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Due to the unexpected incident involving the Legitimate Daughter of the Su Family, their journey was delayed. A certain man sat with a grim expression on an old chair, not lifting his face even once. The low pressure around him felt almost suffocating.
Su Peijiu, feeling guilty, cautiously approached and tugged at his sleeve. "Ahem, are you okay?"
"There's no need for your concern," he returned her words without alteration.
Su Peijiu pouted disdainfully and murmured, "My kick wasn't that hard, was it necessary?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Mo pulled her over, flipping her onto the table. A strange light flickered in his shallow azure eyes as he wore a wicked smile. He traced her red lips with his index finger, his voice low and laced with anger. "Even if I can no longer be humane, I can still make you..."
Then he stood up and turned his back to Su Peijiu.
The woman behind him felt her face flush and pale alternately as she silently got off the table, no longer daring to act recklessly.
When it came to maintaining integrity against a rogue, she believed she could never compare and chose to remain silent.
The man in the dark purple robe still exuded elegance, while her clothes had become somewhat tattered from sharp objects along the way. Sometimes, there’s a saying among ancient people: "People can be more infuriating than others." This saying was indeed true.
"Let's go. We need to find the Su Family before discovering that the forbidden area in Cangjian Villa has been breached," Qi Mo resumed his previous aloof elegance.
Su Peijiu looked at her shoetips and nodded earnestly. "Mm-hmm."
Seeing her obedient demeanor, Qi Mo slightly curled his lips into a faint smile. "What are you still doing standing there?"
"Oh!" Su Peijiu quickly moved to follow him.
The two descended the stairs and walked toward another room, only to unexpectedly discover a secret chamber. Standing at the door of the chamber, they found that it had been carved out of stone.
"Is there still a mountain at the bottom of the lake?" Su Peijiu reached out to touch the stone in front of her; it was cold and hard, not an illusion.
Qi Mo shook his head, his expression subtle. "Do you remember the formation by the lake?"
"Yes."
"That might not be a deadly formation, but rather a teleportation formation. If I'm not mistaken, we are no longer at Cangjian Villa. The scenery we passed through at the bottom of the lake was actually an illusion. The Ancient Tower we see now is real, but it's also within the formation, which is why we have this false view of the Ancient Tower appearing at the bottom of the lake." After saying this much, Qi Mo glanced at Su Peijiu's furrowed brows. "Do you understand?"
"I understand..." Her brows furrowed deeper. "Actually, it seems like I don't."
Qi Mo's lips twitched slightly. "Consider it a pointless question." Then, under Su Peijiu's eye-roll, he walked into the secret chamber and turned back to see she was still there, so he reached out his hand. "Come in quickly."
Su Peijiu didn't hesitate; after all, they had done more intimate things than holding hands. She didn't care at all, really! Not at all... Although that was true, when she slipped her hand into his palm, a warm current flowed through her heart. This feeling of reliance made her feel at ease.
After walking towards the secret chamber for about half an hour, Qi Mo's face grew colder with each step until he suddenly stopped.
Su Peijiu asked in confusion, "Why aren't we moving anymore?"
"We're not going any further; we're going back." He tried to keep his tone calm so as not to scare her. "This path is blocked, so let's go back."
He turned around while holding Su Peijiu's hand, and just then, a stone door suddenly descended in front of them, blocking their way. A sharp female voice came from ahead: "Hahaha... You think you can leave after coming here?"
That voice... sounded like Yue Niang. Su Peijiu widened her eyes in disbelief. But Yue Niang had told her that her soul was suppressed in that cave; how could she appear here?
"Senior, please show mercy. We stumbled upon this place by accident." Although Qi Mo appeared calm on the surface, Su Peijiu could feel him gripping her hand tighter.
"Stumbled upon it? What a good stumble... Then if I kill you, it would just be another accident." The woman seemed unwilling to let them go.
"Senior, you must be Lu Shuang from Cangjian Villa, right?" Su Peijiu calmly said as she turned the outer circle of the ring to the inner circle.
The woman seemed surprised, "Someone actually recognizes me. It seems my reputation still holds after half a year."
Lu Shuang was an arrogant and vicious woman, a thought flashed through Su Peijiu's mind.
"Even so, you all must die! Once you enter my Not Returning Residence, there's no turning back!" Another stone door fell, blocking their escape.
Qi Mo grabbed Su Peijiu's hand, looking at her calm and beautiful face with concern. He was fine, but what about her? He worried she might get hurt.
"It's okay." Seemingly sensing Qi Mo's thoughts, Su Peijiu forced a smile at him.
"Mm." He squeezed her palm gently.
"Hmph! Even when facing death, you're still flirting!" The woman snorted lightly, though she didn't seem very angry. "Are you two a couple?"
Qi Mo chuckled lightly, "What if we aren't? What if we are?" He would never entrust her life to anyone else!
