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Because Xue'er had been able to block in time, Yuchi Xuan had been injured, but not fatally.

"Snow!"

Yuchi Xuan's hands trembled as he embraced Xue'er. His eyes were filled with disbelief, panic, and fear.

Yun Ruo Man hadn't expected that things would turn out this way. If she hadn't thought of a solution, she and Yuchi Xuan would most likely have died here.

Xue'er spat out a mouthful of blood. She wanted to say something, but her mouth was wide open, unable to say anything. Her hand slowly slid down her body. She didn't even close her eyes before she breathed her last.

"Die!"

At this moment, Yuchi Xuan placed Snow on the ground. He seemed to have gone crazy, and he held his longsword in hand as he wildly chopped at the two stone men. One of the Stone Golems's arms was chopped off, but its body could still move.

Cloudjade was so busy that he didn't even have the time to pay attention to himself. All he could do was wait to see what was going on at Yuchi Xuan's side.

Yuchi Xuan was struck three times consecutively, spitting out blood. Yun Ruo Lu was also injured and had her sword stabbed in the left shoulder. If she hadn't dodged that attack quickly, that attack would have taken her life.

The two of them both realized that they couldn't continue fighting like this. They needed to use their wits.

Yun Ruo Lu looked around, thinking that if there was a rope, it would be easy to do it, she could tie it up.

When she saw a golden chain in a pile of gold, Yun Ruo Lu's eyes lit up as she thought of a good idea.

"Catch it, your highness!"

Yun Ruo Lu jumped onto the pile of gold and pulled out the metal chain. She tossed one end of the chain to Yuchi Xuan. This chain contained iron. If she could tie it to the stone men, it would definitely disrupt their iron powder arrangement.

Yuchi Xuan caught the iron chains, somewhat puzzled. He didn't ask what Yun Ruo You was going to do, but instead, he followed Yun Ruo Lu and shuttled back and forth between the stone men, tying them up.

The stone men struggled for a while after being tied up, but they soon lost their strength and fell to the ground, motionless.

Seeing that this method had finally succeeded, both Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Xuan collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. This battle made them feel even more tired than facing off against thousands of enemies.

After calming down, Yun Ruo began to bandage her wound.

Yuchi Xuan quietly looked at Xue'er's corpse. The emotions in his eyes were complex and changeable. However, Yun Ruo Lu could tell that it was hard for him to keep his heart in check.

Yuchi Xuan placed Xue'er on the ground and used his sleeve to wipe away the blood on her face. She walked very quickly, and there was no expression of pain on her face. She was still as beautiful as before, enough to move anyone's heart.

Yun Ruo Lu didn't know how to comfort Yuchi Xuan. She could only wait quietly by the side and wait for Yuchi Xuan to recover from his grief. Then, she would plan out what to do next.

"We need to find a way out, let's leave Xue Er here first, we'll take her with us when we find the way out."

Yun Ruo crouched down and looked at Yuchi Xuan, hoping he would be able to pull himself together.

The entrance to the underground palace they had fallen into had been blocked when they arrived, so they had to find a new exit to get out of here.

Yuchi Xuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Reluctantly, he put down Snow and gently kissed her on the forehead.

Only now did Yunluo realize that Xue'er had never been her enemy. Ever since she had decided to come here, she had definitely anticipated such an outcome. In fact, she had long since been prepared to sacrifice herself for Yuchi Xuan.

At this moment, Yun Ruo Lu even had some admiration for Xue Er. Unlike other ancient women, she did not fight for love, but only for the sake of the people she loved and waited for.

"Let's go!"

Yuchi Xuan stood up, hiding all the sadness from his eyes and returning to his calm expression. He picked up his sword from the ground and left with large strides, not even bothering to glance at the treasures in the room.

Yun Ruo Lu looked at Yuchi Xuan's back. She hoped in her heart that he would really do what he said and come here for the prosperity of the country for all the people in the world.

Otherwise, Xue'er's death wouldn't have been worth it.

The two of them walked out of the secret room and carefully went back the way they came from, back to the secret room they came from.

There were no other exits at the place where the treasure was stored, so they could only return to this secret room to search for another exits.

They had tried the Eight Gates twice, but found the treasure on the second try.

However, it wouldn't be so easy for them to find the exit from the other six sects.

This time, Yun Ruo Lu let Yuchi Xuan choose. Yuchi Xuan chose the door opposite the treasure trove. This was because Yuchi Xuan believed that the treasure trove was facing either death or a path of survival. They had a fifty-fifty chance to survive.

Yun Ruo Lu chose to believe in Yuchi Xuan. They had no other options, so they could only try their luck.

Yuchi Xuan opened the door. This time, Yuchi Xuan took the initiative to walk in front, and Yun Ruo followed closely behind. Ever since Snowy had died, YunRuo Lu had felt as though Yuchi Xuan's emotions had been somewhat unstable, to the point that she felt as though he wanted to die.

