Chapter 39: Till Death Do Us Part

  "Wake up... Young Master, wake up quickly..."

  "Junior brother, don't leave me, please wake up quickly..."

  "Junior brother, have you been resentful of senior sister for not being intimate with you, so you deliberately scared senior sister?"

  "Little brother, as long as you can wake up, big sister will agree to anything..."

  "Junior brother, please wake up quickly...... *kiss*..."

  While he was unconscious, Wu Ming vaguely heard the crying and calling of Little Dragon Girl, then his lips were suddenly covered by a warm, soft and fluffy thing, and he slowly woke up.

  What's going on? Am I still not dead?

  Wu Ming could hardly believe it, because before he fainted, he clearly remembered that he hadn't found a way out, so how did he and Little Dragon Girl escape?

  Is all of this just a dream?

  Although Wu Ming suspected all this, the wonderful taste of the lips made him involuntarily open his mouth slightly, wanting to absorb the other's fragrance.

  Feeling Wu Ming's mouth move, seeing him suddenly open his eyes, Little Dragon Girl was overjoyed, this undoubtedly proved that her beloved was still alive. She was instantly overwhelmed with tears of joy, and after a moment thought about how she had taken the initiative to kiss him, her face turned red as she scolded: "Younger brother, you're really a little rascal, only waking up when older sister does this, it's truly embarrassing."

  It was actually just an instant that Wu Ming doubted whether he was dreaming or not, and then he immediately understood that everything was real, and neither he nor Little Dragon Girl had died.

  Feeling the deep love from Little Dragon Girl, Wu Ming's heart was filled with joy. Enduring the exhaustion and severe pain in his body, he smiled softly and asked: "Sister, do you like it?"

  Little Dragon Girl's face turned red, and she muttered: "Who likes it."

  "Wu Ming intentionally smiled slyly and said: 'Sister, since you don't like it, why did you secretly kiss me? Are you seducing me or am I seducing you?'"

  "Smelly little brother, dare to laugh at me? You're asking for a beating..." Little Dragon Girl's face turned bright red with embarrassment as she raised her fist and pretended to hit Wu Ming, but her movements were extremely gentle.

  "Ow, ow, ow... it hurts so much, spare my life, Master Sister..." Wu Ming gritted his teeth and pretended to be in agony, but the pain was real, just not because of Little Dragon Girl's doing.

  "Hmph, see if you dare to make fun of Shifu's sister again next time." Long'er pouted, then immediately asked with concern: "Shidi, does your wound still hurt?"

  Wu Ming's heart warmed up, he shook his head and smiled: "Sister, it's nothing, I can still bear this little pain."

  To prove it, Wu Ming deliberately stood up, but before he could straighten his body, he felt a severe pain and couldn't help frowning.

  Xiaolongnv saw it with her own eyes and was heartbroken, she quickly supported his body and scolded: "You, still saying it doesn't hurt, or else just lie down."

  "No need!" Wu Ming shook his head, he was clear about his own body. Although the external injuries had not healed yet and still felt painful, the internal injuries he originally sustained had actually recovered more than half during his unconsciousness. This was undoubtedly due to the credit of Chunyang Rongxue Gong.

  After slowly standing up straight, Wu Ming looked around and found that this was a pitch-black cave. If he didn't have the ability to see in the dark, he wouldn't be able to see anything at all in here.

  This cave is very strange, Wu Ming feels that there are two air flows, one cold and one hot, intersecting in this cave, and he and Little Dragon Girl are located at the center of the intersection of cold and heat, so even if his clothes are soaked, he doesn't feel a bit chilly.

  "Wu Ming couldn't help but ask: 'Sister, where is this place? How did we get here?'"

  Little Dragon Girl shook her head and said, "Actually, I don't know where this is either. At first, I was falling into the pit with you, but then I lost consciousness somehow. When I woke up again, I found myself at the bottom of an extremely cold water pool, with a large number of rocks constantly falling from above. So I hugged you and dodged the rocks everywhere, and then was pulled by a whirlpool, which brought us into this cave."

  "So that's how it is." As soon as the little dragon girl said this, Wu Ming suddenly understood. It must have been the three-minute time limit for signing the birth chart. Because he was unconscious, he couldn't confirm whether to continue or end the timing, and the Book Spirit system defaulted to ending the timing. The little dragon girl woke up, and coincidentally, she brought him to this mysterious cave.

  Thinking of this, Wu Ming's consciousness sank into the Book Spirit Storage Box and indeed found that the status of [Zodiac Bookmark: Zi Mouse] was in an unactivated state, and its timing had ended.

  However, Wu Ming furrowed his brow after understanding, because he and Little Dragon Girl had not escaped danger yet.

  Little Dragon Girl seemed to understand Wu Ming's concern and said softly: "Younger brother, the sky will not cut off a person's path, we will definitely think of a way out."

  "Yes, we will definitely get out." Xiaolongnv's words boosted Wu Ming's confidence.

  "Junior brother, you tend to your wounds first. I'll take a look around and then we can think of a plan." The little dragon girl smiled faintly, previously due to Wu Ming passing out from holding his breath, she didn't have the mind to observe their surroundings in her anxiety.

  "Alright, Master Sister, you be careful." Wu Ming knew that he was currently injured and the only correct course of action was to heal as soon as possible.

  The cave was not small, and it was pitch black, Wu Ming couldn't see Xiaolongnv's figure in a short while. He simply calmed down, operated the Spring Sun Melting Snow Skill to heal his injuries.

