Chapter Ninety-Five: The Underground Palace, Part Fourteen

When everyone saw Old Ancestor Luo dart away, they each used their own strengths and gave chase.

The Crown Prince, especially, ran faster than anyone else.

He had been watching Old Ancestor Luo’s every move all along. In this place, Old Ancestor Luo had the highest cultivation, so if there were any treasure, he would surely be the first to discover it.

Unfortunately, even after the Crown Prince forced himself to run at the fastest speed of his life, he still could not catch up.

He sighed that his level was simply too low.

He vowed that from this day forward, he would redouble his efforts in cultivation.

As for Luo Xia and Situ Tengyi, just as they were heading for the exit, they felt the entire limestone cave shake violently.

“Not good. The Snake Sovereign has been enraged and activated a forbidden art. This cave is about to collapse!” After saying that, Situ Tengyi swiftly gathered Luo Xia into his arms and carried her away at full speed.

Once the local snake’s forbidden art, Ten Thousand-Mile Collapse, is unleashed, everything for ten thousand miles will come crashing down, and countless living beings will suffer.

Luo Xia rarely heard Situ Tengyi speak in such a grave tone, and she could imagine just how serious the situation was. But Situ Tengyi had always given her the feeling of being immensely powerful, and she believed that no matter how dangerous it was, he would be able to take her out safely.

She felt as though she were riding a rocket, with the wind whistling past her ears.

By the time she landed firmly on the ground, the earth ahead had already sunk in rapidly, and then the deafening roar of the collapse thundered out.

The sound nearly shattered Luo Xia’s eardrums.

Situ Tengyi quickly covered her ears, and Luo Xia immediately felt much better.

Pang Qingyu had run out in a fit of temper, but fortunately Pang Xiaoyu caught up to her and took her away.

“That was close,” Pang Qingyu said with feeling.

Pang Xiaoyu smiled. “When you gain experience in the Forest of Magical Beasts, how could there be no danger?”

Pang Qingyu looked toward Situ Tengyi and Luo Xia, and realized that from beginning to end, Situ Tengyi had never looked at her once. At this very moment, there was only Luo Xia in his eyes. He even feared she might go deaf, so he personally covered her ears and protected her as if she were a baby.

Tears welled in Pang Qingyu’s eyes. Along the way, she had seen his sincerity toward Luo Xia everywhere.

That was the commandery prince, the commandery prince who regarded women as if they were poison. Even his junior sister could never enjoy such treatment, yet Luo Xia had received it all.

“Xiaoyu, give up. Situ is not your destined man.”

Faced with her brother’s gentle persuasion, Pang Qingyu leaned into his embrace and burst into tears.

The cave continued to collapse.

The sound was deafening.

Naturally, Situ Tengyi did not hear Pang Qingyu crying. Even if he had, it would have meant nothing to him. In all his life, he had never cared about any woman until he met Luo Xia.

Looking at the obedient girl in his arms, he could not help but curve his lips in a smile.

This girl was adorable even when she was quiet.

After about three hours of collapse, the cave finally grew still.

Situ Tengyi let go of Luo Xia’s ears, but she still felt a buzzing in them.

“Luo Luo, are you feeling better?” Situ Tengyi asked with concern.

For those few hours, Luo Xia had stayed in his arms, letting him cover her ears. At that moment, hearing his voice, she blushed and put some distance between them.

Situ Tengyi gave a lazy smile. “Luo Luo, only now do you think of pulling away? Don’t you think it’s a little late?”

Luo Xia, “...”

Fine, then. She would not be coy anymore. “Thank you for saving my life. I will repay you someday.”

She was the sort of person who repaid hatred with hatred and kindness with kindness; she did not like owing anyone anything.

Shadowless had really helped her a great deal, and she remembered it all.

“Repay me?” Situ Tengyi smiled languidly. His exquisite features became even more striking, and his voice grew even more pleasant. “Does Luo Luo really want to repay me?”