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In just seven seconds, Ah Mao's eardrums were almost deafened by a huge roar. The source of the sound was obviously some distance away from him, but he was right next to the stone wall, so the sound was transmitted through the wall, causing him to temporarily lose hearing in his left ear!

Before Ah Mao could even groan, Shi Xin reappeared like a ghost, leaving a long shadow, forcing him to swallow back the scream that was about to escape his lips. So painful!

What are those two up to? How come they've become two-faced, changing their expressions constantly?

A familiar faint light appeared in his eye again. Ah Mao was almost certain that the bead in Shi Xin's hand was the same one behind the wall. That beautiful, shimmering green light was so wonderful and unique that he believed there would never be another light in the world that could compare to it.

To everyone's surprise, Shi Xin put the pearl, which was about an inch in diameter, in her mouth and murmured some kind of magic. Her cherry lips parted slightly, and a strong green light, exuding a chilling aura, enveloped Gu Feng...

Immediately afterward, Shixin boldly embraced Gu Feng. A Mao held her breath, and then saw their lips meet…

What should have been a romantic scene turned out to be inexplicably eerie…

Ah Mao was speechless. He didn't know whether he was envious or disgusted!

Azure Spirit Pearl

Gu Yuehan, June 16, 13:11

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Chapter 59 of Volume 3: Devouring Spirits

Between their tightly pressed lips, streaks of cold, green light occasionally escaped. Although the shimmering light was quite captivating, the scene was undeniably bizarre, as if they were sucking on some kind of poison together—disgusting!

Ah Mao quickly turned his head away, partly out of respect for Shi Xin and Gu Feng, but more importantly... uh... he probably couldn't stand watching anymore.

A wondrous, icy gas flowed directly into his body through his throat, extinguishing any heat it passed through and relaxing his pores. Gu Feng thought to himself that even consuming a magic pill might not provide such a wonderful sensation. Suddenly, he experienced another strange feeling. Suppressed by the cold current, the heat within his body no longer violently assaulted his flesh and blood. Instead, it began to quietly lurk within every muscle, its energy ready to be triggered at any moment. As a result, his body, which had been as withered as charcoal, instantly regained its vitality, as if he possessed inexhaustible strength with every move he made… He suddenly longed to fight his nemesis again, believing that with his current strength, he could probably make him kneel and beg for mercy with just a flick of his finger.

Gu Feng kept his eyes closed, but he could sense that the person embracing him was definitely Shi Xin, Shi Xin who had temporarily regained her powers from her previous life…

Suddenly… that icy aura disappeared, leaving only the lovely girl opposite him panting heavily. Gu Feng opened his eyes and met Shi Xin’s eyes, which were somewhat confused and seemingly pitiful. Her face was already extremely red from embarrassment, and even the roots of her neck were red.

Ah Mao felt the cold air vanish in an instant, as if it had never been there at all. In that tenth of a second, the cave immediately returned to the dry, stuffy feeling it was supposed to give people.

Then, he noticed that Shi Xin, who was blushing and in an awkward situation, couldn't help but burst into laughter. When would the usually calm and composed sixth-level senior sister ever be so embarrassed? If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought he was dreaming!

Gu Feng hurriedly and gently pushed her away. Shi Xin felt weak and slumped to the ground, lowering her head and not daring to look him in the eye. This made Ah Mao laugh even harder.

Gu Feng rolled his eyes at him, gently took Shi Xin's arm, and said, "You... it's nothing, right?" He felt so awkward.

Shixin didn't seem to hear what he was saying, and kept nodding and humming.

Gu Feng asked, "Can you stand up?"

Shixin sensed it for a moment, and was about to answer "yes," when, without realizing it, the green bead she had in her mouth accidentally slipped down her throat... ! ! ! ! !

Gu Feng heard her make a strange sound, and then her face, which had just recovered a little, immediately turned extremely red again. It wasn't because she was shy; he could tell that Shi Xin had choked on something.

Ah Mao immediately understood: "No! My darling, Ah Mao depends on you for the rest of my life! Sister Xin, quick, spit it out! It's a small matter if you choke to death if you swallow it, but it's a big deal if I, Ah Mao, am heartbroken!"

Gu Feng wanted to kick him out of the room. He had already killed him with his eyes countless times, but taking care of Shi Xin was the priority. If someone choked, patting their back was usually the most effective way to stop it.

Gu Feng tried to keep his strength down, because if he accidentally unleashed the terrifying power within his muscles, Shi Xin might be trapped under his palm, which was not what he wanted to see.