  Soon, Wu Ming discovered that the natural spiritual energy in this cave was very dense and particularly suitable for cultivation.

  Moreover, this spiritual energy is completely different from the cold air of the Cold Jade Bed before. It's a warm and harmonious blend of both cold and hot natural spiritual energies, making it even more refreshing to absorb.

  The Spring Sun Melting Snow Technique is a rare and extraordinary technique in the world, and this place happens to be where the two spiritual veins of cold and heat converge. During cultivation, not only will the previously consumed power slowly recover, but also the external wounds will quickly start to heal.

  It was unknown how much time had passed when Wu Ming finished his cultivation. Not only were his internal injuries fully healed, but even his external injuries had basically recovered, and his cultivation base had increased by more than one level compared to before.

  "Junior brother, is your injury healed?" Little Dragon Girl had been observing the terrain and waiting by Wu Ming's side. Seeing him wake up, she quickly asked.

  "It's all good." Wu Ming hugged Little Dragon Girl and stroked her hair, softly asking: "By the way, Master Sister, how long did I cultivate this time?"

  Embraced by Wu Ming, Little Dragon Girl was very shy, but she didn't struggle and leaned on his shoulder to answer softly: "Probably a day and a night."

  "It's been that long? Then during this time, have you eaten anything?" Wu Ming was extremely surprised, such a long period of cultivation, he wasn't hungry at all.

  The little dragon girl sighed and said: "This cave is big, but there's nothing to eat."

  "Aren't you hungry?" Wu Ming asked as soon as he spoke, and felt that he was a bit stupid. After such a long time without eating, who wouldn't be hungry?

  Little Dragon Girl shook her head and said: "Younger brother, don't worry, I'm not hungry."

  Wu Ming naturally understood that Little Dragon Girl didn't want him to worry, and he was very regretful in his heart. If only he had stored some food in the "Book Immortal Storage Box" earlier, he wouldn't have let his beloved go hungry this time.

  "Sister, let's hurry up and find a way out. Once we get out, I'll personally cook delicious food for you."

  "Junior brother, don't bother looking anymore." Little Dragon Girl let out a soft sigh. She had searched the entire cave earlier but hadn't found any exit, unless they dug their way out manually.

  "Why?" Wu Ming hastily asked.

  "It's because there's no way out." Little Dragon Girl shook her head and sighed, then suddenly smiled softly: "However, Shifu is very happy. Although we can't be born on the same year, month and day, but we can die on the same year, month and day."

  "Sister, I won't let you say such depressing words. We definitely won't die. We will live a very happy life in the future and have many children."

  "Junior brother, thank you, I feel so happy and blessed to have met you."

  "Silly sister, happiness is still ahead of us, so we absolutely can't die now."

  "Right, we can't die yet, your sister-in-law hasn't given birth to a child for you."

  Wu Ming's words stirred up Little Dragon Girl's desire to survive, and the two continued hand in hand to search for a way out of the cave.

  After a search, Wu Ming reluctantly discovered that this cave was indeed without an exit.

  This cave is very peculiar, originally with a passage at each end, one cold and one hot. The cold end was where Wu Ming and the others had fallen into the icy pit earlier, but unfortunately it has been completely buried by stones.

  The hot end of the cave was completely filled with fiery magma, a more terrifying existence than a furnace. Even approaching it was unbearable for both of them, let alone escaping from there.

  "Sister Shifu, it seems we have no choice but to dig our own tunnel out of here."

  "Brother, is this okay?"

  "Sister, no matter what, we have to try."

  "Alright, younger brother, I'll listen to you."

  Although they decided to dig a tunnel to escape, both of them knew that this was actually an unrealistic idea, and the probability of successfully escaping was almost zero.

  Wu Ming was familiar with the ancient tomb map and knew that this place should be under the stone room of the ancient tomb. The distance from the stone room of Jiuyin Zhenjing shouldn't be far, if that stone room hadn't collapsed, he could exit from that stone room, then follow the underground waterway, directly to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.

  After some deliberation, Wu Ming finally determined the direction of excavation. Although he didn't know if it was correct or not, he could only try his best, as there wasn't much time left for him and Little Dragon Girl with no food.

  After digging for several days, the two of them, without using any tools, dug out a tunnel tens of meters long on the hard stone wall with their bare hands.

  However, due to the problem of transporting and placing stones and mud, the difficulty became greater as they went on. Moreover, although the two were top-notch experts, they suffered from having no food at all. Wu Ming was slightly better off, able to absorb spiritual energy for his own use, but Little Dragon Girl was not so fortunate.

  "Wu Ming said: 'Sister, you rest for a while, I'll dig it myself.'"

  Little Dragon Girl was dizzy with hunger and shook her head: "Younger brother, forget it. Perhaps this is our fate."

  "Wu Ming said: 'Sister, until the very end, we absolutely cannot give up ourselves.'"

  "Little Dragon Girl sighed and said: 'Junior brother, you also know that this is the deep underground, our chances of getting out are almost zero, why waste time?' "

  "Sister..." Wu Ming thought to himself after hearing this, it was indeed the case. He knew he couldn't leave, so why waste time like this.

  "Little Dragon Girl suddenly said with deep feeling: 'Younger brother, you once said that you wanted to be with your older sister forever, is this true?'"

  "Sister Shī, of course it's true." Wu Ming nodded, but suddenly a prompt tone sounded in his mind.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "Congratulations, you have triggered the Book Immortal System task [Till Death Do Us Part]."