However, after working in the back mountain for a while, Xu Yuehuai was quite certain that there were other routes to take in the area.
If she finds that path, she might be able to escape and regain her freedom.
But Beiwei's surveillance also increased, and even some of the miners working around her were mixed in with people from other races.
Xu Yuehuai could only continue to accumulate his power quietly, trying to secretly retain some of it each time Bei Wei absorbed his power.
The hot spring water reflected Xu Yuehuai's pale, flawless face, while Bei Wei leaned against a nearby rock, closing her eyes to rest.
Xu Yuehuai held a sharp stone in her hand and slowly approached Bei Wei in the water.
If Bei Wei were assassinated now, she probably wouldn't be able to escape.
But if we let this good opportunity slip by, who knows when the next one will come?
Why not take a gamble? Whether you live or die depends on fate!
"Whoosh!"
Xu Yuehuai stabbed at Bei Wei's carotid artery. After a sharp whistling sound, the stone in her hand pierced into Bei Wei's blood vessel.
"Xu Yuehuai, have I not been good enough to you these past few days? How could you possibly want me dead?" Bei Wei opened her eyes, a terrifying cold light flashing within them.
"You say you're good to me, but I never want to live this inhuman, ghostly life again. You might as well just cripple me or kill me." Xu Yuehuai continued to stab the stone into her veins.
"Killing you would be easy, but you are a fine tonic to me. Wouldn't it be a waste to let you die so easily? You don't need to test and provoke me here. I will not let you leave so easily."
As Bei Wei spoke, she suddenly rose from the water, while at the same time Xu Yuehuai was swept away by the waves.
Xu Yuehua crashed into the stone wall next to the hot spring. Her back was almost pierced by the stone on the wall. Her internal organs were severely injured, and she kept spitting out blood.
"Since you still haven't figured out your situation after all this time, then I don't need to be too polite to you." With that, Bei Wei walked directly into the bamboo forest and disappeared from Xu Yuehuai's sight.
After Bei Wei left, four men dressed in black robes appeared beside her.
"The leader told us to give you a good welcome." The four men jumped into the hot spring and approached Xu Yuehuai.
"Do you know who I am? How dare you..." Xu Yuehuai hadn't finished speaking when someone slapped her across the face.
"You're still trying to act tough in front of us? You're just a useless piece of trash who can't do anything right. Do you think we're afraid of you?"
The foreign man grabbed Xu Yuehuai's hair and pushed her into the water.
"Glug glug..." Xu Yuehuai's stomach suddenly filled with water, her brain was deprived of oxygen, and her vision went black.
Aze!
She called out Qi Guze's name in her heart, worried that she would never be able to go back and see him again.
"Bang bang bang!"
A series of punches and kicks rang out, and Xu Yuehuai felt the oppressive force on her head disappear.
She struggled out of the water and gasped for fresh air.
After wiping the tears from her eyes, she realized that the people in front of her had disappeared.
Xu Yuehuai opened her eyes and looked around, only to find that there was no one there, as if everything that had just happened was a hallucination.
But she clearly felt that she was almost dead, so how could it be a hallucination?
Could it be that someone secretly helped me?
Otherwise, those people wouldn't have let her go so easily.
But who actually helped her?
She got up and searched the nearby bamboo grove, but couldn't find anyone to help her.
However, she suddenly noticed a bit of powder on a bamboo leaf, a powder that could induce unconsciousness.
That powder was specially made by her own hands!
So far, it has only been given to the children of younger generations like Qi Ziang and Qi Zixin, and also to Qi Guze.
Qi Zi'ang and Qi Zixin are far away from home, so it's absolutely impossible for them to appear in Dongsang Kingdom at this time.
Excluding them, only Qi Guze remains.
"Aze? You're around here, aren't you?"
Xu Yuehuai spoke softly, thinking that he should be able to hear what she was saying.
But after waiting for a long time, all that could be heard was the chirping of insects; there were no other human voices at all.
Could it be that she guessed wrong?
But if it wasn't him, then who else could have come to her rescue in such a critical moment?
Perhaps Qi Guze is unable to appear due to some special reason.
After realizing this, Xu Yuehuai felt a little more at ease. She straightened her clothes and headed towards the dungeon.
With each step she took, she left a watermark on the ground, some deep and some shallow, following her footsteps in a long trail.
Just as her figure disappeared around the corner, a dark figure emerged from the bamboo forest.
Qi Guze looked in the direction she left, his brows furrowed deeply.
Yan Qing walked up behind him. "Master, are you sure you don't need to worry about the Princess?"
"You have seen what the Princess has been through these past few days."
"If she continues to be worn down by Bei Wei, she may not be able to hold on."
Qi Guze remained silent, but his expression was grave.
Yan Qing didn't dare to act on her own without his instructions, but she felt particularly sorry for Xu Yuehuai, as all her previous efforts had been in vain.
...
Xu Yuehuai returned to the dungeon, slumped onto the stone bed, and slowly adjusted her breathing, trying to recover her weak body as quickly as possible.
In the middle of the night, while she was resting, she heard rustling sounds beside her.
Something is approaching her in the shadows!
Xu Yuehuai pretended not to notice and continued to feign sleep.
"I'd like to see what's so special about you that makes the leader go to such lengths to keep you by his side."
An old, disgusting voice rang out above her head, and she felt something sticky on her body.
"Get out of my way!"
Xu Yuehuai dodged, kicked the other person, and quickly stepped off the stone bed, arriving at the corner next to the iron gate.
"It's better if you're awake; it's easier to get things done when you're awake."
The old man had a long tongue, and his head was like a snake, pointed at the top, with his mouth protruding outwards.
"Ha! How arrogant!" Xu Yuehuai had just recovered somewhat from meditation and immediately took out a piece of dungeon stone that he had chiseled through during this time, as a weapon for defense.
"No wonder even the chief looked worried when he talked about you. You really are a bit difficult to deal with." The old man's hand suddenly turned into a weapon, which looked to be made of the same material as the gemstone weapons made by the alien race.
Did he use gemstones to modify his body?
"Since you know I'm not easy to deal with, don't come and mess with me."
"Did Beiwei ever stipulate that I cannot kill her subordinates?"
"If you come here looking for death, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
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