"Well, it doesn't really matter. It's just that falling in love is easy, but maintaining it is not. Cherish what you have."
"Why is that?" Qi Mo held onto Su Peijiu's hand without letting go.
"Boom—!" Suddenly, a door opened beside them, and the woman's voice came as expected: "This door leads to an extremely cold place. I've seen many loving couples go in but never come out... I'll give you a chance. If you survive after an hour inside, I'll let you go. If not... dying together can also be a form of companionship."
This wasn't really about whether love was easy to maintain or not; once they went in, who knew what this old hag would do to them?
"We're not lovers; why should we go in? This secret chamber is meant for those in love; we're just friends," Su Peijiu said.
Lu Shuang sneered, "Do you think I've lived for over two hundred years for nothing? I can see at a glance whether you are in love... Besides, haven't your hands been holding each other since you came in?"
Su Peijiu quickly looked over and instinctively tried to break free, but Qi Mo stubbornly refused to let go and turned to walk toward the secret chamber.
Su Peijiu stared wide-eyed, "Are you crazy, Qi Mo?"
"I won't let anything happen to you." He said seriously to her, and in that moment, she believed him completely.
After they entered, the door to the secret chamber slowly closed. It was indeed colder than Lu Shuang's place. Su Peijiu was dressed lightly and soon her lips turned blue.
"Come into my arms." Qi Mo unbuttoned his clothes.
Su Peijiu had a blank expression, "Men and women should not touch each other."
"Stop joking, hurry up and come in."
"Oh." She obediently stepped inside. Instantly warmed, Su Peijiu felt like crying.
"How's the temperature?" Qi Mo wrapped her tightly in his clothes and sat down against the corner.
"It's so warm; you seem like a human heater," she said emotionally.
Qi Mo chuckled softly but didn't say anything.
Gradually, the temperature dropped even more. Su Peijiu could see frost covering the walls of the secret chamber, and the warmth of his embrace was fading as well.
"Is it cold again?" Qi Mo looked at Su Peijiu, who was gazing up at him, and smiled. However, his once bright peach blossom eyes appeared somewhat weary.
Su Peijiu pressed her body even closer to him. “Qi Mo… are you using internal energy to keep warm?”
“You know about internal energy heating? It seems your mind is still quite sharp,” he praised, nodding slightly. He increased his internal energy, and instantly his embrace became warmer. Looking at the flushed face of the beauty in his arms, he tightened his hold a little.
This was his fate; as long as he could endure this hour, what did it matter if his internal energy was exhausted? As long as she was safe…
“... Qi Mo,” she called him.
“Hmm?”
“Do you have a lot of internal energy?” Would continuously transmitting internal energy cause any issues?
Qi Mo raised an eyebrow at her without answering. Su Peijiu widened her Water Eyes slightly. “Senior Brother, if you exhaust your internal energy, you could die… you wouldn’t be that foolish, would you?”
His gaze on her face shifted awkwardly. “How could I be that foolish? You’re overthinking it.”
After a while, half an hour remained. Su Peijiu looked up at the man holding her and saw that his lips had turned pale, and he appeared fatigued as if recovering from a serious illness. She immediately reached out to cup his face.
“Qi Mo! I don’t want to see you lose your life trying to save me in this situation; how ironic that would be!”
“... Hmm?” He squinted lazily at her. “Are you cold again?” He was about to increase his internal energy once more.
Su Peijiu quickly shook her head. “Just hold me; don’t use your internal energy anymore… If you run out of internal energy, who will accompany me out of Not Returning Residence?”
Qi Mo smirked slightly. “It’s fine; I’m not that weak. It’s just a bit of internal energy…” Before he could finish speaking, his body suddenly trembled, startling Su Peijiu, who quickly supported him.
“What’s wrong?”
"I'm fine." Damn it! Why now?! Why is it happening again at this moment?!
He glanced at the woman who cared for him with a complicated expression, then wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his embrace.
"I'm fine, just my foot is a bit numb," he reassured her, his large hand stroking her smooth black hair, one stroke after another.
Su Peijiu felt an inexplicable sting in the corners of her eyes.
In the same secret room, why could he face Qin Ge's request without blinking back then? Yet now, he was willing to expend all his internal energy for Su Peijiu's survival...
Su Peijiu, I am so jealous of you... really so jealous...
"Don't use your internal energy anymore," she said, wrapping her arms around his waist, resting her head on his chest, listening to the strong rhythm of his heartbeat.
Qi Mo had a smile in his eyes: "Are you actually concerned about me?"
"Yes." She did not deny her feelings, at least not at this moment.
"Alright, I won't use my internal energy anymore." Qi Mo withdrew the little remaining internal energy he had. The temperature suddenly dropped, and feeling her shiver slightly, he gently pushed her away, unbuttoning his shirt and pulling it open. With a light smile, he said, "Come closer; you won't be shy, will you?"
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