They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

The old man spoke bluntly, and Wu Ziyan almost laughed, but couldn't. She remained in the water for an unknown amount of time before the old man scooped her out of the pool with a large net, just like catching a fish. The feeling was truly magical.

Even after Wu Ziyan was out of the pool, his limbs were not fully recovered for a while. They were still as stiff as wooden sticks, his lips were purple, and his whole body was bluish, making him look like a frozen corpse.

The old man left without saying anything, leaving her standing there naked. In her mind, she screamed, "Hey! Aren't you going to leave me here? This is so awkward!"

But the old man couldn't hear her shouts. After a while, hissing sounds came from all around, and Wu Ziyan had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, it wasn't a good thing. Several black snakes crawled out from somewhere and slowly approached Wu Ziyan. The black snakes looked strange, with red dots on their heads, like three eyes.

Wu Ziyan was terrified, but her limbs were stiff and she couldn't escape. She cursed the place a thousand times in her mind: "Damn it, you bastard, don't come any closer!"

Strangely, the snakes merely lingered around without approaching, and even lined up in an orderly fashion. Just as Wu Ziyan relaxed, an even louder rustling sound came from behind.

Unable to look around, the most terrifying fear was the one that couldn't be seen. A large snake slowly approached Wu Ziyan, and she only felt something wet crawling on her body and then coiling around her.

[The poison hasn't even been completely neutralized yet, and I'm already back in the snake's mouth! It seems they don't intend to let me live!] She wore a dead fish-like expression, despair written all over her face.

But the snake, instead of strangling her like it would strangle food, gently coiled around her. She suddenly felt something pierce her skin, and then slowly regained consciousness.

Although she regained consciousness, her body was still limp and weak. Seeing that the snake didn't intend to kill her, it bit her, then used its tail to curl her up and slowly swam away, climbing higher and higher, taking her somewhere unknown.

When they reached another cave, the giant snake put her down and left. Wu Ziyan looked around and saw many mushrooms that looked like Ganoderma lucidum. They were all pitch black, and she didn't know if eating them would kill her!

Because my muscles hadn't recovered yet, I twisted my ankle and stepped on something soft, slipped forward, and took a bite of the dark Ganoderma lucidum. At first, it didn't taste like much, but then it actually tasted a little sweet.

Wu Ziyan's stomach was rumbling loudly, but he didn't care. He took a few bites, grabbed another flower, and ate it with gusto.

At that time, she did not know that she had consumed the sacred medicine of the Cold Pool, and from then on, her blood also had a miraculous healing effect.

"Then she actually regained her strength!" Only after saying that did she realize that she was currently in a hanging cave on a steep cliff. Standing on the side and looking down, although it wasn't very high, only about two stories high, with her small arms and legs, she would probably be half-crippled or completely crippled if she went down.

Perhaps knowing what she was worried about, after a while, the giant snake reappeared with great intelligence and wrapped Wu Ziyan up, bringing her to the ground below.

Wu Ziyan looked at herself and realized it wouldn't be appropriate to run around naked. After searching around the cave, she found her undergarment in a corner, put it on, and went out barefoot.

But after walking for a long time, she heard a loud rushing sound of water. As she walked, she saw the waterfall. She froze. How could she get out of there? Where was the old man? Why was no one taking care of her? When she turned around, the giant snake was gone.

Helpless, she wandered aimlessly through the cave, wondering if there were any side passages or mechanisms, but after groping around for a while, she got hungry again and had no choice but to return to the Cold Spring.

She screamed in the cave, and even the echo went far away. Helplessly, it seemed that there was really no one there. Moreover, she hadn't seen Sima Lingchuan and Han Yuxiu for so long, and she didn't know if they were really alright.

I was so hungry, but there was no one to help me. The only food I could find was on that cliff. Just then, I heard various voices: "It's on the left, keep going straight, turn left, then right..."

[Is this place haunted?] She subconsciously quickened her pace, but the pebbles on the road hurt her feet. She didn't get to enjoy the effects of Nirvana, but the additional buffs took effect first!

Following the sound, we did find the exit, but the road was extremely long. It took us half an hour to smell the aroma of medicine mixed with the smell of food.

"Wow, I didn't expect you to be able to get out of here. You must be quite something. It seems the legends are true. The Cold Spring can cleanse everything about a person, and I've heard that it can also grant mysterious powers."

The one speaking was the mean-spirited proprietress. Next to her sat an old woman eating, not even glancing at her, just eating and not saying a word.

Wu Ziyan understood the situation clearly; after all, it was someone else who had saved her. However, she still couldn't help but worry about Sima Lingchuan, Han Yuxiu, and the guards.

Worried but helpless, with no food in her stomach, the rumbling in her stomach prevented her from finding out their whereabouts for the time being. She just looked at the steaming pot and said, "I'm hungry too."

Without saying a word, he silently tossed her a bowl, which she caught with surprising speed. She was astonished that she caught it, then scooped up some soup noodles, blew on them, and took a few sips, finding it incredibly delicious.

Having eaten and drunk their fill, they got down to business: "Thank you for saving my life, but I still want to ask my attendants and..."

"Don't worry, you're helping out at the shop. The old man said you're no ordinary person, and you're also a friend of Dr. Han, so he didn't make things difficult for them."

Wu Ziyan was relieved, but then had nothing to say and could only watch his bare toes twitch.

Shoes, socks, clothes and trousers were thrown in front of her, and she was sincerely grateful. When she arrived at the store, Sima Lingchuan was already dressed as the shopkeeper, with his sleeves rolled up and long trousers, and was keeping accounts.

Han Yuxiu was dressed the same way and carried a stool. When she entered the room, Han Yuxiu was stunned. He noticed that her gaze was on Sima Lingchuan, and his heart clenched. He then looked away.

"Lingchuan, Yu Xiu"

Upon hearing this voice, Sima Lingchuan thought he had misheard. He looked up in a daze and met her gaze. She smiled and said nothing more, as if everything was in her eyes, telling him many things.

Han Yuxiu also looked at her: "You didn't die!"

Sima Lingchuan smiled and shook his head, knowing that he was just saying one thing and meaning another. He would mutter a few words about it from time to time when Wu Ziyan was not around, but now he was being stubborn again.

"Yes, I'm lucky. I probably won't die. Thank you all for your hard work."

With a hint of sarcasm mixed with a desire to laugh, they all knew that they cared about each other. Han Yuxiu continued with his work, and some of the guests were even familiar with them, exchanging greetings.

Finally having a moment of free time, Wu Ziyan pulled Sima Lingchuan and Han Yuxiu aside and whispered, "Has anything unusual or amiss these past few days? Has there been any news from the court?"