After carrying Chu Chuyan through the stone gate, Zu An was surprised to find that although it was pitch black from the outside, it wasn't as completely impossible to see inside as he had imagined.
The world behind the stone gate emitted a dim, grayish-white light from who-knows-where. The air was hazy, as if filled with smog, or like the smoke from rural chimneys, but without a trace of life.
A cold, eerie wind blew slowly by, and Zu An felt the hairs on his body stand on end, experiencing a distinct sense of discomfort. At the same time, he felt waves of weakness, as if he had lost too much blood.
He was greatly alarmed, immediately realizing that the environment here was probably extremely unfriendly to living beings, and might even have a negative effect of continuous blood loss. Although it wasn't too serious, it could be extremely fatal to Zu An and Chu Chuyan, who were currently seriously injured.
He didn't dare to delay, so he grabbed another handful of medicine and stuffed it into Chu Chuyan's mouth. He also took a few pills himself, and his spirits improved slightly.
He was thankful that he had found a lot of healing medicine from Jia Zhengjing and his assassins, and with the medicine and antidote given by Ji Xiaoxi, he was able to barely resist the negative buffs of this place.
Chu Chuyan had never been treated so roughly by a man before, but she knew he was trying to save her, so she wasn't angry. However, she was still a little uncomfortable with this feeling. To distract herself from her embarrassment, she asked, "Where is this place?"
She noticed that Zuan had just run here desperately; there must be a reason for it.
Zuan replied, "This is the lair of the zombie army. I estimate it to be a huge mausoleum..." He then recounted what he had seen and heard in the valley.
"The lair of the zombie army..." Chu Chuyan's expression changed slightly. "Aren't you just courting death by coming here?!"
She herself didn't care; she was going to die no matter where she went.
“Rather than falling into the hands of that Shi guy outside, we might as well take a gamble here. Maybe something unexpected will happen.” Although Zu An’s face was relaxed, his nerves were on edge, ready for any danger that might arise at any moment.
Chu Chuyan sighed softly, "Why did you insist on saving me? You could have run away on your own. Now we'll probably just die together."
“It’s not so bad to die together. It would be nice if we could be a pair of lovebirds who share the same fate.” Zu An laughed. “Wouldn’t you say we can’t share a bed in life, but we’ll share a grave in death?”
A faint blush flashed across Chu Chuyan's pale cheeks: "Pah, what time is it and you're still trying to take advantage of me?"
"There's no other way. If I don't say these things now, I might never have the chance to say them again." Zu An noticed that Chu Chuyan's eyes were half-open and half-closed, as if she might fall asleep at any moment. In order to cheer her up, he naturally had to find a way to talk to her and keep her alive.
"By the way, if we manage to escape this time, could we consider ending our separation and living together?" Zuan said with a grin.
"What kind of time is this to be thinking about these things?" Chu Chuyan spat.
“You need something to strive for to keep people motivated, after all, this place is a bit creepy for me too.” Zuan said while observing his surroundings. Because of the gray fog everywhere, he couldn’t see very far, but after walking for so long, he could still tell that the two of them were walking in a long tunnel.
The passageway sloped slightly downwards, and the two were clearly heading deeper into the earth, not knowing whether hell awaited them ahead.
The stone walls surrounding the passageway were dry and smooth, with various lines carved on them. After a quick glance, I realized they were murals depicting a scene of a fierce war.
Chu Chuyan wasn't looking at any of that at the moment; instead, she was thinking about his words and said weakly, "Why are you so insistent on living with me? You clearly..."
She stopped halfway through her sentence, clearly not wanting to hurt his feelings.
Zu An laughed and said, "You're my wife, how can newlyweds not live together? As for my health, you don't need to worry. Doctor Ji has already found a treatment for me. Now we just need one more ingredient to completely cure my hidden ailment. From now on, we can be a happy couple."
Chu Chuyan blushed slightly, automatically ignoring his next question: "Is it the Vanishing Lotus you mentioned last time?"
“Yeah, maybe I’ll find it here later,” Zuan replied.
Chu Chuyan remained silent. This place was filled with yin energy; how could a treasure of heaven and earth like the Vanishing Lotus possibly be born here?
However, being in such dire straits, she didn't want to discourage him, so she replied, "Okay, if you have the chance to get out, you can move in with me."
She knew her situation; she probably wouldn't be able to leave the secret realm alive. Since that was the case, she might as well make him happy before she died.
"Really!" Zuan was overjoyed. To be honest, he never expected the other party to agree.
Just as Chu Chuyan was about to answer, her gaze suddenly fell on the top of her head: "What...what is that?"
When Zuan looked up, he found that the passageway was much higher than he had imagined, about twenty or thirty meters high, and it seemed to be inlaid with countless rubies, emitting a faint red light.
"This...this is..." At first, the fog was so thick that it was hard to see clearly, but suddenly a breeze came from somewhere, and the fog thinned a bit. Zuan finally saw what was on it. It wasn't a ruby at all; it was clearly the eyes of countless bats!
These bats were larger than any I had ever seen before, each about the size of a bathtub. Their ferocious appearance and sharp fangs showed that they were by no means benevolent.
"Be careful, this is a giant blood-sucking bat with a pig's face. It can drain the blood from a cow or sheep in just a few breaths," Chu Chuyan hurriedly warned. Although she was not afraid of death now, as a woman, she had a natural aversion to such disgusting monsters.
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