After fiddling with it for nearly two minutes, there was still no progress. The bead was too big in diameter and was stuck in her throat. She couldn't swallow it or spit it out, and Shixin was already having trouble breathing.

Ah Mao also got anxious. No matter how precious the beads were, human life was still the most important thing. He and Gu Feng worked together to help Shi Xin pat the beads.

Chu Yun'er's voice suddenly echoed in Gu Feng's mind: "There's only one way to save her..."

Gu Feng exclaimed happily, "Tell me quickly!"

Chu Yun'er hesitated for a long time before finally stammering out...

After listening to Gu Feng, he stood there as still as a wooden stake.

"Is there no other way?"

"No, unless you have the heart to cut her throat open and take it out."

Gu Feng looked at Shi Xin, who was barely breathing...

Forget everything else, saving lives is the priority now; ethics and morality can wait.

Having thought this through, he finally made up his mind. Looking at Shixin's pale lips, he took a deep breath and kissed her...

"Hey, Feng-ge, what are you doing? Taking advantage of someone in distress, you're so despicable!" Ah Mao cursed incredulously.

Shi Xin's frightened eyes were wide open, like two small light bulbs. She tried to push Gu Feng rationally, but she couldn't muster any strength at all, let alone push away the tall and strong Gu Feng.

Gu Feng was straining. He tried to suck the bead out with his mouth, just like Chu Yun'er had imagined. But the difficulty was unimaginable. To anyone else, it would be an absurd act. But Gu Feng believed he had the ability. He could probably even blow up a hot air balloon right now. He didn't even know how much power he had in his mouth.

Logically speaking, it should be incredibly easy to extract that bead!

But he was wrong.

After their lips met, Shixin's, he realized he had made a mistake.

How fragile is the human body? If Gu Feng really used brute force to take a deep breath, he might be able to suck the bead out, but he would also definitely suck all the remaining oxygen from Shi Xin's lungs, killing her instead of saving her.

That's a terrible idea!

Gu Feng couldn't help but curse inwardly. Then, sensing Chu Yun'er's loud "Hmph!"

Now that they've already kissed, a gentleman doesn't do things without doing something; he should at least get the bead out first!

Gu Feng first poured air into Shi Xin's mouth, hoping she wouldn't suffocate from inhaling.

Gu Feng knew she was about to give up, so he silently counted...1...2...3...inhale.

Oops, I used too much force!

He quickly released Shixin, then choked himself, unable to speak!

I'm so frustrated, I'm stuck!

Chu Yun'er chuckled in his heart, while Gu Feng felt incredibly frustrated!

Fortunately, the strength in my whole body had increased exponentially, including my throat. Since I couldn't spit it out, I simply swallowed the slippery bead. The cool feeling of it flowing down my throat and into my stomach was quite enjoyable.

Ah Mao stared at him like an idiot: "Brother Feng, where's Baozhu?"

Gu Feng said nonchalantly, "Swallow it! Don't worry, with my physique, I can handle eating a bead."

"I'll just choke you to death!" Ah Mao suddenly became angry for some reason.

Shi Xin gradually regained her composure. She stared blankly at Gu Feng, making him extremely embarrassed!

Devouring Spirits

Gu Yuehan, June 17, 9:14

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Volume 3, Chapter 60: A Plan to Escape

Gu Feng smiled wryly, "Don't look at me like that. I had no choice in the matter, otherwise you probably..."

Shixin suddenly spread her hands, seemingly relaxed, and said, "Forget it, I'll kiss you once, and you kiss me once, so we're even. Neither of us owes the other anything."

Ah Mao said bitterly, "Sister Xin, you can't calculate it like that, otherwise you'll lose out big time. No matter what, he's the one who took advantage of you. Don't let him off so easily. No matter what... uh... you have to kick him a couple of times!"

"Ah Mao, do you deserve a beating?" Gu Feng rubbed his fist, which he felt was full of energy but had nowhere to vent it.

Shi Xin rolled her eyes at him: "Why did you have to be so nosy? Anyway... never mind, the important thing is for us to figure out how to get out of here!"

...

They returned to the bottom of the huge pit, looking up at the cracked cave walls several meters high, and still hesitated. Such a height was simply beyond human capability to leap over. If they tried to climb by trickery, the cracked walls could collapse again at any moment. The perilous situation from last time was still fresh in their minds, and no one wanted to relive it.

Gu Feng tested his legs, which were now full of strength, but he was certain he couldn't jump up. He sighed and said, "Are we going to be trapped here and die like this?"

Ah Mao suggested, "I've seen on TV that if people are trapped somewhere, they write big SOS signs. If someone finds them, they'll come to their rescue."

