Bi Linglong's face was pale, but she still gripped her sword tightly. In the past, the emperor was an invincible symbol in her heart, and she never had the thought of resisting him.
But during her time with Zu'an, influenced by him, she gradually discovered that the emperor wasn't so scary after all; he could get angry, fly into a rage but be powerless to do anything about it, and he could get hurt and bleed...
It was only then that she realized that the emperor was just a person. She thought to herself that she wondered how Zu'an would respond to the other party, but he certainly wouldn't be afraid.
Zuan, standing to the side, did not disappoint her. Holding the Tai'a sword, he seemed eager to try: "Now that you are also seriously injured, your condition is probably not even half of what it used to be, right?"
Zhao Ruizhi snorted: "Not bad, very courageous. But even if I only have half my strength left, killing you would be a piece of cake."
At this moment, he suddenly frowned: "Who is that woman in the red dress behind you? Could she be a fairy from this celestial palace?"
He was initially disappointed, thinking this was just a palace for an emperor, but the moment he saw Mi Li, he wavered.
The other woman's beauty and nobility, especially the disdainful look in her eyes that seemed to regard all living beings as nothing, were very much to his liking. His eyes immediately lit up with fervor; this was the woman most qualified to be his empress.
Regardless of whether she is a fairy or not, I must find a way to get her.
At this moment, Mi Li chuckled and said, "Fine, since you're so good at talking, I'll spare your life today."
After she finished speaking, she reached out and twisted one of the dragon heads on the dragon throne next to her. Suddenly, the ground flipped open, and three people nearby fell down.
Zhao Ruizhi was shocked and lunged forward in a flash, but the floor had already closed up again.
He hurriedly chopped down with his palm. With his palm power, not to mention a floor, even a mountain would not be able to withstand his full-force blow.
Unfortunately, when he struck down with his palm, the ground shimmered with light, and he clearly felt his power being dispersed around him by the floor. Then the entire palace began to hum.
"Huh?" He suddenly realized that the palace had been integrated into a whole through various rune arrays, so it was almost impossible to break the mechanism by force.
At the same time, he also became cautious. This was no ordinary palace. Otherwise, even if it were a whole, it would not be difficult for him to destroy it. But his palm strike just now did not even leave a mark.
He tried to imitate Mi Li's action by fiddling with the dragon head on the chair, but unfortunately, there was no response at all.
His face darkened, and with a flick of his sleeve, he signaled He Li and the others to search for the mechanism and make sure they found Zu An.
At the same time, he was more worried about something else. The aura of that beautiful woman in the red dress was very strange. She didn't seem like a living person. Could she really be a person from this fairy palace?
If Zaun gains her approval and finds the elixir of immortality ahead of time, then things will be troublesome.
Although he rationally judged that the probability of finding the elixir of immortality in this place was slim, he couldn't allow others to have the chance to achieve immortality, no matter how small the probability.
While they were frantically searching for the mechanism, Zuan and his group slid through a long secret passage and appeared in a brand new room.
Mi Li walked to the wall and twisted something that looked like a lamp holder, and the room immediately lit up.
"You were talking so confidently just now, but then you ran away. That's really embarrassing," Zu'an couldn't help but complain.
Mi Li responded casually, "Isn't this all for your own good? Although the other party is seriously injured, he is definitely not someone you can handle. Although I can deal with him right now, it would consume too much of my soul power. If we really fight, the Xiangfei Red Tears poison that I managed to suppress will most likely relapse. So why fight him?"
Bi Linglong's eyes widened in astonishment. Judging from her tone, she could actually surpass the emperor, only unwilling to take action because the cost would be too high. Was she really that powerful?
"Haha, Master is wise! Hey, these are luminous pearls, aren't they?" Zu'an was a little envious when he saw the pearls on the wall that were emitting a soft light. He tried to pry them off, but Mi Li reached out and opened them.
“In this semi-enclosed space, using lamp oil or similar methods is inconvenient, so a luminous pearl is naturally the best choice,” Mi Li explained as she slowly walked forward.
Zu An hurriedly followed: "You're so familiar with all the mechanisms here?"
Bi Linglong also looked at her in great fear. This woman was indeed from ancient times. Could she have come out from here?
She had too many questions, but it wasn't appropriate to ask them at this moment. She could only silently follow Zu An, feeling a strange sense of security whenever she was by his side.
Mi Li replied calmly, "As I told you before, the layout here is almost identical to that of the Qin Palace. Back then, the Qin Emperor specially built such mechanisms and secret passages around the dragon throne to guard against assassins and rebellions."
“This place is more like an underground palace. Aren’t you afraid that the same mechanisms haven’t been built here? After all, the person is dead, so what’s there to be afraid of assassination?” Zu’an couldn’t help but laugh.
“You are still too young and have never experienced the feeling of death approaching,” Mi Li said softly. “In fact, whether it is an emperor or an ordinary person, they all believe in treating death as if it were life. They want to live the same way they lived in life, because they believe that there is a world after death where they can live in another form.”
"It's just that it's difficult for ordinary people to do, but it's different for emperors. They can really replicate everything from their lives, such as the army and the palace. In this case, how could they possibly omit the mechanisms of the palace on earth? You know, for people who cherish life, they will worry about being assassinated even after they die."
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