Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Shen Qingyao knew the true meaning of the wise saying "strike while the iron is hot," so when the monster showed signs of fatigue and its power waned, she did not hesitate to gather all her spiritual power into her fingertips and fully activate all the talismans.

The shimmering runes seemed to come alive, rushing towards the monster with lightning speed and forming a tight encirclement.

Seeing this, Ruan Hongshuang knew that victory was in sight, and the incantation she was chanting became more and more rapid, so fast that it seemed to make the surrounding air tremble.

At the same time, her already incredibly nimble hands moved with incredible speed, forming hand seals with a fluid and seamless motion that gave the illusion that she was about to take flight.

Thanks to the seamless teamwork between Shen Qingyao and Ruan Hongshuang, the monster's roars grew weaker and weaker until they gradually disappeared completely.

As time passed, the monster's enormous body began to become transparent, eventually dissipating into the air like smoke until it disappeared completely.

At this moment, Shen Qingyao and Ruan Hongshuang were also exhausted from depleting their spiritual energy. They both collapsed to the ground, their bodies trembling and panting heavily.

Their faces were as pale as paper, and large beads of sweat rolled down their foreheads, clearly indicating that they had reached their physical limit.

Seeing this, Si Jingnian, who had been watching from the sidelines, was extremely anxious. He rushed forward and steadily supported Shen Qingyao, who was swaying and almost collapsing.

Looking at the weak and exhausted Shen Qingyao in front of him, Si Jingnian's eyes were filled with self-blame and heartache.

"Ayao, how are you feeling? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Si Jingnian asked with concern, his tone filled with worry.

Hearing Si Jingnian's heartfelt question, Shen Qingyao suppressed her exhaustion and tried her best to stay awake.

She struggled to lift her head, looked at Si Jingnian's worried face, smiled slightly, and gently shook her head to indicate that she was alright, but the smile on her lips was so weak, as if it might disappear at any moment.

"I'm alright, just a little exhausted. You should go check on my senior sister; she's probably in even more pain than I am. Give her this; it will help her recover some energy quickly."

As she spoke, Shen Qingyao used trembling hands to fumble for a dark pill in her bag and carefully placed it in Si Jingnian's broad palm.

Looking at the scene before him, Si Jingnian couldn't help but feel a sense of hesitation and inner conflict.

His gaze fell on Shen Qingyao's pale and tired face, and a feeling of heartache welled up within him.

Shen Qingyao's delicate body trembled slightly, as if she might collapse at any moment.

Despite his deep concern, Si Jingnian knew that he could not delay any longer.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the thousand words he wanted to say to Shen Qingyao, and slowly turned around, taking a step towards Ruan Hongshuang not far away.

"Senior Sister Ruan, are you alright? This is the medicine A Yao asked me to give you."

Si Jingnian squatted down a few steps away from Ruan Hongshuang, reached out his hand but then awkwardly withdrew it, and finally just handed her the pills from a distance.

Ruan Hongshuang looked at Si Jingnian's awkward appearance with a speechless expression, and couldn't help but complain inwardly.

She really couldn't understand what was going on with the young marshal husband that her junior sister had found! Look at that coy and timid posture, he's just like a young lady.

"Young Marshal Si, is this really necessary?"

Ruan Hongshuang finally couldn't help but speak up, her words filled with undisguised dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing this, Si Jingnian felt a little uneasy, as he knew that his current behavior was indeed somewhat inappropriate.

Moreover, the person standing in front of me is Shen Qingyao's senior sister. If I anger her, she might go directly to Shen Qingyao and complain about me, which would be a huge loss.

So Si Jingnian quickly put on a smiling face and explained:

"Senior Sister Ruan, please don't misunderstand, I really didn't mean anything by it. It's just... in this situation, I think it would be more appropriate to have other female team members come and help."

After saying this, Si Jingnian was afraid that if he stayed any longer he would completely offend Ruan Hongshuang, so he quickly ran away as if his feet were greased, while looking around for other female teammates to take care of Ruan Hongshuang.

Ruan Hongshuang was truly suffering in silence. If it weren't for the fact that she was currently weak and powerless, and even standing up was a luxury, she would definitely have reprimanded Si Jingnian without hesitation.

However, at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little more satisfied with Si Jingnian deep down.

Her eyes were filled with a look of satisfaction.

In Ruan Hongshuang's view, only a man like Si Jingnian, who knows his limits and would never be ambiguous with other women, is qualified to be her junior sister's partner.

If Si Jingnian truly disregards the proper boundaries between men and women and treats everyone with such intimacy, then she will definitely teach him a lesson without hesitation, and then resolutely take her junior sister back to Taiqing Temple.

Si Jingnian was completely unaware of this, and had no idea that he had unknowingly passed the many tests set by Ruan Hongshuang and gained the recognition of the identity of "junior brother-in-law".

After this extremely fierce battle, many of those present suffered injuries to varying degrees.

Si Jingnian went to great lengths to find a female team member with the least severe injuries and assigned her to guard Ruan Hongshuang.

After arranging everything, Si Jingnian returned to Shen Qingyao's side to stay by her side.

"Ayao, how are you? Are you feeling better?"

Si Jingnian's face was full of heartache, his heart almost filled with self-blame and guilt.

This matter originally had nothing to do with her, but I dragged her into it.

He never expected that this place would be so dangerous; he had only just entered the ancient tomb when he encountered such a powerful ghost.

Not only did it injure almost everyone, but it also trapped them all here.

Shen Qingyao naturally didn't miss the guilt and heartache in Si Jingnian's eyes, and her heart softened immediately, feeling somewhat reluctant to let him blame himself.

"I'm fine, I've regained some strength. How's my senior sister?"

"She took the pills you gave her, and I arranged for other female team members to take care of her. She should be fine now."

Si Jingnian spoke in a low voice, his heart heavy, and he lowered his head, not daring to look up at Shen Qingyao.

“Si Jingnian, don’t blame yourself. I know you also had a mission. We all came in voluntarily. We made it very clear at the beginning outside the tomb that this tomb was very dangerous, and those who did not want to come in could leave on their own. These people all came in voluntarily, so you don’t need to take all the responsibility on yourself.”

Shen Qingyao's voice was soft, like a feather brushing against Si Jingnian's heart.

In particular, her words stirred Si Jingnian's heart, and his gaze towards Shen Qingyao was filled with tenderness and affection.