But how could a dignified Third Marquis be so devoted to a woman? He didn't even care about the mountains and rivers.

Because they had suffered greatly before, when Yuchi Xuan opened the door, the two were extremely careful to be on guard against another arrow being shot out.

Unexpectedly, the stone door opened and they were safe and sound. Moreover, there was also a secret passage inside the stone door. It was very dark and the two of them held torches as they walked in.

This secret passage's stone wall was different from the first time they had come in. The wall was somewhat rough, and there were even signs of lime falling. Inside the secret passage were some spiderwebs, indicating that there were actually creatures inside.

It was not a bad thing for them to have living beings because living beings could prove that this secret passage could lead them to other places. Otherwise, those living beings would not be able to survive.

Because they wanted to get out earlier, the two of them walked very fast, so much so that they didn't even notice the subtle changes in the secret passage.

After walking for a short while, a fork appeared in the secret passageway. Yuchi Xuan parked the torch at both ends of the path. The flame at the left side of the path would dance, while the right side would not.

"Let's go this way!"

Yuchi Xuan chose to take the left path because he could see with his torch that the wind was moving on the left side of the road. The right side of the road was a dead end.

When they had first entered the underground palace, Yuchi Xuan had maintained his silence. However, after the two of them were alone, Yun Ruo Lu could clearly feel that Yuchi Xuan was more concerned with her.

The two of them continued into the passage on the left. Not long after they walked, Yun Ruo Lu heard a strange rustling sound behind them, as if a large number of bugs were rushing towards them.

"Wait!" Did you hear anything? "

Yun Ruo Lu stopped to listen attentively, while Yuchi Xuan frowned. At this moment, an ominous premonition arose in both of their hearts.

"Let's go!" Something is coming over! "

Yuchi Xuan turned around. At the same time he heard this, he saw something crawling over at high speed.

Yun Ruo Lu looked back as she walked. The sounds of the things were getting closer and closer. By the light of the torch, she could clearly see what was approaching them.

"It's ants!" "Huge ants!"

Yun Ruo Lu said in shock. Ants were not scary at all, but when she saw tens of thousands of them at the same time, especially one the size of a fist, the degree of terror she felt was not small.

Hearing Yun Ruo Lu say that there was a huge ant, Yuchi Xuan didn't even turn his head. He pulled Yun Ruo Lu's hand and began to run even faster.

He could already feel the wind blowing in front of him, and he believed that if they could just buy him a little more time, they would definitely be able to escape.

Yun Ruo's hand was being held tightly by Yuchi Xuan. She didn't understand why Yuchi Xuan wanted to save her or why he valued her so much.

If she was truly compared to an ordinary person, her way of thinking would be different. However, in the end, she was still just one of his subordinates, an unremarkable guard.

As Yun Ruo Lu was being led away by Yuchi Xuan, she was thinking of a way to get rid of the dangerous items behind her.

Just as the group of ants were about to catch up, they suddenly saw a faint blue light coming from not too far away. The light blue light appeared even more dazzling in the darkness.

Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Xuan seemed to see a ray of hope as they desperately ran towards the source of light. When they reached the light source, they realized that they were at the end of the corridor.

At the end of the room was a circular secret chamber. Inside the secret chamber was a large pool. On the stone platform in the middle of the pool, there was something that looked like a crystal ball with a glowing surface.

Beneath the pillar that held the crystal ball was a five-meter diameter lotus seat, which was completely surrounded by water.

Yuchi Xuan brought Yun Ruo to the lotus throne, and the ants followed. However, the moment they came into contact with the light blue light, it was as if they were on fire as they desperately retreated.

"What is this?" These ants are actually afraid of it! "

Seeing the reaction of the ants, Yun Ruo Lu became excited. As long as they could find something to restrain them, they wouldn't have to be afraid of anything.

Yuchi Xuan gave the glowing ball a puzzled glance. He couldn't tell what it was. He had seen a lot of Night Pearls, but he had never seen anyone with such a huge head.

"I've never seen it before. Since these ants are so afraid of it, why don't we use it to leave this place?"

Reaching the secret room in the pool was already the end of the corridor, so this wasn't a way out. If he wanted to leave, he would have to go back the way he came and find another intersection.

After speaking, Yuchi Xuan picked up the ball of light.

The ball of light in Yuchi Xuan's hand began to flicker non-stop. Yun Ruo Lu suddenly realized that this might be a mechanism. Before she could open her mouth to ask Yuchi Xuan to put it back, the room shook as if there was an earthquake.

At this time, the lotus flower platform under their feet instantly shattered, causing them to fall into the water, unable to defend themselves.

Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Xuan could swim, but in the cold water, they felt like there was a huge attraction force pulling them to the bottom of the lake.

Before completely sinking into the water, Yun Ruo Lu took a deep breath and allowed the gravity below her to pull her into the water without any resistance.