Chapter 1029 Escape from Death
Green Silk looked at him, and whether it was from the thick smoke or something else, her already red eyes were burning hot, as if a surge of heat was welling up and filling her eyes.
She bent down and looked at the face that had long since become hideous and terrifying.
Although this person has always been like this to her, in fact, she has never really seen him clearly, because he is not Xiao Yuansui, and she does not think that Wang Shaoji's brother is any good, but just a bunch of scoundrels.
She thought she had enough experience to see through every man, but what had just happened made her doubt him, and even herself, for the first time.
She spoke, her voice hoarse from the smoke: "Wang Shaoqiu..."
Upon hearing those three words, Wang Shaoqiu's previously unfocused gaze suddenly flickered, as if his soul, which had entered hell, had been summoned back. He raised his eyelids and looked at the incredibly charming face amidst the billowing smoke and flashing firelight. This seemed to be the first time he had seen her eyes look at him without any sense of unfamiliarity, indifference, alienation, or disgust.
"Oh--"
A sound escaped from his completely blocked throat, like laughter or a soft sigh.
Then, he closed his eyes.
Green Silk stood numbly in place, but time and everything happening around her did not allow her to remain numb. People kept exclaiming, screaming, falling down, and running away. Just as she pinched the wound on her palm hard again and finally regained her senses and was about to turn around, Li Miao and Gao Chen walked up to her side at the right time.
"The Green Silk Maiden!"
As soon as Li Miao opened his mouth, he immediately inhaled a mouthful of thick smoke, which choked him and made him cough repeatedly. Gao Chen, who was beside him, hurriedly covered his mouth and whispered, "Let's go quickly, or it will be too late!"
As they were talking, several of the stronger Turkic soldiers had already risked their lives to rush out of the fire.
The remaining ones were either terrified by the fire and didn't know what to do, or they were so choked by the thick smoke that they lost their senses, gradually bending over and squatting down, their coughs gradually subsiding, and slowly collapsing to the ground...
If we don't leave now, it will really be too late!
Gao Chen's eyes were also red from choking, and he didn't even glance at Wang Shaoqiu, who was lying on the ground. He just said to Lüxiao, "Let's go!"
Before she could even speak, the two men each grabbed one of her arms.
Green Silk didn't say anything, nor did she struggle. She turned around with the help of the two people. By this time, the fire had spread to most of the stone chamber along the direction of the tung oil that had just flowed, and even reached the coffin on the stone platform. But at such a critical moment of life and death, who would care about that? Seeing more and more people falling around them, there was no time to hesitate!
Li Miao and Gao Chen were also covered in sweat, but the intense heat quickly dried them off. The flames, almost touching them, nearly burned the oil off their bodies. They took a deep breath and, almost involuntarily, used their strength to lift Lü Xiao up.
Just as the two men were about to protect the light-weight woman and rush out of the fire, as flames rushed towards them, Green Silk almost instinctively turned her head to take one last look.
The entire stone chamber was filled with thick smoke and flames.
In that instant, she could barely make out Wang Shaoqiu, slumped in a corner like an empty sack, beneath the billowing smoke. His face was ashen, his eyes blank; he seemed to have breathed his last, yet also as if he still clung to life, for in the fleeting moment when Lüxiao turned her head, she seemed to see a flicker of firelight reflected in his eyes—that longing look that she had always loathed—brightened for a final instant before fading into silence.
At the same time, the scalding heat all over her body made Lüxiao feel like she was falling into hell, but she gritted her teeth and swallowed the scream that was about to come out. She felt dizzy and disoriented.
They finally made it through the flames!
As if reborn, or even reborn as a human, everyone on the tomb passage at this end of the stone chamber was panting heavily. The two guards who were protecting Lüxiao breathed a sigh of relief after putting her down, and immediately reached out to pat off the flames that had risen on their bodies. When they looked at each other, they couldn't help but laugh.
But Green Silk stood there, somewhat numb.
She remained motionless, seemingly oblivious to the intense heat emanating from her body. It was Shang Ruyi and Wo Xue who came forward to help her remove the burning ends of her hair and the hems of her clothes that had been stained by the flames.
Shang Ruyi asked, "Are you alright?"
"..."
Green Silk looked at her, her throat tightened, and she finally said, "No—"
Before he could finish speaking, his burning throat felt like it was being cut by a knife, and he could no longer utter a single word. At the same time, the fire had completely filled the entire stone chamber, and the screams of those who could not escape could be heard from time to time. Eventually, the fire subsided, leaving only plumes of acrid smell and thick smoke billowing out, which soon poured into the tomb passage!
Someone shouted, "Run!"
Actually, there was no need to shout. Some people had already rushed out of the stone chamber and immediately ran back the way they came. Ashina Zhuxie was the first to react. He led Lei Yu at the front, and at this point, only their backs could be seen.
Wo Xue quickly supported Shang Ruyi's back and pressed her down a little, then said, "Your Highness, let's go quickly!"
Shang Ruyi nodded and grabbed Lüxiao's hand.
So the group of people, bent over and with their heads down, ran back along the way they came, looking as disheveled as mice being chased by a cat. Fortunately, there was only one dark tomb passage that they could pass through; otherwise, given how they were running around like rats with their heads in their hands, they might not even know where they would have ended up.
I don't know how long I ran, but I finally saw a beam of light shining down from the sky in front of me.
Although everyone had been rushing forward, the moment they saw the light, the chaos seemed to vanish. Even with thick smoke billowing behind them, everyone gradually calmed down. Ashina Zhuxie led Lei Yuxian up the rope, followed by Li Miao and Gao Chen who escorted Shang Ruyi, Lüxiao, and Woxue up as well. Then everyone else rushed to climb up.
As soon as they got back to the ground, almost everyone collapsed.
Shang Ruyi sat down on the prayer mat that had long been overturned, her face pale and silent. After Wo Xue stood still, she took two deep breaths to calm herself down and immediately went behind her to rub her back. Shang Ruyi's face became more and more red, and she finally coughed up a mouthful of purulent phlegm with black fluff, followed by a violent cough.
Everyone coughed up a clump of coughs.
Just as everyone was calming down and regaining their breathing, Ashina Zhuxie suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Zuo Tian, who was climbing out of the hole.
"you--"
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