Wu Li's eyes were dim, as if covered in a thick layer of haze. Unlike those injured by the fluorescent stone explosion, her body was like a dilapidated building, gradually breaking down from within, with her eyes bearing the brunt of the damage.

She met Wei Nishang on an ordinary rainy day because of a few poems she recited. After getting to know each other, she felt extremely sympathetic towards Wei Nishang's tragic experience. In addition, due to the various strange things Wei Nishang showed and her ambition that she never concealed, she was willing to be driven by her.

The people of Nanxia Kingdom worshipped the witch as a deity, likening her to a god. They believed that she knew everything about astronomy and geography, and was omnipotent in eliminating disasters and bringing blessings.

She had believed this when she was little, but after becoming a shrine maiden, she realized that being a shrine maiden was only one step away from power, a step that no shrine maiden for generations had been able to take. Neither could she.

After all, she was just a puppet controlled by the Wu family. Not only could she not stay with the one she loved for the rest of her life, but her every word and action was recorded.

The gaze of the world created a cage for her, but the canary in the cage was unwilling to live like this. But who could have imagined that after escaping the cage, she would be greeted by the fire of hell?

It would be fine if Wei Nishang didn't know the dangers of fluorescent stone, but she should never have taken out a useless black robe and told her that the black robe could protect her from disaster.

The dim candlelight cut the scene before her eyes into mottled blocks of color. After the hysteria, Wu Li had regained her usual composure. She reached out and touched the person sobbing softly on the bed, and the satisfaction brought about by revenge filled her chest.

She would not let Wei Nishang die so easily.

After the door was locked, it was a while before Shen Huaixu and Fu Yin came out from behind the curtain.

"I thought her injury from the explosion was an accident, but now it seems that this witch is highly suspicious." Shen Huaixu crossed his arms and rested his chin with one hand.

Fu Yin had heard many secrets from the young emperor, and now he told Chen Huaixu without hesitation: "I heard that the celestial phenomena have changed, and this witch sacrificed her own life to pray for the gods' blessing and put an end to the drought demon. This news happened to be spread by the witch after she returned from the southwest."

Chen Huaixu couldn't help but open his eyes wide, "This Wu family is too shameless, the person is almost dead and still wants to get some benefits from Wu Li?"

She had a vague impression that when disasters were frequent in Dajin, Nanxia also experienced floods, and then there was a small-scale drought, but it did not last long.

It really gives them a chance to take advantage of the situation.

"If the next priestess had not yet been chosen, Wu Li would have been removed from the position of priestess long ago," said Fu Yin.

The two of them exchanged a few simple words and then planned to leave the house.

Although the eldest princess had gone mad, the young emperor, remembering their old friendship, ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to serve her well and not to neglect her.

The guests have just left, so even if the palace maids and eunuchs are lazy, they should behave themselves and not stay for too long.

Before leaving, Chen Huaixu glanced at Qiao Man lying on the bed. She thought to herself, fortunately the original owner of this body is dead, otherwise she would be locked up in a villa for the first half of her life and in the princess's mansion for the second half of her life, having to watch herself go crazy while awake, which is simply terrifying.

There was a guard at the door of the warehouse, and without Shen Huaixu taking any action, Fu Yin easily knocked the guard unconscious.

Chen Huaixu skillfully took out a long and thin object from the space and placed it in the keyhole, trying to open the lock. After a while, he heard a fine metal "clicking" sound.

Before stepping into the warehouse, Fu Yin paused and whispered a reminder: "Chen Huaixu, there is a passage under the warehouse, and there are some traps. You walk beside me."

"Okay." Shen Huaixu glanced around the dark warehouse, "Be careful."

After closing the warehouse door, Chen Huaixu took out the mermaid pearl from the space for lighting. Looking around, he saw that the room was filled with some flashy ornaments.

She carefully selected a few items that she liked and put them into the space. Apart from that, she only paid special attention to see if there were any items that did not belong to this era.

In fact, she was quite curious about how Qiao Man could bring so many things without any space. So far, all she had seen were small items, but no matter how small the items were, they could not compare to the number of them.

Thinking of this, she asked.

From the moment he entered the warehouse, Fu Yin's body was a little tense. He carefully checked every place that his mental power could reach. There was nothing unusual in the warehouse, and the underground passage also seemed to be normal except for a large amount of gold.

His tense nerves relaxed as he said, "It's not surprising. These people who followed Zhao Baize can also use the system to carry space, but the capacity is very small and there is a time limit. It can't compare to the space I opened up for you."

Chen Huaixu couldn't help but sigh, "Meeting you means I'm really lucky. On the other hand, you weren't so lucky to meet me."

Fu Yin couldn't help but frown, "Some things have nothing to do with you, don't take it upon yourself."

"It has something to do with me." Shen Huaixu couldn't help but glance at the wound on Fu Yin's back. Although it was covered by clothes, she could still imagine the hideous appearance of the wound. "If you want, you can never fight Qiao Man again, or just kill her. If it weren't for me, I wouldn't let you get hurt so badly."

Fu Yin was able to control her wings again. She had seen once that the feathers covering them were no longer as bright and shiny as before, and some places were bald.

Fu Yin was silent for a moment, then said, "Chen Huaixu, for me, a pair of wings in exchange for your life is worth it. I just want you to stay by my side and don't leave."

"As long as you don't chase me away." Shen Huaixu tilted his head and smiled at him.

Accepting Fu Yin was a very easy thing to do. However, up to this moment, Shen Huaixu still couldn't quite figure out what her feelings were for Fu Yin. She had a fleeting heartbeat, but she wasn't sure if it was due to being moved by the current situation, guilt, or simply a love for him.

She thought she had to figure out her own feelings before she could give Fu Yin an answer.

There was nothing interesting to see in the warehouse. Shen Huaixu followed Fu Yin's instructions and came to a huge fan-shaped screen. He turned a Pixiu ornament next to it, and the screen moved away, revealing a dark passage that was only wide enough for one person to pass through.

"Is there anything unusual down there?" she asked cautiously.

"Can't tell at the moment?"

"Is there anything worth the trip? If not, then don't go down."

For some reason, she looked at the pitch-black passage and subconsciously felt uncomfortable.

"There's a lot of gold—is it worth it?" Fu Yin asked, then added, "There are also some weapons from your time, and some potions."

Gold is secondary. Shen Huaixu really wants weapons and potions. Putting these things down there is simply luring the enemy deeper.

At this time, Fu Yin said again: "Otherwise, I will go down and get it for you, you wait here."

"No." Shen Huaixu said, "We have to go together."