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Death Grip
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Wang Chongyang accidentally triggered the mechanism that severed the Dragon Stone, causing the entire ancient tomb to emit a rumbling sound as if it were about to collapse. Everyone was startled and quickly moved away from the entrance of the tomb.
At that moment, the Dragon Maiden snorted and struggled with her injured body, darting into the ancient tomb. This shocked everyone, and Yang Guo exclaimed, "Auntie, why did you go in? Oh no... if the broken Dragon Stone falls, the tomb will be sealed! You need to come out..."
The Dragon Maiden replied, "Hmph!"
Yang Guo cried out, "Auntie, you can't do this! Although the tomb is where you grew up, you can't just abandon everything... The world outside is not bad either; don't go back to die." She began to cry, "I can't live without my aunt." Loli also cried a few times and unexpectedly dashed into the ancient tomb as well.
The people outside were sweating profusely. Li Yan and Li Mochou exchanged glances. Li Mochou said, "What should we do? Both my junior sister and niece have gone in... we..."
Li Yan said without hesitation, "We have to go in too; otherwise, they will definitely die in there. I need to save them."
Li Mochou replied anxiously, "But if we go in, we will be trapped as well."
Li Yan thought: It might not necessarily lead to being trapped. According to the original text, there is an underground river at the bottom of the tomb that can be used to escape. However, only I know about this; everyone else here is likely unaware. If I don't go in to rescue the Dragon Maiden and Yang Guo, they might really get trapped. But if I go in, there is a chance for survival.
Of course, Li Yan couldn't say this outright; he just frowned and said, "Don't worry about that now; let's go in first." He activated his Light Wave Steps and suddenly dashed forward just as the broken Dragon Stone was slowly descending. The entrance of the ancient tomb began to close as a massive stone of unknown weight gradually lowered due to the mechanism's action, aiming to seal off the entrance completely.
Li Yan slid down and executed a move akin to a flying tackle to slip under the descending Dragon Stone. As soon as he steadied himself, he felt a gust of wind rush past him; two figures slid in after him—Li Mochou and an unknown Female Taoist Priestess.
Li Mochou's face was filled with determination: "Since you are going in, I will naturally follow. If you die, I will die with you."
Li Yan smiled upon hearing this and gently stroked her cheek. However, he turned to the unknown Female Taoist Priestess and said, "It's one thing for our family to seek death ourselves. Why are you jumping in?"
The Female Taoist Priestess replied with a bitter expression, "The Patriarch is waiting outside to deal with me. There’s no way out for me out there; it’s better to come in with Young Hero Li. Although dying trapped in an ancient tomb is still death, it’s a slower death than being stabbed to death by the Patriarch. This is called choosing the lesser of two evils."
Li Yan was speechless: "Alright, I suppose you have a point."
At this moment, the Dragon Stone was almost completely sealing off the ancient tomb, leaving only a tiny gap. Unexpectedly, a figure flashed, and someone else slipped in. Li Yan was astonished; we were all rushing to find death, so why was someone else coming in to seek death? Upon closer inspection, it was Wang Chongyang.
She slid into the passageway just as the Dragon Stone crashed down with a loud bang, completely sealing off the passage. At the very last moment before the stone fell, they could still hear the male Taoist outside shouting, "Patriarch... why did you come in too..." Then it fell silent; the inside and outside of the tomb were completely isolated, plunging the ancient tomb into darkness where one could not see their own hand.
In the darkness, Wang Chongyang's voice echoed: "It was my carelessness that triggered the mechanism and caused all of you to be trapped inside. I must come in to accompany you; if one person does something wrong, one person should bear the consequences..."
Li Yan spread his hands: "Count how many people are here; if one person does something wrong, does that mean six people should bear the consequences?"
Wang Chongyang counted: one, two, three, four, five, six... wiping away sweat. Is this one person doing something wrong while six bear the consequences? She suddenly felt embarrassed: "It's all my fault; I truly feel sorry for all of you... You can beat me to vent your anger; consider it a way to eliminate any resentment before dying and don’t carry hatred for me into your next life..."
Li Yan thought: If I had no way out right now, I would definitely want to beat you up to vent my anger. But I'm not afraid at all; once I reach the underground river at the deepest part of the tomb, I can easily swim out. Why would I want to hit you? He waved his hand and said, "Forget it; it's just being trapped in an ancient tomb. It's a minor issue that I can resolve in a moment. Why would I want to hit you? Just reflect deeply on your actions."
Wang Chongyang exclaimed softly, thinking: This man is quite open-minded; even when facing death, he remains so calm and has not uttered a word of resentment towards me...
