The heavens began with the Divine Condor becoming the disciple of the Old Urchin.

Chapter 35: Escape

What I had with Lu Zhanyuan wasn't love at all.

Li Mochou's greatest obsession over the years has been that Lu Zhanyuan abandoned her.

But now, what she has always insisted on has been completely rejected by Qian Jin.

This completely threw Li Mochou's mind into chaos.

If there is no love between her and Lu Zhanyuan, then what is the meaning of everything she has done over the years?

What meaning can hatred possibly have...?

Seeing that Li Mochou had lost her composure, Xiaolongnu quickly leaned close to Qian Jin's ear and whispered:

"Young Master Qian, there's a protruding stone slab at the foot of the bed. If you step on it, we can use the stone bed to escape."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin looked down and saw a protruding stone slab. He quickly stepped on it, then turned around, hugged Xiaolongnu, and jumped onto the stone bed together.

Rolling, rolling, rolling...

With a sound, the stone bed beneath Qian Jin and Xiaolongnu sank rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they fell into the lower stone chamber.

By the time Li Mochou realized what was happening, the stone slabs in the stone chamber had already sealed themselves off, and there was no sign of Qian Jin and Xiaolongnu.

……

In the lower stone chamber, Xiaolongnu took out a tinderbox, lit the candle, and then turned to Qian Jin, saying:

"Young Master Qian, it's all my fault that you've been ruined."

Although we've managed to evade our senior sister's pursuit for a short time thanks to the traps, there are only so many tombs here, and she'll find us again soon.

"Given our current state, it's unlikely we can escape our senior sister's pursuit."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin said:

"Miss Long, is there truly not a single place in this ancient tomb that Li Mochou cannot find?"

Upon hearing this, Little Dragon Girl shook her head and sighed:

"My senior sister grew up in the ancient tomb since she was a child, and she knows all the stone chambers in the ancient tomb."

Although her master didn't teach her the secrets to operating the mechanisms in the ancient tomb, she could easily find us given enough time.

Qian Jin thought for a moment after hearing this, and said:

That's not necessarily true.

I do know a place that Li Mochou can't find. We just need to go there temporarily and recover from our injuries.

Once our injuries heal, we will naturally no longer need to fear Li Mochou.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolongnu looked at Qian Jin with a surprised expression and said:

"Young Master Qian, you've never been to the ancient tomb before, how could you possibly know about such a hidden place? I can't even imagine which secret chamber in this ancient tomb my senior sister couldn't find."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin couldn't help but laugh:

"Of course I don't know."

However, you told me before that there was a stone coffin in this ancient tomb, which was specially left for you by your master.

So if the two of us hide inside that coffin, I think Li Mochou definitely won't be able to find us."

Little Dragon Girl was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then said with some delight:

"Young Master Qian, you're the smartest one."

How come I never thought of this before? If my senior sister wanted to find us, she would just search through each stone chamber one by one.

But she never imagined that we would hide in a stone coffin, the place we go after death.

"Young Master Qian, let's hurry and leave before Senior Sister comes looking for us!"

After Xiaolongnu finished speaking, she prepared to take the money into the stone chamber where the stone coffin was stored.

But when he turned his head, he found that Qian Jin was still sitting on the stone bed, showing no intention of following him. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh!"

"I was so careless; I completely forgot that Young Master Qian was weak all over."

After saying that, he immediately walked over and carefully helped Qian Jin up.

Soon, Xiaolongnu, supported by Qian Jin, arrived at the stone coffin her master had prepared for her, and couldn't help but sigh:

"It's unbelievable that this place, which is supposed to be the place we go after we die, can now become the place that saves our lives."

With a forceful push, Xiaolongnu opened the stone coffin lid, glanced at Qian Jin, and said:

"Young Master Qian, this stone coffin is quite high. Can you manage to climb it yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin shook his head and said:

"I'm afraid there will be some difficulties."

"Then I'll carry you inside."

Xiaolongnu said something, then hugged Qian Jin and hid inside the stone coffin.

The space inside the stone coffin was cramped, and the two people were squeezed inside, their bodies almost completely pressed together.

Feeling Qian Jin so close, she could even clearly hear his breathing, and a sense of shyness suddenly welled up in Xiaolongnu's heart.

Turning her head, she saw Qian Jin looking at her intently.

Their eyes met, and Xiaolongnu became even more shy. Her heart pounded uncontrollably, and she quickly avoided Qian Jin's gaze, no longer daring to look at him.

However, even though she wasn't looking at Qian Jin, she constantly felt that he was staring at her. Overwhelmed with infatuation, she couldn't help but blush and say:

"Young Master Qian, what are you looking at?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin pointed to the inside of the coffin lid and said:

"Miss Long, look at the words on this. It seems like someone left them on purpose."

Xiaolongnu was taken aback upon hearing this, and then quickly looked in the direction Qian Jin pointed. Sure enough, she saw what appeared to be many small characters in the dim light.

Above the smaller characters are sixteen larger characters.

It seems to say something like, "The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, surpassing the Quanzhen School in skill; Chongyang's life was one of unparalleled excellence."

Upon seeing this, Xiaolongnu blushed.

It turned out that Qian Jin wasn't staring at her, but rather at the inscription on the stone coffin.

So he said:

"Young Master Qian, these words should have been left by Wang Chongyang."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin said:

"Then could you possibly see what he wrote?"

Upon hearing this, Little Dragon Girl said:

"It's too dark here. I can only make out the sixteen large characters. I'll go out and get a candlestick so I can see what he wrote."

After saying this, Xiaolongnu got up and left the stone coffin. A short while later, she returned with a candlestick and then crawled into the stone coffin to examine it carefully.

Before long, Little Dragon Girl suddenly showed a look of surprise and said:

"Young Master Qian, we don't need to hide in this stone coffin anymore."

Wang Chongyang said, "Below this stone chamber, there is another stone chamber. I have lived here all my life and I never knew there was such a stone chamber."

"If we can hide there, there's no way my senior sister will be able to find us."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin said:

"If that's the case, how can we get down?"

Upon hearing this, Little Dragon Girl thought for a moment and said:

"Since Wang Chongyang left his mark in this stone coffin, the mechanism to go down must be nearby. If we search carefully, we will definitely find it."

Xiaolongnu was already familiar with the mechanisms in the ancient tomb, and now that she knew the mechanism to go down was nearby, she naturally found it very quickly.

"So the bottom of this stone coffin is the entrance to the stone chamber below."

After Xiaolongnu finished speaking, she took Qian Jin out of the stone coffin and then touched the mechanism. With a creaking sound, the stone slab at the bottom of the coffin rose up, revealing a passage leading to the lower stone chamber.