“Watch out.”
Taoist Qingxu swung his horsetail whisk, deflecting the incoming rain of arrows.
The culprit was Li Nana!
When she saw that Li Qiao hadn’t died and that her plot had been exposed, she turned to run—but Su Yan grabbed her by the shoulder and slapped her right across the face.
“You vile woman! You dared to harm Sister Qiao? You’re asking for death.”
A heartless wretch like her deserved to be dragged right in there!
And that’s exactly what he did!
Li Nana clung desperately to Su Yan’s hand. “No… don’t throw me in there, I don’t want to die, I don’t…”
“You don’t get a say in this.”
“Help… you can’t kill me, murder is against the law! I was wrong, I’m truly sorry…”
Over here, Li Nana was bawling her eyes out.
She had intended to do harm.
Li Qiao and Taoist Qingxu had already cleared out the arrows inside—anyone who trespassed would meet their end, likely a trap set by the tomb’s owner.
The cave echoed with Li Nana’s pathetic wails!
Li Qiao frowned, her gaze cold as it landed on Li Nana’s face. This woman had ill intentions and had tried to take her life.
She stepped forward, grabbed the back of her collar, and dragged her easily behind the stone tablet. “Move.”
“I don’t want to die.”
“If you don’t move, you can die right here. This is a cave full of traps everywhere. If you die in here, no one outside will suspect a thing. Do as I say, and that head of yours will stay firmly attached to your neck.”
“I’ll listen, I’ll definitely listen.” Li Nana was a sobbing mess!
With her around, Li Qiao used her as bait, but made sure Li Nana wouldn’t actually kick the bucket.
By the end of it, Li Nana was completely drained.
Fear and terror swirled in her mind.
She collapsed onto the ground, her vision spinning.
“This—an ancient tomb?”
Su Yan was shocked.
Right in the center sat a coffin!
At each of the four corners of the coffin stood a stone statue of a woman in a flowing dress, each carrying a sword on her back.
“Fine craftsmanship.” Taoist Qingxu circled around, letting out a sigh of admiration. As he spoke, he pushed open the coffin lid…
Both Taoist Qingxu and Li Qiao got the fright of their lives when they saw who lay inside—
And just at that moment, the entire cave began to shake.
Stones started falling from above.
Li Qiao: “Quick, let’s go—it’s caving in.”
Before leaving, Li Qiao tossed the jade pendant from her hand into the coffin. As she hurried back to the stone tablet, for some reason, she glanced over her shoulder—and it looked like someone inside the coffin had sat up!
By the time they all made it out, the cave had completely collapsed.
Li Nana had long since passed out cold!
Su Yan wiped the black mud off his face. “Sister Qiao… what just happened?”
“It’s probably something to do with the tomb’s owner.”
“This place is bad news. We need to get out of here, now.” Taoist Qingxu said, his expression darkening. Li Qiao felt the same way.
Su Yan gave Li Nana a kick. “What do we do with her?”
“She’s your father’s woman. You carry her.”
“Sister Qiao…”
Li Qiao ignored him, and he ended up carrying Li Nana away.
Walking at the back, Li Qiao and Taoist Qingxu were both silent. Finally, Qingxu couldn’t hold it in anymore and said: “My young friend, the skin on that corpse—it was so delicate, so perfectly intact, as if she were merely asleep. This… this is far too eerie.”
The woman in the coffin had remarkable features, but everything about her felt deeply unsettling.
Jiang Nuo’s heart went numb.
“It really is strange.”
But she couldn’t figure it out. Right now, they needed to leave as soon as possible. Li Qiao didn’t go to the Su family—she went back to the Li household instead.
Sitting on the sofa, Li Qiao reached into her pocket to feel for the talisman inside—but instead, her fingers brushed against something else.
She pulled it out and looked—
It was that very jade pendant!
How was that possible?
She had clearly tossed it into the coffin.