Li Yan had no time to deal with her further and quickly walked over to Dragon Maiden. This poor child had first been disturbed during her training and ended up going into a frenzy. Later, she forced her severely injured body into the ancient tomb and used her true energy again. Now she was suffering even more injuries and lay on the ground unable to move, only able to spit blood without strength left to drink it back. Her beauty was already striking; her skin was snow-white, and now she lay helplessly on the ground with a trace of blood at her mouth—a sight that could easily evoke a man's protective instincts.
Li Yan picked her up horizontally and said: "The priority now is to heal Dragon Maiden's injuries; other matters can wait. You all entertain yourselves for now; I'll heal Dragon Maiden's wounds before coming back to discuss important matters with you."
Li Yan set aside the other girl and carried the Dragon Maiden into a tomb. This tomb was like the others, completely empty. He placed the Dragon Maiden on a stone, but unfortunately, she was too severely injured to even sit up properly. Once Li Yan let go, she would collapse like a puddle of mud. Loli followed them in and, seeing her aunt in such a state, could only cry, unable to do anything else.
With no other choice, Li Yan held her in his arms, letting her lean against his chest to maintain a sitting posture. He then extended his hand to press against her vital points, slowly channeling his energy into the Dragon Maiden's body.
The Dragon Maiden weakly said, "Hmph!"
Beside them, Loli sobbed and translated, "Auntie, she is pure and untouched by men; it's not right for you to hold her like this... Once she can move again, she'll want to kill you."
Li Yan replied with a sweat, "Stop talking nonsense. I'm a doctor treating a patient; some unconventional actions are normal. I've never heard of a female patient wanting to kill her doctor after recovering."
The Dragon Maiden weakly said, "Hmph!"
Loli added, "Auntie, there are also some unethical doctors who take advantage of their patients after administering anesthesia... Those kinds of doctors deserve to be killed... You look just like one of those doctors."
This girl really had a sharp tongue! Li Yan rolled his eyes and said, "Can you say less? Focus on guiding my energy to help you heal. If you keep talking nonsense like this, I might not be able to help at all."
The Dragon Maiden responded with another "Hmph!"
"Auntie," Loli continued, "since we're stuck in this ancient tomb anyway, what's the point of treatment? We might as well give up on healing and avoid being taken advantage of by an unethical doctor... Besides, you're telling him that he’s about to be trapped too; how can he still have the mood to take advantage of patients at this moment? You should quickly find a nicer tomb to be buried in. A person should have long-term vision and make plans for the future; choosing a good tomb before dying shows that you're a man with development plans..."
Li Yan looked around for something to use as a door panel to hit her on the head but found nothing in the ancient tomb. With no other options, he imitated the Dragon Maiden and said, "Hmph!"
The Dragon Maiden was stunned; she had always been the one making others huff. This was the first time someone else had huffed at her. She couldn't understand what Li Yan meant by it and turned to look at Loli.
Loli was taken aback for a moment before quickly saying, "Brother Li Yan means that if you keep talking nonsense, he'll put you in all sorts of poses."
"What?!" Li Yan was shocked. His earlier grunt did not actually convey that meaning, but he did have such thoughts in his mind. Of course, having such thoughts did not mean he would act on them, just like how people often think, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you," but they wouldn't really go and kill someone; it was merely a malicious thought that flared up in moments of anger and quickly dissipated. He didn't expect that his casual grunt would be interpreted by Loli; this Loli was impressive—could she read minds? No wonder she could interpret Dragon Maiden's grunts.
Dragon Maiden was also startled. "Strike a pose in all sorts of ways?" Well... never mind, I should just be honest. This time, she finally behaved and stopped her sharp tongue from grunting randomly, beginning to close her eyes and guide her internal energy.
Li Yan also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly assisted her in circulating her blood to heal her injuries.
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While Li Yan was healing Dragon Maiden, Li Mochou quietly found a tomb chamber. She clearly belonged to the type of person who had foresight and would make plans for the future. Seeing that they were about to be trapped in the ancient tomb, she naturally needed to find a good resting place first. Moreover, she thoughtfully chose a larger tomb chamber so that she could be buried together with Li Yan—how romantic.
On the other side, Wang Chongyang and the unknown Female Taoist Priestess were not so romantic.
Wang Chongyang looked at his disciple with a strange expression, and the Female Taoist Priestess returned the gaze with an equally strange look. They stared at each other for a while before Wang Chongyang sighed and said, "Yin Zhiping! Since we're going to be trapped here anyway, I can't be bothered to deal with you according to the rules anymore; do as you please."
It turned out that this Female Taoist Priestess was Yin Zhiping. She wore a bitter expression and said, "Doing as I please is useless; it's just an ancient tomb here. Where else can I go? Oh, speaking of which, in this space, the man I like is forced to be in the same room as me; I suppose that speeds things up a bit. If I can experience what it's like to be a woman before I die, it wouldn't be in vain."
Wang Chongyang was speechless: "You're simply heartless; how could my disciples from the Quanzhen Sect have someone as useless as you?"
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