Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Sudden Accident Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Sudden Accident “There doesn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary here,” Zhong Nianyao shook her head, “at least, I don’t feel anything.”

There was no ghost energy, nor any trace of evil spirits. Even the chill they felt was simply due to their location deep underground.

The group of four continued moving forward, yet they encountered no abnormalities, not even any extra sounds.

“Let’s head back up,” Zhong Nianyao said directly, “We’ve been here for quite a while with no sign of anything. Continuing on seems pointless. Better to go back up and then I’ll think about what to do.”

Having felt no disturbances, she was also uncertain how to proceed. It was preferable to return and consider her options with better preparation for a later visit.

Lu Yichen had no objections.

So the group started making their way back.

Time ticked by second by second, but they never reached the spot where they had descended into the mine.

“Master, we–” Uncle Li started to speak but didn’t know what to say.

“We’ve been walking in circles,” Zhong Nianyao cut in directly, “It appears there indeed is something strange going on. Now we’re trapped here. Just that–”
Although they were trapped, she still hadn’t felt anything unusual. Either the presence was extremely powerful, or it possessed some trump card. Otherwise, it was impossible for her to detect nothing at all.

“Since we can’t go back, we’ll just keep moving forward,” Lu Yichen made the decision.

Quickly, the group turned around and continued walking in the original direction.

They had no idea how long they had been walking, as if there was no end in sight up ahead.

However, each person was mentally resilient, with no sign of panic on their faces as they calmly strode forward.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and pebbles kept falling from above.

“This is bad,” Uncle Li felt a jolt of shock, “Could the mine be collapsing?”

Everyone knew that a mine collapse was extremely dangerous. Especially since they were still underground with no place to escape. If a collapse occurred, it would be very dangerous for them.

Regret started to fill him, lamenting that he should have earnestly persuaded his master not to descend into the mine.

The group hurried forward.

Just then, a blinding white light appeared. It caused everyone to involuntarily shut their eyes.

When Uncle Li and Ai Lun reopened their eyes, they found they were no longer in the mine, but back on the surface.

However, before they could feel relieved, they realized that their master and Lady Zhong were not with them.

“This is bad, they must still be trapped below,” Uncle Li decided immediately and spoke up, “Ai Lun, gather everyone here right away and start the rescue operation. Also, notify the military here to send help.”

“Additionally, inform all our people in Myanmar to try to reach here to help with the rescue.”

After receiving the instructions, Ai Lun wasted no time in carrying them out.

After Ai Lun left, Uncle Li also took out his phone to make calls.

Underground–
Lu Yichen and Zhong Nianyao opened their eyes to discover they were no longer in the same place. They were now in a cave-like setting.

However, they were certain they were still beneath the mine.

Lu Yichen and Zhong Nianyao looked around but still couldn’t discover anything.

Thinking it over, Zhong Nianyao bit her finger and began to draw a Void Talisman.

Her blood gathered in the air, forming a symbol. With a command from her and a pushing motion, the crimson pattern flew forward, hitting the wall and then vanished.

Lu Yi didn’t have time to stop Zhong Nianyao’s actions. As he watched her still-bleeding finger, a flicker of murderous intent passed through his eyes, sowing a desire to kill within him.

“What’s wrong?”

Zhong Nianyao hadn’t noticed anything amiss with Lu Yichen, just seeing that his gaze was fixed on her newly bitten finger. She smiled nonchalantly, “What’s so interesting about this? It’s just a small cut. In a little while, you probably won’t even be able to find where the wound was.”

“You didn’t need to hurt yourself,” Lu Yichen’s eyes had inscrutable whirlpools within, “You should not let yourself get hurt again in the future.”

Zhong Nianyao didn’t agree to anything with Lu Yichen; she just chuckled and shook her head, “You call this getting injured?”

Alright, even though it did hurt when she bit her finger, the tiny bit of blood she bled could scarcely amount to even a milliliter. How could this be considered an injury?

Moreover, if it weren’t for the urgency of their situation, she wouldn’t have resorted to biting her finger to draw a Void Talisman in the first place. After all, she really did fear the pain.

As they talked, the talisman already hit the wall.

Suddenly, space began to fluctuate, and then a fiery-red figure fell from mid-air, landing on the floor.

It was a woman in ancient dress, wearing a tight bright-red blouse with a trailing skirt of green gauze decorated with scattered flowers. A golden ribbon was tied into a large bow at her waist, and a jade phoenix hairpin slanted in her drooping hair–her body long and seductively voluptuous.

Her face was even more enchanting with seductive fox-like eyes and a complexion like cream.

This sudden appearance of the woman in red was extremely bewitching. Even sitting there quietly, she exuded an irresistible allure.

“You are–” Zhong Nianyao looked at the woman, frowning, “You’re a fox spirit.”

She could tell the woman was not a ghost. From her appearance, she could vaguely guess that this was indeed a fox spirit.

“A fox spirit?” Lu Yichen raised an eyebrow, his gaze upon the woman devoid of any pity, only filled with coldness, “I truly did not expect to find a fox spirit under this mine!”

“This fox spirit hasn’t been in human form for very long,” Zhong Nianyao observed and then spoke, “But she, or rather, there must be a treasure hidden somewhere here. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have failed to notice her presence.”

“It looks like this little demon has been causing trouble down here all along,” Lu Yichen realized, “We just don’t know what the ultimate goal of this fox spirit is.”