang Ye!" Ye Shuli exclaimed in surprise, quickly helping him up. "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, just a superficial injury," Jiang Ye grinned, pretending to be relaxed.

"What time is it for you to still be so stubborn!" Ye Shuli glared at him, took out a bottle of medicine powder from her bosom and sprinkled it on his wound.

"Ouch... Sister Li, be gentle, it hurts!" Jiang Ye cried out dramatically.

"Serves you right!" Ye Shuli said irritably, but her movements became much gentler.

After surviving a near-death experience, they finally escaped the ruins.

Standing in the sunlight, the two of them let out a long sigh of relief.

"Finally out!" Jiang Ye plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

Ye Shuli also leaned against a tree and closed her eyes to rest.

The artifact is in hand, the ruins collapse, and you escape death...

Jiang Ye looked at the jade pendant in his hand and suddenly said, "Sister Li, do you think this divine artifact might bring us trouble?"

Ye Shuli opened her eyes and said calmly, "Trouble? This is just the beginning." She paused, then added, "Keep the jade pendant safe, don't let anyone see it."

Jiang Ye carefully placed the jade pendant into his pocket, then looked at Ye Shuli, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.

"Sister Li..."

"what happened?"

Jiang Ye hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke, "We..." He reached out and touched the jade pendant in his pocket, his expression solemn.

"It seems like we're being followed."