Chapter 263 Escape

The two people in the center of the flame also followed the alchemy furnace down. Hu Shanshan was extremely anxious. She looked at the emperor and then at Chen Zhaozhi, and was about to cry.

He hoped that Chen Zhaozhi would give in and beg his father to spare his life.

But this time, Chen Zhaozhi refused to obey. His clothes and hair were on fire, and his body was undoubtedly burned as well, but he remained silent, using his spiritual power to resist.

Before long, the emperor and Hu Shanshan had completely reached the bottom floor. Seeing that the mechanism was about to close, Hu Shanshan didn't care anymore. She split a piece of fox fire and used the wind to pull Chen Zhaozhi over!

There was nothing she could do about her husband's punishment this time; she couldn't just watch her child die!

Before Chen Zhaozhi could figure out the situation, he followed the two of them down.

The family of three left, and the alchemy furnace and fox fire disappeared, leaving behind a burnt smell.

Xiao Yu slowly retracted the quenching bead. Xu Chuchu was stunned and asked, "Are we...safe?"

She thought the emperor was going to kill them to silence them, but he just left like that? Was he afraid that Hu Shanshan wouldn't be able to take care of him if a fight broke out?

Xu Chuchu ran directly to the place where the mechanism had just been opened, and found that there was only a piece of burning red ground, without even a crack.

She forcefully broke off an iron candlestick from the wall, imbued it with spiritual power, and smashed it hard on the ground.

"If we break this open, we can follow them back to shore," she said quickly. "Come and help... I have a feeling he can't just leave us behind. He must have a trick up his sleeve."

Xiao Yu joined in without saying a word. With the combined efforts of the two, cracks appeared on the ground. After finally moving away the top layer of thick floor tiles, they discovered there was a layer of jade underneath. When they knocked on it, it made a dull thud, and it was unknown how thick it was.

I don't know what kind of stone this jade is. If I hit it hard, it will only leave some scratches and will not hurt the root at all.

"That's outrageous." Xu Chuchu cursed, "How did they build a mechanism on this kind of terrain? Who's so powerful?"

You said if there was an excavator or an electric drill, she would understand.

These ancient people only had cold weapons. Even if they had spiritual power, they couldn't achieve this level, right? The difficulty is comparable to building the pyramids.

This plan didn't work, so the two of them stopped to take a breath.

Before the two of them could figure out what was going on, the ground beneath their feet slowly became wet.

"What's going on?" Xu Chuchu stomped her feet lightly, hearing the sizzling sound of water. "Where did the water come from? Did we smash it?"

Xiao Yu immediately bent down and touched the jade, then went to the door to check.

"No, it came from outside." He quickly concluded.

In the time it took to speak, more water came in, almost covering their feet.

"The water is coming in, let's go!" The two looked at each other and ran out the door.

The situation is now very clear. This is why the emperor dared to keep them here. He did not want to burn them to death, but to drown them.

This room might be surrounded by jade, so there was no way to break through directly. They could only go back the way they came.

There is nothing you can do if you encounter a group of snakes or big fish, but it is better than drowning here.

They ran all the way along the channel they came from, but found that the water was not getting shallower as they had thought, but instead it was above their thighs before they had gone far.

If this continues, they will soon be completely submerged.

"What's going on? Isn't the water flowing from outside into Hu Shanshan's room?" Xu Chuchu became alert.

The way here is very long, and it may take several hours to walk. Holding the breath for so long and consuming so much energy to swim is impossible even for them, the fortune tellers.

The most important thing is that it is pitch black here, and it is impossible to use spiritual energy for lighting. They don’t know how long they have been swimming or how far they have walked... Without hope, it is easiest to lose mental balance.

Once your mentality is unbalanced, you will give up on yourself.

Xiao Yu stopped and touched the wall: "Oh no, the water didn't come in from outside, it seeped in from the cracks in the wall."

"And the water flows from the bottom to the top! The room just now is the highest point, we were misled!" Xu Chuchu felt the direction of the water flow and suddenly woke up.

This is a very simple but effective trap. If the water flows from top to bottom, the chance of escape will be much higher, while the opposite is true from bottom to top.

Human inertia is like water flowing to the lowest place, so it is easy to fall into the trap.

"Let's go back to the room we were in. We can't go any further." Xiao Yu grabbed Xu Chuchu and rushed back.

"No, if we can't go forward, we certainly can't go back." Xu Chuchu couldn't understand this decision.

If it were her, she would definitely rush in. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God!

"I'll explain it to you later!" Xiao Yu pulled her back and closed the heavy wooden door.

"No wonder the wooden door is corroded. It looks like water was let in before." Xu Chuchu complained, then froze for a moment. "Are you saying that the water here will recede later?"

If the water was released by a mechanism opened before the emperor left, then the water would definitely recede on its own, otherwise the entire space would be abandoned.

At this time, the water had not reached their ankles. The two climbed to the highest point without hesitation and sat on the beam of the room.

Instead of wasting energy on a reckless rush, it is better to rest and wait for the opportunity to come.

"But how do we know how long it will take for the water to recede?" Xu Chuchu asked, seeing Xiao Yu checking the wall along the beam.

Xiao Yu turned around and said, "Since the emperor is determined to kill us, this whole room will naturally be flooded. But I just checked the wall, and the water marks are not deep, which means it won't be soaking for too long."

He paused. "What's the longest the snakes we encountered can survive underwater?"

Xu Chuchu quickly went over the idea in her head: "Snakes are naturally better at holding their breath than humans. If it's a snake demon, a few days or nights wouldn't matter. An ordinary large snake would probably last about three or four hours."

Yes, those snakes have obviously lived here for many years and are still hibernating. If the flood stayed in for more than four hours, they would surely have all died.

"That's it. I estimate it won't take more than five hours." Xiao Yu came back and sat next to Xu Chuchu, looking at her nervously, "Can you hold on?"

Xu Chuchu smiled helplessly: "You should ask yourself if you can hold on."

"I...can." Xiao Yu looked at her and moved towards her again.

Although he has some skills, he is new in the industry and does not know the upper limit of his breath holding ability at the fifth level of cultivation, but he has to hold on no matter what.

He also has to be Chu Chu's support.

"Don't come over here, be careful the beam might break." Xu Chuchu pushed him away helplessly.

"No, it's solid here." Xiao Yu answered seriously.

Xu Chuchu lowered her head and smiled, then said seriously: "With our cultivation level, we can hold out for three hours without any problem. The rest... we can only leave it to fate."

Three hours is the time to sit still. If you want to swim, it will probably be reduced to more than an hour, so the decision to stay is the right one.

There is only one hour left, can they really hold on?