Zuan turned around and his eyes lit up. If Mi Li in women's clothing was sometimes charming and sometimes majestic, she was now in men's clothing and was heroic and imposing. She was more valiant than a woman and more gentle than a man.

"Wow, he actually looks more handsome than me. Of course, he's much less masculine than me. Overall, he's still a little bit less attractive than me. He's definitely not as attractive to young girls on the street as I am," Zu'an remarked.

Mi Li was already somewhat used to his nonsensical mouth, and glared at him fiercely: "What happened just now..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zu'an interrupted her: "What just happened? I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything. Wait, did something just happen?"

Seeing his feigned ignorance, Mi Li's lips curled up slightly. This guy was quite sensible. However, she quickly suppressed her smile and returned to her usual arrogant demeanor.

"By the way, Empress, please come with me to rescue them. I'm worried that Chu Yan won't be able to hold on," Zu An said hurriedly.

"What did you call me?" Mi Li raised her eyebrows.

"Call me 'sister'?" Zu'an answered matter-of-factly. "You're a senior, you must be a little bit older than me, right? I can't possibly call you 'little sister,' can I? Or should I call you 'auntie' or 'grandma'?"

"Grandma..." Mi Li's eyelids twitched, and her hands clenched so tightly they cracked.

Anger from Mi Li +256!

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she said coldly, "Let's go, go up and save your little wife."

Zuan arrived at the openings of the seals that had been broken earlier. He had fallen all the way down, and now that he was below, he realized that each level was dozens of meters high, and there was nothing to hold onto. He couldn't climb up at all, so he could only look at Mi Li with a sheepish expression: "Sister Empress, please help me."

"With your cultivation level, you weren't even worthy of serving me tea and water back then." Mi Li snorted, but still grabbed his collar and flew directly upwards.

Looking at the deep space, Zu An wondered how Xue'er got up there, but then he thought that she could extend some vines, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

After feeling relieved, Zu'an wanted to pretend to be afraid of heights and hug Mi Li's body like an octopus. After all, she was really well-endowed when he caught a glimpse of her.

However, feeling the powerful pressure emanating from the other party, he gave up this tempting idea; his life was more important!

Meanwhile, after Qiao Xueying and Zu An parted ways, Qiao Xueying arrived at the first level of the underground palace and saw Chu Chuyan still lying on the altar. She breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Xue'er!" Chu Chuyan heard the commotion and turned around, only to find her alone. She hurriedly asked, "Where's A-Zu? Could it be that he..."

Thinking of the misfortune he might suffer, her voice quickly choked up, and her eyes instantly reddened.

Qiao Xueying sighed inwardly. She was so beautiful, even when she cried. It was hard for even a woman like her to resist her charm.

"Didn't Miss Chu dislike him before? Why are you so concerned about him now?" Qiao Xueying couldn't help but ask, while glancing at the sealed holes, wondering how he was doing down there.

Sensing the change in her address, Chu Chuyan was slightly taken aback, but since they were on opposing sides, the other party couldn't keep calling her "Miss," so she didn't take it to heart: "After all, he took such a big risk to save me; he could have left safely."

"Is that all?" Qiao Xueying sat down next to the altar.

The other party's casual remark stunned Chu Chuyan. Yes, why was she so concerned about him?

She recalled how, during the battle with the zombie warriors, the other person refused to abandon her and even shielded her from attacks with their own body several times; later, in order to rescue her from the altar, they resolutely risked their lives to break through the Soul-Suppressing Seal.

More importantly, in order to save her when she was on the verge of death, he even ate the Illusory Lotus of No Return, which was related to whether he could regain his manhood...

Thinking of the pained expression on that guy's face afterward, Chu Chuyan's face softened with a smile, but the thought that only Xue'er had returned made her heart skip a beat:

"Xue'er, what's wrong with him? Has something happened to him inside the seal?"

Hearing her former mistress plead with her so softly, Qiao Xueying's heart softened: "Don't worry, he's fine. We've broken the three seals."

"Xue'er, you're amazing! You actually managed to break such a seal. I really underestimated you back in the Chu family." Chu Chuyan couldn't help but exclaim.

In her opinion, although Zuan has all sorts of amazing skills, he is only at the third rank of cultivation. Breaking the seal obviously still depends on Xue'er, who has a higher cultivation level.

Qiao Xueying sighed softly, "Miss Chu, you really don't understand him." However, she did not explain the specific reasons.

Chu Chuyan blinked, not understanding what she meant by that: "Xue'er, I feel like you've changed a bit. Before, you and Azu were like a pair of bickering lovers, and you would grit your teeth every time you mentioned him. Now, on the contrary, you have that kind of feeling that I can't quite put my finger on."

Qiao Xueying's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "You're overthinking it. That guy is indeed quite annoying."

Thinking about the times he deliberately provoked her, she felt a tickle in her teeth.

"Xue'er, you still haven't told me about his current situation." Chu Chuyan frowned. She felt that he had changed a lot in just a short time.

"He went to rescue that mysterious woman. I wonder if he'll be bewitched by that female ghost." Qiao Xueying recalled Mi Li's voice; she must be quite good-looking.

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