Gu Feng slapped his head: "We've been in the Sandao Society for so long, what kind of bird plane have you seen flying over this area? Calling you stupid is no exaggeration."

Ah Mao said bitterly, "What else can we do? We can't get up there, and it's a dead end inside. We can't just wait here like this."

Gu Feng suddenly turned around and noticed the conspicuous hole that had suddenly appeared on the right wall. He was surprised to find that the hole, which was about two meters in diameter, looked like it had been pushed out with a single palm. My God, how much strength would that take? Even now, he might not have that ability!

He couldn't help but stare at Shixin for a few moments.

Shixin's eyes seemed to say, "Don't look at me, I don't know anything!"

Ah Mao touched his still slightly sore ear and thought to himself, "No wonder it almost deafened me from that distance. If that force had been applied to me, I would have turned into a cat."

Behind the cave was a small space with a display shelf made of brown sandalwood. On one shelf, there was only a small empty tray, which was probably where the precious pearl was originally placed. There were some words engraved on the legs of the tray. If Ah Mao and Gu Feng were to come here in such darkness, they probably wouldn't be able to see what the words were until dawn. But Gu Feng could easily identify them as the three seal characters "Azure Spirit Pearl".

Once the ancient style of the "Azure Spirit Pearl" was clearly seen, Chu Yun'er naturally realized it as well. She asked in surprise, "Azure Spirit Pearl?"

Gu Feng: "These three words are engraved on that bracket."

Chu Yun'er murmured, "Gu Feng, oh Gu Feng, where did you get such great fortune?"

Gu Feng asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"This Azure Spirit Pearl is said to have been formed from a Azure Sea Dragon Pearl a thousand years ago through the refinement of a wandering immortal. It contains unparalleled spiritual power unknown to anyone. It has always been a royal palace collection and a coveted item for Taoists. It is surprising that you were able to eat it by chance."

Gu Feng scoffed, "Is it really that exaggerated? Apart from being a little cold, I don't think there's anything special about it after I eat it."

Chu Yun'er: "I don't really know its exact effects either, because it has been hidden deep within the inner palace since ancient times, and outsiders have no way of knowing about it... However... I think that girl must have known about it in her past life, otherwise how could she have used the spiritual energy of this pearl to help you dispel the strange heat?"

"A strange heatwave? You don't know why either? Frustrating, aren't you supposed to know everything?"

"Who says I know everything? If there were nothing I didn't know, that would be... no, even gods have things they don't know... then I'd be an 'omniscient god'."

Gu Feng didn't know if this kind of immortal actually existed, but he didn't want to waste any more time with her, so he continued to rummage through the antique shelf.

Except for the top compartment, which was originally meant to hold the Azure Spirit Pearl and is now empty, the rest of the tomb is filled with exquisite gold cups, jade artifacts, and luxurious collectibles. It seems that the tomb owner was no pushover in life, and it would take quite a while to loot everything in here.

Unlike Ah Mao, whose eyes were fixed on something and couldn't look away, Gu Feng noticed an inconspicuous ancient book at his feet!

He reached out and picked it up, dusting off the dust. It looked like a structural diagram of this underground mausoleum. If it were a tomb raider or a greedy person like Ah Mao, this ancient book would have been lost somewhere long ago. But for Gu Feng, who was trapped, it was extremely precious!

Although he could see clearly, Gu Feng went down to the bottom of the pit and sat beside the mound of earth. With the help of the starlight, Shi Xin, who had already adapted to the darkness, could also see clearly.

After going through it again and again, they finally found the complete design of the tomb chamber in the complicated expense design list. From the description next to it, they learned that the evil-repelling stone plate in the front chamber was the switch of the tomb passage, and the only exit of the entire mausoleum was controlled by it.

As for why there is that strange red light moving around on it, the book only explains that it is the function of protecting spirits, and does not provide any further explanation.

Gu Feng was so happy he almost jumped for joy. He was overjoyed to learn that he wouldn't be trapped here as a living zombie!

Ignoring Ah Mao's words, he didn't linger for a moment and immediately entered the tunnel again. Ah Mao followed him out with a gold bowl in his left hand, a jade fan in his right, a string of jade prayer beads around his neck, and pockets full of gold coins from the previous dynasty. Even though he was greedy for money, he knew that life was precious. The skeleton array alone in this tomb contained hundreds of wronged souls. If it weren't for Gu Feng and Shi Xin protecting him, he would never have stayed alone for even a moment longer.

They arrived at the stone disc, which stood motionless, devoid of any light, and seemed lifeless. Gu Feng glanced at the ancient book again, but aside from saying that the stone disc contained a mechanism, it did not describe how to activate it.