Upon hearing her words, Chu Chuyan's usually fair and jade-like face now resembled a sunset, and her expression became extremely unnatural.

Zuan: "..."

Aren't you ashamed to say such things, you're just a young girl!

"When have I ever stopped being able to do it? I've always been able to, okay!" Zuan said, his tone fierce but his words betraying his inner weakness.

"hehe!"

He was met with a roll of her eyes from Qiao Xueying, as if to say, "Do you think I don't know whether you're capable or not?"

Chu Chuyan finally spoke up: "Dr. Ji examined him and prescribed a formula for a pill to unseal the seal, the main ingredient of which is the Illusory Lotus of No Trace."

"The legendary Illusory Lotus, whose petals can raise one's cultivation level by a small amount?" Qiao Xueying finally realized, "He gave you all of this?"

As a cultivator, one naturally knows that there are nine minor realms within each grade, and it is not easy to advance to each minor realm. When one reaches the later stages, it is even more difficult than ascending to heaven.

A single petal can be equivalent to years of someone's hard work. If consumed later in life, it can even be equivalent to decades or centuries of someone's effort. What an incredible treasure!

Chu Chuyan hummed in agreement, her gaze softening slightly as she looked at Zu An.

"It is said that the Illusionary Lotus of No Trace has nine petals. How many did he give you?" Qiao Xueying pressed. In fact, she had heard about the Illusionary Lotus of No Trace from Zhang Han before, but at that time she was in the midst of extreme grief because of Shi Kun's betrayal and was being held hostage by Zhang Han. Her heart was ashen, and she did not pay much attention to what was happening in front of her.

"You... gave it all to me." Chu Chuyan's voice trailed off as she recalled how the other person had fed her the Illusionary Lotus with their mouth.

Qiao Xueying looked at Zu An with a complicated expression: "You really go all out to pick up girls."

She thought about how, having come to the underground palace, she had used up her most precious "half-life's destiny" and lost half of her lifespan; but Chu Chuyan had obtained the Vanishing Lotus from Zu'an, and her cultivation had almost increased by a whole realm.

Comparing yourself to others is truly infuriating!

Why am I so miserable...?

Sensing her low spirits, Zu'an couldn't help but snort, "Don't be upset, I've given up just as much for you as she has." Tens of thousands of anger points! The worst part is, she's burdened with the negative buff of failing to draw anything in three lottery attempts.

Otherwise, who knows what powerful skills or items you can get from those tens of thousands of rage points?

Qiao Xueying was feeling indignant, thinking, "What can you give up for me?" Suddenly, a thought struck her: when she was on the verge of death, the other party conjured up a bottle of miraculous medicine that instantly restored her health.

Although he was vague, she knew very well that the world was governed by the principle of equivalent exchange, and he must have paid a huge price to obtain such a miraculous medicine.

Although she couldn't remember much of what had happened before, she still remembered facing an extremely terrifying enemy, and how this man, covered in blood, repeatedly stood in front of her to protect her.

Thinking of this, her gaze towards Zuan softened.

However, when she saw Chu Chuyan beside her, her heart sank. It was a pity that they were a couple.

What a cruel twist of fate! If they had really...

Thinking of the embarrassing incident that night, Qiao Xueying immediately realized: "Wait, since Miss Chu ate the Illusionary Lotus of No Trace, how were you able to recover?"

This guy is no good when he's with me, but he's fine when he's with Miss Chu?

"Later, I had another adventure in the sealed world, and by chance, I unsealed it." Zuan replied vaguely, "Alright, alright, you're a girl, aren't you ashamed to ask about this kind of thing every day?"

Qiao Xueying snorted, feeling embarrassed to ask any more questions, but she was puzzled. "I seem to be in the sealed world too, so how come I don't know what kind of adventure he had?"

Although Chu Chuyan and he were husband and wife, their relationship was really awkward. Moreover, she was the "victim" in this matter, so she was too embarrassed to ask again.

The three of them, each with their own thoughts, continued uphill. Chu Chuyan was initially very wary, worried that some zombie warriors might suddenly rush out, but for some reason, the zombie warriors all kept their distance when they saw them.

"Could it be that they knew they were no match for me, so they dodged in advance?" Chu Chuyan was a little puzzled, but that shouldn't be the case, these guys shouldn't have that much intelligence.

Just then, Zu'an suddenly asked, "Xue'er, what are your plans for the future?"

Qiao Xueying shook her head and said blankly, "I don't know either."

"Now that you've seen through Shi Kun's true colors, come back to the Chu family. We'll always welcome you," Chu Chuyan said.

Zu An chimed in from the side, "Not bad, not bad. You were betrothed to me as my concubine. After this trip to the underground palace, we've all gotten to know each other. From now on, you can warm my bed every day."

Qiao Xueying: "..."

Chu Chuyan: "..."

Anger level from Qiao Xueying +250!

Chu Chuyan's anger level increased by 250!

Has this guy been kicked in the head by a donkey?

Qiao Xueying ignored him and looked at Chu Chuyan: "Thank you, Miss Chu. I appreciate your kindness, but I have broken with the Shi family and there are still many things to deal with there."

"Do you need our help?" Chu Chuyan knew that large families often used many methods to control their subordinates, the most direct of which was using relatives as hostages.

Qiao Xueying shook her head: "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Chu, but I should be able to handle it myself."

Chu Chuyan sighed deeply: "Why have we become so distant?"

Qiao Xueying recalled the days when the two of them used to eat sunflower seeds and read storybooks together, becoming like sisters. She was filled with emotion and had a thousand words in her heart, but in the end, they all boiled down to three words: "I'm sorry!"

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